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Dr Alina Polyakova
@apolyakova
President & CEO @CEPA Senior Fellow @SAIShopkins, Berkeley PhD, Russia, Europe, democracy, tech policy. Views my own. [email protected]
Washington DC
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    Dr Alina Polyakova
    @apolyakova
    Mar 4, 2022
    I can't believe I'm writing this about Kyiv, but looks very likely that Putin is about to do the Aleppo strategy: indiscriminate bombing, huge humanitarian toll, pure brutality. Those who thought that Kyiv, the heart of ancient Rus, was sacred, it's not. Nothing is sacred.
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    Dr Alina Polyakova
    @apolyakova
    Mar 4, 2022
    Replying to @apolyakova
    We can and must do more. No holding back on sanctions - all banks (foreign as well) should be banned from operating in Russia, all Russian banks sanctioned. Secure the humanitarian corridors. Provide more sophisticated weapons. No more kids gloves.
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    Dr Alina Polyakova
    @apolyakova
    Mar 15, 2022
    Few observations from a short trip to Europe. 1. Unlike in the US, here, even in the UK, the war feels viscerally close in a way it doesn’t yet in the US where the main effect on the public is still felt through rising prices rather than Ukrainian in peoples homes.
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    Dr Alina Polyakova
    @apolyakova
    Mar 4, 2022
    Replying to @apolyakova
    And I hope so very much that I am wrong. I love this city. I can't imagine this happening, but we couldn't imagine a week ago what has become the reality today.
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    Dr Alina Polyakova
    @apolyakova
    Apr 30, 2022
    Excellent news from 🇵🇱and 🇸🇰- this is how alliances work. And Russia doesn’t have any.
    Slovak MiG-29 warplanes could soon be freed up and made available for a transfer to Ukraine, thanks to a new agreement between Poland and Slovakia.
    Slovakia’s jets might soon be freed up for Ukraine, thanks to a Polish deal. (Published 2022)
    From nytimes.com
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    Dr Alina Polyakova
    @apolyakova
    Jun 30, 2022
    Over and over again we see that when the West acts from a position of strength it exposes Russias bluff and Putin backs down. This is the only way to deal w Russia: push back unapologetically, no appeasement, no concessions
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    AFP News Agency
    @AFP
    Jun 29, 2022
    #BREAKING "No problem" for Russia if Finland, Sweden join NATO, Putin says
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    Dr Alina Polyakova
    @apolyakova
    Feb 24, 2022
    All the US media are trying to rationalize Putin’s decision - please stop. It’s all excuses for a massive military invasion. It was never about NATO, it’s about destroying Ukraine because it wanted freedom. Simple as that.
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    Dr Alina Polyakova
    @apolyakova
    Apr 15, 2022
    Translation: "US support is working, we are taking heavy losses." Moscow is on the back foot. Now is the time to send more arms to Ukraine, not less.
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    Russia warns U.S. to stop arming Ukraine
    From washingtonpost.com
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    Dr Alina Polyakova
    @apolyakova
    Mar 15, 2022
    Replying to @apolyakova
    3. Most of the focus (in the UK anyways) is on weeding out Russian corruption and dirty Russian money in London and elsewhere, but the US is seen as lagging behind on matching the level of European and UK sanctions against oligarchs
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    Dr Alina Polyakova
    @apolyakova
    Dec 6, 2019
    “When Trump voters were told that President Vladimir Putin of Russia supported their candidate, they started admiring Mr Putin rather than abandoning Mr Trump.”
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    Will Europe Ever Trust America Again? – European Council on Foreign Relations
    From ecfr.eu
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    Dr Alina Polyakova
    @apolyakova
    Feb 21, 2022
    After Putin’s surreal speech and decision to recognize the LNR and DNR, isn’t it time to shed any illusions that we are dealing w someone who was ever interested in diplomacy.
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    Dr Alina Polyakova
    @apolyakova
    Mar 15, 2022
    Replying to @apolyakova
    2. Among gov officials it has sunk in that the post-Cold War order isn’t “in crisis” or “challenged” but that it’s over. Everything has changed, but we don’t know yet how nor what we will do about it. In the US, this finality hasn’t sunk in yet.
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    Dr Alina Polyakova
    @apolyakova
    Nov 25, 2019
    This “it was Ukraine narrative” may go down in history as the most successful disinformation campaign by the Russian intelligence agencies.
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    The Hill
    @thehill
    Nov 24, 2019
    John Kennedy on Russia being responsible for DNC hack: '“Right, but it could also be Ukraine" hill.cm/iuhyLEr
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    Dr Alina Polyakova
    @apolyakova
    Nov 26, 2018
    The Russian strategy: Moscow makes first aggressive move, then calls any response, no matter how restrained, a provocation and excuse for military strike. Meanwhile, any international criticism of Russian aggression is called Russophobia.
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    Christopher Miller
    @ChristopherJM
    Nov 26, 2018
    Replying to @ChristopherJM
    It was Russian ships that opened fire on Ukrainian ships. But Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov blames Ukraine for "provocation." He adds, Russia is no longer concerned about possible sanctions over the incident. tass.ru/politika/58347…