Michael McFaul

Michael McFaul @McFaul

RT @KevinRothrock: Yikes. The Russian authorities designated @Republic_Mag as a “foreign agent” because the @WSJ and several foreign embass… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @FSIStanford: Open-source intelligence is a double-edged sword capable of providing insights never imaginable before – or saying too muc… — PolitiTweet.org

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Great Biden administration move: “Treasury Sanctions Russian-Backed Actors Responsible for Destabilization Activities in Ukraine” | U.S. Department of the Treasury https://t.co/8ACL0r8gKB — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @anders_aslund: The U.S. has given approval for three Baltic NATO members, Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia, to send American-made Javelin… — PolitiTweet.org

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Very worrisome. And I hope it is just exercises; I fear it much more than that. "Lithuania says Russian troops in Belarus pose "direct threat" https://t.co/PyWbIjXEPI — PolitiTweet.org

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+1. https://t.co/8o1bmWAjnu — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @McFaul: I know we are in a moment of deep political polarization in the US, but blaming Biden for Putin invading Ukraine again is like… — PolitiTweet.org

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As @maddow likes to say, "watch this space." Russian forces moving rapidly into Belarus is a major escalation over the already troubling mobilization of Russian forces on Ukraine's borders. — PolitiTweet.org

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I know we are in a moment of deep political polarization in the US, but blaming Biden for Putin invading Ukraine again is like blaming Bush for Saddam invading Kuwait, blaming Eisenhower for Soviets invading Hungary, or blaming Roosevelt for Hitler invading Poland. Illogical. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @McFaul: Biden did not greenlight an invasion of Ukraine. Biden has built a large coalition of countries to impose major sanctions on Ru… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ACG_USA: Missed @SecBlinken speech in Berlin? Watch it here: https://t.co/jmJztzraB4 #BlinkenInBerlin — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @ABaerbock: Thank you for your visit @SecBlinken! I really appreciated the opportunity to touch base with you on #russia and #ukraine an… — PolitiTweet.org

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Not good. — PolitiTweet.org

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I wrote an entire book on that 1996 election, in which I examined in detail the central role that ORT played in Yeltsin's reelection. https://t.co/Cob7V3x9dO — PolitiTweet.org

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ICYF, the Russian television channel, ORT, was controlled by Russian oligarch Boris Berezovsky in the 1990s and was instrumental in Yeltsin's reelection in 1996. At that time @Alexey_Pushkov worked as ORT's Deputy General Director. When the winds changed in Moscow, so did he. — PolitiTweet.org

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@JohnMor43609970 thanks for that tip John. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @McFaul: Another money line from @SecBlinken today, "Russia says the problem is NATO. On its face, that’s absurd. NATO is a defensive al… — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @FSIStanford: .@McFaul | "There's a myth that the expansion of NATO has always been a strain on Russia-U.S. relations. That's not true.… — PolitiTweet.org

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@mkimmage fair enough. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @AliVelshi: I’d recommend watching this as a primer to why Putin’s argument about NATO encroachment on Russia doesn’t hold water. cc: @M… — PolitiTweet.org

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You don't need a Ph.D. in Russian studies to see clearly the causal relationship between Ukraine's Revolution of Dignity and Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2014. "NATO expansion" was not the trigger in 2014. Not the real trigger now. — PolitiTweet.org

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P.S. @Alexey_Pushkov , as you know well, before joining the USG, I used to live & visit Russia for years to do research. I often interviewed you, including "back in the day" when you supported Yeltsin. But your president has now banned me from doing research in your country. — PolitiTweet.org

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The passion (and rudeness) of @Alexey_Pushkov denunciation of me suggests I must have hit a nerve: "Top Russian senator blasts American's ‘amazing stupidity’ — RT Russia & Former Soviet Union https://t.co/zIFMT0UthI — PolitiTweet.org

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Please read. @SecBlinken delivered today the Biden administration's most comprehensive policy statement on Russia & Ukraine to date. "The Stakes of Russian Aggression for Ukraine and Beyond - United States Department of State" https://t.co/nobOHtr97g — PolitiTweet.org

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Another money line from @SecBlinken today, "Russia says the problem is NATO. On its face, that’s absurd. NATO is a defensive alliance with no aggressive intent toward Russia. To the contrary, efforts by NATO to engage Russia have been rejected." — PolitiTweet.org

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This from @SecBlinken is right on the mark: "This is not only about a possible invasion and war. It’s about whether Ukraine has a right to exist as a sovereign nation. It’s about whether Ukraine has a right to be a democracy." — PolitiTweet.org

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This week on the show: Two Russia experts on Moscow’s Ukraine gambit. https://t.co/ahT76E6Apo — PolitiTweet.org

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My conversation with @AliVelshi on @11thHour last night on "Fears Of Ukraine Invasion Heighten." https://t.co/OkHNxFVden — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @Osinttechnical: Officials at the U.K. Foreign Office have been told to be ready to move into “crisis mode” at very short notice -Bloomb… — PolitiTweet.org

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"NATO and Russia do not consider each other as adversaries." In 1997, the Russian government signed this agreement , the Russian-NATO Founding Act https://t.co/YsSm5eCLfG — PolitiTweet.org