Joe Dresen

Joe Dresen is a former Senior Program Associate at the Kennan Institute, Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington DC.

[Joe Dresen @dresenjo]

You can also find me now at
https://t.co/Sc6ENeCO6n

Stop by and say hi....

[Joe Dresen @dresenjo]

Amazing collection here…

[ChrisO_wiki @ChrisO_wiki]

Moscow's instantly-iconic exploding fuel storage tank is resulting in a flood of memes. I'll add a selection below...

[Joe Dresen @dresenjo]

@ivan_8848 Ukraine wasn’t the “first station” on the Russian imperial train…Georgia was in 2008.

[Jake Epstein @byjepstein]

Satellite imagery shows Russia placed an anti-drone cage around a building at the VNIIR Progress military plant — unusual protection usually reserved for armored vehicles on the battlefield. Ukraine struck it with FP-5 Flamingo cruise missiles this week.
https://t.co/3HrTrYa44l

[Jill Dougherty @jillrussia]

Sign along highway in #Latvia .

[Joe Dresen @dresenjo]

@BrianFaughnan Dogma vibes 😃

[Joe Dresen @dresenjo]

@Kasparov63 @CathyYoung63 Too right.

[Siobhán O'Grady @siobhan_ogrady]

@mooseblossoms @washingtonpost Gift link here: https://t.co/PMxJxiaMcg

You may need to provide your email to read it though.

[Joe Dresen @dresenjo]

Come for this insightful analysis of an anti-Putin, Oscar-winning documentary. Stay for the even more insightful analysis of how this movie discomfits the Russian opposition almost as much as the Kremlin.

Another great read from the @kennaninstitute 's Russia File.

[The Kennan Institute @kennaninstitute]

⚫ The Rise of Mr. Nobody

In 2022, what began as routine documentation turned into something far more revealing: the spread of pro-war indoctrination among children.

Read more ⬇️
https://t.co/a9CFuCMcZq

#Russia #Documentary #Media #Politics #RussiaFile #KennanInstitute #Oscars #Sundance

[L. Louise Lucas @SenLouiseLucas]

That’s what I’m talking about! Go Rams!!Taking out a powerhouse tonight!

[Meduza @meduzaproject]

В СИЗО умер политзаключенный Владимир Осипов, осужденный по делу о «фейках» про армию

https://t.co/CpfPVdoLUL

[John Helin @J_JHelin]

According to our latest assessment of Russian net gains were negative for the first time since 2023.

Although the data from our map of differs from some of the others, I don't believe our actual assessment of the situation on the ground differs much at all from other analysts

[Michael Weiss @michaeldweiss]

This man has a pic of himself dressed as Niccolò Machiavelli on his personal website.

[Joe Dresen @dresenjo]

Amazing

[Michael McFaul @McFaul]

Shifting Trump reasons for war with Iran:

nuclear threat (but we obliterated their program 8 months ago)

ballistic missile threat (but it's 10 years + before they can attack the US & deterrence works)

terrorist threat (but Israel just severely weakened Hamas and Hezbollah)

liberating the Iranian people (oh, we changed our minds on that; nevermind).

Israel made us do it.

What new argument will tomorrow bring?

[The Kennan Institute @kennaninstitute]

⚫️ Trump Is Not Doing Russia Any Favors

As #Russia’s war in #Ukraine grinds on, short-term diplomatic openings may appear favorable to Moscow. But the long-term strategic picture tells a different story.

New analysis:
https://t.co/16lw3i3ef9

[Joe Dresen @dresenjo]

@abel_riu @alex_kokcharov Putin is taking a flamethrower to Russia’s future.

[FIRE @TheFIREorg]

UPDATE: Sources are now reporting that the government is no longer pursuing its case against a group of Democratic lawmakers who posted a video urging servicemembers to refuse to carry out illegal orders.

This is a positive development for free speech, but the investigation should never have happened in the first place.

As FIRE has said, in the United States, everyone — from a sitting U.S. senator to an everyday American — has the First Amendment right to say our troops should refuse to carry out unlawful orders.

All federal officials, from President Trump on down, take an oath to uphold the Constitution. Attempting to have political opponents — or anyone — investigated for their protected expression flatly violates that oath. The Framers intended the First Amendment to prohibit precisely such an abuse of power.

[U.S. Helsinki Commission @HelsinkiComm]

Over the last four years, Russian officials have abducted tens of thousands of Ukrainian children as part of Putin’s genocide. Watch @RepVeasey condemn the forcible adoption, abuse, and reeducation of Ukrainian youth and demand their return.

[Joe Dresen @dresenjo]

The Kennan Institute recently posted my article on how the Trump administration is not doing Russia any favors:
https://t.co/5XfQtyZbbJ

The longer and harder Putin prosecutes his war of aggression against Ukraine, the worse off he leaves Russia and its people.