StratMiL
@stratmil.bsky.social
🇫🇮 Defence Forces GSO (ret.)
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(and keeping now eye on 🇺🇸, too)
Northside 🇪🇺🇬🇧🇺🇲🇨🇦 focused
#Strategy | #Defence | #Foresight
#Nato #JEF #MilSky #Turpo #SäkPol
Enjoys: icehockey, golf, nature, construction.
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(and keeping now eye on 🇺🇸, too)
Northside 🇪🇺🇬🇧🇺🇲🇨🇦 focused
#Strategy | #Defence | #Foresight
#Nato #JEF #MilSky #Turpo #SäkPol
Enjoys: icehockey, golf, nature, construction.
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StratMiL
@stratmil.bsky.social
· Nov 28
Dear followers 🙌
I have a relaxed follow back policy, but I would appreciate to see even a short introduction in your handle. 🙇♂️
But no swet, it is totally ok not to have it and just to hang around.💁♂️
I do not use block lists. I judge only by actions. We can disagree, but no ad hominem, slur etc.
I have a relaxed follow back policy, but I would appreciate to see even a short introduction in your handle. 🙇♂️
But no swet, it is totally ok not to have it and just to hang around.💁♂️
I do not use block lists. I judge only by actions. We can disagree, but no ad hominem, slur etc.
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No, Mr. Bart DeWever, this is nothing but a Russian narrative.
What deal are you talking about? The Russian plan that amounts to Ukraine's capitulation and will herald a full-scale war on Europe?
Did you forget the hundreds of thousands murdered by Russia?
#MakeRussiaPay
www.ft.com/content/320b...
What deal are you talking about? The Russian plan that amounts to Ukraine's capitulation and will herald a full-scale war on Europe?
Did you forget the hundreds of thousands murdered by Russia?
#MakeRussiaPay
www.ft.com/content/320b...
Belgium says using frozen Russian assets to fund Ukraine will endanger a peace deal
Prime Minister Bart De Wever sets out conditions that would resolve his objections to a proposed €140bn EU loan to Kyiv
www.ft.com
November 28, 2025 at 9:14 PM
No, Mr. Bart DeWever, this is nothing but a Russian narrative.
What deal are you talking about? The Russian plan that amounts to Ukraine's capitulation and will herald a full-scale war on Europe?
Did you forget the hundreds of thousands murdered by Russia?
#MakeRussiaPay
www.ft.com/content/320b...
What deal are you talking about? The Russian plan that amounts to Ukraine's capitulation and will herald a full-scale war on Europe?
Did you forget the hundreds of thousands murdered by Russia?
#MakeRussiaPay
www.ft.com/content/320b...
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Trump sends Witkoff to Moscow. What can go wrong?
Trump claims his team has made “tremendous progress” on ending the war in Ukraine, stating only a few points of disagreement remain. He’s sending Witkoff to Moscow and Driscoll to meet with Ukrainians. Trump says he’ll meet with Zelensky and Putin only when a deal is nearly finalized.
November 25, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Trump sends Witkoff to Moscow. What can go wrong?
Witkoff is playing Trump like a puppet. Just read the transcript.
The question is, who is mastering #Witkoff?
Russians, of course, but who in the US? Vance? Thiel? 🤷🏻♂️
Don't say that he is acting alone, not buying it.
Other question: who is now frying him? (I would like to thank that person)
The question is, who is mastering #Witkoff?
Russians, of course, but who in the US? Vance? Thiel? 🤷🏻♂️
Don't say that he is acting alone, not buying it.
Other question: who is now frying him? (I would like to thank that person)
"Now, me to you, I know what it’s going to take to get a peace deal done: Donetsk and maybe a land swap somewhere."
-- Steve Witkoff, in his call to Putin aide Yuri Ushakov
Read the whole transcript of the Oct 14 call. It's amazing.
Gift link (for 7 days) ⤵️
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
-- Steve Witkoff, in his call to Putin aide Yuri Ushakov
Read the whole transcript of the Oct 14 call. It's amazing.
Gift link (for 7 days) ⤵️
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Witkoff Discusses Ukraine Plans With Key Putin Aide: Transcript
The following is a transcript of an Oct. 14 phone call lasting just over 5 minutes between Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump’s special envoy for peace missions, and Yuri Ushakov, Vladimir Putin’s most senio...
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Witkoff is playing Trump like a puppet. Just read the transcript.
The question is, who is mastering #Witkoff?
Russians, of course, but who in the US? Vance? Thiel? 🤷🏻♂️
Don't say that he is acting alone, not buying it.
Other question: who is now frying him? (I would like to thank that person)
The question is, who is mastering #Witkoff?
