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Fr Ricardo's avatar

Bravo! A masterpiece in its own right. The only element missing is the influence of Christian Nationalism on both sides; American Evangelicals, and Russian Orthodox. Both are a part of Putin's arsenal of disinformation and radical patriarchal systems. And then there is the industrial military complex who are by the far, the richest winners of the brawl. Well done, Mr. Abramson, you are a lighthouse and we need you to continue being the beacon of light on a rocky stormy shore.

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Cindy's avatar

Well, may I respectfully suggest a replacement for the "heart" button? I cannot say I "liked" anything much in this article!!

However, to be serious - it may be because I've read your books and listened/read the views of the likes of Kasparov et al, that none of this is a surprise. Yes it is terrifying to see it all laid out like you brilliantly (as usual) did, but not surprising.

I would like to have an optimistic view and think that the Democrats actually know this, but are treading the line you say in trying to keep the support for Ukraine out of partisan division as much as possible, so that they have maximum time to keep supplying Ukraine with weapons, and hopefully addressing cyber (reactive and proactive). Some things are best done under the radar so to speak, but we will not know of course, unless & until there are leaks or the time is right to show their work.

Perhaps we can also hope that the man-of-the-moment, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is right when he says Russia is providing Ukraine with military hardware in abanded tanks etc., and that their current offer to Russian pilots to handover their planes and helicopters for very large sums of money (and presumably a new identity in the West) also garners them both a lessening of Russian resources at the same time as an increase for Ukraine.

That is the type of thing people in the West can help with - I have already read of rich people offering Russian soldiers & Pilots money to defect. As you say, every means short of shooting down a Russian pilot by a NATO plane ... Let's get creative! I don't know how successful Anonymous has really been, but they seem to be working assiduously to do their bit against Putin's plans inside Russia. Let us hope the Ukrainians can do the near impossible, but they need every little bit of help ...

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