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Aerospace, Security & Defence Industries Association of Europe @asdeurope.bsky.social · Sep 2

ASD welcomes @camillegrand.bsky.social as Secretary General - bringing NATO, ECFR and think‑tank experience with a focus on turning strategy into delivery for Europe’s aerospace, security and defence industries. bit.ly/3HDVmXz

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Camille Grand @camillegrand.bsky.social · Aug 24

So the plan is to restrain Ukraine to convince Russia to negotiate… Genius… www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Pentagon has blocked Ukraine from striking deep inside Russia – report

Wall Street Journal says move is part of Trump administration’s effort to get Putin into peace talks

www.theguardian.com

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François Heisbourg @fheisbourg.bsky.social · Aug 24

Back to Biden...Note: Trump is on the record criticising (correctly) the Biden administration for having imposed such restrictions

The Guardian @theguardian.com · Aug 24

Pentagon has blocked Ukraine from striking deep inside Russia – report

Wall Street Journal says move is part of Trump administration’s effort to get Putin into peace talks US defense officials have blocked Ukraine from using US-supplied long-range missiles to strike targets inside Russia since late spring as part of a Trump administration effort to get Vladimir Putin to engage in peace talks , according to a report on Saturday. The Wall Street Journal reports that the Pentagon has blocked Ukraine from using US-made Army Tactical Missile Systems, or Atacms. Continue reading...

www.theguardian.com

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Elie Tenenbaum @elietenenbaum.bsky.social · Aug 22

📢 Ma tribune dans @lemonde.fr à propos de l'Ukraine et du débat sur les garanties de sécurité: j’y défends une idée simple mais exigeante : ne pas attendre le cessez-le-feu pour agir 👉 : www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl... Petit 🧵à dérouler ⤵️

Face à Poutine, il faut « retourner le facteur temps à l’avantage de l’Ukraine »

TRIBUNE. Les forces de garanties de sécurité que les Européens proposent d’engager sur le front ukrainien doivent être déployées avant et non après un cessez-le-feu pour forcer le Kremlin à signer un ...

www.lemonde.fr

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Camille Grand @camillegrand.bsky.social · Aug 23

ENTRETIEN. Ukraine : « Un processus diplomatique bizarre », selon un ancien de l’Otan #Le grand entretien #Ukraine #Vladimir Poutine @OuestFrance Ukraine : l’étrange diplomatie de la maison Trump journal-twipe.ouest-france.fr/data/309770/...

Ouest-France - Le journal

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Camille Grand @camillegrand.bsky.social · Aug 23

ENTRETIEN. Ukraine : « Un processus diplomatique bizarre », selon un ancien de l’Otan #Le grand entretien #Ukraine #Vladimir Poutine @OuestFrance Ukraine : l’étrange diplomatie de la maison Trump journal-twipe.ouest-france.fr/data/309770/...

Ouest-France - Le journal

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Camille Grand @camillegrand.bsky.social · Aug 22

“Putin’s “land swap” is really a grab for Ukraine’s fortress belt”: this needs to be reminded to all “negotiators”
economist.com/europe/2025/...
from The Economist

Putin’s “land swap” is really a grab for Ukraine’s fortress belt

He wants Trump to secure for him what Russia’s army cannot

economist.com

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Camille Grand @camillegrand.bsky.social · Aug 21

And Budapest has a special and reassuring flavour for the Ukrainians

Mark Chadbourn @chadbourn.bsky.social · Aug 19

Trump is considering Budapest for talks between Zelenskyy and Putin.

I’m not sure Orban can be trusted which is no doubt why Trump suggested it.

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Camille Grand @camillegrand.bsky.social · Aug 21

« Pour l’ancien secrétaire général adjoint de l’Otan, ces garanties doivent permettre le déploiement d’une force militaire qui engagerait d’emblée les Alliés, tout en évitant l’escalade. » Mon internview dans @lexpress.fr www.lexpress.fr/monde/europe...

Camille Grand : "La Russie ne doit pas avoir son mot à dire sur les garanties de sécurité de l’Ukraine"

Pour l’ancien secrétaire général adjoint de l’Otan, ces garanties doivent permettre le déploiement d’une force militaire qui engagerait d’emblée les Alliés, tout en évitant l’escalade.

www.lexpress.fr

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · Aug 19

“It’s us who decide what kind of security guarantees we put up for Ukraine, not the Russians.” Finnish President Alexander Stubb says.

An unexpectedly pivotal figure in Ukraine negotiations speaks out

Finnish President Alexander Stubb, who has bonded with President Donald Trump over golf, gave NBC News an inside look at the White House meeting on Ukraine.

nbcnews.to

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Jason Davidson @profjwdavidson.bsky.social · Aug 20

@camillegrand.bsky.social in @nytimes.com is spot on wrt European troops as security guarantees to 🇺🇦: "Moscow’s reluctance or willingness to accept such guarantees “will be a test of its good faith.” Still, Mr. Grand said, “what worries me is who in Europe is willing to do something.”

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Camille Grand @camillegrand.bsky.social · Aug 19

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/o...

