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2nd day NATO: It could be said it is “taunt the bear time”. Russia Federation was wrong to invade Ukraine, nobody can deny this but there are people who concede that Russia since the collapse of the Soviet Union has been strategically encircled by former members of the SU reconstituted as members of NATO. Tread carefully must be the message. Read again “The Original Child” by Cistercian Monk Thomas Merton. It is 40+ verses of Enola Gay…yes dropping the nuclear bombs on Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Fred has added tweets, videos and quotations … These are dangerous times when nuclear weaponry is gaining group; not to mention AI which is entering the fray at Hurtling speed.

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Bill Browder

@Billbrowder

12th July 2023

Putin has his very own Congressperson in the House of Representatives. This is unbelievable: Majorie Taylor Greene is proposing the US withdraw from NATO and block F-16’s from going to Ukraine.

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Acyn

@Acyn

11th July 2023

Greene: My amendment directs the President to withdraw the United States from NATO. They are not a reliable partner…

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Bill Browder

@Billbrowder

12th July 2023

‘The Feckless 400’: These companies are still doing business in Russia–and funding Putin’s war | Fortune

fortune.com ‘The Feckless 400’: These companies are still doing business in Russia–and funding Putin’s war ‘While there is very little transparency, our best estimate is that the Feckless 400 represent at least $200 million in Russian revenues.’

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Eliot Higgins

@EliotHiggins

Why didn’t someone else think of peace talks?! Great work, Cornel!

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Dan Murphy

@bungdan

Jul 11

Tankies, man. Gross.

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Garry Kasparov

@Kasparov63

12th Jully 2023

So kick Putin’s ass and change his “incentives”. Stop trying to make a genocidal KGB mafia dictator happy. He doesn’t care. Putin will end the war and leave Ukraine when defeat threatens his grip on power. Only Ukraine winning equals peace.

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Marek Najmajer

@marqoz

12th July 2023

Replying to @Kasparov63

If you put the criterion “end the war and you’re in” the war never ends. Russia will have a perfect incentive to continue aggression.

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Garry Kasparov

@Kasparov63

11th July 2023

 It’s moral cowardice and strategic incompetence. NATO nations are obliged to do everything possible to protect the country defending their eastern flank. And they should seize the opportunity to defeat the enemy NATO was created to fight.

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Ben Hodges

@general_ben

11th July 2023

The problem is is not reforms which Ukraine should make…it’s about reforms that some of our Leaders should make. Where is the bold, clear strategic thinking that created the post WWII international order? Don’t ask Ukraine for strategic patience…we need strategic bravery.

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Steve Rosenberg

@BBCSteveR

12th July 2023

One Russian paper today concludes that Putin has “rehabilitated” Wagner. So why is the state media here still trying to discredit Prigozhin? The article suggests “this could be a sign of conflict within the elite, a battle between different Kremlin towers…” #ReadingRussia

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Garry Kasparov

@Kasparov63

12th July 2023

Replying to

@Kasparov63

Joining NATO is about Ukraine, not Putin. The Russian dictator was given veto power over Georgia and Ukraine and then invaded them both. Not because they were going to join NATO, but because they weren’t allowed to.

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BBC News (World)

@BBCWorld

“There is a full-fledged war going on in Europe” Jens Stoltenberg, Nato Secretary General, says there is no “risk-free option” for Nato allies supporting Ukraine but the “biggest risk is if President Putin wins” https://bbc.in/46Y50ft

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GB News

@GBNEWS

11th July 2023

‘There are big questions over levels of corruption in Ukraine.’ Jo Phillips assesses whether Ukraine should join Nato.  GB News on YouTube https://bit.ly/3vAYaw0

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The New Voice of Ukraine

@NewVoiceUkraine

12th July 2023

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) has charged Lyudmila Marchenko, an MP of the ruling Servant of the People party, and her assistant with abusing their influence for illicit monetary gains.

