The Venice Commission urgently recommends repealing the Foreign Agents Law due to its fundamental flaws that threaten freedoms & rights. Georgian Dream swiftly dismissed this assessment at a press conference, calling it biased and influenced by NGOs “undermining” state interests.

So many armchair “generals” assessing whether Ukraine can stop Russias invading army. I don’t know. You don’t know either. Can we all show a little humility in our ability to predict the future?

“ Realism” is such an elastic term that it is often invoked in support of radically different policies. “Rational” and “pragmatic “ have similar elastic properties in foreign policy discussions.

Bravo Konstantin Sonin . Respect.

As a compromise, couldn’t Biden at least allow Ukraine to use our weapons to respond directly to Russian forces attacking Ukrainian targets from Russia, but keep prohibiting long range fires on other targets inside Russia. Self defense is a very old & honored American value.

So well deserved. Congratulations Chris Buckley 儲百亮 .

Want to know how to strengthen and better enforce sanctions against #Russia ?

Browse the library of working papers by the International Working Group on Russian Sanctions, coordinated by Michael McFaul and Andriy Yermak. ↘️ ow.ly/if5550RNXcF

SLS Report Analyzes How Lawyers Enable Sanctions Evasion—and How to Address the Problem - goo.gl/alerts/bD7Kfh

SPECIAL REPORT | Regulating the Lawyer-Enablers of Russia's War on Ukraine

Produced for the International Working Group on Russian Sanctions, this Stanford Law School report examines how to prevent U.S. lawyers from enabling sanctions evasion.

📄 READ IT HERE: ow.ly/O1BG50RPRX6

ICYMI:

ICYMI:

Sanctions are hindering Russia's ability to wage war against #Ukraine , but more can be done to tighten and enforce the sanctions regime.

Read the latest paper from the International Working Group on Russian Sanctions for their suggestions.

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Check out this fantastic report by colleagues at the Stanford University Law School:

Special Report: Regulating the Lawyer-Enablers of Russia's War on Ukraine

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Progress. The first step towards giving all of thee assets to Ukraine.

Sincerely grateful to 🇪🇺 and its Member States for final positive decision regarding the possibility of directing of revenues from frozen russian assets in Europe to meet Ukraine's defense needs.
This is another strong evidence of the unity and commitment of our European friends

By any objective metric, Russia is less secure today than 2022. Putins invasion of Ukraine has (1) killed tens of thousands of Russian soldiers, (2) produced one of the best armies in Europe in Ukraine, & (3) added 2 new members to NATO; & (4) deepened NATO-Ukraine ties.

This is Russian law!!!!

Anti-democratic actors are using the perceived weakness of the United States and Europe to make advances for autocracy and illiberalism all over the world, warns Francis Fukuyama. ow.ly/QFzU50RMenN

So, it’s official now. Russian naval missile carrier “Tsyklon” has been destroyed in the occupied Sevastopol. Almost brand new.

#StandWithUkraine

Wow.