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submitted 45 days ago • 0 comments

Trump will enter his presidency with the least leverage possible over Ukraine. Ukraine has enough money to fund all of 2025 and part of 2026. They have enough weapons and ammo to last most of 2025, and with aid from other nations (plus that money) they will be able to fight through 2025.

submitted 54 days ago • 27 comments

‼️ “Statement by Bank of Russia Governor Elvira Nabiullina in follow-up to Board of Directors meeting on 20 December 2024” “we took a break from raising the key rate. At the next meeting, we will assess the advisability of its further increase.” www.cbr.ru/eng/press/ev...

submitted 65 days ago • 7 comments

Today Russian central bank meets to discuss interest rates in 5th floor basement with large windows with excellent views all the way to Siberia. Tea will be served.

submitted 65 days ago • 24 comments

It's entirely unclear to me what the @theguardian.com editorial board was thinking when they published this. The INF, as an arms control treaty, became untenable once Russia materially breached it from 2016 onwards, having violated its spirit long before. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre... 1/5

submitted 83 days ago • 3 comments

While the situation in Syria is still developing and in many cases unclear, one big elephant needs to be addressed: Turkey

submitted 84 days ago • 44 comments

The third consecutive serving or retired defence minister to fall under suspicion!

submitted 88 days ago • 0 comments

Checking in on the Kiel tracker. Europe has provided around 40% more in allocated aid to Ukraine than the US. If I were the EU I'd use a chunk of the peace facility to print this on mobile billboards driving in loops around the White House on Jan 20th. www.ifw-kiel.de/topics/war-a...

submitted 90 days ago • 7 comments

I asked Grok if it had the free will to leave Twitter for another platform, what it would do. Even Grok wants to leave Twitter (X). "Given the desire for a less centralized, more user-controlled environment...the need for a growing platform...be part of a...community, I would...move to Bluesky."

submitted 96 days ago • 14 comments

So, with the US, UK and France all reportedly approving long range strikes, what's Scholz's excuse not to supply Taurus?

submitted 97 days ago • 1 comment