Michael Leontiev
@michael-leontiev.bsky.social
An earthling born in Ukraine hitchhiking the Universe, BI analyst.
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This, tragically, is the right away to report on Trump’s moves on Monday which were supposed to be great for Ukraine. Russia now has 50 days impunity to hammer Ukrainian civilians. And there is no guarantee Trump will do anything after that as well.
July 17, 2025 at 11:55 AM
This, tragically, is the right away to report on Trump’s moves on Monday which were supposed to be great for Ukraine. Russia now has 50 days impunity to hammer Ukrainian civilians. And there is no guarantee Trump will do anything after that as well.
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"the American realignment with Russia and against Ukraine and Europe is gathering pace—not merely in rhetoric but in reality"
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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The U.S. Is Switching Sides
Donald Trump is giving Vladimir Putin every incentive to keep killing Ukrainians.
www.theatlantic.com
July 4, 2025 at 5:40 PM
"the American realignment with Russia and against Ukraine and Europe is gathering pace—not merely in rhetoric but in reality"
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv...
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A Ukrainian couple died while holding their hands, as a russian missile hit their house in Kyiv amid April 24th massive attack 💔
April 26, 2025 at 11:26 AM
A Ukrainian couple died while holding their hands, as a russian missile hit their house in Kyiv amid April 24th massive attack 💔
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Ukraine carries to grave the victims of russia’s Palm Sunday “mistake”.
Father, mother and son. The family was on their way to church.
They put a soccer ball into the son’s casket. The boy loved soccer.
#StandWithUkraine #Sumy
Father, mother and son. The family was on their way to church.
They put a soccer ball into the son’s casket. The boy loved soccer.
#StandWithUkraine #Sumy
April 17, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Ukraine carries to grave the victims of russia’s Palm Sunday “mistake”.
Father, mother and son. The family was on their way to church.
They put a soccer ball into the son’s casket. The boy loved soccer.
#StandWithUkraine #Sumy
Father, mother and son. The family was on their way to church.
They put a soccer ball into the son’s casket. The boy loved soccer.
#StandWithUkraine #Sumy
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How the U.S. burned its soft (and hard) power, gifting China a historic opportunity. My WSJ Review essay. www.wsj.com/world/as-the...
Essay | As the U.S. Alienates Old Friends, China Is Ready to Reap the Benefits
President Trump’s erratic and aggressive foreign policy gives Beijing the chance to portray itself as a pillar of global stability.
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April 11, 2025 at 3:17 PM
How the U.S. burned its soft (and hard) power, gifting China a historic opportunity. My WSJ Review essay. www.wsj.com/world/as-the...
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7/7. This has not been a peace process. It has not even been appeasement. It has been the US throwing its power on Russia’s side in a war of aggression.
March 28, 2025 at 4:08 PM
7/7. This has not been a peace process. It has not even been appeasement. It has been the US throwing its power on Russia’s side in a war of aggression.
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6/ Russian demographic manipulations and mass indoctrination in occupied Ukraine are also at odds with the claim that Ukrainians living under occupation want to be under Russian control. isw.pub/UkrWar032225
March 23, 2025 at 12:21 AM
6/ Russian demographic manipulations and mass indoctrination in occupied Ukraine are also at odds with the claim that Ukrainians living under occupation want to be under Russian control. isw.pub/UkrWar032225
I would venture to say that putting boots on the ground should have happened in 2014
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Europe should have a moved into Ukraine long time before, the latest when North Koreans appeared at the frontline and supported the invasion of Ukraine. French President Macron’s statements are therefore only logical and necessary. Move in!
March 17, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I would venture to say that putting boots on the ground should have happened in 2014
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I had the privilege to pay my respects at this Dnipro war cemetery yesterday. Cemeteries like this all over Ukraine contain the remains of those who have courageously defended Ukraine against Russia since 2014, and represent endless acres of heartbreak for the people of #Ukraine.
March 14, 2025 at 4:40 AM
I had the privilege to pay my respects at this Dnipro war cemetery yesterday. Cemeteries like this all over Ukraine contain the remains of those who have courageously defended Ukraine against Russia since 2014, and represent endless acres of heartbreak for the people of #Ukraine.
