"The threat from Russia against all of us is real and it is serious," - Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen.

"Putin is talking about peace during the day and bombing at night. We see a more aggressive Russia approach in the Baltic Sea region”

I've long said that Europe helps the US (including under Trump) coerce Ukraine to make concessions to Russia for "peace". I've been sharply criticized. Today, German Chancellor Merz said "more compromise and more concessions [from UA] are no longer reasonable," confirming what I've said all along.

This is so incredibly frustrating. European allies should not be jumping over every stick Trump holds for them because the stick is just gonna move.

We need to focus on capability development, not % of GDP.

This isn’t getting nearly enough attention.

Estonian navy is stopped at intercepting a shadow fleet vessel because a Russian Sukhoi Su-35 violated Estonian air space. This reduces even the implausible deniability to 0, which Russia has been relying on with the shadow fleet.

Thank you to whoever made this

Ukraine is Europe!
We stand by Ukraine.

We will step up our support to Ukraine so that they can continue to fight back the agressor.

Today, it became clear that the free world needs a new leader. It’s up to us, Europeans, to take this challenge.

Nākošajās vēlēšanas izskatīšu tikai tās partijas kas ticami solīs vismaz 5% aizsardzībai. Tiem kas zem 5% - pilnīgi neinteresē jūsu argumenti.

NATO apbērēt ir par agru, bet Latvijai un Baltijai ir jāsāk domāt par plānu B: papildus aizsardzības līgumu ar Poliju, Somiju, pārējām Ziemeļvalstīm un Liebritāniju. Tas var izrādīties neiespējami, bet ir jāmēģina.

In today’s Vatnik Soup, I’ll discuss how Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania cut the cord on Russian energy, further reducing their reliance on the Kremlin.

At the same time, the Baltics set an example for EU countries like Slovakia and Hungary whose leadership still worships Putin.

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Finlandization: More Please | "Russia’s sabotage operations have just hit their first real obstacle." @edwardlucas.bsky.social

Why is TikTok still available in Europe and USA? When you read that large swats of European population, especially young people, decide how to vote through TikTok, that’s the moment it needs to be taken down for good. It’s a brain damaging social.

Zemkopības ministrs, kad izlēma kā apturēt Latvijas liellopu eksportu uz citam ES valstīm.

This is perhaps the best analysis of the dynamics surrounding JEF I've seen - @edwardlucas.bsky.social understands the region and talks to the right people to get a true feel for the field, including the things we might be too polite to tell most British to their face.

CCP #tiktok should be simply banned in Western democracies.

Wait until millions of Western duped children and teenagers wil start moving away from #tiktok. Deterrance works and the PRC megalomaniacs know that. Therefore, thank you to the Australian senators! P.S. All Western democracies should follow this sound advice. www.bbc.com/news/article...

In today’s Russian papers: “The spectre of stagflation isn’t just looming. It’s knocking at the door of Russia’s economy.” Also, prominent political scientist says Russia’s geo-political aim is “…returning Nato to its 1997 borders. We must move towards this goal” #ReadingRussia

Leiboristu jaunie mantojuma nodokļi draud iznīcināt Lielbritānijas ģimenes fermas. Cilvēkus kuri visu mūžu smagi fiziski strādājuši, bez brīvdienām. Un vēlas lai viņu bērniem ir iespēja turpināt to pašu. Izcils piemērs kāpēc laukos kreisajiem tik reti veicas, arī LV. x.com/rufusdenne/s...

“No European can afford complacency, fatigue or neutrality, whether political or economic. Europe can achieve long-term peace only if it is prepared for war.”

@edgarsrinkevics.bsky.social says Ukraine is a litmus test for European resolve
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from @economist.com.