STUBB: We need to turn the tide. This is no longer about giving aid to Ukraine. We have to think about it other way around. Can we afford to keep Ukraine 'outside' — in the sense that they now have greatest military know-how? I hope Americans understand this and see it clearly.
Jette moet dit gaan doen. Gewoon rustig uitleggen, op je eigen tempo, kalm inhoudelijk, wat er speelt. Bij de talkshows kan dit niet, bij Nieuwsuur en Buitenhof moet de presentator altijd bewijzen hoe kritisch die is...
Maar de bevolking moet bijgepraat. Er verandert zo snel zo veel. Neem het woord!
"Sweden agreed with the BND, Germany’s foreign intelligence agency, that Russia was understating its budget deficit by $30bn, and had also noticed some financial indicators that could point to a future banking crisis" www.ft.com/content/04a9...
Responsible leaders must be honest with their societies.
Russia is already waging a war against Europe by systematically targeting civilian environment - the systems that enable everyday life. These attacks take concrete forms:⤵️
Props to the WSJ, they managed to pack almost every Trump decision-making pathology into a single story. It’s all here:
1) Short attention span
2) Impulsive behavior
3) Knowledge deficits
4) Gambling for resurrection
5) Belief in the madman theory
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of April 19, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.
To understand why the USA is where it is today, all you need to do is see that Trump cannot tolerate even the mildest, insightful criticism from the Pope, but Trump will allow Putin to humiliate him deeply and constantly, while still craving Putin’s approval.
Bijna 81 jaar nadat Hitler en zijn trawanten werden verslagen is een aan het nazisme verwante partij weer de sterkste kracht in Duitsland.
De AfD.
Noteer de nazi’s haalden nooit een meerderheid in Weimar.
Russische oorlogsproductie en Amerikaanse afvalligheid dwingen wel tot een meer geïntegreerde Europese defensie, maar het gapende gat in hun afweer tegen ballistische raketten kunnen Oekraïne en de rest van Europa niet snel vullen.
www.volkskrant.nl/cs-b16e2595/
Please read this thread. Of course Trump surrendered.
“The most consequential development of the 21st century is the destruction by the most powerful state in the international order of its own primacy.”
Quite the first sentence by @kschake.bsky.social
🇱🇹🇪🇪 The United States has informed Lithuania and Estonia of possible delays in the delivery of U.S. military equipment because of the Iran war, the Baltic countries' defence ministries told Reuters on Friday.
www.reuters.com/world/middle...
#USA #Europe
Ukraine is innovating the modern warfare:
A STING interceptor has been piloted at a distance of 2,000 kilometers!
The pilot was abroad and, thanks to HORNET VISION Ctrl, was able to pilot an intercepted in the south of Ukraine.
Soon, this will become widely used.
European leaders pledged to rapidly ramp up a multinational effort to secure the Strait of Hormuz after Iran said it would reopen the vital waterway to maritime traffic, even if Donald Trump doesn't want their help.
Looks like Trump is pulling out all stops to secure a face-saving quickie deal with Iran. My forecast: a substandard remake of the JCPOA, little or nothing on ballistics, Hormuz in an Iran-Oman condominium with toll for services rendered (like Bosporus or Siberia channel) and no regime change.
🇸🇪 Sweden is preparing for the fact that Russia can occupy an island in the Baltic Sea at any moment to test NATO's reaction, - The Times.
According to commander-in-chief, Kremlin, if it wishes, can carry out a limited naval attack at least tomorrow to reveal disagreements within the Alliance.
"There are about 400 thousand islands in the Baltic Sea, so the question is only in Russia's choice. I believe that in order to challenge the Alliance, it is enough to occupy almost any of them. This does not necessarily have to be a large-scale operation - rather a symbolic step,"
- he notes.
Trump deserves credit for this but remember: There likely would not have been a fresh outbreak of war in Lebanon if the US and Israel hadn't attacked Iran. He seems to be starting wars just so he can boast about ending them.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...
Just sent out this heartfelt piece. The US is beset but refusing to acknowledge that it faces a massive crisis in its understanding of war. For years it lectured Ukraine on drafting 18-24 year olds and sending them to the front. This would have been a disaster. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
The Ukrainians thankfully did not pay attention and fought their own war. Now Russian soldiers are surrendering to Ukrainian machines and European leaders are saying the mathematics of the war favor Ukraine.
The US needs humility and to rethink its entire analytical framework.
‚Moscow is producing about 60 Iskander missiles a month and has expanded its launcher capacity, while Ukraine lacks sufficient advanced air-defence systems such as the US-made Patriot system to cover the entire country, Skibitskyi said.‘ giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/...
President Zelensky arrived in the Netherlands. He will receive the Four Freedoms Award in Middelburg, honoring both him and the Ukrainian people. The ceremony will take place in the presence of Dutch leadership, including the prime minister and the royal family. #Ukraine
Klinkt als wat in de vs voorafgaand aan 1941 ook plaatsvond
