Michael McFaul

Michael McFaul @McFaul

I can imagine a conversation about limits on weapons deployments in Europe (getting a Iskanders out of Kaliningrad would be great!) as long as that conversation also includes a discussion of withdrawals of occupying forces. — PolitiTweet.org

Michael McFaul @McFaul

Only a completely insane person would try to attack Russia. I don’t see anyone in Europe or the US insane enough to do so (and we in the US have some pretty crazy folks, but not that crazy!) — PolitiTweet.org

Michael McFaul @McFaul

Putin has devoted serious resources to modernizing Russian conventional, nuclear, cyber, space, and information weapons. Russia is one of the most powerful countries in the world (3rd most powerful in my estimation). Russia cannot be attacked or threatened by anyone. — PolitiTweet.org

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@Dokule Comparing Russia to Iraq is “irrelevant.” — PolitiTweet.org

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“Has” not had (typing from a beach) — PolitiTweet.org

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SM3s can’t shoot down Russian ICBMs. And MD interceptors shoot down warheads not rockets, which is why they are best placed nearer to the US to defend against ICBMS (in Alaska, not Romania/Poland). Javelins in Ukraine also present no threat to Moscow. #PhysicsMatter. — PolitiTweet.org

Michael McFaul @McFaul

NATO had never invaded Russia. Ukraine has never annexed Russian territory or invaded Russia. Georgia has never invaded Russia. Moldova has never occupied Russian territory. When talking about alleged threats to Russia from Europe, please remember these facts. — PolitiTweet.org

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If Putin will agree to limits on weapons and soldier deployments within Russia and in countries on Russia’s borders, then other countries could consider listening to his demands about limits within their borders. Until then, no way. — PolitiTweet.org

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A larger, comprehensive, sustained dialogue on European security is a good idea. @OSCE could be the venue. The first step of a serious conversation— reaffirming respect for state sovereignty as an essential norm. — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @NobelPrize: Dmitry Muratov speaking during his powerful #NobelPeacePrize lecture today. Read his full speech in English, Russian and N… — PolitiTweet.org

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Good point Ambassador! — PolitiTweet.org

Michael McFaul @McFaul

Yes, but the job of the social scientist is to weigh the relative importance of multiple independent variables in generating outcomes. For Putin, democratic ideas are a bigger threat than European soldiers. See my latest @Journal_IS article for details. — PolitiTweet.org

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On the same day that Dmitry Muratov accepted the Nobel Peace Prize on behalf of those journalists who didn’t get to grow old (many of whom I knew), I was honored to be interviewed by @novaya_gazeta . — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @novaya_gazeta: Бывший посол США в России Майкл Макфол @McFaul объясняет читателям «Новой», почему между Украиной и Россией не будет вой… — PolitiTweet.org

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https://t.co/eWHlPG4pyr — PolitiTweet.org

Michael McFaul @McFaul

@leonidragozin Name me one American - Democrat or Republican — today or in the past —that has argued for using NATO to attack Russia. Then add one person from other NATO countries. (Ps some of us think that Putin is pretty unhinged — annexation, poisoning of opponents, meddling in US elections — PolitiTweet.org

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Good sign. More talk about such matters is always good. — PolitiTweet.org

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On this, we disagree. (PS. Putin is not threatened by missiles in Poland and Romania. Those interceptors have zero capacity against Russian ICBMs. PSS I’d love to see you show similar concern about Russian Iskanders in Kaliningrad) — PolitiTweet.org

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RT @PostLive: Coming up on Thursday, Dec. 16 at 9:30 a.m. ET- @Isobel_Coleman, @McFaul & @C_C_Krebs join @IgnatiusPost to discuss the futur… — PolitiTweet.org

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If I put an alarm system in my house, it only threatens my neighbors if they plan to break into my house. — PolitiTweet.org

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@tcwittes Could add Hiatt to this list. — PolitiTweet.org

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This. — PolitiTweet.org

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Awesome. — PolitiTweet.org

Michael McFaul @McFaul

RT @biannagolodryga: Nobel Prize winning Russian journalist, Dmitry Muratov, closes his moving acceptance speech with this powerful line:… — PolitiTweet.org

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Rose Revolution in 2003. Orange Revolution in 2004. — PolitiTweet.org

Michael McFaul @McFaul

@lexingtonwinter The Rose revolution and the Orange Revolution. I’ve personally listened to Putin talk about this history. Iraq was not a threat to Putin. The Orange Revolution was. — PolitiTweet.org

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Javelin anti-tank missiles cannot attack Moscow. They are only a “threat” to Russia’s army if Russian tanks roll into Ukraine. — PolitiTweet.org

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Putin is only threatened by NATO if he plans to attack a NATO country. NATO has never attacked the USSR or Russia and never will. And Putin of course knows that. — PolitiTweet.org

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@zachsdorfman No. But the NATO threat is completely manufactured when convenient for Putin. The other threat is actually real. — PolitiTweet.org

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And do read Medvedevs very positive speech at NATO summit in 2010. Fear of NATO expansion only reappeared after Maidan revolution. — PolitiTweet.org