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Israel is heading for a major diplomatic disaster beyond its leaderships imagination
BREAKING: JOINT STATEMENT FROM REUTERS, BBC NEWS, ASSOCIATED PRESS & AFP.
Warning that their staff face death by starvation in Gaza.
Horrifying and unprecedented.
Warning that their staff face death by starvation in Gaza.
Horrifying and unprecedented.
July 24, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Israel is heading for a major diplomatic disaster beyond its leaderships imagination
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Echoes of 2021, when Putin wrote an article claiming that Ukraine was part of Russia.
„The book claims that the Lithuanian nation and language do not exist.“
This is the Russian playbook. This is the exact same narrative with which Russia prepared its attack on Ukraine.
This is the Russian playbook. This is the exact same narrative with which Russia prepared its attack on Ukraine.
Russia publishes book on Lithuanian history, preface written by Lavrov
Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys has criticised a book on the country’s history published in Russia, which fe...
www.lrt.lt
May 2, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Echoes of 2021, when Putin wrote an article claiming that Ukraine was part of Russia.
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Yesterday, for the first time, I heard a VERY high ranking former European official, a conservative, say the words:
„Maybe we will be better off without the Americans after all.”
We were discussing the so-called US peace plan for Ukraine, a shameful document of capitulation and exploitation.
„Maybe we will be better off without the Americans after all.”
We were discussing the so-called US peace plan for Ukraine, a shameful document of capitulation and exploitation.
April 24, 2025 at 6:20 AM
Yesterday, for the first time, I heard a VERY high ranking former European official, a conservative, say the words:
„Maybe we will be better off without the Americans after all.”
We were discussing the so-called US peace plan for Ukraine, a shameful document of capitulation and exploitation.
„Maybe we will be better off without the Americans after all.”
We were discussing the so-called US peace plan for Ukraine, a shameful document of capitulation and exploitation.
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#Rheinmetall baut seine #Munitionsproduktion massiv aus. Bei Artilleriemunition (Kaliber 155mm) wird sich die Produktionskapazität bis 2027 um 15x vergrößert haben – im Vergleich zu 2022. Bei der Munition für Kampfpanzer (Kaliber 120 mm) wird Rheinmetall die Produktion bis 2027 vervierfachen.
April 9, 2025 at 6:00 AM
#Rheinmetall baut seine #Munitionsproduktion massiv aus. Bei Artilleriemunition (Kaliber 155mm) wird sich die Produktionskapazität bis 2027 um 15x vergrößert haben – im Vergleich zu 2022. Bei der Munition für Kampfpanzer (Kaliber 120 mm) wird Rheinmetall die Produktion bis 2027 vervierfachen.
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“Russia is conducting an escalating and violent campaign of sabotage and subversion against European and U.S. targets in Europe led by Russian military intelligence (the GRU) … Western countries have not developed an effective strategy to counter these attacks.”
www.csis.org/analysis/rus...
www.csis.org/analysis/rus...
Russia’s Shadow War Against the West
Russia is conducting a violent and escalating campaign of sabotage and subversion against European and U.S. targets in Europe led by Russian military intelligence, according to a new CSIS database. Th...
www.csis.org
March 28, 2025 at 10:49 AM
“Russia is conducting an escalating and violent campaign of sabotage and subversion against European and U.S. targets in Europe led by Russian military intelligence (the GRU) … Western countries have not developed an effective strategy to counter these attacks.”
www.csis.org/analysis/rus...
www.csis.org/analysis/rus...
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I can confirm this feeling from friends in Europe.
I think it bears repeating that the rest of the world — allies, adversaries, the invested, the indifferent — think the American people have lost their minds for not seeing and stopping what is happening to this country.
March 25, 2025 at 3:00 AM
I can confirm this feeling from friends in Europe.
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Canada giving Marco Rubio the tiniest red carpet they could find in a thrift shop somewhere.
March 14, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Canada giving Marco Rubio the tiniest red carpet they could find in a thrift shop somewhere.
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Starlinks for Ukraine are paid for by the Polish Digitization Ministry at the cost of about $50 million per year.
The ethics of threatening the victim of aggression apart, if SpaceX proves to be an unreliable provider we will be forced to look for other suppliers.
The ethics of threatening the victim of aggression apart, if SpaceX proves to be an unreliable provider we will be forced to look for other suppliers.
March 9, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Starlinks for Ukraine are paid for by the Polish Digitization Ministry at the cost of about $50 million per year.
The ethics of threatening the victim of aggression apart, if SpaceX proves to be an unreliable provider we will be forced to look for other suppliers.
The ethics of threatening the victim of aggression apart, if SpaceX proves to be an unreliable provider we will be forced to look for other suppliers.
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Ich halte es noch immer für richtig. Jetzt kurzen Koavertrag (Quick fixes und Frage des Geldes). Dann jedes Jahr Klausur in Meseberg und die nächsten Schritte für das darauffolgenden Jahr werden verhandelt und fixiert.
