Bruce M.
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Not a fan of Musk. Putin is a war criminal.
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Put bluntly, why does Ukraine matter?
If the aggressor prevails, we return to a world where “might makes right”—something we haven’t lived in for decades.
Others are already watching. In that case, international law, starting with the UN Charter, becomes as ineffective as the Budapest Memorandum
If the aggressor prevails, we return to a world where “might makes right”—something we haven’t lived in for decades.
Others are already watching. In that case, international law, starting with the UN Charter, becomes as ineffective as the Budapest Memorandum
December 26, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Put bluntly, why does Ukraine matter?
If the aggressor prevails, we return to a world where “might makes right”—something we haven’t lived in for decades.
Others are already watching. In that case, international law, starting with the UN Charter, becomes as ineffective as the Budapest Memorandum
If the aggressor prevails, we return to a world where “might makes right”—something we haven’t lived in for decades.
Others are already watching. In that case, international law, starting with the UN Charter, becomes as ineffective as the Budapest Memorandum
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We gathered today with a clear objective:
to address Ukraine’s pressing financing needs.
We delivered.
90 billion euro for the next two years through EU borrowing on the capital markets ↓
link.europa.eu/6qdC4G
to address Ukraine’s pressing financing needs.
We delivered.
90 billion euro for the next two years through EU borrowing on the capital markets ↓
link.europa.eu/6qdC4G
December 19, 2025 at 3:01 AM
We gathered today with a clear objective:
to address Ukraine’s pressing financing needs.
We delivered.
90 billion euro for the next two years through EU borrowing on the capital markets ↓
link.europa.eu/6qdC4G
to address Ukraine’s pressing financing needs.
We delivered.
90 billion euro for the next two years through EU borrowing on the capital markets ↓
link.europa.eu/6qdC4G
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A quick explanation of how this borrowing to assist Ukraine will work. "Enhanced cooperation" means EU law is being used, but some Member States opt out. The process has been applied a few times before, but never before re the EU budget. 1/
🚨 The latest conclusions say the EU will trigger Article 20 of enhanced cooperation to ensure that any mobilisation of EU resources to guarantee joint debt "will not have an impact on the financial obligations of the Czech Republic, Hungary and Slovakia," as previously reported by Euronews.
🚨 Bombshell at #EUCO at almost 2 am: António Costa has proposed to use common borrowing to meet Ukraine's most immediate financial needs while technical work on the reparations loan continues in the coming months.
Messy mix-match solution. Leaders are still discussing.
Messy mix-match solution. Leaders are still discussing.
December 19, 2025 at 2:50 AM
A quick explanation of how this borrowing to assist Ukraine will work. "Enhanced cooperation" means EU law is being used, but some Member States opt out. The process has been applied a few times before, but never before re the EU budget. 1/
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On both right and left, there's anger about the recent assessments of Russia's threat to the UK and the rest of Europe, and about the need for us to prepare to meet it. There's a lot I could say here (as my students know), but most of it boils down to two things. 🧵
December 18, 2025 at 8:33 PM
On both right and left, there's anger about the recent assessments of Russia's threat to the UK and the rest of Europe, and about the need for us to prepare to meet it. There's a lot I could say here (as my students know), but most of it boils down to two things. 🧵
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We forget just how amazingly grim life used to be in 19th-century Europe. Kids aged 7 starting to work before dawn, working late into the night. Just unimaginable.
(From Das Kapital, as relayed by Karl Popper in The Open Society and Its Enemies)
(From Das Kapital, as relayed by Karl Popper in The Open Society and Its Enemies)
December 18, 2025 at 10:10 AM
We forget just how amazingly grim life used to be in 19th-century Europe. Kids aged 7 starting to work before dawn, working late into the night. Just unimaginable.
(From Das Kapital, as relayed by Karl Popper in The Open Society and Its Enemies)
(From Das Kapital, as relayed by Karl Popper in The Open Society and Its Enemies)
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1/ 790 Russian soldiers from a single unit have died at Pokrovsk, according to a Russian combat medic, with another 900 having deserted according to leaked figures. Another soldier from the same unit says that losses are running at 80-90%. ⬇️
December 17, 2025 at 12:03 PM
1/ 790 Russian soldiers from a single unit have died at Pokrovsk, according to a Russian combat medic, with another 900 having deserted according to leaked figures. Another soldier from the same unit says that losses are running at 80-90%. ⬇️
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Expectations management: There won't be a Ukraine deal anytime soon. This is what it would take to get Putin interested in negotiations:
1.) Territorial "presents" in Donbas.
2.) Ukrainian army below 100.000 men and strict limits on weapons.
3.) No functioning security guarantees.
1.) Territorial "presents" in Donbas.
2.) Ukrainian army below 100.000 men and strict limits on weapons.
3.) No functioning security guarantees.
December 16, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Expectations management: There won't be a Ukraine deal anytime soon. This is what it would take to get Putin interested in negotiations:
1.) Territorial "presents" in Donbas.
2.) Ukrainian army below 100.000 men and strict limits on weapons.
