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2/2 . . . and threat of raw strength. “Join us and you will be strong.” (See Pushkin’s poem about the glory of being a slave to the Czar of the World.) This appearance of strength is being shattered in Ukraine. Russia is right to see it an existential threat.

https://twitter.com/shchedri/status/1602308025875922948

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. . . and threat of raw strength. “Join us and you will be strong.” (See Pushkin’s poem about the glory of being a slave to the Czar of the World.)

This appearance of strength is being shattered in Ukraine. Russia is right to see it an existential threat.

Also, there was no treaty preventing NATO expansion, only a rumor of a statement (Gorbachev said it never happened). By contrast, Russia did sign a treaty to respect and secure Ukraine’s 1991 borders in exchange for Ukraine giving up its nukes. https://t.co/4HYQEk5OcF

https://twitter.com/shchedri/status/1602305322558914560

Also, there was no treaty preventing NATO expansion, only a rumor of a statement (Gorbachev said it never happened).

By contrast, Russia did sign a treaty to respect and secure Ukraine’s 1991 borders in exchange for Ukraine giving up its nukes. https://t.co/4HYQEk5OcF

What other country is constantly making propaganda about military conquest of its neighbors and others. Here’s a bit about how easy it would be for Russia to conquer Poland, the Baltics and Germany, and how they could then attack London and Washington. https://t.co/BtM1dzwMXl

https://twitter.com/shchedri/status/1602301631965630464

What other country is constantly making propaganda about military conquest of its neighbors and others.

Here’s a bit about how easy it would be for Russia to conquer Poland, the Baltics and Germany, and how they could then attack London and Washington. https://t.co/BtM1dzwMXl

RT @kamilkazani: Daily reminder that as a rule Western Academia has great contempt towards public imagination of non-Western countries. The…

RT @kamilkazani: Daily reminder that as a rule Western Academia has great contempt towards public imagination of non-Western countries. The…

RT @visegrad24: Yuriy Husak from Dubno was killed in battle against the Russian Army near Bakhmut on December 6th. The people of his home…

RT @visegrad24: Yuriy Husak from Dubno was killed in battle against the Russian Army near Bakhmut on December 6th.

The people of his home…

RT @Biz_Ukraine_Mag: Miraculously, the Kremlin appears to have found 12 “Hero of Russia” reward recipients who are all as short as diminuti…

RT @Biz_Ukraine_Mag: Miraculously, the Kremlin appears to have found 12 “Hero of Russia” reward recipients who are all as short as diminuti…

Amazingly, I had a similar experience in NYC public school in the 80s. My teacher told me that Ukraine isn’t a country, and I should consider myself either Russian or Soviet. Probably a fellow traveler. https://t.co/BB4pjH2rRf

https://twitter.com/shchedri/status/1601679688681738240

Amazingly, I had a similar experience in NYC public school in the 80s. My teacher told me that Ukraine isn’t a country, and I should consider myself either Russian or Soviet. Probably a fellow traveler. https://t.co/BB4pjH2rRf

RT @visegrad24: One of the most famous journalists of Kazakhstan, Arman Shuraev, has issued a great response to Russian ambassador in Kazak…

RT @visegrad24: One of the most famous journalists of Kazakhstan, Arman Shuraev, has issued a great response to Russian ambassador in Kazak…

RT @P_Kallioniemi: For example, in 2019, 95% of biggest US Christian pages on FB were actually troll farms. For African-American FB pages,…

RT @P_Kallioniemi: For example, in 2019, 95% of biggest US Christian pages on FB were actually troll farms. For African-American FB pages,…

RT @P_Kallioniemi: Troll farms are government-coordinated groups or private companies consisting of internet trolls that attempt to affect…

RT @P_Kallioniemi: Troll farms are government-coordinated groups or private companies consisting of internet trolls that attempt to affect…

RT @DefenceU: All hell has broken loose over Avdiyivka. But even this will not help the russians to win. https://t.co/ODB0TELHMN

RT @DefenceU: All hell has broken loose over Avdiyivka.
But even this will not help the russians to win. https://t.co/ODB0TELHMN