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26th August, 2023. Tweets, videos, links. Timothy Snyder, Professor of History at Yale but who has a major interest in Ukraine, history in the making, worth watching. Steve Kotkin Hoover Institution interview of great significance at this time. Jeffrey Sachs comparison to appointment of Pope – Lock the necessary parties into a room to achieve Peace in a similar way – until the smoke rises. Mercenaries … Wagner influenced by US Blackwater but then mercenaries go back centuries

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Bill Browder

@Billbrowder

26th August 2023

‘I Couldn’t Let Those Emotions Get the Better of Me’. Very interesting discussion about my fight with Putin with three-time Super Bowl-winning NFL executive Michael Lombardi. We looked at my struggle through the lens of sports psychology

thedaily.coach ‘I Couldn’t Let Those Emotions Get the Better of Me’ We spoke with financier and best-selling author Bill Browder to discuss his relentless pursuit for justice in Russia and overcoming seemingly insurmountable odds.

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Bill Browder

@Billbrowder

Garry’s right. To understand Putin you need to be a criminologist not a Kremlinologist.

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Garry Kasparov

@Kasparov63

25th August 2023

As I wrote 16 years ago, if you want to understand Putin’s regime, don’t read history books, read Mario Puzo. Mafia, violence, symbols, loyalty and betrayal. This is the murderous thug some fools still talk about negotiating with. twitter.com/DmitryOpines/s…

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Senator Mitt Romney

@SenatorRomney

25th August 2023

The single most important thing we can do to strengthen America relative to China is to see Russia defeated in Ukraine. A weakened Russia deters the CCP’s territorial ambition, and halts Putin’s vision of reestablishing the old Soviet Union. Supporting Ukraine is in our interest.

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Human Rights Foundation

@HRF

25th August 2023

1/ As part of its ongoing series exploring the link between human trafficking and authoritarianism, HRF has published a new report: “Saudi Arabia’s Human Trafficking Mechanisms.” Read HRF’s report:

hrf.org New HRF Report: Human Trafficking in Saudi Arabia Today, the Human Rights Foundation (HRF) published a new report, “Saudi Arabia’s Human Trafficking Mechanisms,” as part of its ongoing series exploring the links between human trafficking and…

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Eliot Higgins

@EliotHiggins

Great insight, sir. Thank you, sir.

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Elon Musk

@elonmusk

Aug 25

The speed at which your message on this platform can reach a vast number of people is mind-blowing

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Eliot Higgins

@EliotHiggins

Prigozhin’s post-coup months were spent setting up the circumstances for his own murder and destruction of Wagner at the request of the Russian authorities.

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Michael A. Horowitz

@michaelh992

Aug 25

According to the VChK-OGPU channel, #Prigozhin used to take several precautions when flying, including changing planes, landing in a different airport than initially announced (without notifying the authorities), or sending his two planes to two different directions

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Paul Niland

@PaulNiland

26th August 2023

Ukraine is advancing towards Tokmak, putting the coast of the Azov Sea and therefore the land bridge to Crimea in strike range. Anyone calling for an immediate ceasefire in this context is openly advocating for Putin.

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NOELREPORTS  

@NOELreports

26th August 2023

“This strategy will not bring victory. I call for an immediate ceasefire because Ukrainians suffer from Western support,” Hungarian prime minister Orban said.Image

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Euan MacDonald

@Euan_MacDonald

26th August 2023

Maria Lvova-Belova, Russia’s Сhildren’s Rights commissioner, says Russia has “taken in” more than 700K Ukrainian children – about 10% of UA’s child population. Most with parents and relatives, but some adopted. Also says 4.8 m Ukrainians taken in by Russia – 11% of population.

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Europe’s History of private armies (and of course, Blackwater in the US).

“…Soldiers of fortune can form special-use troops, like the French Foreign Legion, created in 1831 to bring foreign nationals into the French Army. Ever since, the Legion has attracted adventurers from all corners of the globe by offering good pay, legal immunity and the thrill of fight and comradeship. The Legionnaires find these in abundance, as North Africa and the Sahel area were in constant turmoil during the 100 years of French colonization and remain volatile today. …”

“…The Janissaries, an Ottoman elite corps, killed one sultan in 1622 and revolted against another in 1826 after the sovereigns moved to control and, eventually, abolish the force. In ancient Rome, the Pretorian Guard was involved in numerous emperors’ rise and bloody fall…”

Wagner and the long history of private armies

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Euromaidan Press

@EuromaidanPress

26th August 2023

Today is the Day of Aviation of Ukraine! On this day, we thank the Ukrainian pilots, navigators, engineers, communicators, and all those who ensure the operation of the aviation of the Air Force of Ukraine.

https://t.me/GeneralStaffZS

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Admiral James Stavridis, USN, Ret.