3.) No functioning security guarantees.
1.) Territorial "presents" in Donbas.
2.) Ukrainian army below 100.000 men and strict limits on weapons.
3.) No functioning security guarantees.
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I don't share "statements', I fact-check them
FACT-CHECK: The Berlin Joint Statement on Ukraine Peace Negotiations
www.onestnetwork.com/post/fact-ch...
FACT-CHECK: The Berlin Joint Statement on Ukraine Peace Negotiations
www.onestnetwork.com/post/fact-ch...
FACT-CHECK: The Berlin Joint Statement on Ukraine Peace Negotiations
The communiqué is politically useful, but not a factual description of where negotiations stand.
www.onestnetwork.com
December 15, 2025 at 8:39 PM
I don't share "statements', I fact-check them
FACT-CHECK: The Berlin Joint Statement on Ukraine Peace Negotiations
www.onestnetwork.com/post/fact-ch...
FACT-CHECK: The Berlin Joint Statement on Ukraine Peace Negotiations
www.onestnetwork.com/post/fact-ch...
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Kaja Kallas: we have to be really clear-eyed. We have one aggressor and one victim. And the one that needs security guarantees is Ukraine, not Russia.
In last 100 years, Russia has attacked at least 19 countries, some as many as three or four times. None of those countries has ever attacked Russia
In last 100 years, Russia has attacked at least 19 countries, some as many as three or four times. None of those countries has ever attacked Russia
December 15, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Kaja Kallas: we have to be really clear-eyed. We have one aggressor and one victim. And the one that needs security guarantees is Ukraine, not Russia.
In last 100 years, Russia has attacked at least 19 countries, some as many as three or four times. None of those countries has ever attacked Russia
In last 100 years, Russia has attacked at least 19 countries, some as many as three or four times. None of those countries has ever attacked Russia
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Today, in the Sunday print NYT, we published an investigative look at Harold Hamm, the 13th child of Oklahoma sharecroppers who started an oil company named Continental, which turned him into a billionaire, powerbroker and friend of Donald J. Trump. You may never have heard of Hamm. But you should
December 15, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Today, in the Sunday print NYT, we published an investigative look at Harold Hamm, the 13th child of Oklahoma sharecroppers who started an oil company named Continental, which turned him into a billionaire, powerbroker and friend of Donald J. Trump. You may never have heard of Hamm. But you should
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Pourquoi le ministre des affaires étrangères hongrois, Peter Szijjártó, s'est rendu à Moscou une semaine après sa venue dans la délégation d'Orban - ou pourquoi il a fait un tour express en Roumanie, Bulgarie et Serbie.
La réponse: un plan pour racheter les actifs de Lukoil 1/
La réponse: un plan pour racheter les actifs de Lukoil 1/
December 14, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Pourquoi le ministre des affaires étrangères hongrois, Peter Szijjártó, s'est rendu à Moscou une semaine après sa venue dans la délégation d'Orban - ou pourquoi il a fait un tour express en Roumanie, Bulgarie et Serbie.
La réponse: un plan pour racheter les actifs de Lukoil 1/
La réponse: un plan pour racheter les actifs de Lukoil 1/
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This is the city hall of Lyon. Yesterday, we discussed sexual violence during wartime with the fantastic women who help survivors. Every hour, when the bells ring at this city hall, the Ukrainian anthem is played. I thank you, Lyon, for this support.
December 14, 2025 at 6:32 AM
This is the city hall of Lyon. Yesterday, we discussed sexual violence during wartime with the fantastic women who help survivors. Every hour, when the bells ring at this city hall, the Ukrainian anthem is played. I thank you, Lyon, for this support.
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«Nous devons nous préparer à une guerre d’une ampleur comparable à celle qu’ont connue nos grands-parents ou nos arrière-grands-parents...»
Il y a énormément de problèmes avec ce discours de Rutte.
- cette guerre, si elle se déclenche un jour, ne prendra sans doute pas 1/
Il y a énormément de problèmes avec ce discours de Rutte.
- cette guerre, si elle se déclenche un jour, ne prendra sans doute pas 1/
December 12, 2025 at 7:56 PM
«Nous devons nous préparer à une guerre d’une ampleur comparable à celle qu’ont connue nos grands-parents ou nos arrière-grands-parents...»
Il y a énormément de problèmes avec ce discours de Rutte.
- cette guerre, si elle se déclenche un jour, ne prendra sans doute pas 1/
Il y a énormément de problèmes avec ce discours de Rutte.
- cette guerre, si elle se déclenche un jour, ne prendra sans doute pas 1/
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Poutine affirme avoir pris le contrôle de Koupiansk pour donner l'idée aux européens et américains qu'il remporte la guerre et qu'il n'y a donc rien à négocier. Il invite les journalistes sur place et voilà qui s'y pointe :
December 12, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Poutine affirme avoir pris le contrôle de Koupiansk pour donner l'idée aux européens et américains qu'il remporte la guerre et qu'il n'y a donc rien à négocier. Il invite les journalistes sur place et voilà qui s'y pointe :
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The EU just decided to indefinitely immobilise Russian assets.
