Michael McFaul

Michael McFaul @McFaul

RT @Cirincione: “I hope this horrific, crazy speech will put to rest,” says @McFaul, the idea that Putin is a “rational actor, doing cost/… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @thereidout: Coming up tonight on @thereidout: Fiona Donovan, Director of Relief Operations for World Central Kitchen @AliVelshi Rick L… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Sophiemcneill: Fictitious Annexation Follows 'Voting' at Gunpoint - my @hrw colleague @yuliagorbunova_ explains Putin's Sham Vote in Oc… — PolitiTweet.org

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I've been writing about Putin's evil ways since 2000. But even I, before 2/24/22, would have had to admit that Putin had the chance to go down in Russian history as a great leader -- the great restorer. He damaged that legacy by invading Ukraine. He threw it away for sure today. — PolitiTweet.org

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Yes, yes, yes, before folks pile on, Brezhnev invaded countries. He did not annex them. — PolitiTweet.org

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I'm old, @OxanaShevel , so I read and listened to a lot of Brezhnev speeches back in the day. His speeches were way more optimistic! (Brezhnev also didn't try to annex territory from anyone.) — PolitiTweet.org

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Putin's actions today had nothing to do with Article One of the UN Charter, or any article in the charter. His actions were the exact opposite-- the complete refutation of the UN Charter. 7/ END — PolitiTweet.org

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without distinction as to race, sex, language, or religion; and To be a centre for harmonizing the actions of nations in the attainment of these common ends." 6/ — PolitiTweet.org

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"To achieve international co-operation in solving international problems of an economic, social, cultural, or humanitarian character, and in promoting and encouraging respect for human rights and for fundamental freedoms for all ..." 5/ — PolitiTweet.org

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"might lead to a breach of the peace; To develop friendly relations among nations based on respect for the principle of equal rights and self-determination of peoples, and to take other appropriate measures to strengthen universal peace;" 4/ — PolitiTweet.org

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"and for the suppression of acts of aggression or other breaches of the peace, and to bring about by peaceful means, and in conformity with the principles of justice and international law, adjustment or settlement of international disputes or situations which ..." 3/ — PolitiTweet.org

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"Article 1: The Purposes of the United Nations are: To maintain international peace and security, and to that end: to take effective collective measures for the prevention and removal of threats to the peace, ..." 2/ — PolitiTweet.org

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Putin today invoked Article One of the UnN Charter to justify his attempted annexation of four Ukrainian regions? Was he reading the wrong text? (Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact perhaps?) To remind, here is Article One . 1/ THREAD — PolitiTweet.org

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Бумажки, подписанные в Кремле, не определяют, кто имеет суверенитет над украинскими землями. Украинские солдаты, продвигающиеся в Лимане, определяют — PolitiTweet.org

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@KarlreMarks Hah! — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @YAppelbaum: "It is not often that criminals declare the date and place of the future crime." From @AndriyYermak: https://t.co/zI3tvnfdI8 — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Andrew__Roth: Useful @guardian map showing how much of the territory Putin is “annexing” isn’t even under Russian control. The total te… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @elinaribakova: Who is paying for the war in Russia 🇷🇺? Military spending is sharply up in the 2023 - 2025 budget. Are the authorities e… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Billbrowder: Huge interview from a Russian prison with the brave and resilient Vladimir Kara Murza, who stood up to Putin and now faces… — PolitiTweet.org

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Thanks to my many expert followers here , there is good reason to believe that these callers are pranksters. But they still are not me! Don’t talk to them. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @yuliagorbunova_: Watching Putin's mad speech, specifically the part about Russia's "great liberation mission," all I can think about is… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @SyrCoalition: #Russian #Syria #RussianAggression #7yearsofwarcrimes #WarCrimes #PutinWarCriminal https://t.co/bgOLJ5jJNJ — PolitiTweet.org

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Let me add an obvious caveat. I cannot confirm who this caller is. It could just be hooligans. But the questions they ask are obviously designed to undermine Ukraine's diplomatic and war efforts. — PolitiTweet.org

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I am told by experts that a quick way to detect if the caller is fake is to ask them to turn their head, as faking that on a computer-generated video is harder to do. But I'm not an expert. — PolitiTweet.org

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And I of course cannot confirm that the caller(s) works for the Russian government. They could just be hooligans. But if so, very sophisticated ones! 2/ END THREAD. — PolitiTweet.org

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This is very scary. "Deep fakes" have been around for a while. But I have never heard of them being used in this way. Not surprisingly, the caller is trying to get current and former Ukrainian officials to say compromising things about senior US officials. 1/ THREAD — PolitiTweet.org

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P.S. I am against annexation everywhere, in Palestine, Cyprus, Western Sahara, and Ukraine. I hope you are too. — PolitiTweet.org

Michael McFaul @McFaul

Noted. But I just perused your Twitter feed. You have not condemned Putin's barbaric, genocidal, illegal annexation today. Please do so. Being consistent will enhance your credibility & strengthen your voice about other wrongful actions by other countries. — PolitiTweet.org

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@YousefMunayyer noted. — PolitiTweet.org