Opinion | Ukraine Diplomacy Reveals How Un-American Trump Is

www.nytimes.com

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Isabelle Lasserre @ilasserre.bsky.social · Jul 18

5e épisode de ma série d'été sur @franceculture.fr consacrée aux accords internationaux. Aujourd'hui, l'accord de garantie qui lie les Etats-Unis et Taïwan depuis 1979. Est-il remis en cause par Trump ? Avec @aliceekman et @camillegrand.bsky.social . A 11h00

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Camille Grand @camillegrand.bsky.social · Aug 19

@stevenerlanger.bsky.social on Europe, the US and security guarantees with my take in the @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/w...

It’s One Thing to Promise Ukraine Security. It’s Quite Another to Deliver.

www.nytimes.com

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Jana Kobzova @jkobzova.bsky.social · Aug 18

One thing we didn’t hear from the Europeans though is the threat of more pressure on Russia if there’s no ceasefire or a deal. They explicitly mentioned such option in their post-Alaska statement on Saturday — yet no one mentioned it during the press mtg w/ Trump.

Jana Kobzova @jkobzova.bsky.social · Aug 18

US-Ukraine-European leaders' mtg is still ongoing, so any outcomes TBC. But Kyiv & EU already sent a clear message to both Trump & Russia: #Ukraine is not alone and Europe is serious about own responsibility for how the war ends & how security in #Europe is ensured.

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Camille Grand @camillegrand.bsky.social · Aug 18

Even more useful for the non-followers of @timothysnyder.bsky.social

Veiko Spolitis @veikospolitis.bsky.social · Aug 18

A reminder to all the American followers from Prof @timothysnyder.bsky.social. snyder.substack.com/p/common-sen...

Common Sense about Negotiations

For Americans about Ukraine

snyder.substack.com

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Ian Bond @cerianbond.bsky.social · Aug 18

Trump blaming the victim, as usual. How about “President Putin of Russia can end the war with Ukraine almost immediately if he wants to”? Unlike Trump, some of us do remember how the war started - with Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea & his acts of aggression in the Donbas.

🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 @specialkhersoncat.bsky.social · Aug 18

Absolutely any war can always be ended "almost instantly" if you want - for this it is enough to simply capitulate. In fact, Trump directly accuses Ukraine of not capitulating.

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Camille Grand @camillegrand.bsky.social · Aug 18

Very important reminders for the coming days substack.com/@snyder/note...

Common Sense about Negotiations

For Americans about Ukraine

substack.com

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Toomas Hendrik Ilves @ilvestoomas.bsky.social · Aug 17

For tomorrow:

US population: 340 million
EU Pop. 450 M
EU+UK+UKR 565 M
Russia 143M

US GDP 29 Trillion
EU GDP 20 T
EU + UK 24 T
Russia 2.2 T

What does neither the US nor Europe get?

Trump thinks Russia is the only other superpower.

Europe thinks it’s not a superpower.

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Fabian Hoffmann @frhoffmann.bsky.social · Aug 17

So, apparently a new Ukrainian cruise missile has entered the chat.

3,000+ km range, 1,000 kg payload capacity. That's the long-range, heavy-hitter Ukraine has been waiting for.

The fact that this leaked today is unlikely to be a coincidence.

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Camille Grand @camillegrand.bsky.social · Aug 16

@sbg1.bsky.social nails it in The New Yorker

Susan Glasser @sbg1.bsky.social · Aug 16

Did you listen to Trump blather on about the ‘rigged election,’ and Biden, and tariffs, and mail-in ballots? Even he knew he bombed with Putin…

My new column on POTUS’s self-own summit: www.newyorker.com/news/letter-...

Donald Trump’s Self-Own Summit with Vladimir Putin

Even the puffery-prone President couldn’t alchemize his non-deal with Russia into Trumpian gold.

www.newyorker.com

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Camille Grand @camillegrand.bsky.social · Aug 16

Was on the BBC this morning for 2.5 hours trying to unpack the Alaska summit www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

Weekend - Trump says peace deal 'up to Zelensky' - BBC Sounds

After the historic peace summit in Alaska, Trump says its up to Zelensky to 'get it done'

www.bbc.co.uk

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Christian Mölling @cemoll.bsky.social · Aug 11

Europe’s defenceambitions are racing against the clock —and against itself.
Diverging threat perceptions, fragmented industries, and political instability are slowing down what must speed up. 👉EDINA IV maps the path forward!
@camillegrand.bsky.social
providing a sharp French perspective!

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Camille Grand @camillegrand.bsky.social · Aug 7

Invité de la matinale de @franceinter.fr ce matin pour « le grand entretien » avec Annie Daubenton et Claude Blanchemaison pour débattre des dernières annonces diplomatiques sur l’Ukraine www.radiofrance.fr/franceinter/...

Christophe Chantepy / Annie Daubenton, Claude Blanchemaison et Camille Grand

Au programme du 6/9, Christophe Chantepy, expert national en Défense des Forêts Contre les Incendies à l'ONF est l'invité de 7h50. Puis à 8h20, Grand Entretien sur la guerre en Ukraine avec Annie Daub...

www.radiofrance.fr

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