Stop Putin’s $300 bn bailout and seize Russia’s frozen assets. @billbrowder.bsky.social & I join @siliconcurtain.bsky.social to explain how we #MakeRussiaPay youtu.be/DKzqcj2FaAQ

Latest Daily on Monocle Radio. @aarongburnett.bsky.social on Merz's startling stumble, @burcuozcelik.bsky.social and Gregory Scruggs on the day's other stuff, and Tim Birkhead introduces his new study of the wretched demise and strange immortality of the great auk. monocle.com/radio/shows/...

Joined Monocle Radio to talk #MakeRussiaPay - & our @dsi-strategy.bsky.social open letter signed by 4 former Prime Ministers, among 70+ prominent signatories, calling for G7 Chair Canada to lead on seizing Russia's frozen assets. Segment at 9:30 mark. monocle.com/radio/shows/...

Impressive line up of signatories to open letter in 🇨🇦 National Post calling for seizing & transferring $300 bn in Russia's frozen assets to Ukraine and preventing a bailout for Putin. Spearheaded by DSI, The Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights. #MakeRussiaPay nationalpost.com/opinion/opin...

The world is watching. Global leaders are signatories to this initiative. Russia MUST be held accountable. Canada MUST lead to ensure the US$300B in Russian state assets held in Europe goes to #Ukraine - not back to Russia. We can’t allow a bailout & let Putin's war machine continue. bit.ly/3S0CiUD

An immense honour to be among 70+ signatories to this letter - calling on Canada’s next PM - whoever it is - to use our G7 chairmanship & lead on #MakeRussiaPay - or risk a $300bn bailout for Putin. Signed by 4 former PMs, spearheaded by @dsi-strategy.bsky.social nationalpost.com/opinion/opin...

Trump has nothing to worry about on a Canada-EU team-up if Canada doesn’t get serious about shipping what the EU actually needs—LNG & critical minerals. Otherwise, Trump & Putin can be assured “Elbows Up” is an empty phrase. Me for @theglobeandmail.com www.theglobeandmail.com/business/com...

Europe can’t afford to arm for the last war. So it was great to be able to talk about the emerging defence tech & defence industrial strategy Europe needs - to deter Russia, fast & get our industry in shape for the future On the brilliant @siliconcurtain.bsky.social youtu.be/fweMfkqE5TQ

Delighted to be on today’s 🇺🇦 ‘Ukraine: The Latest’ podcast, discussing our new @dsi-strategy.bsky.social report on why Europe must focus on emerging defence tech to defeat the Russian threat @telegraphnews.bsky.social open.spotify.com/episode/0zBH...

At last week’s #CafeKyiv panel on CRINK, I mentioned a great & very timely @dsi-strategy.bsky.social piece by Jochen Kleinschmidt on why Germany needs to dispense with its obsession with multipolarity. Read it here! democraticstrategy.substack.com/p/multipolar...

Nice to be (briefly) on @artede.bsky.social talking about the significance of Germany’s vote to allow massively increased defence spending. - the weight of the world’s 3rd largest economy swinging behind a European defence is BIG - but it depends how they spend it👇 www.arte.tv/de/videos/12...

New @dsi-strategy.bsky.social report out now on better strategy for Europe’s security and the crucial role of emerging defense tech by our Director @bctallis.bsky.social Have a look! 👇🏼

Europe must be ready to defeat Russia in 3-5 years. Big money is coming, but spending it on lots of old platforms (tanks, IFVs), won't get us what we need in time - & will arm for the last war. Europe needs a tech-based 'Offset' strategy My new report 👇 www.democratic-strategy.net/s-projects-b...

At this crucial juncture Europe needs better strategy -based on emerging defence technologies- to ready itself to defeat Russia in the short-term, & position itself to compete geopolitically in the long-term. New @dsi-strategy.bsky.social Strategy Paper👇 www.democratic-strategy.net/s-projects-b...

Putin refuses ceasefire—which as @mattian.bsky.social @sumlenny.bsky.social & I previously told @julianroepcke.bsky.social we expected. Read our analysis of what happens next. www.bild.de/politik/ausl...

