Will99 🇪🇺🇺🇦
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‘2025 will be about what Europeans do, not what Americans say’ - Tim Snyder
‘Suka blyat’ (fuck you bitch) - Zelinsky to JD Vance - 28 Feb 2025
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In some ways this is a useful reminder that a lot of the talk of European security guarantees to Ukraine have the whole thing backwards. For more than three years Ukraine has been guaranteeing European security by fighting and degrading the Russian armed forces.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
How long Britain could really fight for if war broke out tomorrow
In the event of a war, one expert suggests the British Army could be incapable of fighting effectively on land within weeks, once committed - though 'much depends on the form of the conflict'.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 10, 2025 at 7:00 AM
In some ways this is a useful reminder that a lot of the talk of European security guarantees to Ukraine have the whole thing backwards. For more than three years Ukraine has been guaranteeing European security by fighting and degrading the Russian armed forces.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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I can’t help thinking that when, in future, people ask what UK political leaders said as it became undeniable that US saw European liberal democracy as its no1 strategic foe, Starmer and others will regret that the answer is “not much, shuffled awkwardly, looked at their feet”.
December 10, 2025 at 9:38 AM
I can’t help thinking that when, in future, people ask what UK political leaders said as it became undeniable that US saw European liberal democracy as its no1 strategic foe, Starmer and others will regret that the answer is “not much, shuffled awkwardly, looked at their feet”.
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Absolutely amazing chart from @peterkellner.bsky.social's piece in @thenewworldmag.bsky.social today:
www.thenewworld.co.uk/peter-kellne...
www.thenewworld.co.uk/peter-kellne...
December 9, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Absolutely amazing chart from @peterkellner.bsky.social's piece in @thenewworldmag.bsky.social today:
www.thenewworld.co.uk/peter-kellne...
www.thenewworld.co.uk/peter-kellne...
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A lot of well meaning people in the US still don't *get it.*
As I mentioned before, there are long-term attitudinal shifts happening amongst US allies - and they are happening at all levels of society. Trust has been burned. Countries have been humiliated, sneered at, dismissed as losers.
As I mentioned before, there are long-term attitudinal shifts happening amongst US allies - and they are happening at all levels of society. Trust has been burned. Countries have been humiliated, sneered at, dismissed as losers.
December 8, 2025 at 10:32 PM
A lot of well meaning people in the US still don't *get it.*
As I mentioned before, there are long-term attitudinal shifts happening amongst US allies - and they are happening at all levels of society. Trust has been burned. Countries have been humiliated, sneered at, dismissed as losers.
As I mentioned before, there are long-term attitudinal shifts happening amongst US allies - and they are happening at all levels of society. Trust has been burned. Countries have been humiliated, sneered at, dismissed as losers.
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Translation:
"This is really historic. The (German) Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution warns against foreign influence by... the USA."
Translation:
"This is really historic. The (German) Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution warns against foreign influence by... the USA."
Das ist wirklich historisch.
Das Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz warnt vor ausländischer Einflussnahme durch … die USA.
Das Bundesamt für Verfassungsschutz warnt vor ausländischer Einflussnahme durch … die USA.
US-Sicherheitsstrategie: Deutsche Geheimdienste sind besorgt und warnen
Der Verfassungsschutz mahnt mehr Befugnisse an, um unabhängiger von amerikanischen Geheimdiensten zu werden. Denkbar sei sogar, dass sich die USA bei Wahlen in Europa stärker einmischen könnten.
www.sueddeutsche.de
December 8, 2025 at 11:19 PM
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Translation:
"This is really historic. The (German) Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution warns against foreign influence by... the USA."
Translation:
"This is really historic. The (German) Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution warns against foreign influence by... the USA."
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A clarifying moment has arrived for we Europeans. Hope our leaders heed it. The US is not the friend of western liberal democracy.
Hi All, free weekend update is out. This was the best week for Ukraine/Europe since November 5, 2024. The new US Security Strategy confirms without a doubt that Trump is out to attack Europe (and cripple Ukraine). After months of a con, the truth is undeniable. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Weekend Update #162: The Best Week Since November 5, 2024
The Tomahawk Con: A Case Study: Pokrovsk And The Ranged War
open.substack.com
December 7, 2025 at 4:34 PM
A clarifying moment has arrived for we Europeans. Hope our leaders heed it. The US is not the friend of western liberal democracy.
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🇺🇸🇪🇺👀 Landau: I knew many of these countries had tied their energy fortunes to Russia, but I had no idea of the extent of it, or how (collectively) it dwarfed their aid to Ukraine.
The money sent to Russia is in blue; the money sent to Ukraine is in orange
The money sent to Russia is in blue; the money sent to Ukraine is in orange
December 7, 2025 at 8:23 PM
🇺🇸🇪🇺👀 Landau: I knew many of these countries had tied their energy fortunes to Russia, but I had no idea of the extent of it, or how (collectively) it dwarfed their aid to Ukraine.
