Ich höre gerade die aktuelle Folge des @sicherheitspod.de zur militärischen und gesellschaftlichen Lage in der Ukraine. Mich beschleicht dabei das Gefühl, die Geschichte wird einmal sehr hart über unsere mangelnde Solidarität mit den Ukrainer:innen urteilen. m.soundcloud.com/sicherheitsh...

Was honoured to be included in @carnegieeurope.bsky.social's Taking the Pulse format this week, which explored the impact of the much predicted death of the FCAS fighter project might have on Europe's defence industries carnegieendowment.org/europe/strat...

Rym Momtaz has collected numerous European viewpoints on the failure of the NGF jet that is part of FCAS. It may be not as bad as it sounds at first.

“a drone took off from a nearby Russian ship and approached the French aircraft carrier. The drone was detected by the Swedish Armed Forces, which began jamming the drone. The drone then disappeared from the scene. It is still unclear whether it returned to the Russian ship or crashed”

The idea that America is an inherently more tech and innovation-friendly society than Europe will not survive to 2027

Putin will weiter Krieg führen, die Ukraine ist gezwungen, sich weiter zu verteidigen, die USA unter Trump werden keinen Frieden bringen - bleibt die Frage, ob die Europäer endlich den Putins Krieg stoppen und weitere dieser furchtbaren “Jahrestage” des Großangriffs verhindern.

Ukrainians are daily sacrificing themselves so the rest of us can live in safety and comfort. Today, more than any other day, we should thank them.

It is four years ago today that the Russians launched their full scale invasion of Ukraine. Many in the west wrote Ukraine off and prophesied a “shock and awe” Russian victory. Instead Ukraine defied its attacker and their fight for freedom became decisive for the future of European freedom.

Was bedeutet „Sieg“ heute – vier Jahre nach Beginn der russischen Vollinvasion – für die Ukraine? Hat Präsident Selenskyj noch Vertrauen in die USA? Glaubt er wirklich an Diplomatie mit Russland? Wie blickt er auf Deutschland? Unser ARD-Exklusiv-Interview.

Just sent out this post. It warns against buying weapons as the basis of military power. European states have a great opportunity to benefit from their defense spending in the coming years, buying lots of US weapons will stymie that. Building capacity is the key. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...

Russland-Expertin bin ich übrigens auch, @falter.at. Und mit der Ukraine beschäftige ich mich auch seit über zehn Jahren.

This was the moment 12 years ago that the Parliament of Ukraine removed Viktor Yanukovych from the office and scheduled new elections. The Parliament voted with a constitutional majority - 328 votes out of 450 to amend the Constitution, call early elections, and remove the President from office.

I published a new Missile Matters post earlier today, discussing Ukraine's recent deep strike against the Votkinsk missile plant and its implications for the missile supply chain. You can access the post here: missilematters.substack.com/p/flamingo-f... Short summary below 1/7

Ausführliche Einordnung des erfolgreichen Flamingo Angriffs auf Votkinsk durch Fabian Hoffmann. #flamingo #oreshnik #votkinsk www.hartpunkt.de/flamingo-fin...

5000 Helme, "leichte Waffen", "Defensivwaffen", ewige Diskussionen, schleppende Hilfe, noch immer kein Taurus, noch immer europäisches Geld für Putins Kriegskasse - Haben wir in den vier Jahren wirklich alles getan, um diesen Krieg schnell zu beenden?

Yet another article that shows that we *really* need to discuss how the EU’s mutual defence clause (article 42.7) will work in practice - and what role the neutral states can and will play. www.derstandard.at/story/300000...

Kurz vor dem vierten Jahrestag der russischen Vollinvasion ist Präsident Selenskyj für ein Exklusiv-Interview zu uns ins ARD-Studio Kyjiw gekommen. Hier geht’s zum vollständigen Gespräch.

Der Ukraine in den vier Jahren seit dem russischen Überfall langsam, zögerlich, halbherzig und übervorsichtig zu helfen, war und ist menschlich, militärisch, wirtschaftlich und finanziell schlecht. Wer Frieden will, muss sich schnell und entschlossen durchsetzen wollen.

I worked on the topic years ago and remain hooked. #neutrality ecfr.eu/publication/...

A subtext a lot of people are missing around the FCAS row is how paranoid Dassault management is about how scenarios where it is not the a senior project partner becomes a pathway to an eventual takeover by Airbus

Die Welt kriegt sich vor lauter Begeisterung nicht mehr ein. Trump ist halt ein toller Hecht. /s #welt #netzreporter

Good

This discussion on AI policy, and how to politically deal with the consequences of AI is very good indeed. With Rebecca Lissner (From min 36:40) podcasts.apple.com/fr/podcast/s...