An immense honour to moderate this panel on stopping the CRINK (🇨🇳🇷🇺🇮🇷🇰🇵) Axis of Authoritarians in Ukraine & Beyond at #CafeKyiv 🇺🇦 With @rodki.bsky.social & many more.

#MakeRussiaPay team hits #CafeKyiv 🇺🇦

Very proud that we @dsi-strategy.bsky.social & Director @bctallis.bsky.social brought #CafeKyiv this important panel - Ukraine can help us all WIN - and for our own security this must be the goal.

Thank you @julianroepcke.bsky.social for moderating an excellent @dsi-strategy.bsky.social panel on Russia’s Info War against the West—& how we win it. With: @dornblueth.bsky.social @robinwagener.bsky.social @makeiev.bsky.social & Arndt Freytag vin Loringhoven

My #CafeKyiv highlight was moderating this terrific discussion on Beating Russia - & how we do it Some Key takeaways in next tweets but BLUF is - understanding that beating Russia is necessary & must be the goal & - as Serhii Rotchuk said ‘Be Not Afraid’

Es war eine Ehre, dieses Panel zum Thema Konfiskation der russischen Vermögenswerte bei #CafeKyiv zu moderieren. Vielen Dank an unsere Experten Dr. Sebastian Schäfer MdB, Prof. Andreas Paulus, Dr. Patrick Heinemann, Mattia Nelles und an die Konrad Adenauer Stiftung für die tolle Zusammenarbeit!

It was an honour to speak about why🇺🇦 must be integral to European strategy (b/c it’s integral to European security) In front of a packed house on an excellent joint @dsi-strategy.bsky.social & KAS panel at #CafeKyiv w. Toni Hofreiter Stefanie Babst @Robert Vass & Christine Krause

My speech on Europe's urgent need to focus on emerging defence technologies to get ready to defeat Russia, fast (from the Lithuanian 🇱🇹 - 🇩🇪 German forum) (07/03/25) www.lrt.lt/mediateka/ir...

#MakeRussiaPay is getting a special @dsi-strategy.bsky.social focus at #cafekyiv in partnership with @razomforukraine.org & @mattian.bsky.social DUB. 2 panels—1 🇩🇪 & 1 🇬🇧, take up why seizing Russia’s state assets is strategically imperative. @britta-jacob.bsky.social @patrickheinemann.bsky.social

Honored to speak on the key role emerging defence tech must play in European defence strategy at the 🇱🇹🇩🇪forum in great company! @KestutisBudrys @ZygisPavilionis @LaurynasKasciunas @rodki.bsky.social @Thomas Erndl @lithuaniamfa.bsky.social

And very much looking forward to moderating this discussion on how we sink CRINK ( 🇨🇳 🇷🇺 🇮🇷 🇰🇵) with a host of experts on these authoritarians—including @rodki.bsky.social

I’m looking forward to moderating our second #MakeRussiaPay panel—this one in English—on the strategic necessity of seizing Russia’s assets and sending them to Ukraine. #cafekyiv

@dsi-strategy.bsky.social Director @bctallis.bsky.social will take us through the most important lessons Ukraine has for how we must defend ourselves—& how our procurement must adapt to meet Russia’s challenge.

Looking forward to @julianroepcke.bsky.social moderating this one about how we win the Info War and communicate the true stakes of Ukraine’s resistance to our publics. With @dornblueth.bsky.social @robinwagener.bsky.social & Arndt Freytag von Loringhoven. #cafekyiv

Next up, Sr Fellow @britta-jacob.bsky.social will moderate this 🇩🇪-language panel on #MakeRussiaPay - and why 🇩🇪 must push to seize Russia’s state assets. Featuring @patrickheinemann.bsky.social & in partnership with @mattian.bsky.social and the German-Ukrainian Bureau.

Our @dsi-strategy.bsky.social prep for Europe’s most outstanding event on Ukraine -#cafekyiv - is in full swing. Director @bctallis.bsky.social will help kick it off with this panel on Ukraine’s central role in getting better strategy in Europe.

Glad to join @cbcnews-rss.bsky.social Day Six to talk why 🇨🇦 must seize its $22bn share of Russia’s frozen state assets—and how Canada can move its share to accounts it can independently keep frozen. www.cbc.ca/listen/live-...