Russians, of course, but who in the US? Vance? Thiel? 🤷🏻♂️
Don't say that he is acting alone, not buying it.
Other question: who is now frying him? (I would like to thank that person)
Reposted by StratMiL
"Now, me to you, I know what it’s going to take to get a peace deal done: Donetsk and maybe a land swap somewhere."
-- Steve Witkoff, in his call to Putin aide Yuri Ushakov
Read the whole transcript of the Oct 14 call. It's amazing.
Gift link (for 7 days) ⤵️
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
-- Steve Witkoff, in his call to Putin aide Yuri Ushakov
Read the whole transcript of the Oct 14 call. It's amazing.
Gift link (for 7 days) ⤵️
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Witkoff Discusses Ukraine Plans With Key Putin Aide: Transcript
The following is a transcript of an Oct. 14 phone call lasting just over 5 minutes between Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump’s special envoy for peace missions, and Yuri Ushakov, Vladimir Putin’s most senio...
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:17 PM
"Now, me to you, I know what it’s going to take to get a peace deal done: Donetsk and maybe a land swap somewhere."
-- Steve Witkoff, in his call to Putin aide Yuri Ushakov
Read the whole transcript of the Oct 14 call. It's amazing.
Gift link (for 7 days) ⤵️
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
-- Steve Witkoff, in his call to Putin aide Yuri Ushakov
Read the whole transcript of the Oct 14 call. It's amazing.
Gift link (for 7 days) ⤵️
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
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Every time I think this administration has plumbed the depths of incompetence, it goes down another level. Will this make Putin think he should end the war? Or will it make him think that if he keeps pushing, the US will offer him even more?
"Now, me to you, I know what it’s going to take to get a peace deal done: Donetsk and maybe a land swap somewhere."
-- Steve Witkoff, in his call to Putin aide Yuri Ushakov
Read the whole transcript of the Oct 14 call. It's amazing.
Gift link (for 7 days) ⤵️
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
-- Steve Witkoff, in his call to Putin aide Yuri Ushakov
Read the whole transcript of the Oct 14 call. It's amazing.
Gift link (for 7 days) ⤵️
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
Witkoff Discusses Ukraine Plans With Key Putin Aide: Transcript
The following is a transcript of an Oct. 14 phone call lasting just over 5 minutes between Steve Witkoff, Donald Trump’s special envoy for peace missions, and Yuri Ushakov, Vladimir Putin’s most senio...
www.bloomberg.com
November 25, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Every time I think this administration has plumbed the depths of incompetence, it goes down another level. Will this make Putin think he should end the war? Or will it make him think that if he keeps pushing, the US will offer him even more?
The most interesting and worrying part of the "peacedeal" is how media, politicians and most of the "expert" commentators rushed to analyse unconfirmed and very vague rumours 🤷🏻♂️
Very reflexsive, watson.
Very reflexsive, watson.
November 21, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The most interesting and worrying part of the "peacedeal" is how media, politicians and most of the "expert" commentators rushed to analyse unconfirmed and very vague rumours 🤷🏻♂️
Very reflexsive, watson.
Very reflexsive, watson.
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Quite literally a Russian diktat. Has there ever been a lower point in US diplomacy? @lukeharding1968.bsky.social
November 21, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Quite literally a Russian diktat. Has there ever been a lower point in US diplomacy? @lukeharding1968.bsky.social
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'The leaders of Germany, France, and the United Kingdom spoke by phone with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, assuring him of their continued support amid the war with Russia as EU officials scrambled to respond to U.S. peace proposals that apparently caught them unawares.' apnews.com/article/russ...
European leaders assure Ukraine of their support after US peace plan leaves them sidelined
European leaders have assured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of their continued support amid the war with Russia.
apnews.com
November 21, 2025 at 2:06 PM
'The leaders of Germany, France, and the United Kingdom spoke by phone with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, assuring him of their continued support amid the war with Russia as EU officials scrambled to respond to U.S. peace proposals that apparently caught them unawares.' apnews.com/article/russ...
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Ukraine’s on-year GDP growth fell below 1% in the first six months of 2025. Russian bombing of gas production&distribution infrastructure, labour shortages and a weak spring harvest dragged down economic growth. Agricultural output shrank by 23% y-o-y in the second quarter due to the belated harvest
BOFIT Weekly Review 47/2025
Ukraine’s economy slows and fiscal deficit rises
Read more 🔗 www.bofit.fi/en/monitorin...
#Ukraine #economy #BOFITWeeklyReview
Ukraine’s economy slows and fiscal deficit rises
Read more 🔗 www.bofit.fi/en/monitorin...
