Mätthes 🇪🇺🇺🇦
@mtthes.bsky.social
Economist, Ex-SPD member but still social democrat, pro Ukraine
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Like if Ukraine push Russia back across the border Putin would say "Okay, it's enough. I will admit defeat and sign a peace treaty. Then I will stand in front of my people like the biggest loser since Tsar Nikolai II. That will be my legacy. No problem".
I find it interesting that so many people think the war will end with a negotiated peace agreement. The issue now they say is that Russia just needs to be pushed harder to negotiate in good faith. But would Russia start negotiating just because it's pushed back?
November 28, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Like if Ukraine push Russia back across the border Putin would say "Okay, it's enough. I will admit defeat and sign a peace treaty. Then I will stand in front of my people like the biggest loser since Tsar Nikolai II. That will be my legacy. No problem".
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I hate that this is necessary, but it is. So it’s good that things are moving.
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
Europe thinks the unthinkable: Retaliating against Russia
Countries are looking at joint offensive cyber operations and surprise military drills as Moscow steps up its campaign to destabilize NATO allies.
www.politico.eu
November 27, 2025 at 9:25 AM
I hate that this is necessary, but it is. So it’s good that things are moving.
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
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Reflexive control “is the psychological trick by which the Russians get their enemies to allow the Russians to do their thinking for them, at their own expense.” @michaeldweiss.bsky.social on how a Russian operative used the American media to force a risible “peace deal” into existence.
“He Must Have Got This From K.”
How a Russian operative used the American media to force a risible “peace deal” into existence
macspaunday.substack.com
November 22, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Reflexive control “is the psychological trick by which the Russians get their enemies to allow the Russians to do their thinking for them, at their own expense.” @michaeldweiss.bsky.social on how a Russian operative used the American media to force a risible “peace deal” into existence.
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🧵1: Google updated their satellite images of Mariupol. The sight is horrifying.
For over 3 years russian occupiers have closed off the city. war crimes are being covered up, evidence erased.
In the outskirts; terrifying amounts of rapidly growing unmarked mass graves!
A 🧵👇🏼
For over 3 years russian occupiers have closed off the city. war crimes are being covered up, evidence erased.
In the outskirts; terrifying amounts of rapidly growing unmarked mass graves!
A 🧵👇🏼
September 22, 2025 at 5:14 AM
🧵1: Google updated their satellite images of Mariupol. The sight is horrifying.
For over 3 years russian occupiers have closed off the city. war crimes are being covered up, evidence erased.
In the outskirts; terrifying amounts of rapidly growing unmarked mass graves!
A 🧵👇🏼
For over 3 years russian occupiers have closed off the city. war crimes are being covered up, evidence erased.
In the outskirts; terrifying amounts of rapidly growing unmarked mass graves!
A 🧵👇🏼
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Europe's disunited governments are in denial about the extent to which violence is shaping global politics and must step up to assert their combined force as a hard power, the chief of defense staff of the French military has warned in a sweeping interview.
Europe must assert hard power or become a ‘hunted animal,’ France’s top general warns
General Thierry Burkhard said in an interview that European governments and populations are in denial about the “level of violence in the world today.”
www.politico.eu
August 28, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Europe's disunited governments are in denial about the extent to which violence is shaping global politics and must step up to assert their combined force as a hard power, the chief of defense staff of the French military has warned in a sweeping interview.
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"Through its campaign of sabotage, vandalism, espionage & covert action, Russia’s aim has been to destabilise European governments, undermine public support for Ukraine and weaken the ability of NATO & the European Union to respond to Russian aggression"
www.iiss.org/research-pap...
www.iiss.org/research-pap...
August 26, 2025 at 5:51 AM
"Through its campaign of sabotage, vandalism, espionage & covert action, Russia’s aim has been to destabilise European governments, undermine public support for Ukraine and weaken the ability of NATO & the European Union to respond to Russian aggression"
www.iiss.org/research-pap...
www.iiss.org/research-pap...
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It was not enough to defile US soil by inviting Putin to Alaska, now they are using the US flag when attacking Ukrainian positions.
August 18, 2025 at 10:12 AM
It was not enough to defile US soil by inviting Putin to Alaska, now they are using the US flag when attacking Ukrainian positions.
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You sang a different song when you forced us to disarm in 1994, guaranteeing our security, only to be "sick" of sending not your soldiers, oh no, but only weapons, now when we are under attack by a ruthless terrorist country which burns families in their beds while they sleep.
JD Vance: "We're done with the funding of the Ukraine war business. We want to bring about a peaceful settlement to this thing."
August 10, 2025 at 2:41 PM
You sang a different song when you forced us to disarm in 1994, guaranteeing our security, only to be "sick" of sending not your soldiers, oh no, but only weapons, now when we are under attack by a ruthless terrorist country which burns families in their beds while they sleep.
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1/5 THREAD: russia’s empire of chaos
Putinism isn’t about building a future. It’s about burning the present.
russia’s imperialism is fueled by hate, destruction, and fear.
