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This is the dumbest and ugliest thing I’ve ever seen.

submitted 6 days ago • 197 comments

Not surprised. And hopefully, we’re only days away from European leaders finally realizing we’re alone in this.

submitted 8 days ago • 1 comment

I‘m beginning to be morally disgusted with the US. How low can you go. I know many Americans share this feeling. The wanton cruelty of this kind of statement AFTER A MASSACRE is shocking.

submitted 16 days ago • 28 comments

Kriegspartei, nicht Kriegspartei? Putin entschied, dass die Ukraine zur Kriegspartei wird, als er sie angriff. Laut eigener Propaganda kämpft Russland längst gegen die NATO. Nur durch Stärke schafft man Frieden und Sicherheit, durch Schwäche ermutigt man den Aggressor weiter.

submitted 31 days ago • 8 comments

Es ist schön, sich eine bessere Zukunft zu erhoffen. Doch die Grundlage sollte die Realität sein – nicht verklärte Nostalgie. Russland besetzt die Ukraine seit mehr als elf Jahren, tötet, foltert, terrorisiert, droht. Die russische Feindschaft ist Lebensrealität in Europa.

submitted 32 days ago • 44 comments

Very good piece by my super smart friends Karolina Wigura and Jaroslaw Kuisz on the split in the West and what it means for Eastern Europe (freebie) www.nytimes.com/2025/03/25/o...

submitted 37 days ago • 3 comments

Putin hält seine Maximalziele aufrecht, Trump setzt ihn bisher nicht genug unter Druck, die Europäer theoretisieren. Wenn man so weitermacht, kann man reden und sich mit den Russen treffen, aber Putin wird den Krieg weiter führen. Es braucht Druck auf Putin, auch militärisch.

submitted 38 days ago • 12 comments

Andrius Kubilius, the European Commissioner for Defence Industry and Space: “There are 450 million Europeans. We should not be crying out for 340 million Americans to defend us against 140 million Russians, who are not even able to defeat 38 million Ukrainians.

submitted 40 days ago • 420 comments

That was a known known. Also the Obama administration joined the calls for restraint. The West's appeasement paved the way for more, larger, and deadlier wars to come. But don't worry, neither Merkel, Scholz, Biden, nor Trump have learned anything from it.

submitted 45 days ago • 8 comments

Gute Geschichte - aber wer schreibt so einen Unsinn in den Vorspann? "Wie trainiert man für einen Krieg, der vielleicht nie kommt?" (Das ist immer die Hoffnung, die irre Idee dass Vorbereitung Kriegsgeilheit bedeute ist das Problem)

submitted 45 days ago • 8 comments

1/ In 🇩🇪 and elsewhere the discussion on whether or not the F35 should be cancelled or not starts to gain traction. Can we afford to cancel it? Can we replace it? Complicated, and the discussion would be more credible if not led by commercial rivals of Lockheed-Martin. www.welt.de/politik/deut...

submitted 56 days ago • 33 comments

Nate Vance,US veteran who fought for Ukraine for 3 years, cousin of Vice President JD Vance: "The concept of an imperialistic,aggressive, modernized military Russia who has learned their lessons about modern combat is problematic for our future." Several points from Mr. Vance's interview with CNN:

submitted 51 days ago • 38 comments

Musk takes a break from posting fake news, fascist and racist memes, and slandering Ukraine with Kremlin talking points to again show that he’s a moral imbecile. A true renaissance man.

submitted 51 days ago • 27 comments

Sad that stating this plain truth is the definition of courage in Trump’s Republican Party today, of course. We need much more of it and quickly to slow down Trump‘s embrace of authoritarian regimes and his Putinization of the US government with Musk.

submitted 51 days ago • 12 comments

The U.S. had everything from an economic standpoint—a technological edge in key industries, the most attractive investment environment for capital, and the ability to attract top talent from around the world. And now, they’re about to lose all of that for absolutely nothing in return.

submitted 53 days ago • 26 comments

This is what happens when someone appeases barbarians. More bombs, more aggression, more victims. Another tragic night in Ukraine.

submitted 53 days ago • 72 comments

And I'll add: ...140 million Russians being held down for 11 years now by less than 45 million of Ukrainians.

submitted 59 days ago • 46 comments

An die unentschlossenen Deutschen: Folgt den Polen. www.faz.net/aktuell/poli...

submitted 60 days ago • 0 comments

The US Embassy in Stockholm has removed the ”We Stand with Ukraine” banner that has hung on its walls for 3 years. Shame.

submitted 61 days ago • 79 comments

Wir können jetzt nicht so tun, als sei alles normal und wir könnten in normalem Tempo unsere normalen Dinge tun. Vorrang für Unterstützung der Ukraine, Aufbau europäischer militärischer Fähigkeiten, deutsche Handlungsfähigkeit für europäische Sicherheit. open.spotify.com/episode/09Cv...

submitted 60 days ago • 12 comments

It was deliberate, and now they can cut Ukraine loose

submitted 61 days ago • 13 comments

Trump and Vance carried out the character assassination against Selensky, Marco Rubio and Lindsey Graham joined in. Classic Mafia hit situation: every member has to fire a shot so all are implied.

