Fascinating.

Grim all round.

I do hope this is not just wishful thinking.

Wow.

@astroehlein goes to Kaliningrad in search of Königsberg.

Great piece of writing.

*gulp*

@tracy_thorn explains the connection between Everything But The Girl and the Gordievsky affair.

We’ve all been there. Or maybe not.

Back to Carausius!

Fascinating from @SPIEGEL_English.

Great investigation.

Wow.

@JoostHiltermann’s gloomy analysis of Syria.

Putting the Mueller investigation and indictments in the context of US government behaviour.

A strong analogy, but justified.

@natsecHeather writes.

No big surprise that the GRU emerges as the most likely suspect in both cases.

New version of the Political Compass!

A clear explanation.

Moving account of the expulsion of American diplomats from Moscow, at a human level.

@glyn_c_chaney reflects.

The strange case of Anthony Courtney MP.

Gloomy but accurate from @Tom_deWaal.

Fascinating and worrying.

Made me think.

Interesting piece, though looks more at internal US and Russia dynamics than at situation in Central Europe.

Interesting piece, though looks more at internal US and Russia dynamics than at situation in Central Europe.

@A_Sloat on the upside of being cut off.

Russians own the most cats per capita (59%).