Oscar Jonsson
@OAJonsson
All things Russia, international security, old literature & new tech. Author. PhD from @warstudies.
Large protest in Kyiv tonight, the first signs of public dissent against Zelenskyy’s government since the full scale invasion, as demonstrators rally against the passing of a bill stripping anti-corruption bodies of their powers
In more America Crisis news
NEW: Tulsi Gabbard announces she has officially referred Barack Obama to the DOJ for criminal prosecution
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.
Ekonomichna pravda reports that the interceptor UAV made by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt's Swift Beat company is responsible for approximately 90% of Shahed OWA that are downed by UAVs. epravda.com.ua/oborona/milyar…
”Ryssland har tiodubblat produktionen av Shahed-drönare på ungefär ett år, säger Oscar Jonsson, forskare i krigsvetenskap vid Försvarshögskolan” Pratade med TT om Rysslands rekordattacker med drönare i juni och juli svd.se/a/AvKmd3/ryssl…
Great stuff
The latest Russia Contingency is out. Steve Kotkin joins me for an interesting conversation on the Russia-Ukraine war, state of play, recent negotiations, offering a historically informed view on these subjects. @WarOnTheRocks warontherocks.com/episode/therus…
"Russia’s budget deficit continues to rise, and has reached the level forecast for the whole year within just six months. To now keep the deficit within planned limits, the government would need to cut spending – but this is politically impossible" en.thebell.io/fear-levels-ri…
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“Volodymyr, can you hit Moscow? . . . Can you hit St Petersburg too?” Trump asked on the call, according to the people. They said Zelenskyy replied: “Absolutely. We can if you give us the weapons.” New, with @ChristopherJM @HenryJFoy: ft.com/content/b66f03…
Dyker upp i Studio Ett ~16.13 och pratar om huruvida Trump-administrationen fått nog av Putin eller ej.