Sätze, die man aus einigen Ecken nicht hört: „Natürlich hat der Iran ein Recht auf Selbstverteidigung, aber auch die Pflicht zur Klugheit, einzusehen, wann man sich ergeben muss.“ „Weder Sanktionen noch Waffenlieferungen stoppen diesen Horror“ 1

Putin's footprint in history. When a person is unable to create something, he destroys. This is my native Kyiv in the massive Russian shelling.

👇out 👇 on #culturewars and #civics under stress in #CEE — too fitting today, unfortunately. Strongly recommend the whole collection. Huge thanks to our brilliant and very patient editors: @ninakolleck.bsky.social & @pawelkarolewski.bsky.social bristoluniversitypressdigital.com/edcollchap/b...

Yet another parallel with Orbán strategies: Make the country less educated (betting that those with high school diplomas only will be less troublesome politically):

‼️ Bisher schossen „Patriot“ Flugabwehrsysteme insgesamt etwa hundert ballistische Raketen ab. Die meisten davon flogen in Richtung Kyiv – der Sprecher der Ukrainischen Luftwaffe Yuryi Ignat „Die Folgen, wenn dies nicht getan worden wäre, hätten verheerend sein können“, betonte er /2

The Trump admin pushes elections in Ukraine because this is one of Pu's demands. Pu pushes elections because he thinks Ru could destabilize Ukraine and somehow install a puppet as Ukrainian president thus enabling Ru to diplomatically conquer Ukraine now that the military conquest is failing.

Ru is relentlessly pursuing its original goals of demilitarizing Ukraine and leaving it without security guarantees so it can invade the rest of it without resistance.

Don't fall for Trump's announcement that he'll use tariffs to bring russia to the negotiation table. He stopped aid to Ukraine, he stopped sharing intelligence, and he's still pushing for Zelensky's removal. The tariff talk is empty rhetoric. He also imposes and lifts those twice a day.

"If the United States was in trouble and we called them..." Anyone remember 9/11? Should NATO members ask the US for a minerals deal, given the contributions they made after Article 5 was invoked back then...?

Trump says he wants a thank you from Ukraine. He's getting it from Russia.

If the US cuts funding for Ukraine, it will have nothing to do with Zelenskyy and everything to do with Trump's weakness. Trump has no plans to end the war and WILL NOT standup to Putin. I wrote the US would cut support to Ukraine in the epilogue of my new book written just days after the election.

Wir müssen mehr in Sicherheit investieren. Doch ein Sondervermögen nur für Verteidigung ist der falsche Weg. Stattdessen braucht es eine Reform der Schuldenbremse. Die Mehrheiten dafür zu schmieden ist eine Bewährungsprobe für das politische System. www.focus.de/politik/mein...

Wer noch behauptet, dass man mit Trump schon klarkäme, dass die USA noch ein zuverlässiger Verbündeter europäischer Demokratien seien, der hat nicht nur den Schuss, sondern die Schüsse nicht gehört - will sie nicht hören oder tut so, als wäre nix. Das ist vieles, nur keine realitätsbasierte Analyse.

📌NOTE: Immediately after the vile attack on Zelensky by Putin's puppets Friday, Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries should have called a joint press conference and explained to the American public the significance, heinousness and danger of that sickening surrender. 📌They should STILL be talking now.

Norwegian fuel supplier Haltbakk Bunkers announced refusal to refuel US naval forces in Norway immediately following the White House ambush on President Zelensky. The company's Facebook announcement was deleted just moments ago.

DAS 👇👇👇👇👇

Nein, zelensky stand NICHT kurz vor einem Deal. Sonst hätten sie ihn hinter verschlossener Tür verhandelt und auf der Pressekonferenz präsentiert. Trump und Vance wollten genau das: zelensky als aggressor dastehen lassen, der „Vorteile“ erzwingen will. Putin -Puppet -Trump

This is how PM Keir Starmer welcomes the leader of the Free World. What a difference a day makes. And English manners...

Zelensky looks overwhelmed with emotion, hearing Starmer’s warm words. Zelensky must be absolutely shattered and traumatized, yet retains his dignity. Thank you, Keir, for standing by Ukraine 🇺🇦!

"I told Zelensky to find a way to restore relations with Trump," - NATO Secretary General Rutte Rutte seems to have missed the battle yesterday, otherwise he wouldn't be able to talk such nonsense.

Zelenskyy flew to Washington and got a meeting with the Kremlin. A day of national shame.

