Natacha R.
@natacharaja.bsky.social
Trying to build bridges through multicultural cooperation & communication - In love with the beauty of planet earth - Indestructible idealist - Fake accounts, trolls & dating attempts will be blocked!
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Wouldn't it be nice to sit back and wait for the Russian economy to implode. But are we ready for the non-trivial possibility that, choosing between collapse and massive escalation Putin would choose to escalate. No, this is not an argument for appeasing Putin, it's an argument for preparing for war
Russia’s economy keeps driving its war, but it could break in 2026
Problems in the oil sector, a possible banking crisis and consumer woes lie ahead for Russia’s economy as four years of heavy military spending come due.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 22, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Wouldn't it be nice to sit back and wait for the Russian economy to implode. But are we ready for the non-trivial possibility that, choosing between collapse and massive escalation Putin would choose to escalate. No, this is not an argument for appeasing Putin, it's an argument for preparing for war
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🇩🇰 🇺🇸 🇬🇱 Denmark says it will summon the US ambassador after President Donald Trump appointed a special envoy to Greenland who immediately vowed to make the Danish autonomous territory "a part of the US".
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December 22, 2025 at 2:00 PM
🇩🇰 🇺🇸 🇬🇱 Denmark says it will summon the US ambassador after President Donald Trump appointed a special envoy to Greenland who immediately vowed to make the Danish autonomous territory "a part of the US".
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Putin's envoy Dmitriev echoed Witkoff's "constructive" framing after their Miami meeting. Then Ushakov rejected all European and Ukrainian proposals
Moscow is playing to American optimism while blocking any deal that strengthens Ukraine's position ⤵️
🔗 euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/22/m...
Moscow is playing to American optimism while blocking any deal that strengthens Ukraine's position ⤵️
🔗 euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/22/m...
December 22, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Putin's envoy Dmitriev echoed Witkoff's "constructive" framing after their Miami meeting. Then Ushakov rejected all European and Ukrainian proposals
Moscow is playing to American optimism while blocking any deal that strengthens Ukraine's position ⤵️
🔗 euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/22/m...
Moscow is playing to American optimism while blocking any deal that strengthens Ukraine's position ⤵️
🔗 euromaidanpress.com/2025/12/22/m...
#Putin personally picked #SteveWitkoff as key backchannel negotiator w/ the #USA, #WSJ reports. The Kremlin’s outreach reportedly began via Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who passed a message to Witkoff that Putin wanted to meet him directly.
www.wsj.com/world/putin-...
www.wsj.com/world/putin-...
How Putin Got His Preferred U.S. Envoy: Come Alone, No CIA
The Kremlin fueled the rise of Trump’s friend Steve Witkoff with a prisoner release, sidelining career diplomats.
www.wsj.com
December 22, 2025 at 2:15 PM
#Putin personally picked #SteveWitkoff as key backchannel negotiator w/ the #USA, #WSJ reports. The Kremlin’s outreach reportedly began via Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, who passed a message to Witkoff that Putin wanted to meet him directly.
www.wsj.com/world/putin-...
www.wsj.com/world/putin-...
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Cyprus is waiting for Trump involvement
Cyprus is waiting for Trump involvement
Those monitoring international developments shudder at the idea of Donald Trump getting involved in the ...
eualive.net
December 22, 2025 at 9:40 AM
Cyprus is waiting for Trump involvement
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US Intell: #Putin still wants to conquer #Ukraine and take areas of #Europe that were in former Soviet Union
But #Gabbard & disgraced Gen. Flynn push #Kremlin disinfo: “fomenting hysteria and fear, which is what #NATO and #EU really want to pull US military directly into war w #Russia”
#Ukraine
But #Gabbard & disgraced Gen. Flynn push #Kremlin disinfo: “fomenting hysteria and fear, which is what #NATO and #EU really want to pull US military directly into war w #Russia”
#Ukraine
EA on WION: #Ukraine — #TulsiGabbard and #Kremlin v. US Intelligence Agencies
#Russia #TrumpRussia
eaworldview.com/2025/12/ukra...
#Russia #TrumpRussia
eaworldview.com/2025/12/ukra...