#Ukraine #economy #BOFITWeeklyReview
November 21, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Ukraine’s on-year GDP growth fell below 1% in the first six months of 2025. Russian bombing of gas production&distribution infrastructure, labour shortages and a weak spring harvest dragged down economic growth. Agricultural output shrank by 23% y-o-y in the second quarter due to the belated harvest
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The reported peace plan cedes all Western and Ukrainian leverage to Russia. More: isw.pub/UkrWar112025
November 21, 2025 at 2:24 PM
The reported peace plan cedes all Western and Ukrainian leverage to Russia. More: isw.pub/UkrWar112025
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I need you all to know that my mother sent me this. 🤣 That is all.
November 8, 2025 at 2:24 AM
I need you all to know that my mother sent me this. 🤣 That is all.
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The EU is preparing to further tighten visa rules for Russian citizens, effectively ending the issuance of multi-entry Schengen permits in most cases. But visa issuance remains a national competence, meaning that the European Commission cannot impose a total, sweeping ban on Russian visitors.
EU set to further tighten visa rules for Russians
Russians will generally only be eligible for single-entry visas once new rules take effect.
www.politico.eu
November 5, 2025 at 9:18 PM
The EU is preparing to further tighten visa rules for Russian citizens, effectively ending the issuance of multi-entry Schengen permits in most cases. But visa issuance remains a national competence, meaning that the European Commission cannot impose a total, sweeping ban on Russian visitors.
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Trump keeps claiming that Putin wouldn’t have dared start the war in Ukraine if he were president, but why does Putin dare to escalate the war now that Trump is president then?
November 5, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Trump keeps claiming that Putin wouldn’t have dared start the war in Ukraine if he were president, but why does Putin dare to escalate the war now that Trump is president then?
#Russia way of warfighting.
But there are limits and there will be a backfire. Putin is going to have a hard time with the veterans & relatives after the war.
But there are limits and there will be a backfire. Putin is going to have a hard time with the veterans & relatives after the war.
1/ A Russian soldier fighting in Chasiv Yar says that new recruits sent to the front die almost immediately, with his own unit taking over 90% casualties. The fields are strewn with rotting corpses. To avoid having to pay compensation to relatives, collecting IDs is banned. ⬇️
October 28, 2025 at 8:28 PM
#Russia way of warfighting.
But there are limits and there will be a backfire. Putin is going to have a hard time with the veterans & relatives after the war.
But there are limits and there will be a backfire. Putin is going to have a hard time with the veterans & relatives after the war.
#Cyber cascade: state-linked groups could strike sectors simultaneously: energy, finance, healthcare, transport...
> national security directly threatened.
This is no longer theoretical.
Infrastructure ✅
Capabilities ✅
And the incentives are clear – whether financial, political, or strategic.
> national security directly threatened.
This is no longer theoretical.
Infrastructure ✅
Capabilities ✅
And the incentives are clear – whether financial, political, or strategic.
High-profile cyberattacks on British businesses underscore the need to elevate cybersecurity on the political agenda and prepare for escalating threats from hostile states and criminal actors.
The UK must prioritize cybersecurity or be left dangerously exposed
Recent high-profile cyberattacks on British businesses underscore the need to elevate cybersecurity on the political agenda and prepare for rapidly escalating threats from both hostile states and crim...
www.chathamhouse.org
October 23, 2025 at 4:18 PM
#Cyber cascade: state-linked groups could strike sectors simultaneously: energy, finance, healthcare, transport...
> national security directly threatened.
This is no longer theoretical.
Infrastructure ✅
Capabilities ✅
And the incentives are clear – whether financial, political, or strategic.
> national security directly threatened.
This is no longer theoretical.
Infrastructure ✅
Capabilities ✅
And the incentives are clear – whether financial, political, or strategic.
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Putin cannot stop rambling about medieval Russian history. He does it to kids in Russia, he does it to Tucker Carlson, he does it to Trump. What does it mean for serious peace negotiations if the guy has completely lost it?
October 17, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Putin cannot stop rambling about medieval Russian history. He does it to kids in Russia, he does it to Tucker Carlson, he does it to Trump. What does it mean for serious peace negotiations if the guy has completely lost it?
Joitakuita änkyrätoverilinjan demareita taitaa nykyisen #Demaripäätoimittajan linja ja tehokkuus harmittaa?🤔 Päätoimittajaa yritetään suolata juoruamalla naapurilehtiin (IS). No, juttu muuttuikin Korhosen kehuiksi. #porilainenbumerangi 😂
October 16, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Joitakuita änkyrätoverilinjan demareita taitaa nykyisen #Demaripäätoimittajan linja ja tehokkuus harmittaa?🤔 Päätoimittajaa yritetään suolata juoruamalla naapurilehtiin (IS). No, juttu muuttuikin Korhosen kehuiksi. #porilainenbumerangi 😂
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The OSCE Troika strongly condemns these acts. The deliberate targeting of civilian infrastructure is a flagrant breach of international humanitarian law. Russia must be held accountable for its actions. #OSCE25FI
Full statement:
www.osce.org/chairpersons...
