Daniel Fried
@AmbDanFried
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Veteran diplomat now @AtlanticCouncil. America's interests & values advance together! (Views expressed are solely my own.)
Washington, D.C. (mostly)
Joined April 2020
No one is above the law. No one is below it either. DOJ/FBI should show that there is reasonable cause for this raid. Otherwise, it stinks of political retribution.
thehill.com
Federal agents raided the home of President Trump’s former national security adviser John Bolton, multiple outlets reported Friday morning. FBI Director Kash Patel wrote “NO ONE is above the …
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The US is unilaterally disarming in the face of foreign malign info ops. This time, @ODNIgov is killing the IC’s Foreign Malign Influence Center that tracks them. My take from last May is depressingly relevant. @DFRLab .
justsecurity.org
The Trump administration's policy shifts are paving the way for foreign propaganda to flourish and risk undermining U.S. democracy.
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The Kremlin added, “Don’t ever ask us again.”.
In happier days, the Bush43 administration considered offering Russia a path to NATO membership. The Kremlin rejected an informal feeler, saying that it would never join an organization in which Russia & Latvia had equal votes. @steven_pifer.
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In happier days, the Bush43 administration considered offering Russia a path to NATO membership. The Kremlin rejected an informal feeler, saying that it would never join an organization in which Russia & Latvia had equal votes. @steven_pifer.
Former Republican congressman and Trump ally Matt Gaetz suggested: “I have an idea. Offer Russia NATO membership.”
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Neither the U.S., Europe, nor Ukraine should take this latest Russian demand. Instead, the U.S. should lead by increasing pressure on Russia and military support for Ukraine. And then, as Trump would say, "we'll see what happens.".
Exclusive: Putin's demand to Ukraine: give up Donbas, no NATO and no Western troops -
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The Soviet Union vetted art in its museums for political content and messaging. I don’t want my government to do anything like that.
This is "art" from the Smithsonian's National Portrait Gallery commemorating the act of illegally crossing the "exclusionary" border. This was even made a finalist for one of its awards. This is what President Trump means when he says the Smithsonian is "OUT OF CONTROL."
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I remember when Republicans were against unilateral disarmament. @apolyakova @DFRLab . via @NYTimes.
nytimes.com
Two other centers focusing on cybersecurity and chemical, biological and nuclear threats would also be reduced, and the National Intelligence University would be eliminated.
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The Kremlin slow walks the diplomacy and ramps up its attacks, including on a US investment in Ukraine. Will Trump retreat (as in Anchorage) or advance (as in Washington on 8/18)?
washingtonpost.com
If Putin rejects a bilateral summit with Ukraine’s leader, the U.S. should take strong measures, Zelensky said. Russia said much needs to be worked out before a meeting is possible.
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RT @ralakbar: “We don’t need Putin’s damn permission for security in Europe,” veteran U.S. diplomat @AmbDanFried stated. Putin "forfeited….
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RT @ralakbar: ‘Serious Tactical Error’ – Trump’s Failed Sanctions Gambit Puts Peace at Risk, Veteran Diplomats Warn. @AtlanticCouncil analy….
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You cannot pretend to love your country while despising those who serve it. Bill Burns spells it out.
theatlantic.com
You all deserved better.
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RT @AtlanticCouncil: .@leslieshedd: What additional sanctions could compel Putin to negotiate in better faith? . “Go after Russia’s oil rev….
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.@nicolange_ unpacks the "Article 5-like" reassurance force. It's not the Cold War buildup on the inner German border but could be a serious deterrent. That's why the Kremlin hates it. Will Trump stand by his own idea?.
Es geht bei einer möglichen Militärpräsenz in der Ukraine innerhalb von Sicherheitsgarantien nicht darum, an einer Kontaktlinie zu patrouillieren oder, wie im Kalten Krieg, Auge in Auge mit den Russen an irgendeiner Front zu stehen.
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RT @AtlanticCouncil: .@AmbDanFried: “Pressure is what’s going to drive Putin to deal seriously.”. “Trump is going to have to stare down Put….
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RT @ndtv: #LeftRightCentre with @vishnundtv | Is US Driving India Closer To China?. On panel: @ehtangen, @AmbDanFried, @AmbSanjay_
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RT @rgoodlaw: 1/3 A revealing twist in the Ukraine diplomacy. On the left:. On Tuesday, @AmbDanFried anticipated that Witkoff may have mis….
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RT @AtlanticCouncil: LIVE | From Alaska to Washington: @AmbDanFried, @JohnEdHerbst, @AnnwieAnna, Debra Cagan, and @leslieshedd discuss the….
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As many suspected, the Kremlin’s “security guarantees” are not guarantees and provide no security.
Lavrov wants Russia to be one of the security guarantors for Ukraine. He thinks then the guarantees will be "truly reliable.". Russia, which promised, and even more, officially committed in the Budapest Memorandum to respect Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity, and
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RT @vseviov: 34 years ago, after 50 years of Soviet occupation, we regained our freedom. We proved the so-called realists wrong: freedom….
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RT @ulrichspeck: This piece by @AmbDanFried about possible endgames in Ukraine is a must-read.
justsecurity.org
Getting to any deal between Ukraine & Russia will require the United States & Europe to stand by Ukrainians & stare down Russia's demands.
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