Fast zeitgleich Präsident Pellegrini. Das übliche Bemühen um Neutralität, d.h. Reden vom Frieden, Äquidistanz ("die verfeindeten Länder"). Hoffnung/Zuversicht, dass "die derzeitige Regierung der UA sich konstruktiv zu den Verhandlungen positioniert." Auch hier: UA ist das Problem, kein Wort zu RU.

Robert Fico meldet sich verspätet zum gestrigen Eklat. Natürlich nicht mit Solidarität für die Ukraine, sondern der Unterstellung, die UA wolle Krieg führen und werde darin von europ.Staaten unterstützt. Es folgt noch Forderung nach Gastransit über die UA. Russland wird mit keinem Wort erwähnt.

We must turn the American nightmare into Europe’s finest hour.

Here I react to the shameful encounter between American leaders and media and the Ukrainian president. No doubt there were more, but I saw five failures on our side: of hospitality, decency, democracy, strategy, and independence. Please watch and share. snyder.substack.com/p/five-failu...

Given that the Trump people did nothing to induce Russia to end the war, it’s fair to conclude that the whole idea of pursuing peace was just a pretext to renew relations with Russia.

Keir Starmer and the UK sucking up to Trump looks even more pathetic and spineless now, not even 24h later. Hosting a man for a state visit who is the antithesis to everything Winston Churchill stood for, disgusting.

What we‘re witnessing is a regime change operation against Ukraine — enacted from and in Washington. Lindsey Graham made that clear when he asked Selesky to step down

Ukraine is Europe! We stand by Ukraine. We will step up our support to Ukraine so that they can continue to fight back the agressor. Today, it became clear that the free world needs a new leader. It’s up to us, Europeans, to take this challenge.

Während ihr euch empört, gibt die Welt Selenskyj die Schuld. Nur falls jemand dachte im Alex-Springer Hochaus gebe es noch sowas wie einen letzten Rest Anstand.

@popovaprof.bsky.social & I wrote about the dangers and symptoms of a lopsided "quick deal" on the war. Read 🧵below and here's 🔗to the piece in The National Interest: nationalinterest.org/feature/be-w...

Heute hat Trump endgültig die Nachkriegs-Weltordnung zerstört. Wohin das führt: Man mag es sich nicht vorstellen. Fest steht nur enes: Europa muss jetzt militärisch massiv der Ukraine und sich selbst helfen. Die USA sind vom Freund zum Feind geworden.

If this display in the White House towards Ukraine‘s president does not finally show European leaders that they need to get their act together, I do not know what will. Russia and America are a threat to peace and freedom in Europe.

The United States has not only stopped being the leader of the free world, today it stopped being part of the West altogether.

„You have to be more thankful“ Die Trump Doktrin

I have never seen anything as disgusting as that. Genuinely no words.

The scenes in the Oval Office today will shame the US for decades. They’ll never be forgotten. A world leader, fighting for his country against the 21st century’s Nazis, came to the US and was attacked & abused by a gangster regime siding with the fascist invaders. A historic disgrace.

Among the most disgusting political events I have ever seen. A show t trial against the leader of an invaded, pillaged nation - IN THE OVAL OFFICE, by the leaders of the rogue regime staging a coup in the US. Dystopian.

#Trump und Vance (der nicht mehr als eine Puppe von #Musk ist) reihen sich in die lange und traurige Liste autoritärer Herrscher ein, die für die Staaten und Nationen Ostmitteleuropas nur Verachtung übrig haben. Was der Kreml seit Jahrhunderten erfolgreich schafft, ist als/

After today's press conference, do you really need more proof that Ukraine will not roll over and surrender to russian control just because Trump wants them to?

Zelenskyy is the anti-imperialist leader of the century! Withstands russia's imperialist assault for 3yrs and now stands up to the American imperialists. Vance and Trump are a disgrace to the American people.

Absolutely vile, disgusting behaviour by Trump and Vance. Shameless bullies who want to force the leader of a country fighting for its freedom to grovel and prostrate himself before them. These men have not a shred of honour, dignity or grace. Nobody should trust them about anything.

People arguing Trump is negotiating hard w russia or working for peace are wrong. Trump is fickle but rn he's in Putin's corner. Pu talked today abt "solving the Ukr crisis peacefully" which always means Ukr surrender to Ru control. Expect Ru to reissue the "Istanbul deal" capitulation offer soon.