It doesn’t offer progress — only chaos
Putinism isn’t about building a future. It’s about burning the present.
russia’s imperialism is fueled by hate, destruction, and fear.
It doesn’t offer progress — only chaos
July 31, 2025 at 1:24 PM
1/5 THREAD: russia’s empire of chaos
Putinism isn’t about building a future. It’s about burning the present.
russia’s imperialism is fueled by hate, destruction, and fear.
It doesn’t offer progress — only chaos
Putinism isn’t about building a future. It’s about burning the present.
russia’s imperialism is fueled by hate, destruction, and fear.
It doesn’t offer progress — only chaos
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That's so good. A great speech about the consequences of dehumanising people. Crystal clear, the Nazi playbook page by page, line by line. 👇🏻
Josh Johnson is so good and I’m glad his audience is growing.
Comedians—Colbert, Rosie, Joy Behar, Trey and Matt—are being threatened because they are threatening to this inhumane regime.
I hope they keep banding together, doubling down, and speaking truth to power.
Comedians—Colbert, Rosie, Joy Behar, Trey and Matt—are being threatened because they are threatening to this inhumane regime.
I hope they keep banding together, doubling down, and speaking truth to power.
July 27, 2025 at 6:18 AM
That's so good. A great speech about the consequences of dehumanising people. Crystal clear, the Nazi playbook page by page, line by line. 👇🏻
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Russia is turning teenagers in Europe into tools of espionage and sabotage, offering pocket money for deadly missions.
The UK and the EU warn that this hybrid war campaign is only escalating.
The UK and the EU warn that this hybrid war campaign is only escalating.
Russia’s Spy Teens: How the Kremlin Groomed Europe’s Youth
Russia is turning teenagers in Europe into tools of espionage and sabotage, offering pocket money for deadly missions.
united24media.com
July 21, 2025 at 11:44 AM
Russia is turning teenagers in Europe into tools of espionage and sabotage, offering pocket money for deadly missions.
The UK and the EU warn that this hybrid war campaign is only escalating.
The UK and the EU warn that this hybrid war campaign is only escalating.
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450 Drohnen, Marschflugkörper, ballistische Raketen und aeroballistische Raketen ließ Putin letzte Nacht auf die Ukraine abfeuern. Menschen übernachten in U-Bahn-Stationen, Wohnhäuser brennen in Kyjiw. Wir Europäer können das nicht einfach geschehen lassen.
July 21, 2025 at 7:54 AM
450 Drohnen, Marschflugkörper, ballistische Raketen und aeroballistische Raketen ließ Putin letzte Nacht auf die Ukraine abfeuern. Menschen übernachten in U-Bahn-Stationen, Wohnhäuser brennen in Kyjiw. Wir Europäer können das nicht einfach geschehen lassen.
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😲 This explains SO MUCH:
👉 Darren Beattie – the man behind the State Department purge – is married to a Russian woman with close family ties to Vladimir Putin 🇷🇺
Yes, really.
newrepublic.com/post/196029/...
👉 Darren Beattie – the man behind the State Department purge – is married to a Russian woman with close family ties to Vladimir Putin 🇷🇺
Yes, really.
newrepublic.com/post/196029/...
Trump Official Behind Controversial Russia Decision Has Kremlin Ties
Darren Beattie dismantled a key agency fighting Russian propaganda. There’s a reason why.
newrepublic.com
July 11, 2025 at 7:17 PM
😲 This explains SO MUCH:
👉 Darren Beattie – the man behind the State Department purge – is married to a Russian woman with close family ties to Vladimir Putin 🇷🇺
Yes, really.
newrepublic.com/post/196029/...
👉 Darren Beattie – the man behind the State Department purge – is married to a Russian woman with close family ties to Vladimir Putin 🇷🇺
Yes, really.
newrepublic.com/post/196029/...
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Trump is slowly, quietly, lifting sanctions on Russia. And halting previously allocated munitions too.
Without an announcement, US policy is beginning to favor not a ceasefire, but Russian success
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/u...
Without an announcement, US policy is beginning to favor not a ceasefire, but Russian success
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/u...
Lack of New U.S. Sanctions Allows Restricted Goods and Funds Into Russia
www.nytimes.com
July 2, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Trump is slowly, quietly, lifting sanctions on Russia. And halting previously allocated munitions too.
Without an announcement, US policy is beginning to favor not a ceasefire, but Russian success
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/u...
Without an announcement, US policy is beginning to favor not a ceasefire, but Russian success
www.nytimes.com/2025/07/02/u...
