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Donald Trump’s 28-point plan to end the fighting in Ukraine would be a dream outcome for the Kremlin. Here is how Europeans can ensure it does not become their continent’s nightmare, writes @jkobzova.bsky.social @ecfreuropeansec.bsky.social
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What Europe should do about a bad Ukraine deal
Donald Trump’s 28-point plan to end the fighting in Ukraine would be a dream outcome for the Kremlin. Here is how Europeans can ensure it does not become their continent’s nightmare.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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🇺🇦 Il piano in 28 punti di Trump per porre fine alla guerra in Ucraina sarebbe un risultato da sogno per il Cremlino. Ecco come gli europei possono garantire che non diventi un incubo per loro ⬇️
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Donald Trump’s 28-point plan to end the fighting in Ukraine would be a dream outcome for the Kremlin. Here is how Europeans can ensure it does not become their
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November 25, 2025 at 8:00 AM
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Moscow is aiming for the political destruction of NATO and the EU. By eroding trust between member states, sowing economic instability and undermining democratic institutions, it seeks to fragment European unity, writes Nicu Popescu @ecfreuropeansec.bsky.social
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Europe's two wars: The danger of the comfort zone | ECFR
Europe's focus on Ukraine's perilous “kill zone” obscures a second front: a hybrid war into the continent's “comfort zone”. Europeans must confront this second
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November 25, 2025 at 9:31 AM
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Ukraine 🧵
1/ In the past hours, ECFR’s policy fellows have been working on explaining the Ukraine-Russia peace plan from several perspectives.

@jkobzova.bsky.social wrote a step-by-step plan for Europeans to ensure it does not become their continent’s nightmare. ecfr.eu/article/what...
What Europe should do about a bad Ukraine deal
Donald Trump’s 28-point plan to end the fighting in Ukraine would be a dream outcome for the Kremlin. Here is how Europeans can ensure it does not become their continent’s nightmare.
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November 24, 2025 at 4:12 PM
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Europe’s focus on Ukraine’s perilous “kill zone” obscures a second front: a hybrid war into the continent’s “comfort zone”. Europeans must confront this second assault with clarity and cohesion, lest the foundations of their security crumble, writes Nicu Popescu ⬇️
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Europe’s two wars: The danger of the comfort zone
Europe’s focus on Ukraine’s perilous “kill zone” obscures a second front: a hybrid war into the continent’s “comfort zone”. Europeans must confront this second assault with clarity and cohesion…
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November 24, 2025 at 11:23 AM
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Donald Trump’s 28-point plan to end the fighting in Ukraine would be a dream outcome for the Kremlin. Here is how Europeans can ensure it does not become their continent’s nightmare, writes @jkobzova.bsky.social @ecfreuropeansec.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/4a9CnzC
What Europe should do about a bad Ukraine deal
Donald Trump’s 28-point plan to end the fighting in Ukraine would be a dream outcome for the Kremlin. Here is how Europeans can ensure it does not become their continent’s nightmare.
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November 24, 2025 at 8:19 AM
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Moscow is aiming for the political destruction of NATO and the EU. By eroding trust between member states, sowing economic instability and undermining democratic institutions, it seeks to fragment European unity, writes Nicu Popescu @ecfreuropeansec.bsky.social
https://bit.ly/47X57dA
Europe’s two wars: The danger of the comfort zone
Europe’s focus on Ukraine’s perilous “kill zone” obscures a second front: a hybrid war into the continent’s “comfort zone”. Europeans must confront this second assault with clarity and cohesion…
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November 24, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Donald Trump’s 28-point plan to end the fighting in Ukraine would be a dream outcome for the Kremlin. Here is how Europeans can ensure it does not become their continent’s nightmare (by @jkobzova.bsky.social)
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What Europe should do about a bad Ukraine deal
Donald Trump’s 28-point plan to end the fighting in Ukraine would be a dream outcome for the Kremlin. Here is how Europeans can ensure it does not become their continent’s nightmare.
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November 23, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Donald Trump’s 28-point plan to end the fighting in Ukraine would be a dream outcome for the Kremlin. @jkobzova.bsky.social outlines how Europeans can ensure it does not become their continent’s nightmare
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What Europe should do about a bad Ukraine deal
Donald Trump’s 28-point plan to end the fighting in Ukraine would be a dream outcome for the Kremlin. Here is how Europeans can ensure it does not become their continent’s nightmare.
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November 23, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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Volodymyr Zelensky has struck a deal to strengthen Ukraine’s winter energy reserves. Europe should now help Kyiv diversify its imports and guard its domestic gas fields with a robust air defence, writes @alberto-rizzi.bsky.social @ecfrpower.bsky.social
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Shield the fields: How Europe can support Ukraine through a dark winter
Volodymyr Zelensky has struck a deal to strengthen Ukraine’s winter energy reserves. Europe should now help Kyiv diversify its imports and guard its domestic gas fields with a robust air defence…
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November 22, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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A Russian bear is ranging through Europe’s near abroad. Moscow is pursuing geopolitical strategies that could prove as relevant for Europe as events in the Donbas.

