Greenland was just the start Western leaders are wargaming Trump

Excellent piece by John Kampfner - Greenland was just the start - open.substack.com/pub/johnkamp...

Mzia Amaghlobeli delivers her final remarks in court before the expected verdict:

“I see diplomats and international orgs here. Their presence isn’t personal support—it means we’re not alone on this path toward dictatorship. Thank you, friends of Georgia.”

📷 Batumelebi

What if Ukraine falls? This is no longer a hypothetical question – and it must be answered urgently | Simon Tisdall Europe offers platitudes, Trump dithers, and Ukraine and its extraordinary people stand on the brink. Nato must step up, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall

If anything, Simon Tisdall (Guardian)understates the implications. "Ukraine’s collapse, if it happens, would amount to an epic western strategic failure matching or exceeding the Afghanistan and Iraq calamities." "www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/jul/1...

Nothing sadder than a tough guy who needs to remind you he's tough, right after admitting to shielding Russia.

The decision by the Kurdish PKK to disarm and dissolve after 4 decades of conflict with Turkey is a potentially huge development in ME. Watch now for response from Kurdish YPG in Syria. How will Ankara react? www.theguardian.com/world/2025/m...

‼️China supports the 30-day ceasefire proposed by Ukraine, Europe, and the U.S., — Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Lin Jian.

www.ukrinform.ua/rubric-polyt...

"Madloba! Madloba!"

Georgians chanting 'thank you' as we approach the US Embassy for today's march, expressing gratitude for unwavering support from our ally through the MEGOBARI act.

Day 165 of daily #GeorgiaProtests

Do Ukrainians want the war to stop? Of course they do — this is obvious.

However, how it’s stopped is important — Tori explains

It's not true that The Grapes of Wrath is banned in America. It was banned in Kern County, California and a handful of towns across the country

The Stain of Bucha Will Stay With Russians Forever - The Moscow Times Opinion |

On this day three years ago, Ukrainian troops entered the Kyiv suburb of Bucha after a month of Russian occupation and discovered evidence of widespread atrocities against civilians.

"The guilt for this will lie on our children and grandchildren," journalist Yevgenia Albats wrote at the time.

At this very moment, it’s getting a little tense in Tbilisi - for the first time in months.

Protesters are numerous, angry, and fed up.

ALL EYES ON GEORGIA!

#GeorgiaProtests

Trump’s US doesn’t just think Europe is obsolete – it wants to see it dead | Nathalie Tocci Whether it is by declaring a trade war or by bullying Greenland, visceral hatred is driving American policy, says Guardian Europe columnist Nathalie Tocci

Sadly, Nathalie Tocci is right: as Vance & Hegseth made clear on the group chat, they think that attacking the Houthis might benefit Europeans - reason in other words to question any attack, regardless of possible benefit to the US!

This is just awful. It is so sad that Georgia has come to this.

BREAKING: Opposition leader Elene Khoshtaria was subjected to physical abuse, degrading treatment and torture after her detention, which is prohibited under the ECHR, Article 3 (prohibition of torture), and which reflects the systemic violence against the unlawfully imprisoned protesters in 🇬🇪. 1/

No longer clueless Yet why do so many Germans seem determined to see their new government fail?

Germany is waking up - No longer clueless open.substack.com/pub/johnkamp...

Military force won’t be necessary, Vance says on Greenland visit The vice-president, travelling with his wife, Usha, said he believed Greenlanders would choose to become independent of Denmark

An absolutely disgraceful attack on an ally, doubly uncouth that it’s made from their territory. “Our message to Denmark is simple, you have not done a good job for the people of Greenland. This is why Trump’s policy is what it is.” www.thetimes.com/us/american-...

We must protect our European heritage… from the Europeans

If true, this is extraordinary - even now, weeks into this US administration. The US Sec of Defence is alleged to have discussed the planning for a U.S. attack on the Houthis in a Signal group--and inadvertently added the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic.

🇺🇸🇪🇺🌎The transatlantic alliance faces an uncomfortable truth: the instability in U.S. politics isn't just about Trump. It’s about the deeper flaws in American democracy itself—flaws that make the U.S. an unreliable pillar of Western security.
🧵A security thread.
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How can Ukraine trust Witkoff when he says of the 2014 referendums in Donbas:"There have been referendums where the overwhelming majority of the people have indicated that they want to be under Russian rule." I witnessed those referendums-they were a farce. This is straight Russian propaganda.

Turkey police detain Istanbul mayor, Erdogan's main rival Turkish police raided the home of Istanbul Mayor Ekrem Imamoglu on Wednesday, detaining him over a corruption probe in a move denounced by the main opposition CHP party as a "coup".

Turkey police detain Istanbul mayor, Erdogan's main rival

Average wall in Tbilisi, Georgia, with lots of symbolism

Macron says Russia’s permission not needed to deploy troops in Ukraine French president says France, UK and others could each deploy ‘a few thousand troops’ to key locations to show Ukraine ‘long-term support’ Emmanuel Macron has said France, the UK, and other nations providing security guarantees for Ukraine after any…

Macron says Russia’s permission not needed to deploy troops in Ukraine

I find it risible that Russia, which crossed the biggest red line of all by invading Ukraine, continues to demand that others recognise its own red lines

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