submitted 61 days ago • 11 comments

Usefully sober fact sheet on Ukraine. Please share with those who need it. understandingwar.org/backgrounder...

submitted 67 days ago • 79 comments

The origin of the obsession matters. From Giuliani to Musk, the Trump circle is obsessed with slandering and attacking Ukraine. Why? And instead of making a real case for abandoning it to Russia, it’s just one bullshit Kremlin propaganda tale after another.

submitted 67 days ago • 26 comments

Ukraine Fact Sheet - February 21, 2025: isw.pub/UkraineFacts...

submitted 68 days ago • 35 comments

I think people are missing the reality of the growing US-Russian alliance under Putin and Trump. Its not going to force a ceasefire on Ukraine, it will be to help Russia try to win the war. The US is now an active enemy of freedom.

submitted 68 days ago • 27 comments

Martin: Man hätte natürlich erst mal auf die Frauen und Männer hören müssen, die der amtierende Bundespräsident noch letztes Jahr als "Kaliberexperten" beschimpft hat, also Menschen wie @claudmajor.bsky.social, @constelz.bsky.social, @gresselgustav.bsky.social, Marcus Welsch oder...

submitted 69 days ago • 8 comments

Der polnische Premier hat auch was zu sagen.

submitted 69 days ago • 9 comments

Der Schriftsteller Marko Martin erboste mit Kritik an der deutschen Russlandpolitik den Bundespräsidenten. Hier spricht er über J. D. Vance und die neue Lage Europas.

submitted 70 days ago • 2 comments

Übrigens: Durch sich beschweren und jammern werden die Europäer weder Putin noch Trump beeindrucken. Europäische Militärhilfen für die Ukraine und Aufbau einer europäischen militärischen Präsenz für unsere Sicherheitsinteressen sorgen dafür, dass wir ernst genommen werden.

submitted 76 days ago • 12 comments

"President Trump has effectively surrendered to Putin before the negotiations have even begun." Trump is the most easily manipulated person on the planet. youtu.be/mJ1NfTlg3Yk?...

submitted 77 days ago • 139 comments

Viele in der gesellschaftlichen Mitte sind ratlos, weil keine Partei in der Mitte ein attraktives Angebot macht. Intellektuell, habituell und bezogen auf die Probleme der Mitte hat alles, was Union, SPD, Grüne, FDP gerade darbieten, eine abschreckende Wirkung.

submitted 89 days ago • 30 comments

Putin gibt Interviews zu seinem Krieg gern irgendwo auf dem Gang oder im Auto ganz nebenbei und lapidar. Und nebenbei und lapidar bekräftigt er gerade: "Keine Verhandlungen, sowieso keine Verhandlungen mit Selenskyj, Russland wird nicht aufhören und militärisch gewinnen."

submitted 92 days ago • 8 comments

Der Kreml gibt jährlich bis zu zwei Milliarden Euro für groß angelegte Desinformationsoperationen in Deutschland aus, schreibt Bild. Die Gelder gehen an Hunderttausende von gefälschten Konten in sozialen Netzwerken, die Fälschung von Nachrichtenseiten und die Veröffentlichung falscher Informationen.

submitted 92 days ago • 2 comments

WSJ take on Germany's standing in TrumpWorld. www.wsj.com/world/europe...

submitted 96 days ago • 0 comments

I reconstructed the debate on intentionality of the cable damage incidents in the Baltic Sea, following the Washington Post article, in this Substack post. My main argument is that intentionality does not matter. The shadow fleet needs to be dealt with either way.

submitted 99 days ago • 17 comments

A major issue remains that Germany and other European states lack a coherent long-term vision for defense. Too often, discussions about defense spending focus on short-term goals, such as "how much is needed right now to satisfy Trump" or "to defend against Russia in the next few years." 1/2

submitted 98 days ago • 2 comments

Hi all, I sent out my latest Substack post this morning, covering Ukraine's unprecedented drone and missile strikes this week and Russia's conspicuous non-response. You can access the post here: missilematters.substack.com/p/ukraines-... 1/

submitted 102 days ago • 5 comments

Geography matters. On the correlation between distance to Moscow and defence spending/aid to Ukraine. Great charts by @economist.com Europe could be torn apart by new divisions econ.st/4fQq6iL

submitted 111 days ago • 11 comments

“Making my way back to the train station, I couldn’t square what I had just heard with the world I was seeing around me: People were out and about, continuing their daily lives as if nothing was wrong. “Why does no one seem worried?” I wondered.” www.worldpoliticsreview.com/europe-secur...

submitted 112 days ago • 9 comments

Wir haben kein Erkenntnisproblem, wir haben ein Umsetzungsproblem. www.n-tv.de/politik/NATO...

submitted 122 days ago • 47 comments

Hatte im Urlaub Zeit B.M. Sciannas faktenreiches Buch über die Geschichte der Diplomatie zwischen d. BRD u. #Russland in den letzten 30 Jahren zu lesen. Dabei möchte ich einige Highlights der Lektüre hervorheben. Scianna widmet dem NATO Gipfel von Bukarest (2008) einen ausführlichen Abschnitt/1

submitted 117 days ago • 3 comments