Archiv des Autors: Michael Wehle

Guardian: Vladimir Putin may use the Biden administration’s support for Ukraine as a pretext to order a new campaign to interfere in American politics, US intelligence officials have assessed. Intelligence agencies have not found any evidence Putin has authorized measures … Weiterlesen →

Boris Buden, e-flux: The system of parliamentary oligarchy that upholds Putin, with its authoritarian and violent character, is not an exclusively Russian invention. It’s the system that best serves the interests of the global ruling class today. This is why … Weiterlesen →

PEN America: One theme that runs through virtually every educational gag order is patriotism. On its own, that’s unremarkable. Every state in the country has education-related laws on the books designed to produce patriotic, civic-minded students. But what legislators are … Weiterlesen →

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How did Galloway get this classy Russia state-affiliated media tag? I want one! Decades ago I was used to being told I was in the pay of the Soviet Union, then during the 1990s that disappeared (leaving me with a … Weiterlesen →

Guardian: Truss told a Nato foreign ministers’ dinner that the Nato-Russian Founding Act, the basis of cooperation between Moscow and Nato, was at an end. She said: “The age of engagement is over. We need a new approach to security … Weiterlesen →

BBC: The US has imposed sanctions against Russian President Vladimir Putin’s inner circle, including his daughters.The list also includes the family of Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and major banks. … The US said that Mr Putin’s daughters, Katerina Vladimirovna Tikhonova … Weiterlesen →

Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic: But as long as Russia is ruled by Putin, then Russia is at war with us too. So are Belarus, North Korea, Venezuela, Iran, Nicaragua, Hungary, and potentially many others. We might not want to compete … Weiterlesen →