Itamar Satt
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Cynical | Security Studies | European by heart | English, Hebrew | Slava Ukrainii 🇺🇦 | #fckputin
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Israel for the past six months: we will work to prevent the new Syrian government from having any authority in the south
Israel, yesterday: why doesn't the new Syrian government have any authority in the south? www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
Israel, yesterday: why doesn't the new Syrian government have any authority in the south? www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
Katz casts Syria’s Sharaa as responsible for rocket fire, vows ‘full response’ soon
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www.timesofisrael.com
June 4, 2025 at 6:45 AM
Israel for the past six months: we will work to prevent the new Syrian government from having any authority in the south
Israel, yesterday: why doesn't the new Syrian government have any authority in the south? www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
Israel, yesterday: why doesn't the new Syrian government have any authority in the south? www.timesofisrael.com/liveblog_ent...
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⚡Washington is expressing concern over the intentions of European countries to reduce their purchases of weapons from U.S. manufacturers.
🔗Read more: militarnyi.com/en/news/us-c...
🔗Read more: militarnyi.com/en/news/us-c...
US Concerned About Europe's Desire to Buy Less American Weapons
Washington is expressing concern over the intentions of European countries to reduce their purchases of weapons from U.S. manufacturers
militarnyi.com
April 2, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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I was so disgusted by the message and tone, I didn't even notice the ignorance.
And say thank you! I'm better than you in everything, my mom said so.
And say thank you! I'm better than you in everything, my mom said so.
Marco Rubio wants Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski and by extension the Polish people to be thankful, or else Russians would be already on the Polish border.
I will not elaborate much that Russia actually shares a border with Poland.
I will not elaborate much that Russia actually shares a border with Poland.
March 10, 2025 at 5:40 PM
I was so disgusted by the message and tone, I didn't even notice the ignorance.
And say thank you! I'm better than you in everything, my mom said so.
And say thank you! I'm better than you in everything, my mom said so.
Thanks orange man for the brave new world
Waking up Monday morning and Swedish radio is having a well informed debate on whether Sweden should obtain a nuclear weapon.
Satire is dead.
Satire is dead.
March 10, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Thanks orange man for the brave new world
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Very useful thread by Garvan on Europe's dependence on American military goods and services.
(And to be blunt, Politico's headline isn't merely misleading, it is false.)
(And to be blunt, Politico's headline isn't merely misleading, it is false.)
The SIPRI dataset excludes domestic procurement
@politico.eu your headline is misleading. The US dominates arms *imports*
US dependence is a real issue but let’s address it properly, particularly with reference to rumours about spare parts, ITAR and “kill switches”🧵
@politico.eu your headline is misleading. The US dominates arms *imports*
US dependence is a real issue but let’s address it properly, particularly with reference to rumours about spare parts, ITAR and “kill switches”🧵
🚨🚨More bad news: European NATO members have become even more dependent on U.S. weapons than before, according to a report by the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) released today.🧵 www.politico.eu/article/us-d...
March 10, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Very useful thread by Garvan on Europe's dependence on American military goods and services.
(And to be blunt, Politico's headline isn't merely misleading, it is false.)
(And to be blunt, Politico's headline isn't merely misleading, it is false.)
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Sort of like Munich 1938, with the following changes:
-Czechoslovakia is invited
-Britain & France are not
-The negotiation is moderated by Mussolini
-Czechoslovakia has to pay Mussolini
-Hitler bombs Prague during the negotiation
-Mussolini threatens to help Hitler if Czechoslovakia doesn't sign
-Czechoslovakia is invited
-Britain & France are not
-The negotiation is moderated by Mussolini
-Czechoslovakia has to pay Mussolini
-Hitler bombs Prague during the negotiation
-Mussolini threatens to help Hitler if Czechoslovakia doesn't sign
🇺🇦 Ukraine will likely make it clear to the U.S. that any peace deal restricting its rearmament, forcing recognition of occupied territories as Russian, or interfering in internal politics—such as pushing for elections—is unacceptable, Economist writes.
www.economist.com/europe/2025/...
www.economist.com/europe/2025/...
