@Kevin Rothrock
hyper-professional #Russia guy, managing editor of @meduza_en, ugly American based in Portland, Oregon (USA). Signal: @KevinRothrock.01
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Recent Notes
@nprofile1q... Dunno, but I think he's saying here that he believes the forces of history, or something like that, inevitably mean the dissection of Ukraine, not that he or another Russian leader must instigate it.
A married couple was killed in an overnight Ukrainian air attack on Rostov-on-Don, Governor Yuri Slyusar said. Five others were wounded, two critically, including a teenager. The attack hit a private business, warehouses, homes, and cars, Slyusar said. https://t.me/bbcrussian/97696
Putin sounds as convinced as ever of his reading of the historical future, saying in fresh comments that Ukraine will lose its western regions "sooner or later," along with the lands added by Soviet officials ("gifts from Stalin"). "Not tomorrow, maybe not the day after. Maybe a year, 2, 10, 15." https://www.rbc.ru/politics/26/07/2026/6a6629e29a7947320ea7a8f3
Iranian lawmaker Ebrahim Azizi, who heads the Parliament’s National Security and Foreign Policy Commission, says Ukraine "miscalculated" by striking an Iranian merchant ship in the Caspian Sea, warning that Kyiv will soon learn Tehran "leaves no action unanswered." https://www.rbc.ru/politics/27/07/2026/6a6699449a7947834a3362c8
Russian pop singer Larisa Dolina has moved into a new Moscow apartment bought by friends and says she won't try to reclaim the one she lost in a phone-fraud case that became a news sensation in Russia. This story spawned so many theories about property, media, courts, vlast, etc. https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/8845018
Blogger Ilya Remeslo, who spent years aiding in the repression of Team Navalny before recently going anti-Putin, has been taken to Moscow's Serbsky Institute for a psych eval. Remeslo was jailed July 17 on charges of spreading "fakes" about Russia's army. https://www.fontanka.ru/2026/07/26/76554026/
The media's fascination with Loomer's Ukraine trip and about-face is truly breathtaking. Are people really this desperate to have their views validated? Yes, yes they are.
https://media.infosec.excha...
Makes me want to pitch another exclusive to AP: Bigot Uncle Hated Gays for Years But Says After Visit to SF Castro District: Actually, They're Very Clean and In-Shape
The media's fascination with Loomer's Ukraine trip and about-face is truly breathtaking. Are people really this desperate to have their views validated? Yes, yes they are.
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@nprofile1q... Soviet bureaucracy influences the post-Soviet world of course, but competing for Most Historically Rooted War is 100% stupid.
Our Blessed Roots in History / Their Barbarous Nature
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Tehran says Ukraine attacked an Iranian merchant ship in the Caspian Sea this morning, killing 1 crew member & wounding another. Meanwhile, on X, Zelensky said he will share evidence with the US showing Russia is assisting Iran in targeting US bases in the Middle East via satellite surveillance. https://www.kommersant.ru/doc/8844751