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NATO has always had and has only one real task - to defend Europe from Russian aggression. For now, Ukraine is doing NATO's job and we are still thinking about how much we should help it and whether we should accept Kiev into the Alliance?
Shame on us.
Shame on us.
November 30, 2025 at 11:08 AM
NATO has always had and has only one real task - to defend Europe from Russian aggression. For now, Ukraine is doing NATO's job and we are still thinking about how much we should help it and whether we should accept Kiev into the Alliance?
Shame on us.
Shame on us.
e) The document does not take into account at all who is the aggressor and who is the victim of aggression. This fundamentally questions the current principles of international law and creates dangerous precedents for the future, threatening the interests of smaller states, such as 🇨🇿.
November 22, 2025 at 7:43 AM
e) The document does not take into account at all who is the aggressor and who is the victim of aggression. This fundamentally questions the current principles of international law and creates dangerous precedents for the future, threatening the interests of smaller states, such as 🇨🇿.
d) The text does not specify any security guarantees for Ukraine. The current formulas do not exceed the level of the so-called Budapest Memorandum, the ineffectiveness of which was demonstrated precisely by the current aggression of the Russian Federation.
November 22, 2025 at 7:43 AM
d) The text does not specify any security guarantees for Ukraine. The current formulas do not exceed the level of the so-called Budapest Memorandum, the ineffectiveness of which was demonstrated precisely by the current aggression of the Russian Federation.
c) The document works unsystematically with concepts such as "NATO troops", "European aircraft", etc., without taking into account that in reality these are units (systems) belonging to individual states;
November 22, 2025 at 7:43 AM
c) The document works unsystematically with concepts such as "NATO troops", "European aircraft", etc., without taking into account that in reality these are units (systems) belonging to individual states;
b) The unprecedented situation limits NATO's ability to accept new members and denies the basic provisions of the UN Charter (e.g. Article 51);
November 22, 2025 at 7:43 AM
b) The unprecedented situation limits NATO's ability to accept new members and denies the basic provisions of the UN Charter (e.g. Article 51);
- It seems that the White House is currently finding it difficult to point out obvious contradictions in the text, such as:
a) The first point speaks of the confirmation of Ukraine's sovereignty, but a number of other items limit this sovereignty - see points 6, 7, 21, 25, 26;
a) The first point speaks of the confirmation of Ukraine's sovereignty, but a number of other items limit this sovereignty - see points 6, 7, 21, 25, 26;
November 22, 2025 at 7:43 AM
- It seems that the White House is currently finding it difficult to point out obvious contradictions in the text, such as:
a) The first point speaks of the confirmation of Ukraine's sovereignty, but a number of other items limit this sovereignty - see points 6, 7, 21, 25, 26;
a) The first point speaks of the confirmation of Ukraine's sovereignty, but a number of other items limit this sovereignty - see points 6, 7, 21, 25, 26;
- The very fact that such a crude and one-sided document was the American side indicates a crisis in the deep analytical and management processes of the Trump administration.
November 22, 2025 at 7:43 AM
- The very fact that such a crude and one-sided document was the American side indicates a crisis in the deep analytical and management processes of the Trump administration.
- Europe, or rather the Coalition of the Willing, must now enter the negotiation process and fundamentally revise this proposal.
November 22, 2025 at 7:43 AM
- Europe, or rather the Coalition of the Willing, must now enter the negotiation process and fundamentally revise this proposal.
- The adoption of the document without further fundamental editing would mean the de facto capitulation of Ukraine and would fundamentally threaten the security interests of Europe, including the Czech Republic.
November 22, 2025 at 7:43 AM
- The adoption of the document without further fundamental editing would mean the de facto capitulation of Ukraine and would fundamentally threaten the security interests of Europe, including the Czech Republic.
For example, block Russian oil and gas exports, or deliver Tomahawk missiles to Kyiv.
For Putin and his so-called elite will be prepared to stop the war in Ukraine only if the further continuation of the conflict threatened their survival at the head of the Russian state.
For Putin and his so-called elite will be prepared to stop the war in Ukraine only if the further continuation of the conflict threatened their survival at the head of the Russian state.
October 16, 2025 at 8:18 PM
For example, block Russian oil and gas exports, or deliver Tomahawk missiles to Kyiv.
For Putin and his so-called elite will be prepared to stop the war in Ukraine only if the further continuation of the conflict threatened their survival at the head of the Russian state.
For Putin and his so-called elite will be prepared to stop the war in Ukraine only if the further continuation of the conflict threatened their survival at the head of the Russian state.
I have one piece of advice for the American President. By all means negotiate with Putin; meet him in Alaska or in Budapest. Telephone him twice a day, if you will. But above all take measures that will truly hurt Russia and its ruling class.
October 16, 2025 at 8:18 PM
I have one piece of advice for the American President. By all means negotiate with Putin; meet him in Alaska or in Budapest. Telephone him twice a day, if you will. But above all take measures that will truly hurt Russia and its ruling class.
But, given what we know of past Russian offers, one may reasonably suppose it was a mixture of flattery, vague promises of grand economic projects, and non-committal assurances that the Kremlin desires peace — naturally only after the causes of the war have been removed.
