peter pomerantsev
@peterpomeranzev
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Senior Fellow, Agora Institute Johns Hopkins Uni Author: How to Win an Information War; This is Not Propaganda ; Nothing is True and Everything is Possible
Joined July 2011
Ukraine has built the world’s most advanced bureaucracy-busting mil-tech innovation ecosystem, from the grassroots up. Ukrainians are rapidly adapting against the constantly-evolving machinations of Russia and China. Problem is, no one explains this to the White House!
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Last night in Kyiv, Russian terrorists killed 19-year-old Anastasiia Maslii along with her mother, striking their home with a drone. The tragedy was reported on the page of Kyiv-Pechersk Lyceum No. 171 "Leader," where Anastasiia studied. May Anastasiia and her mother rest in
A Russian attack on Kyiv last night killed three people: a 19-year-old girl and her 46-year-old mother, the body of another person still needs to be identified. Thirty-two people were injured, including seven children. Three children were hospitalized: a 15-year-old boy with
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Images of dead Russian soldiers don't work, neither do appeals to human rights, etc. What shocks Russians the most is a sense that the state isn't in control, writes @peterpomeranzev and Sviatoslav Hnizdovskyi. These also provide moments for the West to deepen those shocks:
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To make Putin worried enough to consider a cease-fire more seriously, the West must act in the informational domain, write @peterpomeranzev and Sviatoslav Hnizdovskyi. https://t.co/iELQDLD2xD
foreignpolicy.com
The West can’t fully adopt Russia’s methods—but it should study them.
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These photos should be everywhere today. We can’t get numb. Absolutely sickening attack by Russia on a kindergarten in Kharkiv. Grateful to the emergency responders who are rescuing the children.
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My colleagues & I have taken a huge gamble to set up @thenerve_news. We’re trying to build a new independent publication from the ground up. Social media is our only distribution for now. Sharing this article in your networks would make a huge difference. Thank you! 🙏🙏🙏
NEW: The British politician, his Russian intelligence handler & a Kremlin plot against the US & Ukraine. My new piece about Nathan Gill and Nigel Farage for @thenerve_news in which we ask: Why, even now, is no-one asking questions?
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Strangely, I never saw this heartbreaking picture before. An elderly civilian couple in Donbas holding hands after a Russian strike destroyed their home & wounded them both. #StandWithUkraine
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Here's how awful Russia is: Even Hamas is ready to talk, but not the Kremlin.
⚡️“Even Hamas is ready to talk—but not Putin,” Zelenskyy said, stressing that Russia still rejects every peace effort. 🔗 https://t.co/pdPHkUhJco
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How to negotiate with Putin: First, make sure he knows he can't win From @sikorskiradek
https://t.co/0O23sfzV6W
nytimes.com
The leadership of Russia must understand that its attempt to rebuild Europe’s last empire is doomed to fail.
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Great piece by @AndreiSoldatov: How the KGB used John le Carré to airbrush its image
telegraph.co.uk
The Soviet intelligence agency drew on the writer’s books to portray themselves as professional and rational
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CZECH ELECTION: INITIAL SUMMARY WHAT HAPPENED: populist centre-left ANO clearly won with 35%, while the incumbent centre-right coalition lost the majority WHAT TO EXPECT: 1) with ANO isolated, the only option is to form a coalition with both protest parties - far-right (SPD)
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Last night, Russian drones hit the home of our Hachiko co-founders Katya & Sergey. The main house survived, but the dog houses & garage all burned. Miraculously, their dogs are alive 🙏 and being treated at the vet for shock. Please keep them in your thoughts today. 💛💙
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That grinding sound you are hearing is the Ukrainians relentlessly dissecting arguably the most important part of the Russian economy. And they are doing this with almost no help from their partners--indeed the US has tried to stop them from attacking into Russia.
kyivindependent.com
Russia is considering importing fuel from China, South Korea, and Singapore to stabilize its domestic market, according to Kommersant.
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From Syria to Ukraine, Russia recycles the same propaganda tactics — creating “information alibis” to cover up atrocities. TRP’s @peterpomeranzev writes in @POLITICOEurope, drawing on our joint report with @GRC_HumanRights
https://t.co/JWN4EKmrSn
politico.eu
The most dangerous words aren’t necessarily the most violent ones. And disinformation campaigns could offer a new avenue for establishing responsibility.
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1/ 🚨 At the UN, Zelensky said Ukraine is opening its defense-tech to the free world. Last week I stepped inside the secret conference where that future is being built—@BRAVE1ua, Ukraine’s “Defense Tech Valley.” What I saw: Ukrainian garage tech that can beat empires. 🧵⤵️
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Russia is trying to buy the votes of hundreds of thousands, Maia Sandu said in a national address ahead of Moldova’s general elections. The accomplices “have no homeland—only masters. They do not believe in Russia. They do not believe in Europe. They believe only in money”
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A six month-long investigation, based on interviews with European intelligence, law enforcement and a few of the saboteurs… Revealed: How Russia’s GRU Plotted Europe’s Parcel Explosions - https://t.co/QPQhJmmhDh
vsquare.org
These parcel explosions were stagemanaged by the GRU, Russia’s military intelligence service, via the social media platform Telegram.
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🇺🇦New episode of Ukraine: The Latest @DomNicholls is joined by @FrancisDearnley, @peterpomeranzev, and Scott Martin to discuss the latest updates in Ukraine 🎧 Listen 👇 https://t.co/lIdLuVdxDH
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