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Mikhail Khodorkovsky

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A leader of the Russian opposition, reformer. Ex-political prisoner (2003–2013). Follow for insights on current events in Russia and beyond

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I have listened to Putin speak for over twenty years. Last week, he did something I have not seen since the full-scale war began: he called Zelenskyy 'господин Зеленский.' Mr. Zelenskyy. That single word is why a negotiated peace now feels within reach (🧵 Read on)

I have listened to Putin speak for over twenty years. Last week, he did something I have not seen since the full-scale war began: he called Zelenskyy 'господин Зеленский.' Mr. Zelenskyy. That single word is why a negotiated peace now feels within reach (🧵 Read on)

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Putin now admits what he has denied for months: Russia's war-driven growth is over. Labor reserves are exhausted, unemployment — at record lows, with no solutions in sight. 1/13 🧵Takeaways from his annual Q&A

Putin now admits what he has denied for months: Russia's war-driven growth is over. Labor reserves are exhausted, unemployment — at record lows, with no solutions in sight. 1/13 🧵Takeaways from his annual Q&A

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Let’s call things by their proper names: Maduro’s capture is not a victory for international law. It is a demonstration of Western — above all American — power, and of a readiness to use that power in international politics. [1/3]

Let’s call things by their proper names: Maduro’s capture is not a victory for international law. It is a demonstration of Western — above all American — power, and of a readiness to use that power in international politics. [1/3]

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What happens when one builds a military on convicted criminals? Eventually they start hunting each other—and torturing civilians caught in between. 🧵A window into Putin’s collapsing internal order: [1/14]

What happens when one builds a military on convicted criminals? Eventually they start hunting each other—and torturing civilians caught in between. 🧵A window into Putin’s collapsing internal order: [1/14]

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The Putin-Xi friendship is fake. 🧵Here's the proof [1/7]

The Putin-Xi friendship is fake. 🧵Here's the proof [1/7]

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Putin’s words here are a chilling confession of his fear of peace. Without the distraction of war, he knows society will finally wake up and ask exactly what he has done to their country.

Putin’s words here are a chilling confession of his fear of peace. Without the distraction of war, he knows society will finally wake up and ask exactly what he has done to their country.

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169,871 просмотров • 2 дней назад

A fuel crisis keeps spreading across Russia. I ran the country's largest oil company. Let me explain what is actually happening — and why the Kremlin cannot stop it. 🧵[1/12]

A fuel crisis keeps spreading across Russia. I ran the country's largest oil company. Let me explain what is actually happening — and why the Kremlin cannot stop it. 🧵[1/12]

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936,248 просмотров • 25 дней назад

Russian men dying young is not new. They've been dying from drinking, neglect, broken health system. Male life expectancy only crawled back to 66 by 2019. Then Putin marched the survivors to the front (🧵1/7)

Russian men dying young is not new. They've been dying from drinking, neglect, broken health system. Male life expectancy only crawled back to 66 by 2019. Then Putin marched the survivors to the front (🧵1/7)

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380,220 просмотров • 21 дней назад

Imagine this: terrorists take 900 people hostage. They have political demands, offer to release 10 people a day. They name the opposition MP they're ready to talk to. The MP agrees—but the president stops him, afraid the MP's rating might rise... 🧵[1/7]

Imagine this: terrorists take 900 people hostage. They have political demands, offer to release 10 people a day. They name the opposition MP they're ready to talk to. The MP agrees—but the president stops him, afraid the MP's rating might rise... 🧵[1/7]

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616,588 просмотров • 1 месяц назад

It is nearly impossible for a European to comprehend the psychological reality inside Russia. It is not just "fake news." It is a total deconstruction of reality. Let me try to immerse you in the world Russians live in [1/9]

It is nearly impossible for a European to comprehend the psychological reality inside Russia. It is not just "fake news." It is a total deconstruction of reality. Let me try to immerse you in the world Russians live in [1/9]

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1,407,112 просмотров • 3 месяцев назад

This week the FSB arrested Ilya Traber, a St. Petersburg businessman from the same world Putin came from. Before Putin ran the largest country on earth, he carried his boss's suitcase in that city. 🧵Here is the origin story. [1/15]

This week the FSB arrested Ilya Traber, a St. Petersburg businessman from the same world Putin came from. Before Putin ran the largest country on earth, he carried his boss's suitcase in that city. 🧵Here is the origin story. [1/15]

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270,267 просмотров • 1 месяц назад

The Vologda region governor now says his government car ran out of gasoline, leaving him to bum a ride from a stranger to get to work. It happened just an hour after he told residents there was no reason to stock up on fuel.

The Vologda region governor now says his government car ran out of gasoline, leaving him to bum a ride from a stranger to get to work. It happened just an hour after he told residents there was no reason to stock up on fuel.

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147,496 просмотров • 24 дней назад

Imagine this: A major disaster hits your country. People are dying, cities are burning, the environment is ruined. You look to your national leader for a plan, but they've nowhere to be found. Sounds unlikely? In Putin's Russia, it's an everyday reality. In 26 years in power, he has vanished every time the nation is in pain. [1/16]

Imagine this: A major disaster hits your country. People are dying, cities are burning, the environment is ruined. You look to your national leader for a plan, but they've nowhere to be found. Sounds unlikely? In Putin's Russia, it's an everyday reality. In 26 years in power, he has vanished every time the nation is in pain. [1/16]

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457,384 просмотров • 3 месяцев назад

A Russian schoolteacher secretly filmed his own workplace as it was turned into a war propaganda machine. That footage is now part of a documentary shortlisted for an Oscar. Here’s the story behind ‘Mr Nobody in Russia’:👇 [1/12]

A Russian schoolteacher secretly filmed his own workplace as it was turned into a war propaganda machine. That footage is now part of a documentary shortlisted for an Oscar. Here’s the story behind ‘Mr Nobody in Russia’:👇 [1/12]

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954,839 просмотров • 6 месяцев назад

I see two takes when it comes to Russia: — Putin's regime is collapsing as we watch — It will never fall Both are wrong. Here's what is actually happening.

