Links — 22 Dec 2021

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Gilbert Doctorow — International relations, Russian affairsPutin’s ‘Military-Technical’ Measures if Negotiations FailGilbert Doctorowhttps://www.antiwar.com/blog/2021/12/22/putins-military-technical-measures-if-negotiations-fail/Moon of AlabamaWhat Russia Says About Its Not-An-Ultimatum To The U.S. And NATOhttps://www.moonofalabama.org/2021/12/what-russia-says-about-its-not-an-ultimatum-to-the-us-and-nato-.htmlGeopolitikaEurasianist Putin V/s Atlanticist BidenAlexander Duginhttps://www.geopolitica.ru/en/article/eurasianist-putin-vs-atlanticist-bidenTASSRussia’s import substitution was response to sanctions, not violation of WTO rules — MFAhttps://tass.com/economy/1379191BRICSCIA consultant thinks US close to civil warLucas Leiroz, researcher in Social Sciences at the Rural Federal

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