The money sent to Russia is in blue; the money sent to Ukraine is in orange
The money sent to Russia is in blue; the money sent to Ukraine is in orange
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The Trump administration's worldview has always been aligned with Putin's, as was clear to anyone who paid any attention to the statements and actions of its most important members. But this isn't an alignment of equals - the White House is following the Kremlin's lead. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
New US security strategy aligns with Russia's vision, Moscow says
The Kremlin welcomes the starkly worded document, which does not cast Russia as a threat to the US.
www.bbc.co.uk
December 7, 2025 at 5:48 PM
The Trump administration's worldview has always been aligned with Putin's, as was clear to anyone who paid any attention to the statements and actions of its most important members. But this isn't an alignment of equals - the White House is following the Kremlin's lead. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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The Georgia election case that was dismissed last week “was the last remaining criminal case against Trump, and the last legal or political avenue to hold him accountable for the 2020-election plot,” @dgraham.bsky.social argues in The Atlantic Daily:
The Last Criminal Case Against Trump Has Been Dropped
The U.S. justice and political systems have shown that they can’t hold the president and his allies to account for trying to steal the 2020 election.
bit.ly
December 3, 2025 at 12:15 AM
The Georgia election case that was dismissed last week “was the last remaining criminal case against Trump, and the last legal or political avenue to hold him accountable for the 2020-election plot,” @dgraham.bsky.social argues in The Atlantic Daily:
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Guinea-Bissau's military takeover: Was the coup real or a 'sham'?
Guinea-Bissau's military takeover: Was the coup real or a 'sham'?
The military has taken over but some say the overthrow of the president was not what it seemed.
www.bbc.com
December 3, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Guinea-Bissau's military takeover: Was the coup real or a 'sham'?
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Ignore any Trump admin and/or Ru apologist talk about progress. Ru demands remain maximalist, outrageous, and, most importantly, disconnected from the realities of the battlefield. Only an immediate ceasefire is progress. The discussion in Moscow today was useless noise. Ru continues its aggression.
December 3, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Ignore any Trump admin and/or Ru apologist talk about progress. Ru demands remain maximalist, outrageous, and, most importantly, disconnected from the realities of the battlefield. Only an immediate ceasefire is progress. The discussion in Moscow today was useless noise. Ru continues its aggression.
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Quote for today's negotiations:
"The aggressor is always peace-loving; he would prefer to take over our country unopposed."
Carl von Clausewitz in "On War," 1816-1830
"The aggressor is always peace-loving; he would prefer to take over our country unopposed."
Carl von Clausewitz in "On War," 1816-1830
December 2, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Quote for today's negotiations:
"The aggressor is always peace-loving; he would prefer to take over our country unopposed."
Carl von Clausewitz in "On War," 1816-1830
"The aggressor is always peace-loving; he would prefer to take over our country unopposed."
Carl von Clausewitz in "On War," 1816-1830
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“Russian President Vladimir Putin has underlined his true intentions by issuing a presidential decree calling for an escalation in efforts to eradicate all traces of Ukrainian identity from the approximately 20% of Ukraine currently under Kremlin control.”
www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrain...
www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrain...
While Trump talks peace, Putin is escalating efforts to erase Ukraine
Russian President Vladimir Putin has issued a decree this week calling for an escalation in efforts to erase all traces of Ukrainian identity from the approximately 20 percent of Ukraine currently und...
www.atlanticcouncil.org
December 2, 2025 at 9:13 PM
“Russian President Vladimir Putin has underlined his true intentions by issuing a presidential decree calling for an escalation in efforts to eradicate all traces of Ukrainian identity from the approximately 20% of Ukraine currently under Kremlin control.”
www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrain...
www.atlanticcouncil.org/blogs/ukrain...
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If Europe gives back the Russian frozen assets, it'll be pretty ironic when Russia uses that money to rebuild its military and attack Europe.
Can't get stupider than this.
SEIZE THE ASSETS NOW BEFORE ITS TOO LATE.
Can't get stupider than this.
SEIZE THE ASSETS NOW BEFORE ITS TOO LATE.
December 3, 2025 at 1:38 AM
If Europe gives back the Russian frozen assets, it'll be pretty ironic when Russia uses that money to rebuild its military and attack Europe.
Can't get stupider than this.
SEIZE THE ASSETS NOW BEFORE ITS TOO LATE.
Can't get stupider than this.
SEIZE THE ASSETS NOW BEFORE ITS TOO LATE.
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December 1, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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1/ Dec 1, 1991: Ukraine held a nationwide referendum.
The question was simple: Do you support the Act of Declaration of Independence of Ukraine?
The answer: 90.32% YES.
Every region, every oblast, including Crimea and Donbas, said Ukraine is sovereign.
The question was simple: Do you support the Act of Declaration of Independence of Ukraine?
