Rob Person

Good thread on the sinking of the Moskva, the Russian warship of Snake Island fame. “Русский военный корабль, иди…” 🇺🇦

Really important thread to understand the climate on the street in Moscow these days. 👇

A good read on the need to escalate sanctions on Russia, with quotes by the ever-insightful @edwardfishman: [link] via @politico

Poignant, riveting, heartbreaking: @MicheleBerdy’s account of her escape from Russia is a must-read. [link] via @politico @MoscowTimes

If you don’t have any commitments for the next several years, I’d recommend Kotkin’s 3-volume biography of Stalin.

An essential read on why this war is about so much more than NATO membership and why settlement will be so challenging. There’s much more historical and cultural baggage than most armchair strategists and amateur negotiators realize.

Putin got a Lada more than he bargained for…. Sorry, bad pun but good article ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

An important @JoDemocracy article by @mdyczok on the extraordinary battle that "Ukraine's information warriors" are waging in defense of their country and its freedom. Well worth reading.

Excellent thread by @WarintheFuture on gene mismatch between Russia’s strategy, objectives, resources, and outcomes in the first 2 weeks of its invasion.

An excellent deep analysis of the multifaceted sanctions regime in place against Russia and the resilience of EU financial institutions to sanctions blowback. Written for @PIIE by my friend @nicolas_veron

.@edwardfishman on how Russia can be deprived of its oil revenue without shocking the global market, using the strategy against Iran as a model. Worth reading his informative thread:

Insightful thread by @kurtwshaffer on infrastructure barriers to a rapid reorientation of Russian trade toward China. Worth a read…