US: "We are all one Western Civilization sharing a common thread from Athens to Rome to America." EU: "We've actually been building institutions to bring Europe closer together, pooling our sovereignty around shared values and..." US: "No. Not like that."

🎙️ @sicherheitspod.de #104 ist da. Mit der großartigen Rebecca Barth beleuchten wir aus verschiedenen Blickwinkeln die katastrophale Situation nach vier Jahre russischem Angriffskrieg gegen die Ukraine. Dann wird's NATO-nerdig: Bündnis tot oder stärker denn je? Was stimmt denn jetzt?

Few things I can relate to as much as to Baby’s morning naps. We should all lie down again after having been awake for two hours in the morning. Feels like a very sensible approach.

Not gonna lie, I found Merz’s comments on FCAS in this podcast incredibly weird. Like, you can’t jus casually mention, after 9 years and millions of Euros spent that maybe you aren’t looking for the same thing.

Hello All, Just sent out this piece, a case study of how Trump has gone to great lengths to help Russia in its campaign to kill Ukrainian civilians and freeze Ukrainian cities. Trump was deliberate and, sadly all to effective. The USA is helping Putin now. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...

“The only way that one can make the argument about NATO’s strength with a straight face is when focusing purely on the alliance’s military capabilities. … Crucially, though, none of this matters if NATO is politically weak.” My latest for @wpr.bsky.social

More stories about Trump helping Putin by blocking a Congressional vote on sanctions. One quibble--Trump is not "vacillating" on the question. He is rock-solid and in Putin's camp.

Trump does not want peace, he does not want security, he does not care about lost lives and he does not want to work with Europe. He wants to help Putin/Russia and make as much money as possible. That is all this is. Everything else is a steaming pile of BS.

Will be on “Lanz” later tonight to talk about how warfare has changed in recent years and in Ukraine.

No need. Russia is a bastion of "Western Christian values" such as freedom of speech and democracy.

Will this portal also work to ensure access to banned content in Russia and China, or is it only about undermining Western Europe?

Interessant. Nach deutschem Recht sicherlich strafbar?

5 Landesverbände gesichert rechtsextrem, 4 Landesverbände Verdachtsfälle. Ehemalige Jugenorganisatiom gesichert rechtsextrem. Bundespartei gesichert rechtsextrem. Es ist noch zu früh, um sich ein Urteil zu bilden.

As far as I know there is no Italian blood in my ancestry. And yet. 😅

Das Schweizer Magazin @republik.ch leistet wichtige Arbeit - ich bin sehr froh, dass es Medien wie dieses gibt, (und dass ich immer mal wieder dort schreiben kann). Jetzt verklagt Palantir das Magazin wegen seiner Recherchen zur Firma - unterstützt “Republik” finanziell, wenn ihr könnt.

@rikefranke.bsky.social if every NATO representative and every supreme commander signs a statement, then it's either completely obvious or too late. I can't imagine them rallying together to make a timely statement, and I don't think they have. There is no more US EU alliance and there is no […]

Make Europe more independent from the US with these three steps europeancorrespondent.com/en/r/make-eu...

Wow. Germany’s foreign secretary Wadephul buys into Rubio’s White Nationalist framing and repeats it as a positive. Shame. Shame.

British and German chiefs of defence publish a joint oped warning their populations of Russia and arguing for a “whole-of-society approach and an honest, continent-wide conversation with the public that defence cannot be the preserve of uniformed personnel alone.“

Heroyam Slava 🫡👌 [👇👀💪💙💛✊ 🇺🇦] #Запоріжжя #Україна #Crimea #Ukraine #UkraineVictory #Zelenskyy #GloryToUkraine #слава_українцю #СлаваУкраїні #RepairDemocracy #MRSA

Slava Ukraini! A member of our community (Jim from Canada) wanted to show his support for Ukraine by learning to play Ukraine's national anthem on the bagpipes. Impressive!

Notable message from President Zelensky. The USA is clearly putting pressure on Ukraine to hand over more of its land to dictatorial Russia. Good to see the Ukrainian pushback--but the USA should hang its head in shame.

PM Tusk: Some say that Ukraine should be grateful for everything. The truth is exactly the opposite. The rest of us should be grateful to Ukraine.

“If Germany does not take steps to mitigate mistrust and discomfort, competition really could return to Europe.” I don’t share Liana’s concern to the same extent but she is not wrong. Worth reading. www.foreignaffairs.com/germany/euro...

This is my 8th time in Munich, and I have NEVER see a night cap session- which starts at 10pm!! - be closed because there were too many people. Well AOC made it happen - and in a big room! 😳

Insanity.

The fact that large parts of the German media landscape “reported” on this White nationalist fever dream of a speech by Rubio as merely reaffirming the transatlantic alliance is so far removed from reality that it truly makes me speechless.