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calizaybak.bsky.social @calizaybak.bsky.social · 16h

NATO really doesn't seem to get they're in war and that they need to win it sooner than later.

Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 16h

🚨🚨This is bad (and surprising) news: Recent report published today by @kiel.institute suggests that military aid to Ukraine has fallen dramatically in recent months. 🧵
kyivindependent.com/military-aid...

'Surprising' drop in military aid to Ukraine in recent months, report says

In July and August, total military aid to Ukraine fell 43% lower than the amount received in the first half of the year, a report by the Kiel Institute finds.

kyivindependent.com

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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 16h

via @kyivindependent.com

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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 16h

The Netherlands funded the first aid package with $590 million, and Germany has pledged $500 million to Ukraine. /ends

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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 16h

Several European countries have pledged support to Ukraine through the PURL initiative.

Denmark has allocated about $90 million, while Sweden has contributed $275 million and Norway approximately $135 million.

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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 16h

"The overall level of financial and humanitarian support has remained comparatively stable —even in the absence of U.S. contributions," Trebesch said. "It is now crucial that this stability extends to military support as well, as Ukraine relies on it to sustain its defense efforts on the ground."

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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 16h

Military aid from Europe to Ukraine fell by 57% in July and August, even as Ukraine's European allies continued to contribute through NATO's PURL program. Although military aid has fallen in recent months, financial and humanitarian aid to Ukraine has stayed consistent. /7

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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 16h

At the beginning of the year, as the U.S. stopped delivering new military aid packages, Ukraine's European allies stepped up to fill the gap. Kyiv continued to receive consistent support in the first half of 2025, which even exceeded amounts provided years prior, the Kiel Institute found.

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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 16h

Most of the military aid Ukraine received was provided under the new initiative, but failed to match the previous support in recent months.

In July and August, total military aid to Ukraine fell 43% lower than the amount received in the first half of the year. /5

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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 16h

evolve in the autumn," Christoph Trebesch, head of the Ukraine Support Tracker and Research Director at the Kiel Institute, said. Despite the signing of the PURL agreement between the U.S. and NATO on July 14, deliveries of military aid have only fallen over the summer. /4

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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 16h

in Ukraine a month prior, Suspilne reported on Sept. 18, citing an unnamed NATO official. "(T)he decline in military aid in July and August is surprising. Despite the NATO PURL initiative, Europe is scaling back its overall military support. What will be crucial now is how the figures

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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 16h

Military aid to Ukraine fell in the months of July & August despite the introduction of the Prioritized Ukraine Requirements List (PURL) allowing Ukraine's European NATO allies to purchase weapons for Kyiv from the US.

1st delivery of military equipment under the PURL program arrived in Ukraine

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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 16h

🚨🚨This is bad (and surprising) news: Recent report published today by @kiel.institute suggests that military aid to Ukraine has fallen dramatically in recent months. 🧵
kyivindependent.com/military-aid...

'Surprising' drop in military aid to Ukraine in recent months, report says

In July and August, total military aid to Ukraine fell 43% lower than the amount received in the first half of the year, a report by the Kiel Institute finds.

kyivindependent.com

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Kaja Kallas @kajakallas.bsky.social · 1d

The evidence of Russia’s war crimes in Ukraine is plain to see.
Unpunished crimes encourage new atrocities.

Today, we are providing the first €10 million for the Special Tribunal to ensure that those responsible for the crimes of aggression do not escape justice.

Extract of my press conference ↓

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POLITICO Europe @politico.eu · 22h

Europe’s first commercial-scale rare-earth magnet factory is up and running from Estonia.

It represents a defiant act against Russian aggression and a countering to China’s chokehold over critical minerals.

Europe’s new magnet plant: A silver bullet for industry, climate and geopolitics?

A factory on the edge of the EU needs to prove that the bloc can reduce its reliance on China while ensuring a future for fossil fuel workers.