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For the record: this is humor -- but it makes a good point
March 9, 2025 at 3:22 PM
For the record: this is humor -- but it makes a good point
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For officials in Europe or other US allied states: if you know of examples of the US government applying pressure on you to cut allied flows of aid or intelligence to Ukraine, whether on grounds of ITAR or end user licenses or other means, please get in touch with me.
March 7, 2025 at 6:47 PM
For officials in Europe or other US allied states: if you know of examples of the US government applying pressure on you to cut allied flows of aid or intelligence to Ukraine, whether on grounds of ITAR or end user licenses or other means, please get in touch with me.
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The Mother of All Threads on Musk-Moscow collusion.
Essential reading.
Essential reading.
34/ Musk did not turn on Ukraine, the EU, NATO—even the United Nations—organically.
He was _turned_—after he began jonesing to move his businesses into Russia (partly due to pandemic issues) and after he began having clandestine contacts with Putin.
From that point in, everything changed for Musk.
He was _turned_—after he began jonesing to move his businesses into Russia (partly due to pandemic issues) and after he began having clandestine contacts with Putin.
From that point in, everything changed for Musk.
March 4, 2025 at 10:28 PM
The Mother of All Threads on Musk-Moscow collusion.
Essential reading.
Essential reading.
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Dusting off my old Oxford English Dictionary and consulting carefully, I could not find "attack friends and submit to enemies" as a definition of the word "strength."
March 1, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Dusting off my old Oxford English Dictionary and consulting carefully, I could not find "attack friends and submit to enemies" as a definition of the word "strength."
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It is kind of ironic that Trump wants Canada as his 51st state, but all of his efforts appear to be turning America into Russia’s 47th oblast.
February 21, 2025 at 12:33 AM
It is kind of ironic that Trump wants Canada as his 51st state, but all of his efforts appear to be turning America into Russia’s 47th oblast.
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After we let Russia occupy part of your country and steal your resources, we will occupy the other part and do the same. Quite the starting point for the Americans.
The U.S. seeks to obtain 50% of Ukraine's rare minerals and has signaled openness to deploy American troops to guard them if there is a deal with Russia to end the war, NBC reported on Feb. 15, citing unnamed American officials.
Ukraine war latest: US wants 50% of Ukraine's minerals, may deploy troops to guard them; Zelensky says nearly 250,000 Russian soldiers killed in war
Key developments on Feb. 15-16:
* US wants to get 50% of Ukrainian minerals, may deploy its troops to guard them, NBC reports
* Almost 250,000 Russian soldiers killed in Ukraine war, Zelensky says
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February 18, 2025 at 4:28 PM
After we let Russia occupy part of your country and steal your resources, we will occupy the other part and do the same. Quite the starting point for the Americans.
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Wednesday: „We need peace with Russia.“
Friday: „Russian drone hits the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.“
We reap what we saw, and the seeds of appeasement have accuracy to deliver total war by 100%.
Friday: „Russian drone hits the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.“
We reap what we saw, and the seeds of appeasement have accuracy to deliver total war by 100%.
February 14, 2025 at 10:17 AM
Wednesday: „We need peace with Russia.“
Friday: „Russian drone hits the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.“
We reap what we saw, and the seeds of appeasement have accuracy to deliver total war by 100%.
Friday: „Russian drone hits the Chernobyl nuclear power plant.“
We reap what we saw, and the seeds of appeasement have accuracy to deliver total war by 100%.
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Apropos of nothing, I'm thinking about several things, one of which I just learned bout. The first is "Chesterton's Fence": an early 20th Century author who used a parable of a fence to posit why we should not destroy what we do not understand. 1/n www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPGb...
Chesterton Fence: Don’t Destroy What You Don’t Understand!
YouTube video by Sprouts
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February 9, 2025 at 6:49 PM
Apropos of nothing, I'm thinking about several things, one of which I just learned bout. The first is "Chesterton's Fence": an early 20th Century author who used a parable of a fence to posit why we should not destroy what we do not understand. 1/n www.youtube.com/watch?v=qPGb...
An interesting thought. Perhaps the conformism or indulgency to one’s desires are the root of this. “Stupidity is not an intellectual defect but a moral one. There are human beings who are remarkably agile intellectually yet stupid, and others who are intellectually dull yet anything but stupid.”