America and Ukraine prepare for brutal negotiations
To get a deal in Jeddah Ukraine must first make peace with Donald Trump
www.economist.com
March 10, 2025 at 7:58 AM
Sort of like Munich 1938, with the following changes:
-Czechoslovakia is invited
-Britain & France are not
-The negotiation is moderated by Mussolini
-Czechoslovakia has to pay Mussolini
-Hitler bombs Prague during the negotiation
-Mussolini threatens to help Hitler if Czechoslovakia doesn't sign
-Czechoslovakia is invited
-Britain & France are not
-The negotiation is moderated by Mussolini
-Czechoslovakia has to pay Mussolini
-Hitler bombs Prague during the negotiation
-Mussolini threatens to help Hitler if Czechoslovakia doesn't sign
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I would guess intel & aid flow will at least partly resume in coming days. But plausible some restrictions on long-range strikes will remain. And damage is done. Imagine how this would play out for, say, NATO forces who need to strike deep in a hypothetical battle to reverse Ru advances in Baltics.
March 5, 2025 at 4:19 PM
I would guess intel & aid flow will at least partly resume in coming days. But plausible some restrictions on long-range strikes will remain. And damage is done. Imagine how this would play out for, say, NATO forces who need to strike deep in a hypothetical battle to reverse Ru advances in Baltics.
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1/ Only the EU could be surprised by the predictable behavior of others (putin, Trump) while being utterly predictable itself. They waste time accommodating Trump, thinking they can win him over with polite diplomacy. He couldn’t care less. He’s a disruptor, not a dealmaker.
March 6, 2025 at 9:36 AM
1/ Only the EU could be surprised by the predictable behavior of others (putin, Trump) while being utterly predictable itself. They waste time accommodating Trump, thinking they can win him over with polite diplomacy. He couldn’t care less. He’s a disruptor, not a dealmaker.
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Russian occupation is not peace
🤬 Signs of torture found on most bodies of Ukrainians repatriated from Russian captivity – photo, video
Signs of torture found on most bodies of Ukrainians repatriated from Russian captivity – photo, video
Signs of torture are found on most of the bodies of Ukrainians repatriated from detention centres in Russia.
www.pravda.com.ua
March 5, 2025 at 9:40 PM
Russian occupation is not peace
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"European-led Ukraine air protection plan could halt Russian missile attacks -
Sky Shield proposal drawn up by military experts would be operated separately from Nato and deploy 120 fighter jets."
@theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Sky Shield proposal drawn up by military experts would be operated separately from Nato and deploy 120 fighter jets."
@theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
European-led Ukraine air protection plan could halt Russian missile attacks
Sky Shield proposal drawn up by military experts would be operated separately from Nato and deploy 120 fighter jets
www.theguardian.com
March 6, 2025 at 6:46 AM
"European-led Ukraine air protection plan could halt Russian missile attacks -
Sky Shield proposal drawn up by military experts would be operated separately from Nato and deploy 120 fighter jets."
@theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Sky Shield proposal drawn up by military experts would be operated separately from Nato and deploy 120 fighter jets."
@theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...
Europe is far past the point of ‘mending’ ties with the US. If we don’t act as an equal partner in NATO, make Trump work to regain our trust, and demand an apology, we’re doomed to be vassals in a world divided between empires.
Some thoughts from Brussels. Europe is awoken and believes America is all but gone. As such huge efforts on defense funding from EU, Germany, and others. This is real. BUT...
Europe is still not reckoning yet with its major structural security problem: No one does European defense. 1/
Europe is still not reckoning yet with its major structural security problem: No one does European defense. 1/
March 5, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Europe is far past the point of ‘mending’ ties with the US. If we don’t act as an equal partner in NATO, make Trump work to regain our trust, and demand an apology, we’re doomed to be vassals in a world divided between empires.
Nice hint…
💬 This included our cooperation in defense, in which specifically military acquisitions, such as K2 tanks, K9 howitzers, K239 rocket artillery or FA-50 jets to name a few, plays a vital role.
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March 5, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Nice hint…
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Worth stating simply what’s happening. An American government is launching a full-scope political & economic assault on an ally repelling an ongoing invasion to compel them to terminate martial law, topple their president, hand over minerals to America & accept a ceasefire w/out security guarantees.
March 4, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Worth stating simply what’s happening. An American government is launching a full-scope political & economic assault on an ally repelling an ongoing invasion to compel them to terminate martial law, topple their president, hand over minerals to America & accept a ceasefire w/out security guarantees.