I see two takes when it comes to Russia: — Putin's regime is collapsing as we watch — It will never fall Both are wrong. Here's what is actually happening.

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289,610 просмотров • 2 месяцев назад

A 63-year-old Russian father faces life in prison for defending his son from being forced back to the front. After 1.5 years in Ukraine, his son refused to return and was hunted down as a deserter. When military police arrived at their village to forcibly take him, Alexey Zaitsev fatally shot an officer to protect his son. His son was sentenced to 8 years; the father faces a possible life sentence.

A 63-year-old Russian father faces life in prison for defending his son from being forced back to the front. After 1.5 years in Ukraine, his son refused to return and was hunted down as a deserter. When military police arrived at their village to forcibly take him, Alexey Zaitsev fatally shot an officer to protect his son. His son was sentenced to 8 years; the father faces a possible life sentence.

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109,774 просмотров • 24 дней назад

"You're not going anywhere! Let them out!". In the Urals, mothers physically tried to stop their sons from being sent back to the war with Ukraine. 🧵(Read on — 1/4)

"You're not going anywhere! Let them out!". In the Urals, mothers physically tried to stop their sons from being sent back to the war with Ukraine. 🧵(Read on — 1/4)

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98,851 просмотров • 24 дней назад

Imagine a foreign government doesn't like what your country is doing, and decides to change it. Without asking you. That's what Putin is doing in the Baltic states. He just got his first big win in Latvia. 🧵 [1/13]

Imagine a foreign government doesn't like what your country is doing, and decides to change it. Without asking you. That's what Putin is doing in the Baltic states. He just got his first big win in Latvia. 🧵 [1/13]

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210,866 просмотров • 1 месяц назад

The West is losing the war: current efforts are insufficient to prevent the fall of key Ukrainian regions to Putin in the next 2 years. 1/16 🧵The facts you need to know (Follow for a second part on good and bad sanctions)

The West is losing the war: current efforts are insufficient to prevent the fall of key Ukrainian regions to Putin in the next 2 years. 1/16 🧵The facts you need to know (Follow for a second part on good and bad sanctions)

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2,890,373 просмотров • 2 лет назад

The Kremlin is openly threatening a Ukrainian-American accused of smuggling drones: "accidents happen." Kuzminov was shot six times and run over in Spain after defecting to Ukraine. Moscow says it can do the same again.

The Kremlin is openly threatening a Ukrainian-American accused of smuggling drones: "accidents happen." Kuzminov was shot six times and run over in Spain after defecting to Ukraine. Moscow says it can do the same again.

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52,231 просмотров • 16 дней назад

State Duma deputy Zhuravlev had a breakdown and started cursing when an interviewer asked him why he's calling on Russians to go to the front while he himself is sitting in Moscow.

State Duma deputy Zhuravlev had a breakdown and started cursing when an interviewer asked him why he's calling on Russians to go to the front while he himself is sitting in Moscow.

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73,505 просмотров • 23 дней назад

Putin has chosen Britain as his number one enemy. His agents are already inside the UK, preparing to strike. 🧵Here are the three tools the Kremlin will use — and why he won't stop. [1/13]

Putin has chosen Britain as his number one enemy. His agents are already inside the UK, preparing to strike. 🧵Here are the three tools the Kremlin will use — and why he won't stop. [1/13]

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188,886 просмотров • 2 месяцев назад

Do you remember that recent, incredibly awkward exchange between Pashinyan and Putin in the Kremlin? It was a masterclass in geopolitical trolling. Pashinyan literally looked Putin in the eye and teased him about Armenia having "too much democracy," even lecturing him on how they hold fair elections "twice a year." 1/4

Do you remember that recent, incredibly awkward exchange between Pashinyan and Putin in the Kremlin? It was a masterclass in geopolitical trolling. Pashinyan literally looked Putin in the eye and teased him about Armenia having "too much democracy," even lecturing him on how they hold fair elections "twice a year." 1/4

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271,566 просмотров • 3 месяцев назад

In 2014, Putin declared Crimea a sacred symbol of Russian revival. 🧵Now he has abandoned it—and left its citizens trapped on an island of despair.

In 2014, Putin declared Crimea a sacred symbol of Russian revival. 🧵Now he has abandoned it—and left its citizens trapped on an island of despair.

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Azerbaijan's Aliyev demanded an apology from Putin over a downed plane... and got it! This exposes cracks in Russia's regional alliances as its power fades. 🧵Turkey (and NATO) are reshaping the post-Soviet space in unexpected ways. Here's how

Azerbaijan's Aliyev demanded an apology from Putin over a downed plane... and got it! This exposes cracks in Russia's regional alliances as its power fades. 🧵Turkey (and NATO) are reshaping the post-Soviet space in unexpected ways. Here's how

Mikhail Khodorkovsky

1,169,739 просмотров • 1 год назад