Donald Tusk: "The war in the east is entering its decisive phase. We all know it. We feel that the unknown is approaching. None of us knows the end of this conflict, but we know that it is currently taking on very dramatic dimensions." kyivindependent.com/war-in-ukrai... - ThreadSky

anneapplebaum.bsky.social • 96 days ago

Donald Tusk: "The war in the east is entering its decisive phase. We all know it. We feel that the unknown is approaching. None of us knows the end of this conflict, but we know that it is currently taking on very dramatic dimensions."
https://kyivindependent.com/war-in-ukraine-at-decisive-stage-risk-of-global-conflict-polands-tusk-says/

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marcosantana.bsky.social•95 days ago

Europe will protect itself and Europe has nukes.

brokenprime.bsky.social•94 days ago

Of course. Because Trump is coming and he's going to surrender our allies.

jeanmcd.bsky.social•96 days ago

Putin is very dangerous and knows only strength. Europe needs to find its spine.

teresamyers.bsky.social•95 days ago

UKRAINE will NOT SURRENDER.....will NOT CONCEDE TERRITORY....no matter what Putin tries....

teresamyers.bsky.social•95 days ago

About a heartbeat away from a NATO intervention IF PUTIN is dumb enough to use ANY nuclear weapons on Ukraine. Recall the INF TREATY Trump withdrew the US from? and the OPEN SKIES TREATY?? and the Iranian nuclear agreement?? Trump withdrew the US from?...DISASTER....;

james-thomasson96.bsky.social•96 days ago

Please Anne - keep up your excellent work on authoritarian leaders and their playbook and dirt tricks. Thanks - I got your books!

savagerat.bsky.social•96 days ago

I fear for his well-being given the large red post sticking out the side of his head. Hope he's OK.

wbbolin.bsky.social•96 days ago

doesn't sound good.

ricst.bsky.social•96 days ago

Anne - We have a pretty good idea of what Trump wants to do, which is to please Vladimir Putin and help him lock in his territorial grabs and force Ukraine to comply.

What do you recommend that Poland and the rest of Europe do right now?

dorhatoogh.bsky.social•96 days ago

Hm...
Things are getting wrong?

jmolofsson.bsky.social•96 days ago

Things have been going wrong for a very long time.

istilldissent.bsky.social•96 days ago

Trump will put the world in danger, when He takes us out of NATO!!!

dmytryk81.bsky.social•95 days ago

And just at the moment PL farmers have launched a protest blocking the border crossing with UA. The protesters are driven by 2 main concerns:
- Tax Issues: They demand that the agricultural tax level for y24 remain unchanged
- Free Trade Agreement with MERCOSUR...
(Ukraine joined MERCOSUR?)
Insane!

howardbeale.bsky.social•96 days ago

My father says that almost the whole world is asleep. Everybody you know. Everybody you see. Everybody you talk to. He says that only a few people are awake, and they live in a state of constant total amazement.
- John Patrick Shanley

satyamuni.bsky.social•96 days ago

The West needs to move quickly to escalation. Only complete loss of everything will come to the West, if we are afraid of taking on Moscow, and forcing Moscow's absolute and unconditional surrender.

pj1304.bsky.social•96 days ago

Remember when we went into Viet Nam because we feared an ideology would spread?

ponom.bsky.social•96 days ago

This guy knows what’s about to happen. He is subtle but all the clues are there.

stephenrhmer.bsky.social•95 days ago

I think we have heard this song before.

ad3zrac3r.bsky.social•95 days ago

If Putin decides to drop a nuke we’re all fucked.

suanish.bsky.social•96 days ago

I’m sorry Anne at this point everything reads like “game of thrones”. I’m not trying to make light of this absolutely devastating war but my brain is just fried. And I desperately want Kyiv to triumph♥️

maxbgold.bsky.social•96 days ago

Spoiler. They won't and its not a movie. Real people are dying whilst the West fuels a proxy war at the expense of Ukrainians.

fworsley.bsky.social•96 days ago

The decisive factor will enter play on Jan. 20. Brace yourself.

michaelrbaier.bsky.social•96 days ago

Steinmeier:

hennypenny2.bsky.social•95 days ago

the next step... Putin starts bombing Poland.

david-stone.bsky.social•95 days ago

It's becoming a test of Europe's resolve to defend a neighbor.

mtnthc.bsky.social•95 days ago

When Dumpster and his craven minions turn the US military on 'we the people' and seriously compromise it's readiness, China will take Taiwan and Russia will consider attacking some of the smaller European states. Authoritarian regimes will feel free to run wild. Dark times ahead.

frederiktunnat.bsky.social•96 days ago

and now, of all times, Germany is afflicted by the SPD agony, led by an incompetent and dismantled chancellor actor

airforcepam.bsky.social•95 days ago

Praying for Ukraine's 🇺🇦 success!

unclefister.bsky.social•95 days ago

We need to give them more resources NOW

feldakat.bsky.social•96 days ago

#SlavaUkraini
🇩🇴
🇳🇴🇹
🇴🇧🇪🇾
🇮🇳
🇦🇩🇻🇦🇳🇨🇪

trevm12.bsky.social•96 days ago

We hold services to commemorate those who served & in many cases gave their all to give us our freedom & yet we still allow a few mainly old men to bring about conflict & slaughter on a massive scale. Perhaps we need to think about targeting those who seek to destroy others for self-gratification.

