Need always keep in mind that last 15 years, #Putin has interacted with ordinary Russian only in “petting zoo” style via Direct line

Путин на вопрос, с кем он себя ассоциирует - с 'верхами' или 'низами': я всегда очень тонко чувствую пульс того, чем живет рядовой человек

курс военной журналистики, кажется, огородникова, уже был на журфаке в наши времена. но кажется новостники, рожденные в 2000е, о нем не осведомлены

When mediation of #Erdogan or #Tokaev isn’t enough, #Putin has chosen the most unexpected person for a message to #Zelenski

Dmitry РОГОЗИН has been at the frontline in Zaporizhzhia. That's his way of reminding #Putin that it’s past a long time since he is unemployed.

Deleted my recent tweet about filtration camps because the document I was quoting was fake. Apologise!

Important note from Farida Rustamova that it can be a fake

When #Putin 's aide Oreshkin joked on April forecasts of GDP decline and called economists unprofessional, he dissembled that the crisis and following GDP decline was handmade.

1. Dependency on RUS is not going to disappear overnight
2. Other countries will be more actively welcomed by the Central Asian states (China, Turkey, Azerbaijan, etc)
3. RUS would be paying much more attention to the region w/ the only goal to secure its current lvl of influence

In the system of Russian state administration, excessive reflection and compunction are, if anything, a distraction from focusing on the result, and therefore a disadvantage. Efficiency and loyalty are the two main criteria for success, writes Alexandra Prokopenko

carnegieendowment.org/politika/88143