2/4
Full statement:
www.osce.org/chairpersons...
2/4
Statement by the OSCE Troika to condemn Russia’s repeated and deliberate attacks on Ukraine’s civilian energy infrastructure
HELSINKI/VALLETTA/BERN, 13 October 2025 - Today, the OSCE Troika – Chairperson-in-Office of the OSCE and Foreign Minister of Finland Elina Valtonen, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affa...
www.osce.org
October 13, 2025 at 3:03 PM
The OSCE Troika strongly condemns these acts. The deliberate targeting of civilian infrastructure is a flagrant breach of international humanitarian law. Russia must be held accountable for its actions. #OSCE25FI
Full statement:
www.osce.org/chairpersons...
2/4
Full statement:
www.osce.org/chairpersons...
2/4
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Donald Trump says unequivocally that the United States would come to help defend Finland if Russia attacked.
When pressed how, he said “vigorously”
Love the icebreaker deal, but 👆🏼 was the most important thing from the visit.
When pressed how, he said “vigorously”
Love the icebreaker deal, but 👆🏼 was the most important thing from the visit.
October 9, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Donald Trump says unequivocally that the United States would come to help defend Finland if Russia attacked.
When pressed how, he said “vigorously”
Love the icebreaker deal, but 👆🏼 was the most important thing from the visit.
When pressed how, he said “vigorously”
Love the icebreaker deal, but 👆🏼 was the most important thing from the visit.
Tarkkaa ja tiukkaa kritiikkiä Jakke Laakson kaunisteluista.
@petri2020.bsky.social on Suomen kovimpia journoja, hands down.
demokraatti.fi/arvio-jaakko...
@petri2020.bsky.social on Suomen kovimpia journoja, hands down.
demokraatti.fi/arvio-jaakko...
Arvio: Jaakko Laakso muistelee kuin mitään katumaton natsi
Entisen kansanedustajan, itänaapurin edunvalvojan Jaakko Laakson muistelmat ovat tärkeää luettavaa poliittisesta lähihistoriasta – ja totalitarismin palvelemisen sokeudesta – kiinnostuneille. Uusi om...
demokraatti.fi
October 9, 2025 at 4:45 PM
Tarkkaa ja tiukkaa kritiikkiä Jakke Laakson kaunisteluista.
@petri2020.bsky.social on Suomen kovimpia journoja, hands down.
demokraatti.fi/arvio-jaakko...
@petri2020.bsky.social on Suomen kovimpia journoja, hands down.
demokraatti.fi/arvio-jaakko...
#EagleS story ain't over - yet
As expected, prosecutor appeals, authorities seek a precedent.
yle.fi/a/74-2018753...
As expected, prosecutor appeals, authorities seek a precedent.
yle.fi/a/74-2018753...
Prosecutor appeals district court's ruling in anchor-dragging case
The Eagle S captain and two crew members have denied any wrongdoing in court.
yle.fi
October 9, 2025 at 11:01 AM
#EagleS story ain't over - yet
As expected, prosecutor appeals, authorities seek a precedent.
yle.fi/a/74-2018753...
As expected, prosecutor appeals, authorities seek a precedent.
yle.fi/a/74-2018753...
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'Partners will need to be prepared for the use of US military power in a way that is deeply uncomfortable' writes @mtsavill.bsky.social in the latest RUSI Commentary.
Not Business as Usual: Why Trump’s War Department Rhetoric Matters
Much of the language coming out of the gathering of US military leaders this week could be dismissed as political spectacle. But international partners of the US should take seriously the US Administr...
www.rusi.org
October 1, 2025 at 4:09 PM
'Partners will need to be prepared for the use of US military power in a way that is deeply uncomfortable' writes @mtsavill.bsky.social in the latest RUSI Commentary.
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"The pattern of arms transfer from Russia to other CRINK countries reversed after 2022 as Russia increasingly relied on arms from Iran and North Korea to sustain its military operations in Ukraine," @chinapower.csis.org writes.
Read more: www.csis.org/analysis/cri...
Read more: www.csis.org/analysis/cri...
October 1, 2025 at 6:00 PM
"The pattern of arms transfer from Russia to other CRINK countries reversed after 2022 as Russia increasingly relied on arms from Iran and North Korea to sustain its military operations in Ukraine," @chinapower.csis.org writes.
Read more: www.csis.org/analysis/cri...
Read more: www.csis.org/analysis/cri...