Christophe Kopp
@chkopp.bsky.social
French, ex GP and medical editor. Daily roundup of information about Ukraine and Russia based mostly on Ukrainian, Baltic, Nordic, Eastern European, Balkans open sources.
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with Europe remaining structurally incapable of imposing meaningful costs below the Article 5 threshold." www.globsec.org/what-we-do/c...
www.globsec.org
January 17, 2026 at 5:59 PM
with Europe remaining structurally incapable of imposing meaningful costs below the Article 5 threshold." www.globsec.org/what-we-do/c...
The Ukrainians have been able to innovate in an extraordinary way, while other partners and industries were faster than us and also less arrogant.” defence24.com/geopolitics/...
Macron furious with the defence industry. “This is not a war economy”
Emmanuel Macron has publicly questioned the pace and scale of activity of the French defence industry, stressing that despite declarations in recent years France is neither functioning in nor implemen...
defence24.com
January 17, 2026 at 5:59 PM
The Ukrainians have been able to innovate in an extraordinary way, while other partners and industries were faster than us and also less arrogant.” defence24.com/geopolitics/...
Moscow would lose the plausible deniability it relies on to mask its offensive behavior by claiming it was unintended or by blaming Ukrainian forces." jamestown.org/russia-targe...
Russia Targets NATO Frontline States - Jamestown
Executive Summary: On December 31, 2025, Finnish and Estonian authorities seized the Fitburg cargo ship in the Baltic Sea for attempting to damage an undersea telecoms cable running from Helsinki to E...
jamestown.org
January 17, 2026 at 4:07 PM
Moscow would lose the plausible deniability it relies on to mask its offensive behavior by claiming it was unintended or by blaming Ukrainian forces." jamestown.org/russia-targe...
to meet their security needs, rather than relying on multinational alliances like NATO.” www.politico.eu/article/arct...
The Arctic camp where troops are training for war with Russia
At Camp Viking in Norway, elite British forces ready for conflict — as European leaders try to focus American minds back to their own hemisphere.
www.politico.eu
January 17, 2026 at 4:07 PM
to meet their security needs, rather than relying on multinational alliances like NATO.” www.politico.eu/article/arct...
"The youngest are the most vulnerable. Newborns and infants lose body heat rapidly and are at heightened risk of hypothermia and respiratory illness, conditions that can quickly become life-threatening without adequate warmth and medical care." www.unicef.org/press-releas...
Under fire and freezing, children in Ukraine endure the harshest winter of war
This is a summary of what was said by UNICEF Representative to Ukraine, Munir Mammadzade, to whom quoted text may be attributed – at today's press briefing at the Palais des Nations in Geneva
www.unicef.org
January 17, 2026 at 10:10 AM
"The youngest are the most vulnerable. Newborns and infants lose body heat rapidly and are at heightened risk of hypothermia and respiratory illness, conditions that can quickly become life-threatening without adequate warmth and medical care." www.unicef.org/press-releas...
and then: kyivindependent.com/trump-floats...
Trump floats tariffs on countries opposing his Greenland ambitions
"I may put a tariff on countries if they don't go along with Greenland, because we need Greenland for national security. So I may do that," Trump said.
kyivindependent.com
January 16, 2026 at 5:03 PM
and then: kyivindependent.com/trump-floats...
Unless French alcohol lobby goes into action as it did successfully with a draft bill piling tariff on Big Tech: www.franceinfo.fr/enquetes-fra...
ENQUÊTE. Taxe GAFAM : comment la France a cédé aux pressions américaines
Une lettre du Congrès américain, obtenue par la cellule investigation de Radio France, révèle comment Washington a exercé une pression directe sur Paris pour empêcher l’augmentation de la taxe sur les...
www.franceinfo.fr
January 16, 2026 at 5:03 PM
Unless French alcohol lobby goes into action as it did successfully with a draft bill piling tariff on Big Tech: www.franceinfo.fr/enquetes-fra...
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No.
We have to avoid & prevent war in the first place. For many reasons, not just because of the above.
That's why I keep repeating, like a broken record:
We. Need. Credible. Independent. Deterrent.
And that means at the very least a serious look into #nuclear weapons.
bsky.app/profile/jmko...
We have to avoid & prevent war in the first place. For many reasons, not just because of the above.
That's why I keep repeating, like a broken record:
We. Need. Credible. Independent. Deterrent.
And that means at the very least a serious look into #nuclear weapons.
bsky.app/profile/jmko...
RECOMMENDATION: The #Baltic region countries and #Ukraine, perhaps augmented by like-minded countries like South #Korea, should begin a joint R&D program to develop #nuclear weapons and their delivery systems, and the required infrastructure.
The goal: a credible independent "minimum #deterrent."
The goal: a credible independent "minimum #deterrent."
Should Poland have nuclear weapons?
The majority of respondents answered yes.
The first effects of Trump's policy are emerging.
The majority of respondents answered yes.
The first effects of Trump's policy are emerging.
January 16, 2026 at 2:30 PM
No.
We have to avoid & prevent war in the first place. For many reasons, not just because of the above.
That's why I keep repeating, like a broken record:
We. Need. Credible. Independent. Deterrent.
And that means at the very least a serious look into #nuclear weapons.
bsky.app/profile/jmko...
We have to avoid & prevent war in the first place. For many reasons, not just because of the above.
That's why I keep repeating, like a broken record:
We. Need. Credible. Independent. Deterrent.
And that means at the very least a serious look into #nuclear weapons.
bsky.app/profile/jmko...
Reposted by Christophe Kopp
Our RUTA webinar, that will focus on latest books on Romani histories will be held in late February (TBA)
The webinar will also follow-up on crucial discussions we’ve had at our 2025 RUTA conference in Ukraine, especially our featured panel on Romani Visions for the Future
bsky.app/profile/asso...
The webinar will also follow-up on crucial discussions we’ve had at our 2025 RUTA conference in Ukraine, especially our featured panel on Romani Visions for the Future
bsky.app/profile/asso...
For all who would like to (re)visit the featured panels from our RUTA 2025 conference “Imagination: New Visions and Connections”, here is our first panel Romani Visions for the Future, with a particular focus on integrating Romani concerns into post-war reconstruction
m.youtube.com/watch?v=7sjy...
m.youtube.com/watch?v=7sjy...
Featured Panel “Romani Visions for the Future”
YouTube video by The Ruta Association
m.youtube.com
January 12, 2026 at 2:54 PM
Our RUTA webinar, that will focus on latest books on Romani histories will be held in late February (TBA)
The webinar will also follow-up on crucial discussions we’ve had at our 2025 RUTA conference in Ukraine, especially our featured panel on Romani Visions for the Future
bsky.app/profile/asso...
The webinar will also follow-up on crucial discussions we’ve had at our 2025 RUTA conference in Ukraine, especially our featured panel on Romani Visions for the Future
bsky.app/profile/asso...