nadin brzezinski

@Nadinabbott@mstdn.social
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Born in Mexico, came to the states to study, married my husband…as they say, rest is history. I support Ukraine because genocide is very real. I also cover Ukraine in medium, because it’s important.

By inference it does look like Russia is running out of fire fighting foam. It’s also getting hit where it hurts, fuel for the economy and the war effort

https://open.substack.com/pub/nadinabbott/p/fires-at-multiple-oil-depots?r=9kta6&utm_medium=ios

https://nadinbrzezinski.medium.com/fires-at-multiple-oil-depots-489bed89aa95

Fires at Multiple Oil Depots

It’s not just Rostov.

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We now have charges. We also have more Information on how dependent the Russian army is on Telegram. Quite brutally honest, it’s a complete head scratcher. They are also relying on StarLink. This they should have no access too.

https://open.substack.com/pub/nadinabbott/p/telegram-owner-charged?r=9kta6&utm_medium=ios

https://nadinbrzezinski.medium.com/telegram-owner-charged-2f4d9f17f6aa

Telegram Owner Charged…

Yesterday, France released the charges against Pavel Durov.

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This arrest is extremely consequential for the future of social media, moderation, and alleged internet crime. Effects could transfer to the United States as well. So do watch this. Free Substack

https://open.substack.com/pub/nadinabbott/p/pavel-durov-telegram?r=9kta6&utm_medium=ios

Pavel Durov: Telegram

If they can come for Pavel Durov, they can come for any tech billionaire with four citizenships providing an encrypted platform for rogue states and organised crime networks and refusing to cooperate with investigations.

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Conflicting noise signals might point to factions who want different results. Time will tell if these are changes, or not.

https://open.substack.com/pub/nadinabbott/p/reading-tea-leaves?r=9kta6&utm_medium=ios

https://nadinbrzezinski.medium.com/reading-tea-leaves-d7511f85d9c8

Reading Tea Leaves…

I admit that what I am doing today is highly speculative because Kremlinology has never been an exact science.

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Ukraine continues to advance in Kursk, with a limited offensive in Kharkiv. Objectively, Russia has lost control of the border. Talk of doubts about Putin has started within Russia.

https://open.substack.com/pub/nadinabbott/p/looking-at-the-big-picture?r=9kta6&utm_medium=ios

https://nadinbrzezinski.medium.com/looking-at-the-big-picture-ab66df41e9c4

Looking at the Big Picture

So far, Russia is not withdrawing troops from the occupied territories.

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This operation continues to drive a deep wedge inside Russia. If rumors from Z Chanel’s are correct, it may be setting conditions for the end of the war. We can hope.

https://open.substack.com/pub/nadinabbott/p/more-on-kursk?r=9kta6&utm_medium=ios

https://nadinbrzezinski.medium.com/more-on-kursk-4da8a1a17be9

More on Kursk

Our forces currently control more than 1,250 km2 of territory in Kursk region and 92 settlements, — Zelensky

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Hate can blind the individual. It’s not easy to write about this, but we need to confront the monster. Free Substack

https://open.substack.com/pub/nadinabbott/p/be-careful-not-to-become-the-monster?r=9kta6&utm_medium=ios

Be Careful Not To Become the Monster Nietzche

“When you stare into the abyss, the abyss stares back at you.”

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We are starting to see the effects of the Kursk operation. The train system collapse is not surprising. But it will hurt Russian internal lines greatly.

https://open.substack.com/pub/nadinabbott/p/kursk-logistics-collapse?r=9kta6&utm_medium=ios

https://nadinbrzezinski.medium.com/kursk-logistics-collapse-677e49f59e5f

Kursk: Logistics Collapse

One of the objectives of this operation was to disrupt logistics for the Russian western military district.

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Some interesting rumors have emerged. But if the goal is to pin Russian formations, it’s doing exactly that. This is how this may become a turning point for the war.

https://open.substack.com/pub/nadinabbott/p/what-is-kursk-about?r=9kta6&utm_medium=ios

https://nadinbrzezinski.medium.com/what-is-kursk-about-a7eee95adf93

What is Kursk About?

Well, there is a plan behind this.

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Things continue to get more complicated for Moscow. It’s important to realize this operation might force Putin to negotiate. If nothing else is creating a crisis of trust on the tsar by his boyars. Free Substack

https://open.substack.com/pub/nadinabbott/p/kursk-a-week-on?r=9kta6&utm_medium=ios

Kursk: A Week On…

First, let’s look at present claims and admissions.

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