EA on WION: Ukraine - Tulsi Gabbard and Kremlin v. US Intelligence Agencies - EA WorldView
Why did US Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard ally with the Kremlin v. US assessment that Vladimir Putin wants to seize Ukraine?
eaworldview.com
December 22, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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Trump taps Greenland envoy amid deepening rift with Denmark
Trump taps Greenland envoy amid deepening rift with Denmark
The US is leveraging its economic and technological strength to pressure even allies, Danish intelligence said earlier this month
dlvr.it
December 22, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Trump taps Greenland envoy amid deepening rift with Denmark
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They survived the bombs and bullets, but many lost an arm or a leg when M23 fighters seized the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo nearly a year ago.
u.afp.com/S8qx
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December 22, 2025 at 12:15 AM
They survived the bombs and bullets, but many lost an arm or a leg when M23 fighters seized the city of Goma in the eastern Democratic Republic of Congo nearly a year ago.
u.afp.com/S8qx
u.afp.com/S8qx
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While others are celebrating, Ukrainian POWs are being tortured in Russian prisons
khpg.org/en/1608815377
khpg.org/en/1608815377
While others are celebrating, Ukrainian POWs are being tortured in Russian prisons
Russia's torture of Ukrainian prisoners of war and civilian hostages is unrelentingly savage, with every reason to believe that this is deliberate state policy
khpg.org
December 21, 2025 at 11:38 PM
While others are celebrating, Ukrainian POWs are being tortured in Russian prisons
khpg.org/en/1608815377
khpg.org/en/1608815377
Very interesting read about the dynamics inside the #Kremlin just before and during the first days of the invasion of Ukraine, as well as Putin’s true objectives.
The Putin Confidant Who Pushed Back Against the War www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/w...
The Putin Confidant Who Pushed Back Against the War www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/w...
The Putin Confidant Who Pushed Back Against the War
www.nytimes.com
December 22, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Very interesting read about the dynamics inside the #Kremlin just before and during the first days of the invasion of Ukraine, as well as Putin’s true objectives.
The Putin Confidant Who Pushed Back Against the War www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/w...
The Putin Confidant Who Pushed Back Against the War www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/w...
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Read this.
If we can't even identify our enemies then how can we fight them?
Trump's National Security Strategy is the longest suicide note in American history
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
Trump's National Security Strategy is the longest suicide note in American history
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
The Longest Suicide Note in American History
The Trump administration’s new National Security Strategy targets liberal democracy itself.
www.theatlantic.com
December 18, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Read this.
“Since Trump’s return to the White House,” he said, “more Western voices have been reflecting on what the U.S. has done wrong and what China has done right. Their conclusion: America’s problems are intractable.”
China Is Feeling Strong and Senses an American Retreat www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/b...
China Is Feeling Strong and Senses an American Retreat www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/b...
China Is Feeling Strong and Senses an American Retreat
www.nytimes.com
December 18, 2025 at 12:41 PM
“Since Trump’s return to the White House,” he said, “more Western voices have been reflecting on what the U.S. has done wrong and what China has done right. Their conclusion: America’s problems are intractable.”
China Is Feeling Strong and Senses an American Retreat www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/b...
China Is Feeling Strong and Senses an American Retreat www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/b...
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Russian KAB bomb attack hits apartment buildings in Zaporizhzhia, injuring at least 26
Russia attacked the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia with KAB bombs the morning of Dec. 17, injuring at least 26 people, including a child, Governor Ivan Fedorov said.
Russia attacked the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia with KAB bombs the morning of Dec. 17, injuring at least 26 people, including a child, Governor Ivan Fedorov said.
Russian KAB bomb attack hits apartment buildings in Zaporizhzhia, injuring at least 26
kyivindependent.com
December 17, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Russian KAB bomb attack hits apartment buildings in Zaporizhzhia, injuring at least 26
Russia attacked the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia with KAB bombs the morning of Dec. 17, injuring at least 26 people, including a child, Governor Ivan Fedorov said.
Russia attacked the southeastern city of Zaporizhzhia with KAB bombs the morning of Dec. 17, injuring at least 26 people, including a child, Governor Ivan Fedorov said.
