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Jan 28 • 5 tweets • 2 min read
It seems that German, French, Russian and Ukrainian and @UnderSecStateP’s efforts yesterday to lower the temperature on the #UkraineCrisis have come spectacularly unstuck. English language Western media in particular are having none of it.

bbc.com/news/world-eur…
It would have been better it seems had @joebiden not called Ukrainian President Zelenskiy. amp.theguardian.com/us-news/live/2…
CNN didn’t help. This is their cleaned up report it seems. amp.cnn.com/cnn/europe/liv…
Here’s the saga of how it all went wrong. zerohedge.com/geopolitical/u…
But I think part of the problem is the addiction of modern media to clicks and catastrophes.

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Jan 29
Whether intentionally/coincidentally or by “following the thread” the timing of @WFP’s statement (supported by a UN media briefing) and the publication of an @AP report about health issues in Tigray off of an Ethiopia Insight article submitted from Tigray appear coordinated.
And this activity is coinciding with a new burst of #tigraygenocide #hashtag activity. All of which coincides with a expanded TPLF offensive against Afar during which it appears they have occupied Ab’ala, and as a result ensured that the Semera-Mekelle aid corridor is closed.
This is a pattern of information support activity for TPLF activity which has been seen over and over again since TPLF rejected the GOE’s humanitarian ceasefire on June 28th.

This instance also coincides with questionable activity by @WHO’s electoral board r.e. @DrTedros
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Jan 29
Full video of the Pentagon Press conference held today by Sec. Defence Lloyd Austin and Joint Chiefs Chairman Mark Milley.

President Biden’s decision to appoint a military SecDef is starting to look questionable IMO.
Some top line comment on this presser in an earlier thread. TL/DR this is not a good way to give peace a chance, or to treat European NATO Allies, it is unnecessary and inflammatory.
And another thread looking at the widely misunderstood and misrepresented issue of Gas supplies in this conflict. NordStream 2 is not NATO leverage, the gas issue arises due to 40% of current EU gas coming from Russia.

It is Putin’s leverage, not NATO’s.
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Jan 28
A short briefing from @FRANCE24 on the Elephant in the room in the #ukraine Crisis, which mentions the most important aspect at the end and leaves out several impt. Details.

Gas pipeline becomes bargaining chip against Russia
The US and UK have both made a big play of the announcement from the German FM confirming that NordStream 2 can be used as a “leverage” in this standoff. Which is true. But it is not quite so simple.
The report points out at the end that Russia is already restricting gas supply, leading to very high gas prices, which highlights the fact that Russian gas supplies to Europe also provides Russia significant leverage.
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Jan 28
Why are America’s leading news organisations beating the drums of war incessantly?
Is this perhaps about Trump? And the humiliation of having a Russian stooge elected to the @WhiteHouse?
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Jan 27
CNN has just had @StateDeptSpox Ned Price on, saying that if Russia invades Ukraine, the Russia-Germany Gas pipeline Nordstream 2 (completed - not online - opposed by US) will not proceed.

#UKRAINE #UkraineStandoff
@StateDeptSpox This is not exactly new news as it was reported yesterday by NPR and covered by @Reuters yesterday. So @CNN is today matching the story.
reuters.com/business/energ…
The remarks were made by @StateDeptSpox in this report from @NPR at 4.25pm US ET (10.25pm last night EU CEST). And in this case - with things moving so fast - the timing may actually be important.

@SecBlinken's briefing and announcement on this came at 12pm US ET (6pm CEST).
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Thread of @Arab_Storms weather videos of the recent #ExtremeWeather events in the Middle East.

Amman Jordan, fatal accident during the opening of roads, which led to the slippage and deterioration of a the bulldozer
Damascus Syria urban snow.
Hebron, Israel today.
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