How is anyone supposed to get their heads around the ridiculous dog-and-pony show---and an amateur one at that---the Trump admin. put on in Munich? Lavrov is going to mop the floor with Rubio when they meet, and everyone else in Putin's circle will play the US contingent as the fools they are. My heart breaks for Ukraine, but let's hope the Europeans can cobble something together in their support. What a week.
I look at a lot of Russian "underground" metal and punk bands - a lot of them are in Kazakhstan or Georgia, now, but some are still in Russia - Kazan has a big folk-punk scene, St Petersburg had a good thing going until about three months ago, and you can read between the lines on their lyrics, the ones in Russia. The ones who have made it out, they're a lot more plainspoken, but they're not risking prison time. So lots of Russian youth aren't cowed and they don't have any illusions about Putin or his gang and they have a huge desire for freedom... Navalny said "don't give up, don't be afraid" and that's good advice for those of us on the outside, too. Go get a copy of his book, Patriot: A Memoir, it's a good read.
Wouldn't disagree with Laura's point below but hope that some of the actors, like Rubio might just want to appear mature and across their brief. We can only hope.
How is anyone supposed to get their heads around the ridiculous dog-and-pony show---and an amateur one at that---the Trump admin. put on in Munich? Lavrov is going to mop the floor with Rubio when they meet, and everyone else in Putin's circle will play the US contingent as the fools they are. My heart breaks for Ukraine, but let's hope the Europeans can cobble something together in their support. What a week.
Something I put together about Navalny on my Substack - https://streamfortyseven.substack.com/p/february-16-remembrance-day-for-alexey
I look at a lot of Russian "underground" metal and punk bands - a lot of them are in Kazakhstan or Georgia, now, but some are still in Russia - Kazan has a big folk-punk scene, St Petersburg had a good thing going until about three months ago, and you can read between the lines on their lyrics, the ones in Russia. The ones who have made it out, they're a lot more plainspoken, but they're not risking prison time. So lots of Russian youth aren't cowed and they don't have any illusions about Putin or his gang and they have a huge desire for freedom... Navalny said "don't give up, don't be afraid" and that's good advice for those of us on the outside, too. Go get a copy of his book, Patriot: A Memoir, it's a good read.
Wouldn't disagree with Laura's point below but hope that some of the actors, like Rubio might just want to appear mature and across their brief. We can only hope.
Some typos: Scholz, Weidel