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Donald Trump; Russia’s Star Recruit, 25 years in the making –
“Trump’s advance to the Oval Office had three stages, each of which depended upon American vulnerability and required American cooperation.”- Timothy Snyder’s “The Road to Unfreedom: Russia, Europe, America”
Donald Trump, Star Recruit –
“First– Russians had to transform a failed real estate developer into a recipient of their capital.

Second– this failed real estate developer had to portray, on American television, a successful businessman.”
– Timothy Snyder, The Road to Unfreedom
Donald Trump, Star Recruit –
“Finally– Russia intervened with purpose and success to support the fictional character ‘Donald Trump, successful businessman’ in the 2016 presidential election.”
– Timothy Snyder, The Road to Unfreedom
nyjournalofbooks.com/book-review/ro…
Putin/Trump agenda — The Road to Unfreedom —

“a mass disinformation campaign. A 2.0 update of Sun Tzu’s 'confusion to our enemy' principle, with the aim of dividing & polarizing pluralist democracies– in particular the EU & the US– against themselves.”
theguardian.com/books/2018/apr…
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