Putin is making Russia small again: ”Our model suggests that Russian casualties are now between 1.1m and 1.4m, of whom 230,000-430,000 are dead. That would mean one in 25 Russian men between the ages of 18 and 49 may have been killed or severely wounded since the start of the full-scale war.”

This really shows where America’s priorities are now, and how little it actually cares about Ukraine, its sovereignty, or its territorial integrity. Trump and his circle are focused only on media wins. The U.S. has completely lost its credibility as the so-called guardian of democracy and freedom.

1/ Far too many wargames and simulations of how Russia might move against a NATO neighbour treat the front-line states as a military vacuum, or an empty chessboard where it is only the moves of Russia and of slowly-arriving NATO reinforcements that count. But that's far from the truth.

You’re asking the wrong question @economist.com, focusing on personalities instead of what russia is This isn’t “vladimir putin’s tyranny.” It is THE tyranny You cannot separate moscow from the prison of nations it governs A state spanning 11 time zones is incompatible with the absence of tyranny

So now he is off to Slovakia and Hungary. A Vancian Europe

A good article. #Brexit has been a colossal failure and it's time for the #British public to come to terms with that. As the author writes: "For the UK to finally move on, it must choose not to live in lies — especially the ones that fueled Brexit." www.politico.eu/article/time...

Russia's fiscal situation is worse than expected: The consolidated budget had a deficit of nearly 4% of GDP in 2025. Regions are under pressure from increasing war costs. Social funds were forced to draw down their reserves after federal transfers were cut. Read: open.substack.com/pub/janisklu...

This is just mental.

The German army brigade in Lithuania is not under fire, but it is under hybrid attack. Soldiers report mysterious phone calls, and drones appear to be spying on manoeuvres. How should the Bundeswehr and NATO respond?

Announced today the new 🇩🇰Danish coastal anti-ship missile batteries with Naval Strike Missiles will be located at Korsør Naval Base and the first battery will be developed from 2026. It will have 100 all ranks incl. national service conscripts. www.fmn.dk/da/nyheder/2...

Russia & China should stop pushing Iran into a war it cannot win against a nuclear superpower. It should stop oppressing its citizens, disarm and choose a leader Donald approves of. Apparently that's how this works.

There are many good reasons why the Nordic-Baltic region and UK should go for its own “speed” in Europe and in what is left of NATO.

EU Defence Commissioner Andrius Kubilius 🇱🇹 today announced: "I will go on a 'missile tour'. Asking industry: how many missiles can you build? What are the bottlenecks in supply chains? And use this missile mapping to ramp up defence efforts." ec.europa.eu/commission/p...

In #Canada: "General Jennie Carignan, Chief of the Defence Staff, has already announced her intention to create a 400,000-plus-strong reserve force of volunteers. The officials said they could be armed or asked to provide disruptions if the U.S. becomes an occupying power."

We have now witnessed a farewell to NATO as we know it and are moving fast to a NATO at different speeds with a coalition of the willing at the core. This core has to acquire the lacking strategic enablers and nuclear weapons & ballistic missile. Rather yesterday than tomorrow.

Not very active nowadays. Have a lot of work. Trying to destroy Russian IFVs and tanks in their shelters. We know that Russians planned to attack our positions with IFVs and with the help of air recon and SIGINT we have found & targeted 4 tanks and 7 IFVs

Trump is effectively imposing sanctions on Denmark for deploying troops *in its own territory*. Imagine if China sanctioned the US for deploying troops to Alaska. What conclusion would we draw then?

Which economy is more productive - Germany or the US? It seems the answer would be clear, but it's not. The mood in Germany is so deeply negative, even aggressively pessimistic, that I thought we had fallen behind by a lot. But here are the facts - they surprised me as well:

Putin wanted a multipolar world. Trump has given it to him. And we're going to all witness how unstable, violent and chaotic that world is.

"U.S. officials in recent days have presented a U.S. move against Greenland as an increasingly concrete possibility in conversations with European counterparts, said a senior European diplomat" www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

BBC: "US discussing options to acquire Greenland, including use of military, says White House" Does anybody still doubt that EU needs its own, wide and robust, nuclear deterrent that would cover such countries like Nordics and Baltics? www.bbc.com/news/article...

"CIA's secret program to send books to Soviet Bloc countries during the Cold War was one of the longest-running covert action operations in its history. Lasting from July 1956 to September 1991," www.cia.gov/resources/cs...

As if they haven't been trying that for the last almost 4 years already. It's not a "threat". "Moscow's terms" are mostly the same as the very objectives of the war. The "peace talks" remain a largely meaningless process to influence or manipulate Trump.