This ensures that up to €210 billion in Russian funds stay on EU soil, unless Russia fully pays reparations to Ukraine for the damage it has caused. (1/2)
This ensures that up to €210 billion in Russian funds stay on EU soil, unless Russia fully pays reparations to Ukraine for the damage it has caused. (1/2)
December 12, 2025 at 6:04 PM
The EU just decided to indefinitely immobilise Russian assets.
This ensures that up to €210 billion in Russian funds stay on EU soil, unless Russia fully pays reparations to Ukraine for the damage it has caused. (1/2)
This ensures that up to €210 billion in Russian funds stay on EU soil, unless Russia fully pays reparations to Ukraine for the damage it has caused. (1/2)
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❗️The EU has decided on the indefinite freezing of Russian assets
December 12, 2025 at 6:04 PM
❗️The EU has decided on the indefinite freezing of Russian assets
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1/ Russian soldiers who fall out with their commanders – due to personality clashes, disagreements, or a refusal to pay bribes – are routinely sent to their deaths in stormtrooper squads. Few survive for long; the following account vividly describes the life of a stormtrooper. ⬇️
December 10, 2025 at 9:31 AM
1/ Russian soldiers who fall out with their commanders – due to personality clashes, disagreements, or a refusal to pay bribes – are routinely sent to their deaths in stormtrooper squads. Few survive for long; the following account vividly describes the life of a stormtrooper. ⬇️
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🇺🇸‼️ Trump has suffered a notable political setback in the recent local elections in the US.
In Miami — a key city in Florida that has effectively become Trump’s political home base — the candidate he endorsed was decisively defeated by a Democrat. This marks the first such shift in nearly 28 years.
In Miami — a key city in Florida that has effectively become Trump’s political home base — the candidate he endorsed was decisively defeated by a Democrat. This marks the first such shift in nearly 28 years.
December 10, 2025 at 9:38 AM
🇺🇸‼️ Trump has suffered a notable political setback in the recent local elections in the US.
In Miami — a key city in Florida that has effectively become Trump’s political home base — the candidate he endorsed was decisively defeated by a Democrat. This marks the first such shift in nearly 28 years.
In Miami — a key city in Florida that has effectively become Trump’s political home base — the candidate he endorsed was decisively defeated by a Democrat. This marks the first such shift in nearly 28 years.
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The Kremlin had to exhibit self-control to praise this only after it was published.
"Russia has welcomed Donald Trump's new US National Security Strategy, calling it "largely consistent" with Moscow's vision."
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
New US Security Strategy aligns with Russia's vision, Moscow says
The Kremlin welcomes the starkly worded document, which does not cast Russia as a threat to the US.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 7:51 PM
The Kremlin had to exhibit self-control to praise this only after it was published.
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⚡️Son of president who shut down US corruption watchdogs slams Ukraine for corruption.
Donald Trump Jr. warned on Dec. 7 that his father may walk away from Ukraine, parroting Kremlin propaganda about corruption in Kyiv driving Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine.
Donald Trump Jr. warned on Dec. 7 that his father may walk away from Ukraine, parroting Kremlin propaganda about corruption in Kyiv driving Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine.
Son of president who shut down US corruption watchdogs slams Ukraine for corruption
Donald Trump Jr. warned on Dec. 7 that his father may walk away from Ukraine, parroting Kremlin propaganda about corruption in Kyiv driving Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine.
kyivindependent.com
December 7, 2025 at 8:35 PM
⚡️Son of president who shut down US corruption watchdogs slams Ukraine for corruption.
Donald Trump Jr. warned on Dec. 7 that his father may walk away from Ukraine, parroting Kremlin propaganda about corruption in Kyiv driving Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine.
Donald Trump Jr. warned on Dec. 7 that his father may walk away from Ukraine, parroting Kremlin propaganda about corruption in Kyiv driving Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine.
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The Trump administration's worldview has always been aligned with Putin's, as was clear to anyone who paid any attention to the statements and actions of its most important members. But this isn't an alignment of equals - the White House is following the Kremlin's lead. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
New US security strategy aligns with Russia's vision, Moscow says
The Kremlin welcomes the starkly worded document, which does not cast Russia as a threat to the US.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The Trump administration's worldview has always been aligned with Putin's, as was clear to anyone who paid any attention to the statements and actions of its most important members. But this isn't an alignment of equals - the White House is following the Kremlin's lead. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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❗️Prime Minister of Poland Tusk: Dear American friends, Europe is your closest ally, not your problem. And we have common enemies. At least that's how it has been in the last 80 years. We need to stick to this, this is the only reasonable strategy of our common security. Unless something has changed.
December 6, 2025 at 5:18 PM
❗️Prime Minister of Poland Tusk: Dear American friends, Europe is your closest ally, not your problem. And we have common enemies. At least that's how it has been in the last 80 years. We need to stick to this, this is the only reasonable strategy of our common security. Unless something has changed.