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Euan MacDonald Profile picture
@Euan_MacDonald
Sep 9 • 3 tweets • 1 min read Twitter logo Read on Twitter
The same people who are telling us Putin is a dangerous lunatic ready to unleash a nuclear war if Ukraine takes back its territory are also telling us the dictator is a reasonable and trustworthy man who is ready to negotiate peace in good faith.
Putin is not insane - he's not sticking pencils up his nose and saying "wibble."

He's perhaps "unsane" though - he behaves rationally, even predictably, within his delusional reality, in which Russia is a great power that can demand respect, and that can restore its empire.
Forgot about the underpants on the head...

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Aug 20
New video of the remains of the #Kakhovka dam, and more evidence it was not struck by Ukraine from above, but blown up by Russia, from below. Notice the spillway supports subsiding progressively further into the crater blown in the riverbed by the #Russian #demolition blast. Image
There was a maintenance passage through the base of the dam. This is where Russia would have placed the demolition charges, blowing up the dam from within. If Ukraine had attacked from above, with missiles or artillery, much of the blast force would've been lost. (Graphic by NYT) Image
It seems likely the Russians packed demolition charges in the passage in the middle of the spillway. As soon as they were detonated it made a crater in the riverbed. The spillway supports in the opening post are indicating where the edge of this crater is/was. Image
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Jul 27
Under @FIE_fencing rules, competitors can be disqualified for refusing to salute their opponent, which is what Kharlan was disqualified for. However, salute is not defined as handshake, and footage shows Kharlan offered salute in form of a sword tap, which her opponent refused. https://t.co/RHkyDZAYTY
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Relevant rule here, page 50, thanks to @DrOfCritThink for link.
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So according to @FIE_fencing 's own rulebook, it looks like the Russian fencer should have been disqualified for refusing to salute her opponent.
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May 30
Big bang in the sky here in Kyiv… and another. Loud, little reverberation - close.
Another very big bang. Scared the cat. He’s settled down though. Image
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May 29
"Powerful explosions" being reported in Sevastopol, in Ukraine's Russian-occupied Crimea. Image
"Three loud explosions heard in center of city at 1900," according to posts on Telegram.
Air defenses reported to be operating in Sevastopol.
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May 29
Another air alert in Kyiv at 1655. Danger of missile attack, military says. Image
Chatter on Telegram messenger channels is that Russian electronic warfare is being directed at Kyiv Oblast, and there are false signals being detected. Ukrainians are nevertheless advised to take refuge in bomb shelters and await the all-clear.
Meanwhile, explosions reported in Kherson Oblast. No air alert there - likely shelling of civilian areas across the front line by Russian invasion forces.
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May 29
Another Russian air raid on Kyiv - this time in daylight. Sirens sounded at 1109, explosions reported and heard myself at 1116. And again at 1118. Short time between air raid sirens and explosions indicates missile attack - possibly ballistic. Image
One missile shot down over Kyiv, another was reported income, but I think I just heard it being shot down as well. Thought to be Iskander ballistic missiles. Russia is testing Kyiv's air defenses with everything it's got. Image
Kyiv's clear blue sky pocked with clouds from air defenses. Image
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