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NABU charges ruling party MP over accepting a bribe

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) has charged Lyudmila Marchenko, an MP of the ruling Servant of the People party, and her assistant with abusing their influence for illicit…


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Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project

@OCCRP

Several patients being treated in a psychiatric hospital in the Czech city of Brno were approached by a man who paid them to become “directors” and “owners” of companies. We found that these companies imported large amounts of grain from Ukraine.

https://occrp.org/en/investigations/ukrainian-grain-exported-through-tax-avoiding-shell-firms-robbing-country-of-wartime-revenue

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Quotations and Original Child

Oppression costs the oppressor too much if the oppressed stands up and protests. The protest need not be merely physical-the throwing of stones and bullets-if it is mental, spiritual; if it expresses itself in silent, persistent dissatisfaction, the cost to the oppressor is terrific.

W. E. B. Du Bois

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It is clear that the main element of any United States policy toward the Soviet Union must be that of long-term, patient but firm and vigilant containment of Russian expansive tendencies.

George F. Kennan

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Hiroshima – “Original Child Bomb” by Thomas Merton

1: In the year 1945 an Original Child was born. The name Original Child was given to it by the Japanese people, who recognized that it was the first of its kind.

2: On April 12th, 1945, Mr. Harry Truman became the President of the United States, which was then fighting the second world war. Mr. Truman was a vice president who became president by accident when his predecessor died of a cerebral hemorrhage. He did not know as much about the war as the president before him did. He knew a lot less about the war than many people did.

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NEXTA

@nexta_tv

12th July 2023

#Kakhovka reservoir today.

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NEXTA

@nexta_tv

12th July 2023

President Zelenskyy and President Biden met in #Vilnius.

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Novaya Gazeta Europe

@novayagazeta_en

12th July 2023

This is what happened in the early hours of 12 July — Novaya-Europe reports on the main news of the night.

novayagazeta.eu Kyiv attacked with drones second night in row, Russians withdraw 100 bln rubles in cash amidst… The war in Ukraine has been raging for 504 days. The Russian army attacked Kyiv using drones for the second night in a row. The US

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The Moscow Times

@MoscowTimes

12th July 2023

Andrei Gurulyov, a State Duma lawmaker and former military commander, confirmed Lieutenant General Oleg Tsokov’s death.

themoscowtimes.com Russian General Reportedly Killed in Ukraine A Russian general was reportedly killed in occupied southeastern Ukraine, Ukrainian and Russian officials said Tuesday.

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The Moscow Times

@MoscowTimes

12th July 2023

Foreign intelligence chief Sergei Naryshkin described Wagner’s June 23-24 mutiny as a “pretext” for CIA director William Burns’ call.

themoscowtimes.com

Russian Spy Chief Confirms Call With CIA Counterpart

Sergei Naryshkin, the head of Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), confirmed Wednesday that he held a phone call with CIA

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The Moscow Times

@MoscowTimes

12th July 2023

In an interview with Indonesian media, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov lambasted the U.S. and its allies for supporting Ukraine.

themoscowtimes.com Lavrov Says No End to Ukraine War Until West ‘Abandons Plans’ to Defeat Russia The war in Ukraine will not end until the West “abandons its plans” to defeat Moscow, Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov said in an interview with Indonesian media on Wednesday.

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Meduza in English

@meduza_en

12th July 2023

Russian lawmakers have proposed installing ruined NATO military equipment in Moscow. State Duma Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said he’s “especially interested” in installing “burnt-out equipment next to the embassies of the countries providing it to Ukraine.”

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Russian lawmakers propose displaying bombed-out NATO military vehicles in Moscow — Meduza

At a plenary meeting of Russia’s State Duma on Wednesday, legislator Vladimir Isakov proposed displaying ruined NATO military equipment i

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Visegrád 24

@visegrad24

12th July 2023

Budanov confirms that Wagner troops tried to steal nuclear weapons from the Voronezh-45 nuclear base during Prigozhin’s rebellion and march on Moscow.

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Anne Applebaum

@anneapplebaum

12th July 2023

In his pre-mutiny rant, Prigozhin did say that part of the motivation for the war was greed – Russians wanting to steal Ukrainian companies.

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The Wall Street Journal

@WSJ

12th July 2023

In occupied Ukraine, corporate mergers and acquisitions begin with a visit from masked gunmen https://on.wsj.com/3pJLNgB

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To Conclude: While Ukraine is at war …. surely NATO cannot allow them to join NATO.

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