Let's drop the naivité and accept that this war will end on the battlefield after Ukraine achieves the necessary military strength, not in a conference room after a round of talks and a carafe of wine.

Maybe the negotiations aren’t even meant to work. Maybe the plan was always for Trump and Putin to meet to redraw Europe’s borders. But that isn’t a deal, that’s more like a pact. The same “peace plan” was tried in 1938 and it didn’t work out well.

This time the ESCALATION podcast features Ben Hodges, former commander of US Army Europe and outspoken supporter of Ukraine. Find out the truth about the strategic military options available to Europe to help Ukraine win on the battlefield. 🔗👇

"Taiwan is the West Berlin of this century"
Find out more in the latest episode of my podcast ESCALATION, this time with @_JakubJanda, Czech expert on the Indo-Pacific region. Full episode linked below.

Blue/Yellow is the biggest European NGO for military aid to Ukraine, providing around €100million since 2014. Fun fact - most of the money comes from Lithuania, a country of just 3 million people. Meet Jonas Ohman, my latest guest on the ESCALATION podcast.
Full episode below👇

Roosevelt's advice was to speak softly and carry a big stick. I am worried that President Trump is doing the opposite. He is shouting loudly, and when it comes to helping Ukraine he is carrying a small stick.

For Europe, money is the easy part. The difficult part is committing to fight alongside Ukrainians if they are ever attacked again. That is what we will have to be ready to do, like it or not.

Trump is almost back in the White House, and China wants everybody to lose.
My latest newsletter has more details on this historic moment, you will find the link below.👇