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Cas Ⓜ️udde @casmudde.bsky.social · 18h

This is a very important and useful thread and post on an essential element of academia: rejection.

Even after 35 years, and despite coming from a culture that values criticism (to put it mildly), I still find rejections hard to deal with and take them too personal.

Catherine E. de Vries @catherinedevries.bsky.social · 21h

Every academic career is built on rejection, but we don’t show it.
 CVs list publications, grants & awards, not rejected manuscripts, unfunded proposals, or failures.
 But those invisible rejections shape us more than our successes ever do.

👉 catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/fail-bette...

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Fail Better: Why Your Rejections Will Shape You More Than Your Publications

The Art of Learning from Rejection

catherineeunicedevries.substack.com

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Sara Mitchell @sbmitche.bsky.social · 18h

I wrote about embracing failures almost a decade ago and I described my shadow CV that tracks them. I agree that we must train young scholars to handle rejections, an important part of the academic career. Good tips from @catherinedevries.bsky.social

relationsinternational.com/embracing-ou...

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Stefan Wallaschek @swallaschek.bsky.social · 17h

Thank you for sharing this and for the helpful recommendations👏 I would add that the rejection context matters.
When one faces the end of a fixed-term contract while project proposals and manuscripts are also being rejected, “failing better” can be an especially difficult part of an academic career.

Catherine E. de Vries @catherinedevries.bsky.social · 21h

Every academic career is built on rejection, but we don’t show it.
 CVs list publications, grants & awards, not rejected manuscripts, unfunded proposals, or failures.
 But those invisible rejections shape us more than our successes ever do.

👉 catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/fail-bette...

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Fail Better: Why Your Rejections Will Shape You More Than Your Publications

The Art of Learning from Rejection

catherineeunicedevries.substack.com

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Paula Surridge @psurridge.bsky.social · 22h

As Tim says this is all great advice but could we also perhaps teach (and model) that Referees should not be unkind.

Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 22h

This, from @catherinedevries.bsky.social, is really useful advice for young (and, tbh, old!) academics. Worth passing on if you know any, maybe? catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/fail-bette...

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Paul Bernal @paulbernal.bsky.social · 19h

I’m seeing pieces and posts today about how useful digital ID could be in navigating bureaucracy etc. Yes. It would. That, however, is *not* how the government tried to sell it to us. Instead, they portrayed it as a tool to stop illegal working and curb illegal immigration. 1/4

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Catherine E. de Vries @catherinedevries.bsky.social · 19h

Absolutely, Jacob has been a big inspiration for this piece and big thank you for your comments, @profjacob.bsky.social !

Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 20h

🚨🚨This is an excellent piece by Catherine de Vries on #rejection and #failure in #academia (I was fortunate to venture some of these ideas at an earlier stage with Catherine). 🧵

Catherine E. de Vries @catherinedevries.bsky.social · 21h

Every academic career is built on rejection, but we don’t show it.
 CVs list publications, grants & awards, not rejected manuscripts, unfunded proposals, or failures.
 But those invisible rejections shape us more than our successes ever do.

👉 catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/fail-bette...

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Tim Bale @timbale.bsky.social · 22h

This, from @catherinedevries.bsky.social, is really useful advice for young (and, tbh, old!) academics. Worth passing on if you know any, maybe? catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/fail-bette...

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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 20h

I also strongly recommend you also to follow Catherine's substack "Respect the Marble", here is the link to the full post: catherineeunicedevries.substack.com/p/fail-bette...

Fail Better: Why Your Rejections Will Shape You More Than Your Publications

The Art of Learning from Rejection

catherineeunicedevries.substack.com

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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 20h

These paragraphs are key in Catherine's post:

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Jacob Öberg @profjacob.bsky.social · 20h

2) We have to become "better at failing"- how do we pick up things after a rejected article manuscript, funding application or job application or a poor course evaluation, 3) The importance of professional #supportnetworks/mentorships for more successfully managing failures

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