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Aaron Welch
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Principal @LegionCoConsult; fmr Director, Visor Capital; U.S. State Dept in E. Europe, Russia, Cen & E. Asia, Transcaucasia. Husband to Tamara & Misiu's daddy
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“Let me remind you: Surrender means Russian occupation. Russian occupation means torture, sexual violence, enforced disappearance, denial of your identity, forcible adoption of your own children, filtration camps, and mass graves. Occupation is just another form of the war.”

– Oleksandra Matviichuk
November 19, 2024 at 8:36 AM
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We recaptured this area from the Russians, you can’t comprehend the destruction and tragedy, 440 people in unmarked graves lie around here from Russians who executed civilians.
November 19, 2024 at 1:11 PM
"That's not a doctrine, that's just bullshit nuclear Calvinball." 🏐
So, a few words about this new Russian nuclear doctrine, but here's the short version: It's not a doctrine, it's a ploy.
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November 20, 2024 at 4:21 AM
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⚠️ “The two damaged data cables in the Baltic Sea between Finland and Germany were no accident—it was sabotage. I don’t believe they were damaged by anchors,” said German Defense Minister Pistorius.
November 19, 2024 at 12:30 PM
Russia admits that Crimea, Donetsk, Kherson, Luhansk, and Zaporizhzhia are Ukraine.
JUST IN: Russia says Ukraine has fired US-supplied long range missiles into the country for the first time
November 19, 2024 at 7:28 PM
According to the Central Bank of Russia, floating-rate mortgages made up 70-80% of new loans from early 2000s to 2020. By 2021, they made up 55-60%. Now with mortgage rates at 28% & top developers going bankrupt, Russians are facing skyrocketing payments, as the housing market is on the brink.
November 18, 2024 at 5:50 PM