Peter Baker

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Dirck Halstead, a legendary photojournalist who was there when the Marines first came ashore at Da Nang and again when Saigon fell, who covered Nixon in China, Reagan at the Hilton, Clinton with Lewinsky and many other moments of history. ⁦@genznyt⁩ https://t.co/h2Jij0crqr — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

What is more important to Russians, power or money? “If you have to ask, you don’t understand Russia.” The answer was power, writes ⁦@emoconnor⁩, and that means squeezing oligarchs may do little to force Putin to change course. https://t.co/OJrANy8bmw — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Rather than using his country's vast energy supplies to cow Europe into submission, Putin has only succeeded in driving away Russia's best customers. Germany now plans to cut its Russian imports in half this year and altogether by 2024. ⁦@ckrausss⁩ https://t.co/ltbqSXsZsG — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

With another wave possibly coming, covid vaccination in the US has all but ground to a halt, plummeting to the lowest level since shots became available in December 2020. ⁦@britsham⁩ ⁦@dtkeating⁩ ⁦@rizzoTK⁩ ⁦@LennyMBernstein⁩ https://t.co/Nfu91JEckb — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @washingtonweek: The U.S. and its Western allies are united on their stance against Russia. @peterbakernyt says Russia's invasion of U… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Putin rails against "cancel culture" in the West, comparing it to the practices of Nazi Germany and further embracing a grievance shared by many on the American right. @antontroian https://t.co/dLxolr2M1q — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @randomhouse: LAST CALL AT THE HOTEL IMPERIAL is available now! https://t.co/osANbkaow8 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Manchin says he will vote to confirm Jackson to the Supreme Court as Democrats unify behind her, all but assuring her ascension, though possibly on a party-line vote. @hillhulse https://t.co/sEBDEZS5OZ — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

At the emergency NATO summit, "there was a surprising tenacity about taking on Mr. Putin — a sense that did not exist broadly across Europe until the invasion began, and that has only intensified since,” writes @SangerNYT https://t.co/hMDkq4af8P — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

While the Kremlin has shut down access to VOA, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and Current Time, traffic to their Russian content nevertheless doubled compared with before the war, reports @eosnos, who looks at the efforts to get real news to Russians. https://t.co/4j6g2dDYHC — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

@yarotrof Western estimates of course are much higher but even accepting the Russian figures would indicate that by their own admission in just four weeks they have already lost 10% of their reported losses from their 10-year war in Afghanistan. — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Fifteen years ago this month, the paperback edition of “KREMLIN RISING: Vladimir Putin’s Russia and the End of Revolution” w/@sbg1 was published. Many of the trends in those early years of Putin’s reign arguably foreshadowed what we’re seeing now. https://t.co/vIC6gSPZnN — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @juliettekayyem: DC tweeps! Really thrilled that D.C.'s Politics and Prose is back to live events and more thrilled that @NewYorker Susa… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @nytimes: Breaking News: Israel will host a historic summit this weekend with top diplomats from the U.S., the UAE, Bahrain and Morocco,… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @MatinaStevis: With allies running out of appetite for new sanctions, the question becomes pressing: what are these sanctions for? Defer… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Biden, today: “I did not say that in fact the sanctions would deter him. Sanctions never deter.” Jake Sullivan, Feb. 12: “The president believes that sanctions are intended to deter.” @shearm @MatinaStevis https://t.co/6ecXAuA4lF — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @nytimes: Video: A New York Times analysis of battlefield radio transmissions between Russian forces reveals an army struggling with log… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Russian crew members on a mysterious $700-million luxury yacht that US officials say could be owned by Putin abruptly left their jobs and the Tuscan coastal town where it is undergoing repairs a couple of weeks ago. @gaia_pianigiani https://t.co/Ymh7QJLx13 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Shoigu, the Russian defense minister, has not been seen in public since March 11. The Kremlin tries to dispel speculation about why, saying it’s just that he’s too busy for media appearances. “There is a special military operation* going on.” * war https://t.co/CSUn2m87uK — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Gorbachev once did a TV commercial for Pizza Hut. Now the Hut and more than 400 other major Western companies, some with long history in Russia, have pulled out. Here’s a partial list. @AlexTKalman @tonydeluxxx @maiarcoleman https://t.co/gtJxnoUs3S — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

Putin’s invasion of Ukraine has unified NATO? "Don’t bet on it,” argues @TomMcTague. "The problems in the Western alliance run far deeper than technocratic complaints about defense budgets and gas pipelines, or even the brooding figure of Trump himself.” https://t.co/fGNoogTdQe — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

"She witnessed the evils of Fascism firsthand, as her book movingly chronicles. And she effectively makes the case: pay more attention to the signals, subtle and strong. A lot more.” From @wrightr review of Albright’s 2018 book, “Fascism: A Warning.” https://t.co/jHafPxu0P5 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

"She witnessed the evils of Fascism firsthand, as her book movingly chronicles. And she effectively makes the case: pay more attention to the signals, subtle and strong. A lot more.” From @robinwright review of Albright’s 2018 book, “Fascism: A Warning.” https://t.co/jHafPxu0P5 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

"America risks being seduced by its own public relations," says ⁦@EdwardGLuce, warning that much of the world has not turned on Russia over its war on Ukraine⁩. "Not for the first time, the west is mistaking its own unity for a global consensus." https://t.co/z0BtX5jz23 — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

" ... and many others, including the American people. The team that has been investigating Mr. Trump harbors no doubt about whether he committed crimes — he did." (3) — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

" ... of his annual Statements of Financial Condition. His financial statements were false, and he has a long history of fabricating information relating to his personal finances and lying about his assets to banks, the national media, counterparties ... " (2) — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

New York prosecutor who investigated Trump and resigned when the case was suspended: "I believe that Donald Trump is guilty of numerous felony violations of the Penal Law in connection with the preparation and use ..." (1) https://t.co/MTn4Mn2V7O — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @harrispolitico: @peterbakernyt It was a funny example of how things bounce around in ways people didn’t intend. The source, whose name… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

RT @nytimes: Breaking News: President Biden has quietly assembled a team to determine how to respond if Russia were to unleash chemical, bi… — PolitiTweet.org

Peter Baker @peterbakernyt

... "second-tier" candidate behind a couple men with less diplomatic experience infuriated Hillary Clinton and many women's advocates who turned up the pressure and forced Bill Clinton's hand. — PolitiTweet.org