1/ #RussiaIsATerroristState that can be divided in three. Firstly, #Moscow. A city of over 10 million residents that reap all the benefits of a typical 19th century empire. Moscow population is assured to live in comfort by squeezing wealth from the provinces as needed. 
2/ Secondly, the cities that Moscow uses to siphon wealth from the regions. Case in point, #StPetersburg. The city has been spared from the worst of the #War_in_Ukraine so far. There are indications however, that it is expendable to Moscow.
https://twitter.com/iuliiamendel/status/1571
3/ Thirdly, everyone else. The most visible city in this group is Nizhny Novgorod. A city of over 1.4M three decades ago, its population now hovers around 1.2M. That points towards (at least) 200k souls leaving the place in search for a better future.
4/ This makes sense. There can be no wealth in a city if all of it is taken by Moscow. The consequence of this is clear, if you live at any Russian city of this lower third tier, prepare to see a decaying Moscow bleed you dry as it attempts to hold on its power and hegemony.
5/ This applies to the recent #MobilizationInRussia, which follows a known trend that benefits #Moscow, squanders #Russia wealth and oppresses the rest of the #Russian population. The invasion of #Ukraine has shown this reality to the world. #UkraineWillWin #StandWithUkraine
Correction: This is the tweet I intended to share in my second message of this thread.
https://twitter.com/iuliiamendel/status/1571510908219711489
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