Mikhail Tsypkin
@MikhailTsypkin
Associate professor emeritus, Naval Postgraduate School, USA. All views are my own and do not represent USG and DOD/DON.
Whitehouse: "Let me mention first just how very bizarre it is that the Deputy AG is going out to do a witness interview. It really raises the question whether he's doing that in the role as Deputy AG, or if he's stepping back into his role as Trump criminal defense lawyer."
Zelenskyy Vows More Attacks Inside Russia As Civilian Casualties Mount In Eastern Ukraine rferl.org/a/33484663.html
Putin's Outdated Image Lays Bare Russia’s Flawed Political Decision-Making Process - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace carnegieendowment.org/russia-eurasia…
Ukraine updates: Zelenskyy says 3 Patriot systems secured p.dw.com/p/4y0cu?maca=e…
What Happens When Your University Is Banned in Russia? themoscowtimes.com/2025/07/21/wha…
Russian activist, Navalny supporter Leonid Melekhin entered the US through Mexico and applied for asylum. He lost his court case and was deported back to Russia... where he was promptly arrested on "justifying terrorism" charges. Thanks USA 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🦅🦅🦅
This story - about the CIA banning 84-year old Jim Clapper from a graduation for a working dog he donated - came from my colleague @ShaneHarris You can read it here. theatlantic.com/national-secur…
This story from Tom Nichols really got to me.
Trump: “It looks like it’s about $3.1 billion. It went up a little bit…The $2.7 is now $3.1.” Powell: “I’m not aware of that.” Trump: “It just came out.” Powell: “This came from us?” Trump: “Yes.” Powell: “You are including the Martin renovation. You just added in a third…
Thanks to declassification by @ChuckGrassley we know that in 2018, DOJ IG recorded the FBI believe that two SVR reports Tulsi parroted yesterday were "objectively false," potentially even made up. emptywheel.net/2025/07/24/tul…
In our new investigation into Russia's use of children for their military drone program, crucial evidence came from @tashurkevich's undercover phone calls. Here are some of the most striking confessions she extracted.
1/ The short and potentially tragic journey of American émigré Derek Huffman, who moved with his family from Texas to Russia to escape gays and pornography, joined the Russian army and was sent to the front in Ukraine, is documented by his YouTube channel. ⬇️
White House rescinds $20m for clean water in pesticide-contaminated rural California EPA said grant to provide clean water was a ‘wasteful DEI program’ as pesticide leaches into residents’ wells theguardian.com/us-news/2025/j…
"In the end Bakhmut fortress fell. The toll would undermine Ukraine’s 2023 counteroffensive, which also ended in failure. 'It was a mistake to stay in Bakhmut so long,' said a senior Ukrainian official involved with military planning." @ChristopherJM ft.com/content/4d6114…
Russia’s War Against Ukraine Has Seen an Explosion in HIV Rates - Carnegie Endowment for International Peace carnegieendowment.org/russia-eurasia…
Zelenskyy Promises New Bill After Anti-Corruption Law Sparks Backlash rferl.org/a/33481162.html
'A Perilous Moment For Ukraine' As New Law Undermines Wartime Unity rferl.org/a/33481850.html
The fact that the office of the director of national intelligence is putting out documents with titles like this is in itself a sign of a crisis within the American intelligence community.
Ukrainian F-16s Get Specialized Vehicles For Operating Constantly On The Move New ground support vehicles will help F-16s adapt to Ukraine's dispersed operations playbook, which is also influencing U.S. planning. Story: twz.com/air/ukrainian-…