Brian McDonald ✓

@BrianMcDonaldIE · joined 04 Dec 2024

Irish. Long time Russia-based journalist. Interested in facts and objectivity. Not interested in ideology or wishful thinking.

28 982Followers

255Following

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Brian McDonald ✓@BrianMcDonaldIE5 Sep

The problem with this theory is that the evidence refuses to cooperate, given Moscow has announced a three-day halt to strikes on Kyiv during the envoys’ visit. 94 views · 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Brian McDonald ✓@BrianMcDonaldIE5 Sep

@BrianMcDonaldIE no new Ideas? What's the point then? 58 views · 0 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

Brian McDonald ✓@BrianMcDonaldIE5 Sep

In St Petersburg, half a month’s rain fell in just 24 hours, breaking a daily record set in 1982. Public transport was disrupted and dozens of flights were delayed at Pulkovo. https://t.co/fKQj77pxi4 293 views · 0 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Brian McDonald ✓@BrianMcDonaldIE5 Sep

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Brian McDonald ✓@BrianMcDonaldIE5 Sep

Surreal scenes in Berlin yesterday as three rival demonstrations converged outside the Russian House on Friedrichstrasse. Several hundred supporters of keeping it open, including German leftist activists and Russian protesters, faced a smaller Russian anti-Kremlin group https:// 585 views · 8 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Brian McDonald ✓@BrianMcDonaldIE5 Sep

American envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have arrived for lunch at a Moscow restaurant (Avrora) ahead of talks with Putin. The restaurant is decorated with the slogan: “Everything for Victory!” Make of it what you will. https://t.co/1xAQa4rJGZ 1.4K views · 19 likes · 2 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

Brian McDonald ✓@BrianMcDonaldIE5 Sep

Former Russian parliamentary hopeful Igor Ibyshev has just wrecked a $400,000 Ferrari 812 Superfast in central Moscow, Mash reports. Ibyshev sought the United Russia nomination for the State Duma in 2016, taking part in the party’s primaries for the Odintsovo constituency. https 696 views · 4 likes · 0 reposts · 0 replies Open on X →

Brian McDonald ✓@BrianMcDonaldIE5 Sep

Putin’s spokesman Dmitry Peskov has told reporters not to “get ahead of ourselves,” adding that Trump has made clear US negotiators aren't bringing “new ideas” to Moscow. “The meeting with the president will indeed take place,” Peskov said. “There will be discussions, ass a htt 6K views · 31 likes · 4 reposts · 3 replies Open on X →

Brian McDonald ✓@BrianMcDonaldIE5 Sep

@cym27s hahaha he’s gonna cave. Anything for getting acceptance from the West. Love to see the cope 490 views · 5 likes · 0 reposts · 1 replies Open on X →

Brian McDonald ✓@BrianMcDonaldIE5 Sep

JUST IN: Putin has ordered Russian forces not to strike Kiev for three days, beginning at midnight on September 5, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov says. Peskov said the pause is linked to preparations for and meetings involving US negotiators in Kiev. Ukrainian media had earlier 8.7K views · 24 likes · 4 reposts · 3 replies Open on X →

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10 posts from the last 90 days, next to the 10K–100K follower range. below its peers on both reach and engagement.

Median views538this account924median for 10K–100K

Reach, %1.85%this account3.62%median for 10K–100K

Engagement, %0.62%this account1.52%median for 10K–100K

Metric	This account	Median for 10K–100K	Ratio
Median views per post	538	924	0.58×
Reach (views ÷ followers)	1.85%	3.62%	0.51×
Engagement rate	0.62%	1.52%	0.41×

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