The Moscow rules are rules-of-thumb said to have been developed during the Cold War to be used by spies and others working in Moscow:
In the International Spy Museum in Washington, D.C., the Moscow Rules are given as:
Assume nothing.
Never go against your gut.
Everyone is potentially under opposition control.
Do not look back; you are never completely alone.
Go with the flow, blend in.
Vary your pattern and stay within your cover.
Lull them into a sense of complacency.
Do not harass the opposition.
Pick the time and place for action.
Keep your options open.
Source: Wikipedia.
Reciprocity is essential for effective diplomacy. If Putin demands that NATO forces deploy back to 1997 locations, then we must call for Russian soldiers & weapons to leave Crimea, Donbas, South Ossetia, Abkhazia, Kaliningrad (the Iskanders), etc. Deal?
— Michael McFaul (@McFaul) January 28, 2022
