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Per Nielsen @perwagner.bsky.social · 2h

"Shooting down an unidentified drone is only allowed in extreme circumstances"...

I'll read the article first the next time...

Per Nielsen @perwagner.bsky.social · 2h

Would the current policy mean, that if an actor conducted an attract similar to what the Ukrainian did to Russia on 1 June, the military couldn't shoot down the drones?

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H I Sutton @covertshores.bsky.social · 3h

Journalists ought to be reporting more on the accident (tbc) aboard the shadow fleet tanker Falcon. How it demonstrates the increased risks of these aging and uninsured ships. This could as easily have happened in Baltic or North Sea. And who would have covered the environmental clean up?

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · 17h

"The US president tossed aside maps of the frontline in Ukraine, insisted Zelenskyy surrender the entire Donbas region to Putin, and repeatedly echoed talking points the Russian leader had made in their call a day earlier"
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Trump urged Zelenskyy to accept Putin’s terms or be ‘destroyed’ by Russia

US president tossed aside maps of Ukraine frontline in volatile White House meeting

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Per Nielsen @perwagner.bsky.social · 15h

It makes no sense to talk with Putin, and it makes no sense going to the white house and talk to trump...

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NOELREPORTS @noelreports.com · 17h

“Putin fears only his own society. He wants to remain president until death.. and to do that, he needs public support,” Zelensky said. “That’s why he’s counting on prolonging this war.”

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MAKS 25 👀🇺🇦 @maks23.bsky.social · 20h

⚔️🇸🇪 Swedish Defense Minister:

“To preserve this peace, we must be prepared for a possible war both morally and militarily. A change of mentality is needed: we must go into war mode to resolutely deter, protect and maintain peace."

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Per Nielsen @perwagner.bsky.social · 1d

"Two of Trump's three wives were immigrants — proving yet again that immigrants will do the jobs even Americans are not willing to do."

That is a serious burn right there :)

Randahl Fink @randahl.bsky.social · 1d

"Two of Trump's three wives were immigrants — proving yet again that immigrants will do the jobs even Americans are not willing to do."

Mehdi Hasan is absolutely on fire at #NoKings!
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=CWMb...

Mehdi Hasan’s Fiery Speech Against Trump at ‘No Kings’ Rally, “We Will Outvote Them!” | AC1G

YouTube video by DRM News

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Jessica Berlin @berlinbridge.bsky.social · 1d

Dear Europe, especially Germany,

Stop obsessing over what Trump will or won’t do. Hoping & praying America will step up so we don’t have to is dangerously stupid.

Step up yourself, destroy Russia’s war economy, & give Ukraine what they need to win.

Europe must defend Europe.

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Per Nielsen @perwagner.bsky.social · 2d

He is simply evil. Plain and simply, and bad human being.

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Jake Broe @realjakebroe.bsky.social · 2d

Trump admits that he asked Putin for permission to send Tomahawk cruise missiles to Ukraine and Putin told Trump "no."

What can Trump do? Putin is the boss.

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Per Nielsen @perwagner.bsky.social · 3d

The least surprising news since the death of prigozin

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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 3d

"I'm a Russian man, we're  f**ng killing you [Ukrainians] b**ches." A Russian-speaking man attacked a Ukrainian family on a Swiss train simply because he heard them speaking Ukrainian.

Ukraine's Foreign Ministry described the video as "unacceptable hate speech and ethnic hatred."⤵️

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Per Nielsen @perwagner.bsky.social · 3d

There never was any doubt about the transfer of tomahawk missiles... Unfortunately

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Per Nielsen @perwagner.bsky.social · 3d

NOTHING good has ever come out of talking with Putin!

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Per Nielsen @perwagner.bsky.social · 3d

Of course, not the entire army took part in the training battle, but those who participated could not capture the position of the conditional "Russians", losing all personnel in the battle.
t.me/volyamedia/1...

medium.com/@nadinbrzezi...

The Coming European War and Another Economic Indicator

We know Europe is going to war. This is coming sooner rather than later. It is because of Russia’s need to lose to NATO. It is far less…

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Per Nielsen @perwagner.bsky.social · 3d

They decided to test them, giving them the role of "Russians" who must protect the position from NATO infantry. As one of the Lithuanian staff officers said: "they have no losses, the Lithuanian army has no survivors."

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Per Nielsen @perwagner.bsky.social · 3d

"It would be possible to write off everything to the fact that "these are exercises", but in war everything will be different. But no, with the current approach, it will not be otherwise. Volunteer units that fought as part of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in Ukraine took part in the "Iron Wolf".

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Per Nielsen @perwagner.bsky.social · 4d

We are all also very lucky that Trump has allowed the Earth to circle the Sun.

Per Nielsen @perwagner.bsky.social · 4d

Seems Hamas is back in Gaze doing Hamas things:
ryanmcbeth.substack.com/p/is-hamas-p...

(don't watch if you don't wanna see real people being executed on the street)

Is HAMAS Publicly Executing Palestinians?

I'm waiting for the college protests on this one

ryanmcbeth.substack.com

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Per Nielsen @perwagner.bsky.social · 5d

I wonder what launcher is envisioned for firing them?

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Per Nielsen @perwagner.bsky.social · 5d

How is that going to deter anything?
Are we gonna keep flinging AMRAAMs at Garan and Gerbera drones?

Per Nielsen @perwagner.bsky.social · 5d

Doing nothing to deter Russia is what we have been doing for years now... And it has only gotten worse. I don't see how doing nothing except holding speeches changes that.
Dear Mr. Rutte.. How do you then plan to stop Russian hybrid attacks?

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Per Nielsen @perwagner.bsky.social · 5d

I think he might also misses the point here. We, Europeans, don't want Russian fighter jet flying over our sovereign territory... It doesn't matter why they are there, our territory our decision. And we also don't want drones flying near our airports, or other hybrid warfare activities taking place.

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Per Nielsen @perwagner.bsky.social · 5d

Translation : let's do nothing and see if that doesn't solve the problem.

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