Another lesson that comes to mind today is Bonhoeffer's Theory of Stupidity. This postulates that stupid (or ignorant) people are more dangerous than truly evil ones. 4/n www.youtube.com/watch?v=ww47...
Bonhoeffer‘s Theory of Stupidity
YouTube video by Sprouts
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February 10, 2025 at 5:22 PM
An interesting thought. Perhaps the conformism or indulgency to one’s desires are the root of this. “Stupidity is not an intellectual defect but a moral one. There are human beings who are remarkably agile intellectually yet stupid, and others who are intellectually dull yet anything but stupid.”
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I'm pretty sure that Putin is well aware of his shortcomings. He expected this war to be a short affair, and if had his way and Ukraine would have collapsed, there would have been some reason to give him credit. But facts and reality are stubborn things, and they show his monumental miscalculation.
January 22, 2025 at 7:18 PM
I'm pretty sure that Putin is well aware of his shortcomings. He expected this war to be a short affair, and if had his way and Ukraine would have collapsed, there would have been some reason to give him credit. But facts and reality are stubborn things, and they show his monumental miscalculation.
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On russian Telegram: russians lament Putin’s broken promises
If civil liberties and the press are suppressed, Russia will have no future
Putin himself spoke about this almost 30 years ago.
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If civil liberties and the press are suppressed, Russia will have no future
Putin himself spoke about this almost 30 years ago.
1/3
January 16, 2025 at 10:18 AM
On russian Telegram: russians lament Putin’s broken promises
If civil liberties and the press are suppressed, Russia will have no future
Putin himself spoke about this almost 30 years ago.
1/3
If civil liberties and the press are suppressed, Russia will have no future
Putin himself spoke about this almost 30 years ago.
1/3
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Here is the Issue for Putin:
Putin invaded Ukraine for 2 reasons.
1: as punishment for rebelling against him, to send a signal to everyone else that he is the leader and cannot be questioned
2: To keep the west out of Ukraine at all costs
Putin invaded Ukraine for 2 reasons.
1: as punishment for rebelling against him, to send a signal to everyone else that he is the leader and cannot be questioned
2: To keep the west out of Ukraine at all costs
January 13, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Here is the Issue for Putin:
Putin invaded Ukraine for 2 reasons.
1: as punishment for rebelling against him, to send a signal to everyone else that he is the leader and cannot be questioned
2: To keep the west out of Ukraine at all costs
Putin invaded Ukraine for 2 reasons.
1: as punishment for rebelling against him, to send a signal to everyone else that he is the leader and cannot be questioned
2: To keep the west out of Ukraine at all costs
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5/ If Western politicians fail to do so, they will be squandering the sacrifices of those who fought and sacrificed to win WW2 and the Cold War. The cost of deterring countries like Russia and China will be very large. But the cost of not doing so will be exponentially bigger for all of us.
December 31, 2024 at 10:25 PM
5/ If Western politicians fail to do so, they will be squandering the sacrifices of those who fought and sacrificed to win WW2 and the Cold War. The cost of deterring countries like Russia and China will be very large. But the cost of not doing so will be exponentially bigger for all of us.
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As the fundraiser is stuck at 165,000$ out of 240,000, I am asking you to RT, like and comment the post I am quoting, it greatly helps the algorithms, and while it costs you nothing, an RT may save a life of a Ukrainian defender.
I would like to demonstrate the equipment you helped deliver to Ukraine in action. It might inspire others to contribute and help the fundraiser reach its goal. Tomorrow is New Year's Eve, and perhaps you could make a meaningful gift to these engineers by donating:
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December 30, 2024 at 6:42 PM
As the fundraiser is stuck at 165,000$ out of 240,000, I am asking you to RT, like and comment the post I am quoting, it greatly helps the algorithms, and while it costs you nothing, an RT may save a life of a Ukrainian defender.
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Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water. www.wsj.com/tech/underwa...
The New Frontier for Drone Warfare Is Deep Underwater
New larger autonomous vessels, with evocative names like Ghost Shark and Manta Ray, are aimed at gathering intelligence and countering new threats at sea.
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December 16, 2024 at 3:34 PM
Just when you thought it was safe to go back in the water. www.wsj.com/tech/underwa...