'Road to Unfreedom - Russia, Europe, America' by #TimothySnyder is an extraordinary book. In addition, it contains so many quotable epiphanies.

On Ilyin & fascist dictators succession in #russia:

💡"The very threat of what comes next generates a sense of threat that can be projected upon others as foreign policy. #Totalitarianism is its own true enemy, and that is the secret it keeps from itself by attacking others." (p. 29)

#propaganda
#fascistRussia
#RoadToUnfreedom
#Ukraine
#NeverAgain
#UN

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Back in June 2016, Kevin McCarthy expressed his suspicion that Donald Trump was under Putin's influence. He and other Republican members concluded that the risk of an embarrassment to their party was more important than American security. #RoadToUnfreedom, p. 255. 17/20

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#RoadToUnfreedom

Author Timothy Snyder believes Oligarch Investor Nr 1 in Austria Oleg Deripaska and #ukraine ex-ruler Yanukovych on the centerstage of #Russian interference 2016 with us election in support of Trump.

#Austria shielded Deripaska from sanctions in 2022.

Government friendly newspaper Kleine Zeitung story in German:

https://www.kleinezeitung.at/politik/aussenpolitik/ukraine/6110300/Oleg-Deripaska_In-Oesterreich-bestens-vernetzter-Oligarch-von

@semiosen

Thread in English:
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1618309363084718080.html

Hah 👇 Pity McC didn’t act on his suspicions…

RT @TimothyDSnyder@twitter.com

Back in June 2016, Kevin McCarthy expressed his suspicion that Donald Trump was under Putin's influence. He and other Republican members concluded that the risk of an embarrassment to their party was more important than American security. #RoadToUnfreedom, p. 255. 17/20

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/TimothyDSnyder/status/1618309400036507649

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While Manafort worked for Trump in 2016, though, Manafort's dependence on Russia was deeper. He owed Deripaska money, not a position one would want to be in. Manafort offered Deripaska "private briefings" on the campaign. He was hoping "to get whole." (#RoadToUnfreedom, 234) 7/20

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/TimothyDSnyder/status/1618309378637197312

Yes, inconceivable 👇

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It is entirely inconceivable that McGonigal was unaware of Russia's 2016 cyber influence campaign on behalf of Trump. Even I was aware of it, and I had no expertise. It became one of the subjects of my book #RoadtoUnfreedom. 11/20

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