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1 Apr, 5 tweets, 2 min read
1. Kommersant tends to not openly engage in disinformation but it appears that may be changing. They are reporting the Sec Def readout
Минобороны Украины сообщило о гарантиях поддержки США при конфликте с Россией // Подробнее на сайте kommersant.ru/doc/4753396
2. to say that the US will go to war over a Russian attack on Ukraine. Here is the readout where Sec. Austin made clear he was reiterating "U.S. commitment to building the capacity of Ukraine's forces to defend more effectively against Russian aggression." Putin and the state
3. propaganda machine is trying to impact Russian perceptions to give the impression that war with the US is coming. This could be grooming the Russian public for a war or Putin's wagging the dog to divert public attention from Navalny, economic problems & the coming sanctions.
4. He may think that an attack on Ukraine won't result in sanctions materially different from what may be coming anyway. A free move. IMO our position must always make an aggression cost the entire Russian economy not just a few insiders. Make it clear that Russia is out of Swift
5. if he attacks. His oligarch wolf pack may not have the stomach for that and may begin to understand that they will never live normally with Putin in power.

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