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1/4. Ukraine has proposed a ceasefire without conditions. Russia will almost certainly reject this and try to dictate to Witkoff that the US help Russia achieve colonial control of Ukraine, something that Russia could never achieve on its own.
March 13, 2025 at 2:27 PM
1/4. Ukraine has proposed a ceasefire without conditions. Russia will almost certainly reject this and try to dictate to Witkoff that the US help Russia achieve colonial control of Ukraine, something that Russia could never achieve on its own.
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No hurty words, please. The Kremlin is very sensitive. 'US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said he does not want the G7 to use "antagonistic" language toward Russia.' www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cg...
Ukraine war live updates: Putin holds news conference after aide calls Ukraine ceasefire 'hasty'
The Russian president is speaking after an aide says the current plan only reflects
www.bbc.co.uk
March 13, 2025 at 3:33 PM
No hurty words, please. The Kremlin is very sensitive. 'US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said he does not want the G7 to use "antagonistic" language toward Russia.' www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/cg...
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📊 President Trump's announced trade actions are set to majorly impact the US & EU's trade & investment relationship, the largest and most complex in the world.
🔎 GMF's Transatlantic Tariff Tracker is following the most impactful trade announcements: www.gmfus.org/transatlanti...
🔎 GMF's Transatlantic Tariff Tracker is following the most impactful trade announcements: www.gmfus.org/transatlanti...
March 6, 2025 at 6:34 PM
📊 President Trump's announced trade actions are set to majorly impact the US & EU's trade & investment relationship, the largest and most complex in the world.
🔎 GMF's Transatlantic Tariff Tracker is following the most impactful trade announcements: www.gmfus.org/transatlanti...
🔎 GMF's Transatlantic Tariff Tracker is following the most impactful trade announcements: www.gmfus.org/transatlanti...
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In 2022-23 Macron was somewhat of the village idiot of Europe. He would say something outrageous about Ukraine/Russia every couple months and make Europe-wide headlines.
But he has learned and adapted. And now I’m really liking this new and inclusive French leadership offer.
But he has learned and adapted. And now I’m really liking this new and inclusive French leadership offer.
For all the ways he has shot himself in the foot domestically, Macron deserves credit for being the most consistent (and often, only) European leader on strategic autonomy from 2017 onwards
February 26, 2025 at 8:45 AM
In 2022-23 Macron was somewhat of the village idiot of Europe. He would say something outrageous about Ukraine/Russia every couple months and make Europe-wide headlines.
But he has learned and adapted. And now I’m really liking this new and inclusive French leadership offer.
But he has learned and adapted. And now I’m really liking this new and inclusive French leadership offer.
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🧵 Where are we headed in Ukraine/Europe? A few scenarios, off the top of my head.
February 26, 2025 at 11:24 AM
🧵 Where are we headed in Ukraine/Europe? A few scenarios, off the top of my head.
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Wait, that is… tomorrow? (48h after first mini-summit, according to Politico)
Macron to host second Ukraine crisis summit on Wednesday. Canada will join
www.politico.eu/article/seco...
www.politico.eu/article/seco...
Second crisis Ukraine summit planned for Wednesday
More EU leaders, plus Norway and Canada, are expected to attend, 48 hours after previous talks.
www.politico.eu
February 18, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Wait, that is… tomorrow? (48h after first mini-summit, according to Politico)
Quote @timothysnyder.bsky.social on the appeasement in Munich has been echoing in my brain the last days: “We do not appreciate what the Ukrainians have prevented. We lack the imagination, or perhaps the generosity, that is needed to see our own interests.” snyder.substack.com/p/appeasemen...
Appeasement at Munich
World Wars, Past and Possible
snyder.substack.com
February 18, 2025 at 5:45 PM
Quote @timothysnyder.bsky.social on the appeasement in Munich has been echoing in my brain the last days: “We do not appreciate what the Ukrainians have prevented. We lack the imagination, or perhaps the generosity, that is needed to see our own interests.” snyder.substack.com/p/appeasemen...
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They’re doing project 2025, just like we said they would
February 14, 2025 at 12:46 PM
They’re doing project 2025, just like we said they would
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Russia’s military used a drone with a high-explosive warhead to hit the former Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine overnight, damaging the protective shelter that prevents radiation leaks, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said.
Russian Drone Hits Chernobyl Nuclear Radiation Shield, Ukraine Says
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine called the damage “significant” but said there were no signs of radiation leaks. A Kremlin spokesman denied that Russia had carried out the strike.
www.nytimes.com
February 14, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Russia’s military used a drone with a high-explosive warhead to hit the former Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine overnight, damaging the protective shelter that prevents radiation leaks, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said.
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BREAKING FROM MUNICH — Hegseth made a “rookie mistake” when he said a return to Ukraine’s pre-war borders was “unrealistic,” Senate Armed Services Chair Roger Wicker said Friday www.politico.eu/article/sena... #MSCpolitico #MSC2025
Senior Republican senator ‘puzzled and disturbed’ by Hegseth’s Ukraine remarks
Senate Armed Services Chair Roger Wicker is breaking with the line from the Trump White House.
www.politico.eu
February 14, 2025 at 10:59 AM
BREAKING FROM MUNICH — Hegseth made a “rookie mistake” when he said a return to Ukraine’s pre-war borders was “unrealistic,” Senate Armed Services Chair Roger Wicker said Friday www.politico.eu/article/sena... #MSCpolitico #MSC2025
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Vance delivering a lecture to his European hosts: the threat he worries about most in Europe is not from Russia or China, but from within. He points to the cancellation of the Romanian election and threats by "EU Kommissars" to shut down social media companies.
February 14, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Vance delivering a lecture to his European hosts: the threat he worries about most in Europe is not from Russia or China, but from within. He points to the cancellation of the Romanian election and threats by "EU Kommissars" to shut down social media companies.