Europe weighs retaliation, strengthens defenses
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European governments signaled a shift toward greater assertiveness, debating retaliation against U.S. economic coercion and preparing for possible Russian attacks on NATO territory, analysts said.
Peter Pomerantsev: "If Moldova, the poorest country in Europe with 2.4mn people, can defeat Russian hybrid attacks, why can’t the rest of the continent?"
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Putin isn’t really winning. Europe needs to make that clear
Behind Russia’s victory narrative in Ukraine is a system under strain. To fight back, the ‘middle powers’ must work harder on their own story
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February 7, 2026 at 10:45 PM
Peter Pomerantsev: "If Moldova, the poorest country in Europe with 2.4mn people, can defeat Russian hybrid attacks, why can’t the rest of the continent?"
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1/2 Great article by Noordenbos & Tuters: Russia is v.good at using digital platforms to narrate resistance to the West across the Global South. Its not just narrative content but how narrative elements circulate that creates effects - #ambient #parapolitics: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
The counter-hegemonic hegemon:
A cross-platform analysis
of a Kremlin-backed strategic narrative - Boris Noordenbos, Marc Tuters, 2026
This article examines how, following the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the Kremlin has adapted its digital diplomacy strategy to promote anti-Western narrativ...
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February 8, 2026 at 5:07 PM
1/2 Great article by Noordenbos & Tuters: Russia is v.good at using digital platforms to narrate resistance to the West across the Global South. Its not just narrative content but how narrative elements circulate that creates effects - #ambient #parapolitics: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10....
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🇺🇸❗️Trump has failed to impose any effective sanctions on Russia, - BBC.
He has twice tried to hit the ruble, but both strikes have been meager.
Russia’s oil revenues have fallen, but not because of the US but because of the Europeans. Trump will never dare to put pressure on Putin.
He has twice tried to hit the ruble, but both strikes have been meager.
Russia’s oil revenues have fallen, but not because of the US but because of the Europeans. Trump will never dare to put pressure on Putin.
February 8, 2026 at 8:55 AM
🇺🇸❗️Trump has failed to impose any effective sanctions on Russia, - BBC.
He has twice tried to hit the ruble, but both strikes have been meager.
Russia’s oil revenues have fallen, but not because of the US but because of the Europeans. Trump will never dare to put pressure on Putin.
He has twice tried to hit the ruble, but both strikes have been meager.
Russia’s oil revenues have fallen, but not because of the US but because of the Europeans. Trump will never dare to put pressure on Putin.
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"There is consensus among European countries that #NewSTART has worked in Europe’s favor. Russia’s war in Ukraine has deepened most European leaders’ preference to see continued commitment by US and Russia to limit nuclear deployments rather than no agreement, I told @cfr.org here:
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Europe Faces Uncertainty as New START Ends | Council on Foreign Relations
Confronted with the expiration of New START, Europe braces for a world without arms control. The loss of the traditional U.S. nuclear shield and Russia’s continued threats now force Europe to consider...
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February 8, 2026 at 7:43 PM
"There is consensus among European countries that #NewSTART has worked in Europe’s favor. Russia’s war in Ukraine has deepened most European leaders’ preference to see continued commitment by US and Russia to limit nuclear deployments rather than no agreement, I told @cfr.org here:
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New in PN: @anneapplebaum.bsky.social on Trump's betrayal of Europe
"They’re bewildered we’ve allowed this to happen. And yes, you do hear Europeans saying, 'why aren’t people protesting?' This all comes as a real shock to people who had a different expectation of what America was."
"They’re bewildered we’ve allowed this to happen. And yes, you do hear Europeans saying, 'why aren’t people protesting?' This all comes as a real shock to people who had a different expectation of what America was."
Anne Applebaum on Trump's betrayal of Europe
"They’re bewildered we’ve allowed this to happen."
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February 7, 2026 at 3:32 PM
New in PN: @anneapplebaum.bsky.social on Trump's betrayal of Europe
"They’re bewildered we’ve allowed this to happen. And yes, you do hear Europeans saying, 'why aren’t people protesting?' This all comes as a real shock to people who had a different expectation of what America was."
"They’re bewildered we’ve allowed this to happen. And yes, you do hear Europeans saying, 'why aren’t people protesting?' This all comes as a real shock to people who had a different expectation of what America was."
The U.S. has agreed to renew military-to-military communication with russian terrorists.
First, Trump displayed a portrait of the war criminal Putin in the White House. Now this.
At this rate, I guess the next step will be the U.S. supplying weapons to russia.
First, Trump displayed a portrait of the war criminal Putin in the White House. Now this.
At this rate, I guess the next step will be the U.S. supplying weapons to russia.
February 8, 2026 at 12:26 PM
The U.S. has agreed to renew military-to-military communication with russian terrorists.
First, Trump displayed a portrait of the war criminal Putin in the White House. Now this.
At this rate, I guess the next step will be the U.S. supplying weapons to russia.
First, Trump displayed a portrait of the war criminal Putin in the White House. Now this.
At this rate, I guess the next step will be the U.S. supplying weapons to russia.