@stavridisj

26th August 2023

A potential candidate to take over could be Viktor Bout, the global arms merchant, who was released in a prisoner exchange last December. He has the international contacts and charisma to step up and work with and what is left of the Wagner group.

washingtonpost.com

Before Prigozhin plane crash, Russia was preparing for life after Wagner

After Prigozhin’s presumed death, the Kremlin, internal Wagner factions and outside paramilitary forces arejockeying for control of a

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Carnegie Russia Eurasia

@CarnegieRussia

25th August 2023

‘Putin sees this as his personal contribution to the strengthening of Russian statehood.’ More of

@Stanovaya

‘s must-read insights into the death of Prigozhin, via

@CEIP_Politika

carnegieendowment.org Why Yevgeny Prigozhin Had to Die The way in which Prigozhin was apparently killed suggests the Kremlin wanted to show how it deals with traitors. Whatever really happened,
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Carnegie Russia Eurasia

@CarnegieRussia

‘Before the mutiny, Prigozhin had gained a lot of sympathy, but after the mutiny, it collapsed. Many Russians turned their backs on Prigozhin.’

@Stanovaya

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@ForeignAffairs

foreignaffairs.com Why Putin Wanted Prigozhin Dead A conversation with Tatiana Stanovaya.

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Alexander Gabuev 陳寒士

@AlexGabuev

Prigozhin’s departure is unlikely to have an impact on the war. Putin has been able to fight it not because of Wagner’s performance, but because of the volume of resources he can mobilize, and Putin’s unchallenged position at home, I argue in the

@FT

ft.com After Prigozhin, Putin reigns supreme Hopes that the Wagner boss might have punctured the Russian president’s omnipotence have turned to dust

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Novaya Gazeta Europe

@novayagazeta_en

Alexander Lukashenko has stated that Wagner Group mercenaries will stay in Belarus although their leaders Yevgeny Prigozhin and Dmitry Utkin were reported dead in a plane crash.

novayagazeta.eu Lukashenko says Wagner mercenaries will stay in Belarus despite reports of their camp being… Alexander Lukashenko has stated that Wagner Group mercenaries will stay in Belarus although their leaders Yevgeny Prigozhin and Dmitry Utkin were
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NEXTA

@nexta_tv

26th August 2023

A criminal case has been opened against Azat Miftakhov, a politically imprisoned mathematician from Moscow State University, for calling for terrorism. He faces up to 5 years in prison. Miftakhov was due to be released from prison in the Kirov region on September 4. He was… Show more

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NEXTA

@nexta_tv

26th August 2023

Yesterday, two L-39 training planes collided near Zhytomyr. Three pilots were killed Among the dead was a well-known Ukrainian pilot with the call sign “Juice”, who took part in the air defense of Kyiv. Juice (Andrei Pilshchikov) was a MiG-29 fighter pilot. With the start of… Show more

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NEXTA

@nexta_tv

26th August 2023

Viktor #Bout‘s assistant refutes information that he headed the #Wagner PMC.

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defenceWeb

@defenceWeb_Afr

After spending more than a decade in prison following his arms dealing conviction in the US, Viktor Bout is once again a free man in Russia. As he restarts his life and business interests, Bout has cast his eyes back on Africa.

defenceweb.co.za Exclusive: Viktor Bout still has his eye on Africa – defenceWeb After spending more than a decade in prison following his conviction in the United States, Viktor Bout is once again a free man in Russia,
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Glasnost Gone

@GlasnostGone

26th August 2023

Trailer for Sean Penn’s documentary about how in a ‘David and Goliath’ struggle, president Zelensky & the Ukrainian people are defying Putin and Russia’s invasion. He first started making it before Russia’s full-scale invasion. https://youtube.com/watch?v=U5sP7pBJ-SI&t=150s

#Ukraine

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Tax the rich. End the wars. Break the power of lobbies in Washington. These are the demands of Occupy Wall Street. They are very important. The US corporations dominate Washington. The big oil companies, Wall Street banks and the military-industrial complex – they rule this country and their influence and power has to be broken.

Jeffrey Sachs

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The defining challenge of the 21st century will be to face the reality that humanity shares a common fate on a crowded planet.

Jeffrey Sachs

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Mercenaries … Private Military contrators like US Blackwater; Russia’s Wagner

Back on Earth, these guys were Army dogs, Marines, fighting for freedom. Out here they’re hired guns, taking the company’s money.

—Jake Sully, Avatar

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Tax the rich. End the wars. Break the power of lobbies in Washington. These are the demands of Occupy Wall Street. They are very important. The US corporations dominate Washington. The big oil companies, Wall Street banks and the military-industrial complex – they rule this country and their influence and power has to be broken.

Jeffrey Sachs

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The defining challenge of the 21st century will be to face the reality that humanity shares a common fate on a crowded planet.

Jeffrey Sachs

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Mercenaries … Private Military contrators like US Blackwater; Russia’s Wagner

Back on Earth, these guys were Army dogs, Marines, fighting for freedom. Out here they’re hired guns, taking the company’s money.

—Jake Sully, Avatar

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