Canada can send a powerful message that will reassert our role on the international stage. @aarongburnett.bsky.social & I outline what Canada can do to ensure Russian assets stay frozen,and allow Canada to decide how we will use them to assist Ukraine. bit.ly/4hZPEfp #cdnpoli

With a key European Council vote in July, Canada must act now to preserve its authority to seize its $22bn share of Russia’s frozen state assets. Proud to have written this with 🇨🇦 Senator Donna Dasko about how to do just that. #MakeRussiaPay www.thestar.com/opinion/cont...

Watch me on TVP World’s World Talks discussing my 10 point plan for European self defence, also developed in @dsi-strategy.bsky.social and @foreignpolicy.com m.youtube.com/watch?v=Rqck...

Very important thread from @dsi-strategy.bsky.social Director Ben Tallis on how Europe can turn its disarmed state to its advantage—by investing in the defence technology of tomorrow, rather than simply replace old gear. As Ben will highlight during #cafekyiv - learning from 🇺🇦 is critical for this.

A slightly updated version of my 10 point plan for European Leaders - now with at @dsi-strategy.bsky.social Great to see @bctallis.bsky.social setting this up. democraticstrategy.substack.com/p/war-and-pe...

"Russia has been at war with us for almost a decade. It’s time we acted like it." @garvanwalshe.org with a strong call to arms that we're very happy to publish with @dsi-strategy.bsky.social in which he proposes 10 clear steps Europeans should take. democraticstrategy.substack.com/p/war-and-pe...

A full house for @dsi-strategy.bsky.social ’s hard hitting ideas session on Security Gurantees for Ukraine & how Europe can earn its seat at the table as it just W. 🇪🇪ForMin @tsahkna.bsky.social 🇩🇪Chair Eur Affairs ctte Toni Hofreiter 🇱🇹D/Chair For Affairs Ctte Zygis Pavilionis 🇺🇦MPHalyna Yanchenko

With Margus @tsahkna.bsky.social, Min of Foreign Affairs of #Estonia, at the coffee talk ‘Security Guarantees for Ukraine’, perfectly organised by @bctallis.bsky.social ✅ Seize all the assets now ✅ The cheapest way to empower Kyiv: #NATO membership ✅ Zelenskyy’s the European leader #MSC2025

We’re in full swing in #Munich on the sidelines of the @munsecconf.bsky.social Here’s last night’s stellar ‘feierabend’ ideas session on winning the economic competition against authoritarians with fmr Latvian PM Krisjanis Karins & Wolfgang Niedermark of the BDI @dsi-strategy.bsky.social #MSC2025

Snowing in Munich which, with @dsi-strategy.bsky.social here in force, can only mean one thing … The rare but effective ☂️Double Helsinki Manoeuvre⭐️ @alanderminna.bsky.social

Team @dsi-strategy.bsky.social speeding through the wintry landscape to Munich to meet up with @britta-jacob.bsky.social @jkleinschmidt.bsky.social & Yuliya Ziskina & cutting to the chase with our full programme of events on defence strategy, winning the systemic competition & Ukraine #MSC2025

Super stoked for a packed @dsi-strategy.bsky.social trip to Munich this week! If you’re in town, join us! Details 👇

Join @dsi-strategy.bsky.social for our Munich programme on the sidelines of #MSC2025 13-16/02 #Ukraine #Defence #Security #EconomicWarfare #MakeRussiaPay @glandsbergis.bsky.social @kajsaollongren.bsky.social Details in pic. Sign up👇 forms.office.com/pages/respon...

And what a night it was!

Just in time for our ‘Security Guarantees for Ukraine discussion in Munich on Saturday 15/02 … very considerate of Gen Kellogg. @dsi-strategy.bsky.social

Senior Fellow @aarongburnett.bsky.social talks to MLI’s Double Trouble about why seizing ALL $300bn in frozen Russian assets is legal, economically feasible & a strategic imperative If we’re serious about securing Ukraine & winning systemic competition it’s time to #MakeRussiaPay t.co/KnVELwbjYk

Repping @dsi-strategy.bsky.social on MLI’s “Double Trouble” this week! We talk how Canada can #MakeRussiaPay by seizing about $20 billion of frozen Russian state assets denominated in CAD. It helps Ukraine & costs taxpayers nothing. Do it. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRs6...

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