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Max Bergmann
@maxbergmann
Director Europe, Russia, Eurasia @csis. Host EuroFile/RussianRoulette. Fmr State Department (PM/T/SP). Dad, husband. Largely at @maxbergmann.bsky.social
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    Max Bergmann
    @maxbergmann
    Feb 27, 2022
    We are witnessing the emergence of a global power in this crisis: the European Union. I was confident that a Russian invasion w/d be a shock to Europe and lead to a robust response. But never w/d I have predicted the announcements from Germany, EU, and others. Truly stunning. 1/
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    Max Bergmann
    @maxbergmann
    Mar 17, 2020
    What. This cannot be. A ventilator maker could increase production by 500% but the USG hasn’t put in an order. No order, no ramp up of production. OMG.
    Ventilator Maker: We Can Ramp Up Production Five-Fold
    From forbes.com
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    Max Bergmann
    @maxbergmann
    Feb 21, 2022
    This is Putin not simply declaring war on Ukraine but openly declaring a New Cold War with the West.
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    Max Bergmann
    @maxbergmann
    Apr 18, 2019
    The press need to stop saying there was no “evidence of collusion.” That’s Barr’s spin. The report is FULL of evidence of collusion. Mueller just said it didn’t legally amount to a criminal conspiracy.
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    Max Bergmann
    @maxbergmann
    Mar 7, 2022
    🧵on US security assistance to Ukraine. It's working. Ukraine might be one of the biggest successes of US sec assistance. And the reason is b/c US aid didn't focus on some high-end shiny objects but on core mil tasks. That focus s/d remain. 1/
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    Max Bergmann
    @maxbergmann
    Jul 22, 2018
    Important thread. Nunes and the House GOP straight up lied about the FISA warrant - slandering the FBI and misleading the public. Nunes should be removed from HPSCI immediately.
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    Sam Berger
    @SamBerger_DC
    Jul 22, 2018
    Reading through Carter Page's redacted FISA warrant makes clear the extent to which Nunes abused his access to classified intel to mislead people. And it shows why we can't trust a single thing he or his buddies in the House say about the investigation.
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    Max Bergmann
    @maxbergmann
    Oct 15, 2020
    This is the blockbuster story of the day. Trump dropped $10M into his campaign in the final days of 2016...and it looks like foreign money. A bribe. From Egypt. It is simply unbelievable that investigators were too chicken shit to subpoena his finances.
    Exclusive: Feds chased suspected foreign link to Trump’s 2016 campaign cash for three years | CNN...
    From cnn.com
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    Max Bergmann
    @maxbergmann
    Nov 16, 2019
    Let’s also be clear: Tim Morrison is not a career FSO. He is a diehard Republican that is despised by Democratic FP community. He is to the extreme right of the political spectrum. He ain’t a never Trumper. He is a Trumper. And he is blowing the whistle.
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    Manu Raju
    @mkraju
    Nov 16, 2019
    Replying to @mkraju
    ”It was the first time something like this had been injected as a condition to release the aid,” Morrison said.
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    Max Bergmann
    @maxbergmann
    Feb 27, 2022
    Replying to @maxbergmann
    While I am surprised at the pace and extent of the steps, this also shouldn't have been a huge shock to those watching the EU. Anytime the EU comes under threat, it doesn't wilt, instead it fights like hell to defend its union, as @APHClarkson has noted. 5/5
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    Max Bergmann
    @maxbergmann
    Feb 27, 2022
    Replying to @maxbergmann
    In a blink of an eye Germany will spend 100bn euros on defense. To put this in context their entire defense budget is 53bn euros. Germany, Sweden, and the EU are sending lethal asst. This will dramatically grow EU's hard power capabilities. 2/
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    Max Bergmann
    @maxbergmann
    Apr 24, 2020
    This is big. Trump indebted to China.
    Trump owed tens of millions to Bank of China
    From politico.com
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    Max Bergmann
    @maxbergmann
    Feb 27, 2022
    Replying to @maxbergmann
    The EU was already an economic power. But it is showing its geopolitical resolve w/ sanctions. Europe will likely suffer a hit in the tens of billions of loss of economic activity. Much more so than the US. But the EU is leaning in. 3/
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    Max Bergmann
    @maxbergmann
    Feb 27, 2022
    Replying to @maxbergmann
    I also expect this crisis will lead to some structural reforms to strengthen the EU. Expect to see some real advances on EU defense and perhaps some structural reforms to create a more EU foreign policy. 4/
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    Max Bergmann
    @maxbergmann
    Mar 21, 2018
    It is time to stop pretending we all don’t know what’s going on here. It stopped being a mystery long ago. The President of the United States is beholden to a hostile foreign power. This is an urgent national security crisis.
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    Josh Dawsey
    @jdawsey1
    Mar 20, 2018
    "DO NOT CONGRATULATE," national security advisers wrote in Trump's written briefing ahead of call with Vladimir Putin. Trump congratulated. The notes said to condemn the attack of an ex-Russian spy in London with a nerve agent. He did not. washingtonpost.com/politics/trump…