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Our new leader. The @economist.com has always been staunchly Transatlanticist. We don't say this lightly: "Europe must prepare to be abandoned or extorted. Not to prepare for that could leave Europe vulnerable to Russia and to an increasingly hostile America" www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
The lesson from Trump’s Ukrainian weapons freeze
And the grim choice facing Volodymyr Zelensky
www.economist.com
March 5, 2025 at 11:18 AM
Our new leader. The @economist.com has always been staunchly Transatlanticist. We don't say this lightly: "Europe must prepare to be abandoned or extorted. Not to prepare for that could leave Europe vulnerable to Russia and to an increasingly hostile America" www.economist.com/leaders/2025...
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Europe must act with urgency and strengthen its defences!
Yesterday's proposal by von der Leyen to #ReArm Europe was an important step, but we need to go further.
Leaders must take urgent decisions tomorrow!
Yesterday's proposal by von der Leyen to #ReArm Europe was an important step, but we need to go further.
Leaders must take urgent decisions tomorrow!
March 5, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Europe must act with urgency and strengthen its defences!
Yesterday's proposal by von der Leyen to #ReArm Europe was an important step, but we need to go further.
Leaders must take urgent decisions tomorrow!
Yesterday's proposal by von der Leyen to #ReArm Europe was an important step, but we need to go further.
Leaders must take urgent decisions tomorrow!
People tend to forget that about Ford.
Elon Musk went from being the “Henry Ford of our time” to being the “Henry Ford of our time”.
March 5, 2025 at 3:59 PM
People tend to forget that about Ford.
Just as I said yesterday….
🚨 EXCLUSIVE: The Trump administration has been holding direct talks with Hamas over the release of U.S. hostages held in Gaza and the possibility of a broader deal to end the war, two sources with direct knowledge of the discussions tell Axios.
Exclusive: U.S. holding direct talks with Hamas on Gaza hostages
Netanyahu is concerned about the lack of coordination with Israel
www.axios.com
March 5, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Just as I said yesterday….
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(1/3) It needs repeating: in 1994, Ukraine was persuaded to give up its nuclear weapons to Russia in return for the US, the UK, and Russia guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.
March 4, 2025 at 5:57 PM
(1/3) It needs repeating: in 1994, Ukraine was persuaded to give up its nuclear weapons to Russia in return for the US, the UK, and Russia guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.
If only words were actions. A genocidal war criminal cannot, must not, and will not be appeased. The only question is whether we stand up to him in Kyiv or in Normandy.
The EPP Group remains the core driver of European unification. Together with the UK Conservatives and the US Republicans, we achieved reunification and expanded democracy and freedom in Europe. #EUDefence
Read our statement on Europe taking its destiny into its own hands: epp.group/lquxii3r
Read our statement on Europe taking its destiny into its own hands: epp.group/lquxii3r
March 5, 2025 at 3:21 PM
If only words were actions. A genocidal war criminal cannot, must not, and will not be appeased. The only question is whether we stand up to him in Kyiv or in Normandy.
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💬 "Just give them the basement, Kevin!"
When "peace talks" mean surrender, journalism must fight back. Support Euromaidan Press – because appeasement is never the answer: www.patreon.com/c/euromaidan...
When "peace talks" mean surrender, journalism must fight back. Support Euromaidan Press – because appeasement is never the answer: www.patreon.com/c/euromaidan...
March 5, 2025 at 2:08 PM
💬 "Just give them the basement, Kevin!"
When "peace talks" mean surrender, journalism must fight back. Support Euromaidan Press – because appeasement is never the answer: www.patreon.com/c/euromaidan...
When "peace talks" mean surrender, journalism must fight back. Support Euromaidan Press – because appeasement is never the answer: www.patreon.com/c/euromaidan...
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That’s what freedom of speech actually looks like.
March 4, 2025 at 1:54 PM
That’s what freedom of speech actually looks like.
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Trump has pulled support to Ukraine, Europe must step up!
Ukraine’s security is Europe’s security 🇺🇦🇪🇺
Ukraine’s security is Europe’s security 🇺🇦🇪🇺
March 4, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Trump has pulled support to Ukraine, Europe must step up!
Ukraine’s security is Europe’s security 🇺🇦🇪🇺
Ukraine’s security is Europe’s security 🇺🇦🇪🇺
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March 2, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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