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The Kremlin is using energy to blackmail the people of Moldova. This is outrageous albeit unsurprising. The EU will provide €30 million to help Moldova buy and transport national gas to their people. In times of need, the EU will always support its friends and allies.

submitted 38 days ago • 25 comments

The main parts of the new Arctic agreement: 2 long range drones in addition to the 2 already decided in 2021 (likely MQ-9B) 3 new Arctic patrol vessels to replace 4 ageing Thetis class OPVs + “increased SAT capacity” and basic training in 🇬🇱

submitted 38 days ago • 1 comment

Last November, a British submarine surfaced close to the Russian spy ship Yantar to warn it had been covertly tracked while operating near critical underwater infrastructure. ukdefencejournal.org.uk/?p=56251

submitted 42 days ago • 1 comment

Everyone should read this.👇

submitted 47 days ago • 16 comments

www.foreignaffairs.com/united-state...

submitted 56 days ago • 0 comments

The German weekly Die Zeit has compiled a list of suspected acts of Russian sabotage and hybrid warfare all over Europe since the invasion of Ukraine. www.zeit.de/politik/ausl...

submitted 64 days ago • 12 comments

Danmark har nærmest ingen kapacitet til overvågning af maritim infrastruktur og der findes et relativt quick gix der ikke behøver at afvente Flådeplanen, nemlig som jeg har været fortaler for i årevis, og indkøbe flere OSV’er (offshoreskibe) der kan udrustes og ikke kræver en stor besætning

submitted 70 days ago • 2 comments

Why leave it so late? If the Biden administration truly wanted “safety” for the 🇺🇦 people, NATO would be directly involved in shooting down 🇷🇺 missiles!

submitted 70 days ago • 4 comments

NATO has taken over coordination of Western military aid to Ukraine from the U.S., aiming to secure the support mechanism ahead of U.S. President-elect Trump’s term. This move strengthens NATO's role in aiding Ukraine without committing its own forces. www.reuters.com/world/nato-t...

submitted 78 days ago • 17 comments

Hvad ønsker Jolani? Kort🧵 Der er næppe nogen, der kan give et sikkert bud på, hvad Ahmed al-Shara'as endemål er med Syrien. Han har haft en bemærkelsesværdig karriere. Jeg stødte på ham for første gang i Irak i 2004, da han var sammen med den bestialske topterrorist Abu Musab al-Zarqawi /1

submitted 80 days ago • 2 comments

⚡️Ukraine calls for FIFA apology over map of Crimea. Ukraine has criticized FIFA for an "unacceptable error" after a map displayed during the 2026 World Cup draw appeared to exclude Crimea from the country's territory.

submitted 81 days ago • 19 comments

The West's tacit acceptance of Russian attacks on Ukraine is ...well. I don't find words to describe it anymore...

submitted 83 days ago • 0 comments

⚡️Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, the most prominent Belarusian opposition leader, told European Pravda that the Belarusian United Democratic Forces group was able to establish relations with Ukrainian leaders. She also noted the importance of a Ukrainian victory and continuing to send Ukraine weapons.

submitted 85 days ago • 7 comments

Day 14. The people of Georgia are not losing focus despite the worsening cold. Release the unlawfully detained (and tortured); schedule new, free and fair elections. #TerrorInGeorgia #GeorgiaProtests 📷 Nini Gabritchidze / Civil.ge

submitted 85 days ago • 23 comments

Zelenskyy criticises Western indecision over Georgia's pro-Russian government

submitted 85 days ago • 7 comments

Russia’s war narrative against Ukraine intertwines imperialist ideologies, historical revisionism, and ethno-cultural supremacy to justify aggression, framing the conflict as a spiritual and defensive struggle against a hostile West. 1/3

submitted 93 days ago • 1 comment

The deeper misunderstanding behind @theguardian.com's and similar idle dreams is the idea that the West can somehow talk and contract away Russia's 500-year old state tradition of territorial expansionism, political colonialism and cultural imperialism. /1

submitted 93 days ago • 10 comments

The West lacks clarity on its purpose in the Russo-Ukrainian war, has no defined strategic objective, and fails to fully understand the consequences of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, former Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba said in an interview with Politico.

submitted 94 days ago • 0 comments

Auf Seite 1 der FAZ steht heute in wenigen Worten, was zu sagen ist.

submitted 94 days ago • 19 comments

On 1 Dec 1991, Ukrainians decisively chose independence, with over 90% of voters supporting the declaration. The turnout was an impressive 84%. I remember that day vividly—it was the day a dream became reality. You can hear more about it in my TED talk: www.ted.com/talks/olesya...

submitted 95 days ago • 0 comments

I vatnik-segmentet bliver det ellers ofte hævdet, at der ingen kobling er mellem Sovjet og Rusland.

submitted 97 days ago • 0 comments

Seems that the Russians are curious about what is going on in Kattegat. mil.in.ua/en/news/russ...

submitted 98 days ago • 0 comments

Training soldiers is key to shoring up 🇺🇦 defence. Biletskyi advocates for 1000s of trainers to train 10.000 soldiers a month. NATO needs to field trainers in western 🇺🇦 to support combat experienced 🇺🇦 trainers ASAP! www.pravda.com.ua/eng/articles...

submitted 100 days ago • 1 comment

💥 Ukraine fires ATACMS missiles at Russian airfield for first time – media

submitted 101 days ago • 7 comments

Key points about NATO enlargement: 1. No country has ever been forced to join NATO 2. All new members must first apply and meet rigorous standards 3. The vast majority of new members since 1991 have joined due to fear of Russian aggression 4. NATO has never attacked Russia

submitted 102 days ago • 43 comments

At the Kaluganaftoprodukt oil depot, 4 fuel tanks are reportedly on fire after ~8 Ukrainian UAVs attacked it.

submitted 101 days ago • 5 comments

What Russian state TV told Russians today: "The situation is more acute than the 1962 Cuban missile crisis. Then there were just 2 players: Khrushchev & Kennedy. They were in contact..Today there's no contact between Russia/US leaders; there are multiple levels to this, & hostilities are underway.”

submitted 102 days ago • 173 comments

Ukraine and Russia’s constitutions, their hawkish publics, Crimea’s peculiar situation, and Eastern European skepticism about Moscow’s long-term intentions all make a negotiated peace extremely unlikely. nationalinterest.org/feature/why-...

submitted 101 days ago • 2 comments

Det er ikke første gang, det bliver nævnt. Kineserne følger uden tvivl næje med i, hvordan Vesten håndterer krigen i Ukraine. Og beslutter vi os for at smide russerne ud af Ukraine, ved kineserne at vi kan sætte vilje bag ord.

submitted 102 days ago • 1 comment

Important read on the consequences of letting Russia prevail in Ukraine.

submitted 103 days ago • 0 comments