Nikolaus von Twickel
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Editor with @libmod.de in Berlin, responsible for @russlandverstehen.eu; Longtime Journalist and Russia watcher. Formerly with the OSCE SMM in Donetsk 🇺🇦, @dpa.com Moscow and @themoscowtimes.com 📧 [email protected]; @niktwick.69 on Signal
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Wait what.
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Melania Trump: "President Putin and I have had an open channel of communication."
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Apropos of nothing, this Venezuela themed bar is apparently the place to hang out in Munich these nights

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The challenge for the practical phase will be to decide who is in that delegation and who is not.
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At today’s meeting with Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Theodoros Rousopoulos. Now that the resolution has been adopted, the process of forming the Russian democratic delegation to PACE is entering the practical phase.
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Die russische Exil-Opposition bekommt eine Plattform in der Parlamentarischen Versammlung des Europarats (@coe.int). Wer an der Plattform teilnehmen soll, ist allerdings noch unklar.
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At today’s meeting with Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe Theodoros Rousopoulos. Now that the resolution has been adopted, the process of forming the Russian democratic delegation to PACE is entering the practical phase.
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Hätte mich gewundert wenn es anders wäre
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Jürgen is correct. Any historian of Germany in the 30s recognizes this language and approach instantly: the "enemy within" consisted of Social Democrats, Jews, Poles, Gyspies and Gays. Their eradication was sought and to a horrendous extent accomplished.
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I have previously written on the moral & scholarly bankruptcy of Anatol Lieven.

This to me squarely confirms my (harsh) view.

There isn't anyone even in GD who believes that Kavelashvili has anything substantial to say, or had any say.

This in an entirely empty charade.
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Es wird immer schwieriger, sich gegen den Rechtsruck im Land, gegen Rassismus und Diskriminierung einzusetzen. Antifaschist:in zu sein. Das geht aufs Konto von „Nius“ und „Cicero“, von AfD – und auch der CDU. Meine Kolumne für @campact.de blog.campact.de/2025/10/demo...
Demokratieretter leben gefährlich
Wer die Demokratie verteidigt, gerät öfter in Begrängnis. Denn statt einer "links-grünen Meinungsmacht" bestimmen ganz andere den Diskurs.
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"Ecuador is now the largest global exporter of both cocaine and bananas"
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Russia has become the largest single-country buyer of Ecuadorian bananas, purchasing 1.5 million metric tons during 2024 and the first half of 2025.

How is it related to global diversification of cocaine trafficking routes? 🤔
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As a resident of #Portland it is impossible to capture how unhinged this is. We are a low crime city and the ICE protest "siege" consists of one auxiliary ICE office that normally has at most a dozen weirdos debating what performance art they should use to block a single driveway
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Trump says he’s authorized Hegseth to use “Full Force” against Antifa in “War ravaged” Portland
At the request of Secretary of Homeland Security, Kristi Noem, I am directing Secretary of War, Pete Hegseth, to provide all necessary Troops to protect War ravaged Portland, and any of our ICE Facilities under siege from attack by Antifa, and other domestic terrorists. I am also authorizing Full Force, if necessary. Thank you for your attention to this matter!
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Vla­di­mir #Sorokin ist ein schar­fer Beob­ach­ter der poli­ti­schen Ver­hält­nisse in #Russland – manche seiner Bücher haben sich als pro­phe­tisch erwie­sen. Im Inter­view urteilt er scho­nungs­los über Putins Regime:
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"Das ist jetzt eine Mixtur aus Mittelalter und Sowjetmacht"
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In which the „irrepressible James Sherr“ rightly points out that “we are now..spending half our time, which we could be devoting to dealing with Russia…engaged in Trump management….So the Russians see us as incapacitated“
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A blog and podcast about Russian and post-Soviet politics.
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