March 1, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Ich halte es noch immer für richtig. Jetzt kurzen Koavertrag (Quick fixes und Frage des Geldes). Dann jedes Jahr Klausur in Meseberg und die nächsten Schritte für das darauffolgenden Jahr werden verhandelt und fixiert.
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Dear Volodymyr Zelenskyy, dear Ukrainian friends, you are not alone.
February 28, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Dear Volodymyr Zelenskyy, dear Ukrainian friends, you are not alone.
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It took more than 60 years for freedom to come. We unchained ourselves from the Soviets and joined NATO. Lithuania and the United States stood shoulder to shoulder in an alliance that seemed unshakable.🧵6/17
February 22, 2025 at 9:10 PM
It took more than 60 years for freedom to come. We unchained ourselves from the Soviets and joined NATO. Lithuania and the United States stood shoulder to shoulder in an alliance that seemed unshakable.🧵6/17
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For a lifelong transatlanticist like me who came of age at the peak of American (hard and soft) power, these days feel like when your aging parent suddenly succumbs to Alzheimer’s, not recognizing you anymore, and, what’s worse, not knowing who they themselves are.
February 19, 2025 at 9:34 AM
For a lifelong transatlanticist like me who came of age at the peak of American (hard and soft) power, these days feel like when your aging parent suddenly succumbs to Alzheimer’s, not recognizing you anymore, and, what’s worse, not knowing who they themselves are.
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I struggle to express just how *weird* Vance’s #MSC2025 speech was. This is a transatlantic security conference, happening while there is a war in Europe, and the US is announcing a partial withdrawal from European security. And the US VP speaks about (alleged) threats to free speech in Europe??
February 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
I struggle to express just how *weird* Vance’s #MSC2025 speech was. This is a transatlantic security conference, happening while there is a war in Europe, and the US is announcing a partial withdrawal from European security. And the US VP speaks about (alleged) threats to free speech in Europe??
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⚡️'No point trying to negotiate' with Putin, Yulia Navalnaya says.
"Even if you decided to negotiate with Putin, just remember he will lie," Navalnaya, widow of late Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, said at the Munich Security Conference two days before the anniversary of her husband's death.
"Even if you decided to negotiate with Putin, just remember he will lie," Navalnaya, widow of late Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, said at the Munich Security Conference two days before the anniversary of her husband's death.
'No point trying to negotiate' with Putin, Yulia Navalnaya says
"Even if you decided to negotiate with Putin, just remember he will lie," Yulia Navalnaya, widow of the late Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, said at the Munich Security Conference two days before th...
kyivindependent.com
February 15, 2025 at 5:44 AM
⚡️'No point trying to negotiate' with Putin, Yulia Navalnaya says.
"Even if you decided to negotiate with Putin, just remember he will lie," Navalnaya, widow of late Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, said at the Munich Security Conference two days before the anniversary of her husband's death.
"Even if you decided to negotiate with Putin, just remember he will lie," Navalnaya, widow of late Russian dissident Alexei Navalny, said at the Munich Security Conference two days before the anniversary of her husband's death.
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Selenskyj antwortet den USA, die eine Nato-Mitgliedschaft der Ukraine als "nicht realistisch" bezeichnen:
"Das einflussreichste Nato-Mitglied ist derzeit Putin."
Denn seine Launen hätten die Macht, Entscheidungen der Nato zu beeinflussen.
#MSC2025
"Das einflussreichste Nato-Mitglied ist derzeit Putin."
Denn seine Launen hätten die Macht, Entscheidungen der Nato zu beeinflussen.
#MSC2025
February 15, 2025 at 9:48 AM
Selenskyj antwortet den USA, die eine Nato-Mitgliedschaft der Ukraine als "nicht realistisch" bezeichnen:
"Das einflussreichste Nato-Mitglied ist derzeit Putin."
Denn seine Launen hätten die Macht, Entscheidungen der Nato zu beeinflussen.
#MSC2025
"Das einflussreichste Nato-Mitglied ist derzeit Putin."
Denn seine Launen hätten die Macht, Entscheidungen der Nato zu beeinflussen.
#MSC2025
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I see the debate around potential European troop deployments—however unrealistic without U.S. involvement—as a useful forcing function to clarify a fundamental question: How important is Ukraine to Europe’s security in the context of Russia?
February 15, 2025 at 10:23 AM
I see the debate around potential European troop deployments—however unrealistic without U.S. involvement—as a useful forcing function to clarify a fundamental question: How important is Ukraine to Europe’s security in the context of Russia?
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As someone who lived/worked on Syria for the USG, and saw first hand the depravity of the Syrian regime, I find it very hard to ignore Tulsi's views on Bashar. He is a mass murderer and war criminal. I guess if you voted for her as a GOP senator, you r OK with that. Oh well.
The Senate just voted to confirm Tulsi Gabbard as Trump's Director of National Intelligence, 52-48.