The answer: 90.32% YES.
Every region, every oblast, including Crimea and Donbas, said Ukraine is sovereign.
December 1, 2025 at 7:38 PM
1/ Dec 1, 1991: Ukraine held a nationwide referendum.
The question was simple: Do you support the Act of Declaration of Independence of Ukraine?
The answer: 90.32% YES.
Every region, every oblast, including Crimea and Donbas, said Ukraine is sovereign.
The question was simple: Do you support the Act of Declaration of Independence of Ukraine?
The answer: 90.32% YES.
Every region, every oblast, including Crimea and Donbas, said Ukraine is sovereign.
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🤔🇺🇸🇪🇺 The US is no longer an ally of Europe, but a potential “opponent” or “threat,” — El País
Europe is too dependent on America in the military, technological and economic spheres, and this limits its autonomy. To change the situation, the EU has two ways:
Europe is too dependent on America in the military, technological and economic spheres, and this limits its autonomy. To change the situation, the EU has two ways:
November 30, 2025 at 2:18 PM
🤔🇺🇸🇪🇺 The US is no longer an ally of Europe, but a potential “opponent” or “threat,” — El País
Europe is too dependent on America in the military, technological and economic spheres, and this limits its autonomy. To change the situation, the EU has two ways:
Europe is too dependent on America in the military, technological and economic spheres, and this limits its autonomy. To change the situation, the EU has two ways:
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Trump’s simple-minded view is that countries will soak up any degree of bullying because they need access to the US market to keep their economies afloat. But we’re already seeing a slow pivot away from the US across the world. Once it’s gone, it’s gone.
November 29, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Trump’s simple-minded view is that countries will soak up any degree of bullying because they need access to the US market to keep their economies afloat. But we’re already seeing a slow pivot away from the US across the world. Once it’s gone, it’s gone.
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I advocated for a radical, destabilising, and effectively irreversible project which has been an economic disaster. I now recognise it has been a disaster. However, luckily, I haven’t learned anything and it hasn’t led me to question my judgement in the slightest. Give me a column in the Telegraph.
November 29, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I advocated for a radical, destabilising, and effectively irreversible project which has been an economic disaster. I now recognise it has been a disaster. However, luckily, I haven’t learned anything and it hasn’t led me to question my judgement in the slightest. Give me a column in the Telegraph.
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"Surely a quick, violent, successful war of aggression is just what the ruler needs to shore up his legitimacy," said just about every failed monarch in history shortly before invading Serbia.
Creating a military conflict with Venezuela gives this administration a legal "hook" to invoke the Alien Enemies Act. In other words, the foreign war is being manufactured in order to facilitate court deference for its domestic mass deportation policy. It's a Stephen Miller Special.
November 29, 2025 at 6:38 PM
"Surely a quick, violent, successful war of aggression is just what the ruler needs to shore up his legitimacy," said just about every failed monarch in history shortly before invading Serbia.
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I am not sure Maduro is going to like the multi-polar world I have created.
November 29, 2025 at 7:08 PM
I am not sure Maduro is going to like the multi-polar world I have created.
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A reckoning for the Far Right.
The Putin Domino Theory
When one man goes, everything changes
open.substack.com
November 28, 2025 at 3:35 PM
A reckoning for the Far Right.
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Putin's plan to end the war in Ukraine.
Cartoon by Michael de Adder
Cartoon by Michael de Adder
November 27, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Putin's plan to end the war in Ukraine.
Cartoon by Michael de Adder
Cartoon by Michael de Adder
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My best guess regarding the Ukraine/Russia negotiations is that both sides fully realize there is simply no overlap in the Venn Diagram of what each could accept in terms of conditions and assurances.
None.
However neither can afford to alienate the US by not engaging in the pantomime of looking.
None.
However neither can afford to alienate the US by not engaging in the pantomime of looking.
November 26, 2025 at 10:53 PM
My best guess regarding the Ukraine/Russia negotiations is that both sides fully realize there is simply no overlap in the Venn Diagram of what each could accept in terms of conditions and assurances.
None.
However neither can afford to alienate the US by not engaging in the pantomime of looking.
None.
However neither can afford to alienate the US by not engaging in the pantomime of looking.
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OTD in 1939 USSR staged the Mainila incident. A false flag to justify invading Finland as per our alliance with Nazis. We claimed Finn's attacked us just as a few hundred thousand of our soldiers were massed on their former border.
Imagine such brutality being tolerated & excused today.
Imagine such brutality being tolerated & excused today.
November 26, 2025 at 10:59 AM
OTD in 1939 USSR staged the Mainila incident. A false flag to justify invading Finland as per our alliance with Nazis. We claimed Finn's attacked us just as a few hundred thousand of our soldiers were massed on their former border.
Imagine such brutality being tolerated & excused today.
Imagine such brutality being tolerated & excused today.