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In the Odesa region, a state-level emergency situation was declared on the fifth day of the blackout, according to the Regional State Administration. Water & heating also been scarce. Many people’s refrigerators completely shutdown so massive food spoilage
December 17, 2025 at 1:05 PM
In the Odesa region, a state-level emergency situation was declared on the fifth day of the blackout, according to the Regional State Administration. Water & heating also been scarce. Many people’s refrigerators completely shutdown so massive food spoilage
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December 16, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
President Trump “believes in cutting deals, not sharing values; in making money, not winning friends,” the editorial board writes. “His approach is inadequate for the long-term challenge America faces.”
President Trump “believes in cutting deals, not sharing values; in making money, not winning friends,” the editorial board writes. “His approach is inadequate for the long-term challenge America faces.”
Opinion | A Free World Needs a Strong America
Preventing a world where dictators can attack at will requires a military that has the right tools, the right tactics and the right culture.
nyti.ms
December 14, 2025 at 9:45 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
President Trump “believes in cutting deals, not sharing values; in making money, not winning friends,” the editorial board writes. “His approach is inadequate for the long-term challenge America faces.”
President Trump “believes in cutting deals, not sharing values; in making money, not winning friends,” the editorial board writes. “His approach is inadequate for the long-term challenge America faces.”
I have been using #CalibriI for over a decade, simply because I thought it was more legible and looked a bit more modern than #TimesNewRoman. I now know it was entirely justified! 😉
Is Times New Roman Better Than Calibri for the State Department? www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Is Times New Roman Better Than Calibri for the State Department? www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Is Times New Roman Better Than Calibri for the State Department?
Type designers weigh in on the recent decision to replace Calibri with Times New Roman in official documents.
www.nytimes.com
December 14, 2025 at 9:56 PM
I have been using #CalibriI for over a decade, simply because I thought it was more legible and looked a bit more modern than #TimesNewRoman. I now know it was entirely justified! 😉
Is Times New Roman Better Than Calibri for the State Department? www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
Is Times New Roman Better Than Calibri for the State Department? www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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It's quite a telling photo from Odesa amidst Russian attacks and blackouts. Light always overcomes darkness.
Happy Hanukkah to those who celebrate!
Happy Hanukkah to those who celebrate!
December 14, 2025 at 10:53 AM
It's quite a telling photo from Odesa amidst Russian attacks and blackouts. Light always overcomes darkness.
Happy Hanukkah to those who celebrate!
Happy Hanukkah to those who celebrate!
The same way a deliberate, premeditated attack on #Ukraine was nonsense…
Wouldn’t I sleep better if I could share this conviction with this level of confidence.
unherd.com/newsroom/mar...
unherd.com/newsroom/mar...
December 14, 2025 at 5:45 PM
The same way a deliberate, premeditated attack on #Ukraine was nonsense…
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Le courant vient tout juste d'être rétabli pour environ 100.000 foyers de l'oblast d'Odessa, pour la 1ère fois depuis les attaques du 12 décembre. Des centaines de milliers d'autres restent sans électricité - dans la région d'Odessa, mais aussi Kherson, Chernihiv, Donetsk, 1/
December 14, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Le courant vient tout juste d'être rétabli pour environ 100.000 foyers de l'oblast d'Odessa, pour la 1ère fois depuis les attaques du 12 décembre. Des centaines de milliers d'autres restent sans électricité - dans la région d'Odessa, mais aussi Kherson, Chernihiv, Donetsk, 1/
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#Zelensky & #Ukraine team speak w US Treasury Secretary Bessent, #Trump son-in-law #Kushner, and Larry Fink, Chairman of Blackrock investment
Meeting "discussed key elements for recovery, various mechanisms, and visions for reconstruction"
Also #Europe-Kyiv counter-proposal to end #Russia invasion
Meeting "discussed key elements for recovery, various mechanisms, and visions for reconstruction"
Also #Europe-Kyiv counter-proposal to end #Russia invasion
#UkraineWar, Day 1,385: #Zelensky Calls #Trump Bluff on Elections
#Ukraine #TrumpRussia
eaworldview.com/2025/12/ukra...
#Ukraine #TrumpRussia
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Ukraine War, Day 1,385: Zelensky Calls Trump's Bluff on Elections - EA WorldView
Resisting Trump pressure to capitulate to Russia's invasion, Ukraine President Zelensky says he is ready to hold elections in 60 to 90 days.
eaworldview.com
December 10, 2025 at 10:39 PM
