This from @mfa_russia @MID_RF spokesperson Zakharova (via @maxseddon) is glorious in its KGB-ness, its transparent fury & dishonesty, its dangerously malignant vengefulness.
In short, its perfect representation of Her Master’s Voice.
As always with Putin, look deeper.
A🧵/1.
In short, its perfect representation of Her Master’s Voice.
As always with Putin, look deeper.
A🧵/1.
https://twitter.com/maxseddon/status/1493506503340445697
Putin’s position is fundamentally unstable & has been, with some ups & downs, for his whole time in office.
His repeated doubling down on kleptocracy & repression are his (logical, horrific) response to that.
Maria Zakharova is his international propagandist-in-chief. /2.
His repeated doubling down on kleptocracy & repression are his (logical, horrific) response to that.
Maria Zakharova is his international propagandist-in-chief. /2.
Each klepto-repressive cycle raises the stakes & requires greater theft & brutality the next time.
We’re now at the stage where the future of a whole country hangs in the balance. Not “just” its partial dismemberment & invasion.
And with it, the future of a whole continent. /3.
We’re now at the stage where the future of a whole country hangs in the balance. Not “just” its partial dismemberment & invasion.
And with it, the future of a whole continent. /3.
Putin can’t possibly afford to back down. He’s facing the prospect of being forced to. That spells extreme danger.
With decades of experience & insight at the highest levels, Ernst-Jörg von Studnitz understands the parts other commentators usually cannot reach.
Read on👇/4. End
With decades of experience & insight at the highest levels, Ernst-Jörg von Studnitz understands the parts other commentators usually cannot reach.
Read on👇/4. End
https://twitter.com/AndrewPRLevi/status/1493385834120335367
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