Nolan Peterson
@nolanwpeterson
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Writer, 10+ yrs living/reporting in Ukraine, senior fellow @AtlanticCouncil, expert @IrregularWarCtr, ex-USAF spec ops pilot.
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Joined February 2009
My remarks for a panel last night, Jan. 18, about the Russian threat to Ukraine. “I think it will be one of the great crimes of our time if the democracies of the world let this invasion happen…Have we learned nothing since World War II?”
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This reminds me of a lesson from my survival training instructor from my days as an Air Force pilot. It went something like this — if you stay in one place and wait to be rescued, you will die. You must keep moving to survive. No matter what, keep moving. If you stop, you die. If you keep moving, something unexpected will happen that leads to your survival.
One of the biggest lessons from Syria is that, just a month ago, almost no one could have predicted the Assad regime would fall today. The "realities on the ground" crowd would have denied such a possibility. A reminder of why people in Ukraine fight rather than surrender.
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Hoping this all leads to good news about Austin Tice.
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RT @ArkElectron: Thanks for the follow @JohnCena! I didn't know you were interested in US made NDAA drone electronics. #MadeInUSA
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RT @IrregularWarCtr: As the United States @DeptofDefense (DoD)’s @IrregularWarCtr (IWC) continues to evolve and advance at a rapid pace, th…
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RT @richardbranson: This week in 1991 - 33 years ago - Ukrainians voted overwhelmingly (92%) for their independence. In the Donbass region,…
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RT @OJoelsen: The entire city came together to give Tuukkaq a warm and heartfelt welcome, and the excitement was real! 📸: Visit Greenland…
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RT @ArkElectron: If you missed the LinkedIn drama over the weekend, you won't get this. But like I said, there's work to do! Always more pr…
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RT @Klitschko: Fear Factor = Offering a public opinion about a nation, but not able to discuss your opinion and facts with another public f…
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RT @KyivPost: Declassified US report confirms former Ukrainian President Viktor Yushchenko was poisoned by Russian special services in 2004…
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RT @maria_drutska: ‼ Russia’s MFA press-alchaché Maria Zakharova received a call from the higher-ups during a briefing, ordering her not to…
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RT @TravelGov: Ukraine: The U.S. Embassy in Kyiv received specific information of a potential significant air attack on Nov 20. The Embass…
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@ARK_Electr0nics leading the way in developing American alternatives to Chinese drone components.
My @K9DefenseTech Genesis is ready to test fly. With the ARK FPV flight controller and ARK 4IN1 ESC stack. We've received more backorders for these products than any other in our history. They are going to be huge! I've also heard rumors that @YukonK9 has received orders for the Genesis from DOD customers 👀 Get your K9 Genesis airframe here! ARK FPV flight controller ARK 4IN1 ESC #ndaa #fpv #drone #drones #MADEinUSA
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RT @DefenceU: Today, 🇺🇦 F-16s pilots shot down around 10 aerial targets—President @ZelenskyyUa Thank you for your service! We are also g…
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RT @yarotrof: Putin’s response to Scholtz’s call came this morning, with a rain of drones and missiles on Ukrainian civilian infrastructure…
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A massive Russian missile attack against Ukraine. Explosions in Kyiv and across the country. After nearly three years of full-scale war, Russia has failed to break Ukrainians’ will to resist — failed to break their will to be free from Moscow’s imperial overlordship. The price of freedom is set by those who wish to destroy it. That’s the sad truth of our species. And yet, after more than a decade of Russia’s war against their country, after all of Russia’s mass killings and mass rapes and mass kidnappings and mass missile attacks…Ukrainians still believe their freedom is worth its cost. During tough days like today, Ukrainians show us, once again, that their courage is an equal and opposite reaction to Russia’s nihilistic rage. During tough days like today, I look in the eyes of my Ukrainian wife and my Ukrainian friends and I thank God for them, for they sustain my faith that Hemingway was right when he wrote: “The world is a fine place and worth the fighting for…”
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