October 16, 2025 at 8:18 PM
But, given what we know of past Russian offers, one may reasonably suppose it was a mixture of flattery, vague promises of grand economic projects, and non-committal assurances that the Kremlin desires peace — naturally only after the causes of the war have been removed.
To be fair, I must concede that we do not know the details of the more-than-two-hour telephone conversation. We do not therefore know how Putin persuaded Mr Trump or what he promised him.
October 16, 2025 at 8:18 PM
To be fair, I must concede that we do not know the details of the more-than-two-hour telephone conversation. We do not therefore know how Putin persuaded Mr Trump or what he promised him.
Putin responded today with a tried-and-true manoeuvre: he telephoned Mr Trump and offered him another bilateral meeting. Of course, such a meeting will have to be preceded by expert-level talks whose sole purpose, from the Russian point of view, will be to buy the Kremlin yet more time.
October 16, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Putin responded today with a tried-and-true manoeuvre: he telephoned Mr Trump and offered him another bilateral meeting. Of course, such a meeting will have to be preceded by expert-level talks whose sole purpose, from the Russian point of view, will be to buy the Kremlin yet more time.
Meanwhile, by striking Russian oil refineries, Ukraine found a sensitive weak point in Putin’s war machine. The American pledge to supply Tomahawk missiles to Kyiv furthermore placed the Kremlin under the acute threat of very painful reprisals for Russian war crimes.
October 16, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Meanwhile, by striking Russian oil refineries, Ukraine found a sensitive weak point in Putin’s war machine. The American pledge to supply Tomahawk missiles to Kyiv furthermore placed the Kremlin under the acute threat of very painful reprisals for Russian war crimes.
As we have all seen, the White House in the end achieved nothing at all. On the contrary, Russia gained a further two months in which to attack Ukraine, to kill soldiers and civilians alike, and to destroy Ukrainian infrastructure.
October 16, 2025 at 8:18 PM
As we have all seen, the White House in the end achieved nothing at all. On the contrary, Russia gained a further two months in which to attack Ukraine, to kill soldiers and civilians alike, and to destroy Ukrainian infrastructure.
The Kremlin replied by offering a bilateral meeting between D. Trump and V. Putin. For reasons that escape my understanding the American President agreed to this and invited the Russian dictator to Alaska.
October 16, 2025 at 8:18 PM
The Kremlin replied by offering a bilateral meeting between D. Trump and V. Putin. For reasons that escape my understanding the American President agreed to this and invited the Russian dictator to Alaska.
We witnessed the previous part of this sad comedy in the summer of this year, when @POTUS presented Vladimir Putin with an unequivocal ultimatum: either he agree to an immediate cessation of hostilities, or he would face brutal sanctions and fresh deliveries of American weapons to Ukraine.
October 16, 2025 at 8:18 PM
We witnessed the previous part of this sad comedy in the summer of this year, when @POTUS presented Vladimir Putin with an unequivocal ultimatum: either he agree to an immediate cessation of hostilities, or he would face brutal sanctions and fresh deliveries of American weapons to Ukraine.
Russia is waging an aggressive war on foreign territory in violation of the UN Charter. Every shot, every strike by an air bomb, missile or drone, every step of a Russian soldier is a violation of international law.
September 6, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Russia is waging an aggressive war on foreign territory in violation of the UN Charter. Every shot, every strike by an air bomb, missile or drone, every step of a Russian soldier is a violation of international law.
- the delivery of hundreds of Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine.
- the establishment of a no-fly zone over western Ukraine and its gradual expansion.
- the deployment of Western troops on the borders of Ukraine and Belarus.
Drooling already, Mr. Putin?
- the establishment of a no-fly zone over western Ukraine and its gradual expansion.
- the deployment of Western troops on the borders of Ukraine and Belarus.
Drooling already, Mr. Putin?
August 22, 2025 at 6:51 PM
- the delivery of hundreds of Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine.
- the establishment of a no-fly zone over western Ukraine and its gradual expansion.
- the deployment of Western troops on the borders of Ukraine and Belarus.
Drooling already, Mr. Putin?
- the establishment of a no-fly zone over western Ukraine and its gradual expansion.
- the deployment of Western troops on the borders of Ukraine and Belarus.
Drooling already, Mr. Putin?
I might have a modest little menu here from which the “leaders” of the free world could perhaps choose:
- the exclusion of all Russian banks from the SWIFT system.
- the blocking of the Baltic straits and the North Sea for Russian oil/gas exports.
- the seizure of Russia’s shadow fleet.
- the exclusion of all Russian banks from the SWIFT system.
- the blocking of the Baltic straits and the North Sea for Russian oil/gas exports.
- the seizure of Russia’s shadow fleet.
August 22, 2025 at 6:48 PM
I might have a modest little menu here from which the “leaders” of the free world could perhaps choose:
- the exclusion of all Russian banks from the SWIFT system.
- the blocking of the Baltic straits and the North Sea for Russian oil/gas exports.
- the seizure of Russia’s shadow fleet.
- the exclusion of all Russian banks from the SWIFT system.
- the blocking of the Baltic straits and the North Sea for Russian oil/gas exports.
- the seizure of Russia’s shadow fleet.