Remember this "exclusive" story in the Daily Star about "general Pavel", who was supposedly "dragged out of retirement" by Putin and sent to Ukraine?

So yeah, turns out that's total bullshit.@Lotte_Lambrecht and I found out who's _actually_ in this photo. Follow along!

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— Rien Emmery (@ArbiterOfTweets) July 9, 2022

This makes sad reading… I've been an admirer of German economy dating back to my stint in the embassy in Bonn in mid-1980s as economic counsellor. https://t.co/92VOWGLrYz

— M. K. Bhadrakumar (@BhadraPunchline) July 10, 2022

Trump's former National Security Advisor John Bolton admits to orchestrating coups on CNN pic.twitter.com/D2YTdTsWBZ

— Kawsachun News (@KawsachunNews) July 12, 2022

Bingo! Canada accedes to German request to waive Russian sanctions and allow Siemens turbine to go ahead for Nord Stream 1, per contracts with Gazprom, so that gas can flow after repair by July 21. Significant precedent for selective lifting of western sanctions against Russia.

— M. K. Bhadrakumar (@BhadraPunchline) July 8, 2022

Russian FM Lavrov all over the place at G20 meeting counterparts from China, India, Brazil, Argentina, Indonesia, etc. despite G7 "boycott" (who refused to attend formal dinner!) Why do top diplomats behave like petulant kids? Result: G7 FMs went into self-isolation!

— M. K. Bhadrakumar (@BhadraPunchline) July 8, 2022

WaPo is bullshitting. What’s there for Blinken to discuss with Lavrov at this point, as military is doing the talking? Russia has intensified operations beyond Donbass — Kharkov, Dniepr, Mykolaiv (en route Odessa).https://t.co/o5pE81jgz6

— M. K. Bhadrakumar (@BhadraPunchline) July 10, 2022