Douglas Humphries

Most U.S. intelligence community agencies concluded it is “very unlikely" a foreign adversary is responsible and found "no credible evidence" any American foe possessed "a weapon or collection device” that could cause the symptoms. #HavanaSyndrome reuters.com/world/us/havan…

@KyivIndependent Not ‘terrorism’ - just ‘special bridge operation.’

⚡️Putin to hold security council meeting on Oct. 10 after calling Crimean Bridge blast 'terrorism'. When asked if this means Russia could respond by using nuclear weapons, Putin's spokesman Dmitry Peskov said that the question had been asked in an incorrect way.

"In 2019 China began to claim that most of its re-education camps were closing... evidence suggests that many remain operational or have simply been renamed as formal prisons or detention centres, in an attempt to dampen the international criticism." bbc.co.uk/news/resources…

"Ukraine ruled out a ceasefire or any territorial concessions to Russia, and Poland's president said any loss of Ukrainian territory would be a 'huge blow' to the entire West as he warned against appeasing Russian President Vladimir Putin." #War reuters.com/world/middle-e…

"Ukraine’s selective use of air power and counterfire, and its widespread integration of tactical-level and open source intelligence and reconnaissance, have been key to its ability to hold off an invading force despite being outgunned." #Ukraine #Russia warontherocks.com/2022/05/intell…

"The quality and timeliness of the assessments did not, of course, deter Putin’s cloistered siloviki coterie enough to prevent the war. But it did give time to prepare across a range of military and political fronts..." #Intelligene #Ukraine #Russia warontherocks.com/2022/05/intell…

@nytimes Respectfully disagree. This has serious 1938 appeasement vibes: reads like 'peace for our time' with Putin at the expense of #Ukraine. Recall appeasement did not deter further aggression. #StandWithUkraine️ #DefendDemocracy #Europe #Russia

In Opinion Without clarity on its aims and strategy for the war in Ukraine, the White House not only risks losing Americans’ support but also jeopardizes long-term peace and security on the European continent, writes the editorial board. nyti.ms/3wvgh6A

"...Western countries have sought to hit back and inflict lasting damage on the ability of Russian intelligence to carry out covert operations. This is symbolised by the unprecedented expulsion of 500 Russian officials from Western capitals." #Espionage bbc.com/news/world-613…

"But of the more than 641,000 people who died after vaccines were available, half of those deaths could have been averted – 318,981 – had every eligible adult gotten vaccinated." @NPR #USA #Pandemic #Coronavirus #COVID19 npr.org/sections/healt…

“Russia's invasion of Ukraine has triggered seismic repercussions: a fast-moving refugee crisis, unprecedented sanctions against a major economy and a shakeup of global relationships, including a reinvigorated NATO.” @NPR npr.org/2022/05/10/109…

"The stunning sinking of the Moskva may be the turning point: As the Russian warships pull back from the coast to better protect themselves, they open more littoral maneuver space for Ukrainian forces." @WarOnTheRocks #Ukraine #Russia warontherocks.com/2022/04/the-ru…

“…the possible accession of Finland and Sweden into NATO - founded in 1949 to provide Western security against the Soviet Union - would be one of the biggest strategic consequences of the war in Ukraine.” #Russia #Europe reuters.com/world/europe/r…

Moskva, the flagship of #Russia's Black Sea fleet, was being towed to port when "stormy seas" caused it to sink, according to a Russian defence ministry message. Ukrainian military officials said they struck the warship with a Neptune missile. #Ukraine bbc.co.uk/news/world-eur…

“The latest modelling suggests Ontario is ‘well into’ the sixth wave of the pandemic, driven by new, more transmissible BA.2 subvariant, waning immunity and the relaxation of public health measures.” #COVID #Coronavirus cbc.ca/news/canada/to…

"First things first: The pandemic isn't over. The current surge in Hong Kong, for instance, has produced the highest reported death rate over the past two-plus years of COVID." #Health #Coronavirus #COVID19 npr.org/sections/goats…

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Official global death toll from #COVID19 surpasses 6 million in March 2022, 2 years into the pandemic. Analysis of excess deaths estimates actual number between 14.1 million and 23.8 million. #Health #Coronavirus apnews.com/article/corona…

Official global death toll from #COVID19 surpasses 5 million in November 2021, less than 2 years into pandemic crisis. #Coronavirus now the third-leading cause of death, after heart disease and stroke. #Health cbc.ca/news/world/glo…

Global death toll from #COVID19 reached 2 million after approx. one year since the #coronavirus was first detected in December 2019. It took 8 months to hit 1 million but less than 4 months to reach 2 million. #Health #Pandemic apnews.com/article/pandem…

"Stoltenberg said NATO's message to Russia is that 'they have to end the war, that we will continue to support Ukraine and that we continue to impose unprecedented sanctions.'" #NATO #Ukraine #Russia #UkraineRussianWar #StandWithUkraine cbc.ca/news/politics/…

"A plunging currency, a doubling of interest rates, empty shelves, a closed stock market, lineups at banks that are in danger of going broke... the repercussions of the invasion [of] Ukraine are affecting Russians at every level..." #Ukraine #Russia cbc.ca/news/business/…

#Russia invades #Ukraine on February 24, 2022. "Western intelligence sources say Russian forces have encountered far stronger Ukrainian resistance than they had expected and this was significantly slowing their advances." #War #Europe #Zelensky #Putin graphics.reuters.com/UKRAINE-CRISIS…

Backgrounder: "Together, the annexation of Crimea and the Russian-backed violence in the east have pushed Ukrainian public sentiment toward the West, strengthening interest in joining NATO and the EU." #Ukraine #Russia npr.org/2022/02/12/108…