In Dnipro, the death toll from the Russian overnight attack has risen to 15. Rescuers recovered the bodies of two women and a man from the rubble of a residential building.

Lol

Indeed. And many Europeans try and copy the US way of warfare but without the funds

As Moscow burns, remember those who fretted about nuclear escalation because Ukr struck an antiradar system. Remember also the Biden admin in 2022 fell for the manipulation that Ru will existentially defend the Ukr territories it included in its constitution. Ukr’s allies should‘ve listened to Ukr.

CSIS vs. RUSI death match

@maxbergmann.bsky.social Come at me bro!

As German Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s popularity plunges to new lows, he is traveling the country to persuade Germans that things remain on the right track. It’s not going well.

Today in UK European policy isn't based at all on how the EU works or what it wants news

"We estimate the cost of Operation Epic Fury is $26.5–$36 billion." www.aei.org/foreign-and-...

Transatlantic tensions rise once again over threats by President Trump to withdraw US troops from the bloc. But why are there and who suffers most from a US troop withdrawal. My report up shortly @theworld.org f/t @edrusi.bsky.social @sdavidwilp.bsky.social @gmfus.bsky.social Tune in: theworld.org

This. And that Estonia has two massive lakes, splitting Russian forces into two avenues of advance. Very silly idea . The Russians are stupid, but they are learning

⚡️ Israel turns away ship with stolen Ukrainian grain in win for Kyiv. "The Russian supplier of the cargo will have to find an alternative destination to unload it," Israel's Grain Importers Association said.

If nothing else, for the historians, this is a great exercise of Thornberry reading out reporting about McSweeney/ the Mandelson saga and MM going through the detail (or his recollection).

If you were horrified watching elected leaders run & scramble because of gun violence, just imagine how my daughter Jaime felt in school running from an active shooter before she was killed. Now, become a part of the solution & only vote for people determined to address gun violence in America.

EXC: Treasury accused of reneging on deal with MoD to pay for proposed British peacekeeping contingent in Ukraine from central funds MoD left to fund millions for Coalition of Willing from over-stretched budget, in latest example of wrangling btwn the two depts over military funding

Hungary's government will drop its opposition to the EU's €90 billion loan to Ukraine, incoming Prime Minister Péter Magyar signaled, bringing a four-month standoff to an end.

I knew it was bad but really didn’t appreciate it was quite this bad as.ft.com/r/db911dd6-f...

Sid knows his stuff!

Ahead of the London defence conference, Seb Wride of Public First has produced some fascinating polling on changing attitudes to security www.politico.eu/article/dona...

Extraordinary to see the UK PM putting Trump and Putin together like this, and referring to 'Trump' not 'President Trump'. A lot has changed in the last few weeks - this would have been unimaginable six months ago - and I don't see how it changes back. www.politico.eu/article/star...

What are the implications of recent and likely future changes in the NATO Command Structure for Europe and North America? @unibirmingham.bsky.social Mark Webber and I dive into this unexplored topic and outline a way ahead in latest issue of Survival. doi.org/10.1080/0039...

But they will!

OPSEC is not a dirty word BBC News - Britain now 'ready' to seize Russian shadow fleet ships, Healey says - BBC News www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Europe's leaders have resisted pressure from President Trump to provide military support in the Strait of Hormuz but some experts say maybe not for long. Listen to my report @theworld.org f/t @edrusi.bsky.social Louise Kettle @nottspolitics.bsky.social Ellie Geranmayeh @ecfr.eu tinyurl.com/26kjtam4

EU leaders continue to reject Trump's calls for military support in the Strait of Hormuz, as the war in Iran drags on. My report on the latest from today's EU summit f/t @edrusi.bsky.social Ellie Geranmayeh @ecfr.eu Louise Kettle @uniofnottingham.bsky.social Coming up shortly on @theworld.org

Cyprus President Nikos Christodulides publicly disagrees with NATO Mark Rutte over the ability of European Union to become autonomous and to show mutual support; praises Greece France Italy Spain and Netherlands for de facto activation of EU's Article 42.7. @epc-official.bsky.social

Watch this. Them imagine Trump watching it (he likes Fox). Then you can understand why Trump has turned on NATO again. Completely unacceptable from the Secretary General. youtu.be/Xj-RQ499RLQ?...

No wonder Trump thinks like this when the NATO Secretary General goes on Fox and praises Trump's war on Iran like the sycophant he is

The unilateral decision by the US to lift sanctions on Russian oil exports is very concerning, as it impacts European security. Increasing economic pressure on Russia is decisive for it to accept a serious negotiation for a just and lasting peace.

But do still compete in the Winter Olympics

Growing concern in EU capitals that Trump is going to pressure the EU to clear up his mess in the Strait of Hormuz. Argument being: “You guys need the oil most, so you need to do the heavy lifting” on mine sweeping, naval-based air defence & the protection of shipping lanes

Cost of 10 days of the US/Israel-Iran war to the European public due to rise in fossil fuels according to @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu: 3bn Euro. Not Europe's war, but certainly also Europe's problem.

I knew that the Department of War shot a missile into a school & killed 175 civilians, mostly children. This is learned today: Secretary of War Hegseth had cut the teams assigned to prevent such tragedies by 90%. www.npr.org/2026/03/11/n...

“If western military organisations were too slow to develop counters to obvious operational problems in the past 4 years, what else might they have missed?” There is a systemic learning deficiency in western military organisations we need to fix. engelsbergideas.com/notebook/the...

Don't they know there is a bloody war going on!

Doubt much of the electorate have noticed but the mess Badenoch and Farage have got into over Iran shows just how beatable they are.

Ukrainian forces have pushed Russian troops out of most occupied areas in Dnipropetrovsk Oblast after several weeks of counterattacks along the section of the front where Dnipropetrovsk and Zaporizhzhia oblasts meet.

"Tony Blair is apparently pissed off that his words came out." Blair says Keir Starmer should be backing Trump's war in Iran – but does he want to be part of a conflict no one really understands "the point or purpose" of? www.thenewsagents.co.uk/article/tony...

Just fascinating to see Blair, a man whose reputation was ruined by the Iraq war, advocate joining a war that is exponentially stupider and more chaotic. How is it possible to learn nothing from the worst mistake of your life?

Fixed the headline

That also astonished me when checking. The Strategic Dialogues were: 2021: Raab - Maas 2022: (meeting postponed over snowstorm) 2023: Cleverly - Baerbock 2024: Cameron - Baerbock 2025: Cooper - Wadepfuhl So Baerbock was the only minister to make two Strategic Dialogues, whereas Lammy made none.

Which could also be any war the US and West has been involved in over the last 30 years

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Please to provide evidence to the Defence Committee on the Arctic and High North yesterday. I'm convinced that a war between NATO and Russia will likely originated there and so it needs to be given our full attention.

The willingness of major European states such as Britain and France to send their military forces to actively defend counties in the Middle East but not to defend Ukraine shows how Europe has a distorted sense of its own interests.

More evidence of Europeans happy to protect other partners but not Ukraine Watch: British F-35 scores first recorded combat kill www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...

I mean, it is ludicrous that 🇬🇧 did not do this sooner...

NATO Secretary Mark Rutte: "The commander in chief, the leader of the free world, President Donald J Trump -- I really commend what is happening here."

Norway is willing to start talks with Paris on how French nuclear weapons can contribute to the continent's security, Norwegian Foreign Minister Espen Barth Eide said today.