Mitch McConnell voted NO. All other Republicans supported Gabbard.
ALL Democrats voted NO.
Gabbard has taken a sympathetic stance toward Russia and Syria under the Assad family's rule.
Mitch McConnell voted NO. All other Republicans supported Gabbard.
ALL Democrats voted NO.
Gabbard has taken a sympathetic stance toward Russia and Syria under the Assad family's rule.
February 12, 2025 at 8:46 PM
As someone who lived/worked on Syria for the USG, and saw first hand the depravity of the Syrian regime, I find it very hard to ignore Tulsi's views on Bashar. He is a mass murderer and war criminal. I guess if you voted for her as a GOP senator, you r OK with that. Oh well.
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Europas Friedensordnung und damit auch Deutschlands Zukunft stehen auf dem Spiel und wir sind mit innerdeutschen Äußerungen im Wahlkampf beschäftigt… 🫠
February 12, 2025 at 8:10 PM
Europas Friedensordnung und damit auch Deutschlands Zukunft stehen auf dem Spiel und wir sind mit innerdeutschen Äußerungen im Wahlkampf beschäftigt… 🫠
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Every single Senate Democrat stood against the nomination of Tulsi Gabbard for Director of National Intelligence.
Trump wants to trust our most classified secrets to someone who echoes Russian propaganda, sympathized with Putin and Assad, and falls for conspiracy theories.
Trump wants to trust our most classified secrets to someone who echoes Russian propaganda, sympathized with Putin and Assad, and falls for conspiracy theories.
February 12, 2025 at 6:23 PM
Every single Senate Democrat stood against the nomination of Tulsi Gabbard for Director of National Intelligence.
Trump wants to trust our most classified secrets to someone who echoes Russian propaganda, sympathized with Putin and Assad, and falls for conspiracy theories.
Trump wants to trust our most classified secrets to someone who echoes Russian propaganda, sympathized with Putin and Assad, and falls for conspiracy theories.
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The Trump read out of the Putin call is alarming on so many levels. The flattering tone, wrong reference of history (WWIi victims), the fact that they will INFORM Ukraine about the negotiable start and no mentioning of Europe... The desire to strike a quick deal is likely viewed as weakness by RU.
February 12, 2025 at 7:16 PM
The Trump read out of the Putin call is alarming on so many levels. The flattering tone, wrong reference of history (WWIi victims), the fact that they will INFORM Ukraine about the negotiable start and no mentioning of Europe... The desire to strike a quick deal is likely viewed as weakness by RU.
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The debate on regulating #AutonomousWeaponSystems is under pressure to diversify. This #SIPRI backgrounder highlights trade-offs and potential implications for policymakers regulating #AWS ➡️ bit.ly/4jNQJbm
February 12, 2025 at 9:47 AM
The debate on regulating #AutonomousWeaponSystems is under pressure to diversify. This #SIPRI backgrounder highlights trade-offs and potential implications for policymakers regulating #AWS ➡️ bit.ly/4jNQJbm
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“The test of whether we are serious is actually quite simple: follow the money. Because defence is really expensive, as you know. And if you don't spend real money it will not happen. Then you have to ask yourself a straightforward question: where is the money coming from?"
Poland pitches rearmament bank to boost Europe's defence spending
"There is a new idea which I like: a rearmament bank," said Radosław Sikorski, Poland's minister of foreign affairs. #EuropeNews
www.euronews.com
February 11, 2025 at 9:32 AM
“The test of whether we are serious is actually quite simple: follow the money. Because defence is really expensive, as you know. And if you don't spend real money it will not happen. Then you have to ask yourself a straightforward question: where is the money coming from?"
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Übrigens weiß jeder/jede, der/die den Artikel Putins vom Sommer 2021 aufmerksam gelesen bzw. sich seine Ukraine-Rede vom 21. Februar 2022 angehört hat, was russische Ziele in der Ukraine sind: Vernichtung der ukrainischen Staatlichkeit und der politischen ukrainischen Nation.
February 10, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Übrigens weiß jeder/jede, der/die den Artikel Putins vom Sommer 2021 aufmerksam gelesen bzw. sich seine Ukraine-Rede vom 21. Februar 2022 angehört hat, was russische Ziele in der Ukraine sind: Vernichtung der ukrainischen Staatlichkeit und der politischen ukrainischen Nation.
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Längst aufgehört, mich über Sahra Wagenknecht zu ärgern. Dass diese zynische Opportunistin aber von der Ukraine und nicht von Russland die Beendigung eines grundlosen Krieges fordert, beleidigt selbst mich zutiefst. Eine Schande, denn doof ist diese Frau keinesfalls.
February 10, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Längst aufgehört, mich über Sahra Wagenknecht zu ärgern. Dass diese zynische Opportunistin aber von der Ukraine und nicht von Russland die Beendigung eines grundlosen Krieges fordert, beleidigt selbst mich zutiefst. Eine Schande, denn doof ist diese Frau keinesfalls.