The Disastrous Paradox of Russian Fear | Putin and his coercive security services have created a problem among ordinary Russians that has no easy solution. Irina Borogan and @andreisoldatov.bsky.social https://cepa.org/article/the-disastrous-paradox-of-russian-fear/
Today I discovered that the debate is scheduled for 7 May — without me. I have received no explanation for this change, nor any formal notice that I was no longer participating. 3/4
Over several weeks, we exchanged emails with the Union’s Speakers’ Committee and waited for a date to be set.
2/4
Some time ago I was invited to speak at a debate at The Oxford Union on the motion:
“This House Would Rather go to War with Russia than Lose Ukraine.”
I accepted and was due to speak for the motion.
THREAD 1/4
Quietly removing speakers without explanation undermines the purpose of debate — even when those speakers are Russians in exile, as I am.
Putin’s Censors Lashed by Popular Rage | “Russians are willing to tolerate a lot, but there’s a limit. As the country’s internet regulators are discovering.” @andreisoldatov.bsky.social and Irina Borogan
Putin’s Censors Lashed by Popular Rage | "Russians are willing to tolerate a lot, but there’s a limit. As the country’s internet regulators are discovering." @andreisoldatov.bsky.social and Irina Borogan
Russian Foreboding as Putin Marks Victory Day | "Russians were told to expect a defining speech from Putin, but got only the same old messages and a sense that the Kremlin has lost direction." Irina Borogan & @andreisoldatov.bsky.social cepa.org/article/russ...
My pessimistic take on the increasingly popular assumption that Putin's regime is on the verge of defeat—or collapse—in @observeruk.bsky.social
observer.co.uk/news/interna...
Russia’s Influence Game | “The Kremlin’s efforts to show it’s an accepted member of the global community require enormous work by every arm of the regime.” Irina Borogan and @andreisoldatov.bsky.social
cepa.org/article/russias-influence-game-church-state-and-espionage/
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Andrei Soldatov
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Putin and his coercive security services have created a problem among ordinary Russians that has no easy solution.
