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Europe will need an additional 300 000 troops and an increase of defense spending by EUR 250 billion annually in case US withdraws from the continent - Kiel Institute for the World Economy & Bruegel⤵️ Source: ifw-kiel.de/publications/

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Europeans are in grave danger. We need a defence-industrial strategy targeted at not only deterring but defeating Russia if necessary - & positioning us to compete long-term. We need a 🌊'Smart Wave' focused on emerging defence tech not just a 💥'Big Bang that pumps money into govt-defence nexus.

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Poland has acquired Starlink, which it has transferred to Ukraine. We pay and will continue to pay the subscription fee for satellite internet for Ukraine. "I cannot imagine how anyone could decide to terminate a commercial agreement for a service to which Poland is a party." - Minister Gawkowski

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The way Donald would have "prevented this war from even happening if he were President" would be to give me everything I demanded in exchange for nothing.

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🇯🇵 The Japanese Ministry of Defense has announced an expansion of its medical treatment program for wounded Ukrainian service members, adding another hospital to the initiative.

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Wise man…

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‼️🇺🇸🇺🇦 The Ukrainian side received a new version of the agreement that turned out to be an order of magnitude tougher than the first version, - NV

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It has been an insane week. Here is my 5th article published in 6 days. "The geopolitical earthquake in Europe will inevitably see aftershocks in Asia. Those aftershocks have arrived. Welcome, Australia, to an entirely new Pacific security environment." www.smh.com.au/world/oceani...

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Finnish MEP Mika Aaltola reports that the Trump led US has given Europe three weeks to agree on terms for Ukraine’s surrender to Russia. "Trump prioritizes Russia’s security concerns now and in the future. Let them own their mess. We have three weeks to grow up." www.kyivpost.com/post/47574

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We are arms dealers to terrorists.

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❗️🇺🇦Ukrainian sea kamikaze drone "Sea Baby" equipped with two 🇮🇹Italian MN103 "Manta" anti-ship mines

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Merz considers extension of French, British nuclear umbrella to Germany

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🇩🇪👀 Merz said that Trump's words are "a classic substitution of the perpetrator for the victim." "This is the Russian narrative, this is how Putin has presented it for years, and I am, frankly, shocked that Donald Trump has now apparently accepted it himself

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A former Soviet intelligence officer alleges Trump was recruited by the KGB in 1987 and given the codename “Krasnov.” Alnur Mussayev served in the 6th Directorate, responsible for counter-intelligence support in the economy. One key objective was “recruiting businessmen from capitalist countries.”

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Worst. Episode. EVER.

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Already one channel of US military supplies to Ukraine being shut down, it seems, namely sales. This is about future Ukrainian deterrence too. And it means Trump doesn't want money. He wants Ukraine to lose on all time horizons.

submitted 5 hours ago • 1 comment

American friends, I warn you, if you don't overthrow the twin Trump-Musk evil immediately, using force, it's all over. For Ukraine, for Europe, and for you.

submitted 8 hours ago • 3 comments

It means Europe must move away from all American enablers. Including GPS. The mind boggles. The scale of change required is very large. But it must be done.

submitted 5 hours ago • 13 comments

Accurate

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Ukraine was warned it faced an imminent shutdown of Elon Musk’s vital Starlink satellite internet system unless it signed the extortion deal on rare earth minerals, Reuters reports.

submitted 14 hours ago • 226 comments

Asking for a friend

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Der GUR warnt: „Russlands Propagandisten sind angewiesen worden, am Jahrestag der Invasion "siegreiche" Narrative zu verbreiten“ Lesen Merken Propaganda erkennen, wenn ihr sie lest, seht oder hört (egal wo) Ignorieren Weitermachen 🫡 t.me/DIUkraine/5398

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❗️Poll In 🇬🇧Britain, it is more important to support 🇺🇦Ukraine than to maintain good relations with the 🇺🇸US: ▪️More important to support Ukraine: 48% ▪️More important to maintain good relations with the US: 20% ▪️Neither: 14%

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🇺🇦"Security guarantees should come from 🇺🇸🇪🇺. We need 1.5 million troops if we are not in NATO. If Putin knows that he has 1.5 million army and Ukraine has an army of 1.5 million people. If he wants to come and die, he’s welcome…," — Zelensky Read more👇 theukrainianreview.info/peacekeepers...

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Read the real stories about what USAID cuts mean, not the Musk propaganda www.nytimes.com/2025/02/21/o...

submitted 16 hours ago • 29 comments

A good graphic from Damien Symon showing where the totally unnecessary and unprofessional Chinese live fire off Sydney was planned. Why has China done this? A short thread. 1/11 🧵 🇦🇺

submitted 15 hours ago • 15 comments

Watch and share!

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Brilliant front page

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🇩🇪🇺🇸 Baerbock: "We are increasing pressure on the Americans so that they lose as much as possible if they stop acting on the side of the liberal democracies of Europe." And she added that now a new "turning point" is needed for the sake of peace.

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Associated Press sues White House over ban from Oval Office and Air Force One www.independent.co.uk/news/world/a...

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Das Schicksal Europas liegt zu einem Teil in den Händen der Wähler in Deutschland. Darum nur eine Bitte… 👇

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Now’s The Time: M.E.CA Mexico Europe Canada Free Trade Agreement.

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BREAKING: Associated Press is suing the Trump administration for violating the First Amendment. This is what needs done at every turn. Resist. Fight back. Well done AP👏

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Tag 1‘094 geht zu Ende. Und damit wünsche ich euch eine gute Nacht.😴

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Ukraine has not suffered "millions" of losses by any reliable estimate, either in terms of civilian or military casualties. isw.pub/UkraineFacts...

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£67bn of UK investors’ money is in underperforming funds

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Meanwhile, “Russia believes it is in conflict with what it calls ‘the collective West,’ and is acting accordingly, up to and including threatening us with nuclear attack and building up its military” from @wsj.com www.wsj.com/world/europe...

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Given the large numbers of highly qualified experts that the U.S. government is throwing onto the streets, it would be smart of other Western governments to roll out the red carpet for them. Good for our countries, good for the experts involved. www.politico.com/news/2025/02...

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The US Department of Justice is reportedly investigating the insurance giant UnitedHealthcare for its Medicare billing practices.

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OTD in 2000 Ukraine sent its final strategic bomber to Russia. Having given up strategic arms and so having no long-range ability to threaten Russia, Ukraine was subsequently rewarded with invasion and supplied with limitless grave concern.

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🚨 Trump possibly tied to russian 🇷🇺 KGB says The Guardian. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2021...

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Germany's biggest periodical, with the headline "BETRAYED". With a mouth full of beef jerky, a head brimming with social media induced rage, and an encyclopedic knowledge of every dumbass 2024 Netflix series, America's dumbed down hordes have just assured WW3.

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More Americans say Trump is a dictator than say Zelensky is

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⚡️🇩🇪🇺🇸 German Foreign Minister Baerbock threatens the U.S. with a severing of ties over Trump’s remarks on Zelensky and Ukraine. "We will increase pressure on the Americans to make them realize they have a lot to lose if they stop supporting Europe's liberal democracies," Baerbock stated.

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