The New START treaty doesn't expire until February 5. Stationing Oreshnik in Belarus prior to it's expiration is one last violation of the treaty. 🧵

‼️BREAKING: Russian Lieutenant General Sarvarov was killed in a car explosion in Moscow. At The general received severe mine-explosive injuries, multiple shrapnel injuries of the lower limbs and fractures. He died in the hospital.

US Senator Lindsay Graham on the question what happens if Putin does not stop the war: „If Putin says no, we need to dramatically change the game, including giving Tomahawk missiles to Ukraine to hit the drone and missile factories that exist in Russia. I will go all-in if Putin says no.“

🇬🇧🇺🇦 The UK will allocate 600 million GBP to provide Ukraine with air defence systems and munitions. news.sky.com/story/ukrain...

FYI: to make the summary easier to understand, I have started also listing the number of losses per equipment category

"Nuclear weapons for Nordic countries" – good to see such discussions. However, any new nuclear umbrella that may materialise should cover the Baltic states. Also, the premise that it's unrealistic for eastern flank states to obtain nuclear weapons is wrong. defence24.com/defence-poli...

If Ukraine actually gave up Donbas (which is simply not feasible and almost certainly won't happen), this would go down on history as one of the biggest mistakes ever made. It would not lead to peace, Russia would keep attacking, just from a much better starting position.

This community note can be framed. For reference: X is banned in Russia Facebook is banned in Russia Snapchat is banned in Russia Instagram is banned in Russia LinkedIn is banned in Russia Signal is banned in Russia Discord is banned in Russia

Drones struck one of Kadyrov‘s prestige objects in Grozny, Chechnya, in Russia. The highrise in Grozny City is burning. The building is pictured on the 500 Ruble bill note.

OTD in 2021 Russian Embassy on Londonograd reported that US & UK were manipulating false claims of a Russian invasion & occupation of Ukraine to spread panic. Which is why you can believe us now we say we want peace.

"Over the past 100 years, Russia has attacked 19 different countries — some of them 3-4 times — and none of these countries, including Ukraine, has ever attacked Russia." - EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas.

Today, the 🇩🇰Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organisation (DALO) and 🇳🇴Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace announced the contract for new NASAMS systems that eventually will replace the used systems leased in a deal signed in July. Order value is 3.7bn DKK (500m EUR). Links 👇🏻

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)

Additional satellite images released by Radio Svoboda confirming the destruction of an A‑60 airborne laser aircraft and one Il‑76 at the Beriev Aviation Plant in Taganrog.

Until Trump became President the USA had never legally supported reducing the size of a democracy in favor of a dictatorship. That era is now over--and what it means for the future is ominous.

One thing that is not getting enough attention is that Trump has normalized the idea of the United States supporting the transfer of territory and millions of people from a democracy to a dictatorship. The ending of freedom for millions is now the official US position.

Now it is all about turning words into action! Joint Statement by the Leaders of the Nordic-Baltic Eight stm.dk/statsministe...

Russian contract soldiers of the “new generation” keep impressing their commanders with their top-tier fitness and skills. Fully “ready” for the next assault.

The picture that read "Russia is not my enemy" was shared by Cécilia Attias, former spouse of Nicolas Sarkozy — the same one who vetoed Ukraine's NATO membership and who has also recently been released from prison. It is safe to say that she does not support Ukrainian women.

I’d be very surprised if this leads to anything at all. Latest effort by Witkoff to bounce administration to bounce Ukraine into a deal they won’t accept.

My name is Rima. I am a Lithuanian-American medic in the Armed Forces of Ukraine. This is my request to all of you. Get organized. Share fundraisers, spread the word, ask your friends to give a dollar or two to different causes.

The fact that several explosives have been planted along Polish rail tracks by the Russian GRU is only the latest episode of the undeniable truth: We are at war with Russia. Period.

Zelenskyy and Macron signed a declaration of intent on Ukraine's cooperation in the acquisition of defense equipment. Ukraine has also just placed a historic order for 100 Rafale aircraft to equip its army. www.reuters.com/business/aer...

French media report that tomorrow morning, a briefing will be held at the Élysée Palace with defense industry reps, followed by the signing of a Letter of Intent between France and Ukraine. The focus: Rafale jets, SAMP/T NG with Aster 30 B1NT missiles, Ground Fire 300 radar, and UAV systems.

It is claimed to be the launch of a "Flamingo." The General Staff of Ukraine stated that today not only the "Flamingo" but also "Bars" and "Lyutyi" were launched at Russia.