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Frederick Flott had a distinguished career in the US government: @StateDept diplomat, @CIA officer, @USArmy officer (also one-time interpreter for Robert F. Kennedy). Was he also a spy for the KGB? A mystery dug up in the Mitrokhin Archive @Cambridge_Uni https://t.co/UqstXnU5c7
A new investigation by RFE/RL says Putin's kids with Alina Kabaeva have been raised by roughly 20 tutors from UK, Germany, Austria, & Ireland. Marching orders say son Ivan needed to speak English "like an educated European" by age four. Strict rules against anything gay-related.
A sign of the Kremlin encouraged messaging in Ru media on « how much winning is enough», shutting down calls for escalation and irresponsible nuclear posturing. A shaping operation to steer the decision making toward « taking the win in UA » on the « Anchorage terms ».