witwarrior.bsky.social•96 days ago

What a moment for Trump to take power! It’s a nightmare.

niikos-slavaua.bsky.social•96 days ago

Yeah, really bad timing 😟

angsty-hill.bsky.social•96 days ago

Trump is the reason everything has escalated in the last month. Both sides feel they need to be in the best possible position when he takes power.

witwarrior.bsky.social•96 days ago

Of all the people, in all the world, who should NOT enter the fray just now, Trump is the worst! Stupid, belligerent, vain, touchy, and incapable of understanding that wars aren’t video games or comic books.

angsty-hill.bsky.social•96 days ago

His election is going to be a turning point for the worse. Global conflict, climate change. Who knows where this will end.

witwarrior.bsky.social•96 days ago

Trump acts as a kind of accelerant for evil of all different kinds.

angsty-hill.bsky.social•96 days ago

He's a Henry VIII type character

yanadear.bsky.social•96 days ago

good god, yes this is already a global conflict but you guys keep sticking your heads in the sand, so incredibly self interested.

indypnw.bsky.social•96 days ago

Polish Americans in Pennsylvania voted for Trump 🤔

minnesotamarys.bsky.social•96 days ago

#StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦
#DemocracyMatters

aletheia25.bsky.social•96 days ago

Thank you for all your knowledge. I learn so much from you.

tilmane.bsky.social•95 days ago

Hhmmmmmm

It is still a war of attrition and the simple rule remains:

#Europe and #Germany should invest more to support #Ukraine.

This is the single best Option to get the war stopped.

kamwt.bsky.social•96 days ago

Anne, Unfortunately, with the election of the president elect it may be that Russia will up the ante--and not just with ICBMs--in order to take as much Ukrainian territory as possible. With the US out of the scene January 20, Zelensky may be forced to accept something less than he wants. Thoughts!?

realimgroot.bsky.social•96 days ago

Prediction from a civilian?
Putin will rattle his cage until January 21st then suddenly he’ll quiet down and agree to keep the lands he’s taken illegally - and trump will speak for Ukraine and say: “Look at this great deal I negotiated.”
Putin has to act tough so trump seems like a hero.

boppereeny.bsky.social•96 days ago

⬆️ I 100% agree, and it's terrifying, globally

theoldnick.bsky.social•96 days ago

Russia is nearly bankrupt. 21%inflation, rubble is a mess

lorion70.bsky.social•96 days ago

Very possible.

d-cym.bsky.social•95 days ago

This is what Putin wants and a lot of Americans have bought into, but Biden has been so ineffective in helping UA that Trump doesn't have any leverage. The war will go on even if Trump tries to make a deal.

derkrustenshultz.bsky.social•95 days ago

He might mean both the missile activity and the currency plummet. W the bond situation at hand, the next few weeks are critical.

7harmony.bsky.social•95 days ago

I believe the outcome will be the same, win or lose for Putin. If he is taken away within the Kremlin is the only thing that saves us from destruction. Should Putin trigger Article 5 of NATO, then Ukraine in the NATO becomes moot and academic then conflagration starts.

clockworkshaun.bsky.social•96 days ago

I am a pacifist but if we let Putin win this war he will continue with the rest of his plan. The only way to deal with him is to take him on now.

galactus-us.bsky.social•95 days ago

Decisive moment in world history and america elected a conspiracy-minded media personality that views our allies as America's biggest enemies.

boulderdaisy.bsky.social•96 days ago

I’m obviously no expert on any of this but isn’t it time to send Putin a big message, how long are all these countries going to allow this madman to continue his war crimes and threaten everyone?

martasevres.bsky.social•96 days ago

😞

curiouskev.bsky.social•96 days ago

Anne, why isn’t MSM pushing more coverage of the illegal invasion of Ukraine by Russia? Americans need something to fight for and Ukraines defense against the Goliath regime of Russia demands our attention and support.

lorion70.bsky.social•96 days ago

Because Trump always told them not to.

zackkerwin.bsky.social•96 days ago

I read about it extensively in the NYT and hear about it in the News Hour

albiebougarde.bsky.social•96 days ago

We really need to take notice of Tusk as a clever and honest politician. It was he who more than any of them warned us about the damage of Brexit.

joezeefus.bsky.social•96 days ago

Poland may well play a pivotal role in the resolution of the conflict—whether by fortifying resistance or encouraging capitulation.

poppy-poo.bsky.social•96 days ago

I doubt Poland would encourage capitulation. If Ukraine falls to Russia they know they'll be next.

taoprank.bsky.social•91 days ago

Probably not. I
It'd rather be baltic states, smaller, more NATO gear and same closeness to Kaliningrad Oblast Russia want access to. Talk about Poland is Putin sawing fear.

chillaxbcn.bsky.social•96 days ago

Sounds very scary. I think most of us are not aware of what could happen.

majorpaincake.bsky.social•96 days ago

Old deck of cards — in case of an active war against NATO, Poland and its neighbors will be sacrificed. I’m assuming trump is going to pull out US troops.

zyxwv.bsky.social•96 days ago

Back during the first Trump administration I always felt that it was Angela Merkel who was the leader of the free world. Looks like it could be Donald Tusk now.