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‘These people are disposable’: how russia is using online recruits for a campaign of sabotage in Europe
by Shaun Walker
moscow’s intelligence services have launched a new type of attack on the west, violent but piecemeal and hard to prove
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
by Shaun Walker
moscow’s intelligence services have launched a new type of attack on the west, violent but piecemeal and hard to prove
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
‘These people are disposable’: how Russia is using online recruits for a campaign of sabotage in Europe
Moscow’s intelligence services have launched a new type of attack on the west, violent but piecemeal and hard to prove
www.theguardian.com
May 4, 2025 at 4:46 AM
‘These people are disposable’: how russia is using online recruits for a campaign of sabotage in Europe
by Shaun Walker
moscow’s intelligence services have launched a new type of attack on the west, violent but piecemeal and hard to prove
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
by Shaun Walker
moscow’s intelligence services have launched a new type of attack on the west, violent but piecemeal and hard to prove
www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...
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MORE: Senior Kremlin officials continue to set informational conditions that could support military operations against Lithuania (and other NATO states) by advancing narratives that deny the sovereignty of Lithuania and other former Soviet states. isw.pub/UkrWar050325
May 4, 2025 at 2:21 AM
MORE: Senior Kremlin officials continue to set informational conditions that could support military operations against Lithuania (and other NATO states) by advancing narratives that deny the sovereignty of Lithuania and other former Soviet states. isw.pub/UkrWar050325
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1/29 Ich weiß ich wiederhole mich. Aber aus gegebenem Anlass (bzw. aus gegebenen Anlässen) ein Thread zu der Frage, ob wir nicht mal etwas mehr nüchterne strategische Analyse statt Panikmache bräuchten.
May 1, 2025 at 2:29 PM
1/29 Ich weiß ich wiederhole mich. Aber aus gegebenem Anlass (bzw. aus gegebenen Anlässen) ein Thread zu der Frage, ob wir nicht mal etwas mehr nüchterne strategische Analyse statt Panikmache bräuchten.
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"Russia decided that Odesa is our territory, it goes ahead and does what it needs to. If you don't agree, die."
Russian propagandists are no longer trying to pretend that civilians in Ukraine are not being killed on purpose. They are openly proclaiming that anyone who disagrees with Russia must die
Russian propagandists are no longer trying to pretend that civilians in Ukraine are not being killed on purpose. They are openly proclaiming that anyone who disagrees with Russia must die
April 25, 2025 at 6:03 AM
"Russia decided that Odesa is our territory, it goes ahead and does what it needs to. If you don't agree, die."
Russian propagandists are no longer trying to pretend that civilians in Ukraine are not being killed on purpose. They are openly proclaiming that anyone who disagrees with Russia must die
Russian propagandists are no longer trying to pretend that civilians in Ukraine are not being killed on purpose. They are openly proclaiming that anyone who disagrees with Russia must die
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If Trump's "new" Ukraine "peace plan" sounds familiar, it was in the Mueller Report. A lot.
April 23, 2025 at 11:48 PM
If Trump's "new" Ukraine "peace plan" sounds familiar, it was in the Mueller Report. A lot.
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The EU should enforce real sanctions on Russia. One example: Any person, company or state that does business with Russia will be banned from doing any business with the EU or EU companies. Another: EU should close all waterways it can close leading to Russia.
April 23, 2025 at 5:05 AM
The EU should enforce real sanctions on Russia. One example: Any person, company or state that does business with Russia will be banned from doing any business with the EU or EU companies. Another: EU should close all waterways it can close leading to Russia.
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1/ Donald Trump has abandoned legally mandated US and international efforts to hold Russia accountable for its war crimes in Ukraine, in an apparent undisclosed favour to Vladimir Putin. ⬇️
April 23, 2025 at 7:13 AM
1/ Donald Trump has abandoned legally mandated US and international efforts to hold Russia accountable for its war crimes in Ukraine, in an apparent undisclosed favour to Vladimir Putin. ⬇️
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NEW: Putin rejected Zelensky's April 20 proposal for a temporary moratorium on long-range strikes against civilian infrastructure, declined Zelensky's offer to extend Putin's 30-hour Easter truce, & attempted to justify recent Russian strikes against civilian targets in Ukraine. isw.pub/UkrWar042125
April 21, 2025 at 11:38 PM
NEW: Putin rejected Zelensky's April 20 proposal for a temporary moratorium on long-range strikes against civilian infrastructure, declined Zelensky's offer to extend Putin's 30-hour Easter truce, & attempted to justify recent Russian strikes against civilian targets in Ukraine. isw.pub/UkrWar042125
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www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv... once again we are confronted with the same stupidity, the same evil. And the parallels are chilling.
Hitler’s Terrible Tariffs
By seeking to “liberate” Germans from a globalized world order, the Nazi government sent the national economy careening backwards.
www.theatlantic.com
April 22, 2025 at 5:49 AM
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archiv... once again we are confronted with the same stupidity, the same evil. And the parallels are chilling.
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3/4. If we accept the idea that moving a person from one place to another undoes rights and disempowers the judiciary, we are endorsing the basic Nazism practice that enabled the killing of millions.
April 15, 2025 at 1:13 AM
3/4. If we accept the idea that moving a person from one place to another undoes rights and disempowers the judiciary, we are endorsing the basic Nazism practice that enabled the killing of millions.