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Last Checked Jan. 24, 2022

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Fri Jan 14 18:25:08 +0000 2022

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Russian Embassy in USA @benjaminwittes

Nobody believed it. But ... as I said before, that's not the point. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Jan. 14, 2022

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Russian Embassy in USA @benjaminwittes

Word. Also, folks, remember that when Hitler attacked Poland in 1939, he had the SS stage a series of attack on German positions by way of justifying it. It was called the Gleiwitz Incident: https://t.co/bhz2M2JWVg — PolitiTweet.org

Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum

The idea of Putin creating a casus belli that no one will believe would seem strange if he hadn't made a regular pr… https://t.co/CrHb7LU2xZ

Posted Jan. 14, 2022

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Russian Embassy in USA @benjaminwittes

Yup. Point is, it sounds ridiculous for Putin to send saboteurs to Ukraine to create a pretext for him to launch a major military operation. But plausibility to you is not the point. This is one way that dictators start war. And Putin doesn't care if you think it makes sense. — PolitiTweet.org

toomas hendrik ilves @IlvesToomas

@benjaminwittes And the USSR did the same attacking its own border town of Mainila in 1939 as well for a casus bell… https://t.co/wdmf8MYfda

Posted Jan. 14, 2022

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