Europe weighs retaliation, strengthens defenses

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Oliver Meier

@olivermeier.bsky.social

"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:
is.gd/4Pf9WL

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

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🎓 Brigid Laffan	65%	27	33.8%

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by Ben O’Loughlin

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🎓 Ben O’Loughlin	34%	26	52.0%

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Ben O'Loughlin

@benoloughlin.bsky.social

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...

journals.sagepub.com

February 8, 2026 at 5:07 PM

Reposted by Alberto Alemanno

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🎓 Alberto Alemanno	43%	22	20.2%

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Reposted by Anne Applebaum

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by Taras Kuzio

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🎓 Taras Kuzio	71%	40	134.7%

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Reposted by Ugo Panizza

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🎓 Ugo Panizza	13%	54	9.6%

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by Roman M. Sheremeta

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🎓 Roman M. Sheremeta	13%	40	24.7%

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Roman Sheremeta

@rshereme.bsky.social

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.

February 8, 2026 at 12:26 PM

Reposted by Taras Kuzio

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🎓 Taras Kuzio	71%	40	44.9%

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The Guardian

Want to stop Trump bullying your country? Retaliate

Faced with economic coercion, Europe has trodden carefully. My experience tells me that’s not enough In February of last year, Donald Trump convened the first full cabinet meeting of his second term in the White House. He proudly announced his intention to impose sweeping tariffs on the US’s closest allies in Europe. When asked by a reporter whether Europe might retaliate, Trump sounded confident. “They can’t, ” he said . Pressed to explain, he continued: “We are the pot of gold. We’re the one that everybody wants. And they can retaliate, but it cannot be a successful retaliation. ” As Trump saw it, Europe was weak and feckless - a minnow compared with the American economic juggernaut. When confronted with a US president prepared to throw his country’s weight around, Europe would certainly cave. In the year since, Trump has repeatedly wielded America’s economic might against Europe, from coercing the EU and the UK to swallow lopsided trade deals to pressuring Denmark to sell him Greenland. And time and again, his assessment of European countries - that they would scurry to him, hat in hand, eager to make a deal - has been vindicated. Continue reading. . .

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by Timothy D. McBride

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🎓 Timothy D. McBride	5%	23	7.2%

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Timothy McBride

@mcbridetd.bsky.social

Zelensky says Russia is proposing huge economic deals with U.S.
www.washingtonpost.com/world/2026/0...

Zelensky says Russia is proposing huge economic deals with U.S.

The Ukrainian president said the Trump administration was pushing for a June deadline to end Russia’s war.

www.washingtonpost.com

February 8, 2026 at 9:16 AM

Reposted by Francesco Nicoli

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🎓 Francesco Nicoli	56%	18	23.8%

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Savchenko Volodymyr

@savchenkoua.bsky.social

🇺🇸❗️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.

February 8, 2026 at 8:55 AM

Reposted by Brigid Laffan

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El Pais

Carlo Masala, political scientist: "It's not far-fetched to think that Russia could attack a NATO country in 2028"

The German researcher has caused a major impact in European political circles with 'If Russia Won', a book in which he presents, in his view, a plausible scenario: in 2028, Putin decides to take the Estonian city of Narva after winning the war in Ukraine. How would European countries react if the United States stood on the sidelines?

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Reposted by Klaus Adam

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The Sidney Morning Herald

‘Despicable’ attack on Trump signals a shift in Europe

A dispute in Poland is emerging as a key test of Europe’s willingness to speak out against its NATO ally.

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by Anders Aslund

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🎓 Anders Aslund	59%	34	103.2%

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Anders Åslund

@andersaslund.bsky.social

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?"
www.ft.com/content/36b5...