The bear is now at the door. With the right policies, Europeans can lock it out. How 👇
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November 21, 2025 at 10:18 AM
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🎧New podcast!

In this new emergency podcast episode, Mark Leonard welcomes @jkobzova.bsky.social and Jim O’Brien to dissect the leaked 28-point US-Russia framework for ending the Ukraine war. @ecfreuropeansec.bsky.social

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Trump’s 28-point plan for Ukraine
Mark Leonard welcomes Jana Kobzova and Jim O’Brien to unpack the leaked 28-point US-Russia plan for Ukraine and its implications for European security…
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November 21, 2025 at 12:54 PM
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🎧New week, new podcast!

Mark Leonard is joined by @rikefranke.bsky.social to unpack the crisis around Europe’s Future Combat Air System. @ecfreuropeansec.bsky.social.

https://ecfr.eu/podcasts/episode/the-future-of-european-air-defence/
The future of European air defence
Mark Leonard welcomes Ulrike Franke to unpack the crisis around Europe’s Future Combat Air System…
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November 21, 2025 at 9:07 AM
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What began as a cautious enlargement process is now a test of whether the EU can reform, overcome vetoes, and lead in a rapidly shifting world order, write
@vtcherneva.bsky.social and Nicu Popescu in @brusselstimes.com
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Unlock the veto deadlock to secure Europe's enlargement
Last week, the European Commission unveiled its annual enlargement
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November 21, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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In a world moving at breakneck speed Europe cannot afford the comfortable slowness of the previous peacetime era. The cost of slow adaptation to a fast-paced and hostile world could be devastating, writes Nicu Popescu @ecfrpower.bsky.social @ecfreuropeansec.bsky.social
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From climate to defence, inertia could be the EU’s undoing
Europe’s strategic reports are filled with urgent calls for speed and agility. But amid fierce global competition, Europe is still lecturing while other major players deliver results…
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November 13, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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Europe’s strategic reports are filled with urgent calls for speed and agility. But amid fierce global competition, Europe is still lecturing while other major players deliver results, writes Nicu Popescu @ecfreuropeansec.bsky.social
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From climate to defence, inertia could be the EU’s undoing
Europe’s strategic reports are filled with urgent calls for speed and agility. But amid fierce global competition, Europe is still lecturing while other major players deliver results…
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November 11, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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Europe cannot afford the comfortable slowness of the previous peacetime era, writes Nicu Popescu.

Survival today is not just about strength but agility. The cost of slow adaptation to a fast-paced and hostile world could be devastating.

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From climate to defence, inertia could be the EU’s undoing
Europe’s strategic reports are filled with urgent calls for speed and agility. But amid fierce global competition, Europe is still lecturing while other major players deliver results…
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November 11, 2025 at 8:40 AM
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Solidarity is back in Serbia.

🔎 #RE-ENGAGE studies solidarity networks in hybrid regimes. Read the latest on After Novi Sad: https://tinyurl.com/5n7bshv5

#Serbia #SerbiaProtests #Belgrade #NoviSad #EU #Russia #vucic #aleksandarvučić #europenews #Democracy #Geopolitics #Enlargement #politics #news
November 10, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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The EU’s most pragmatic strategy is to brace for a conflict that could last an additional 2–4 years, writes @abarbashin.bsky.social @ecfreuropeansec.bsky.social
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The long game: How Europe can outlast Russia’s war of attrition
While Trump lingers indecisively and Moscow bets on Europe falling apart, the only logical strategy for the EU is to double down on its support for Kyiv…
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November 8, 2025 at 9:05 AM
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Lethargy has become Europe’s strategic flaw, writes Nicu Popescu @ecfreuropeansec.bsky.social
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From climate to defence, inertia could be the EU’s undoing
Europe’s strategic reports are filled with urgent calls for speed and agility. But amid fierce global competition, Europe is still lecturing while other major players deliver results…
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November 10, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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Europeans wasting the next four years hoping that America’s pivot from Europe will disappear into thin air would all but doom Europe’s collective security, write @rafaelloss.bsky.social, Katrine Westgaard and Leoni Habedank @ecfreuropeansec.bsky.social
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Look what you made us do: How to realise a European-led NATO
America’s gradual retreat from European security under the current Trump administration is reshaping NATO’s centre of gravity. To keep the alliance credible and united, Europeans not only need to…
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October 30, 2025 at 4:54 PM
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In the face of constant aggression by Russia, Ukrainians are defending their country, but Europe as a whole, says Tristan Aureau from the French Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs after a ECFR study trip to Kyiv. @ecfreuropeansec.bsky.social

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October 28, 2025 at 9:37 AM
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Our Visiting Fellow, Leo Litra, urges European leaders at the European Council meeting today to speed up the support for Ukraine. This includes using Russian frozen assets, for example, as a reparation credit, and addressing the topic of sanctions and shadow fleets. @ecfreuropeansec.bsky.social
October 27, 2025 at 10:01 AM
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Yesterday, EU leaders met at the European Council to discuss European defence & the security of Ukraine. Jim O’Brien has just returned from a study trip to Kyiv & explains why we're at a critical diplomatic moment to support the country. @ecfreuropeansec.bsky.social
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October 24, 2025 at 7:47 AM