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Every European politician who has ever talked about "sovereignty" needs to respond to this
US threatens Europe over Starlink restrictions ft.trib.al/0KUTiUQ
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A trilateral meeting between the leaders of Ukraine, the US, and Russia could help end the war sooner. A trilateral meeting between the leaders of Russia, China, and the US would do only the opposite: encourage Putin to continue this war.
Inviting Putin to such a meeting would feed his appetite for self-aggrandizement and give him a stature he does not deserve. He is not a global leader; he is a war criminal. And Russia is not a global power; it is a global problem.
The Russian economy is at least 13 times smaller than America’s and 8 times smaller than China’s, and it continues to shrink rapidly, along with Russians’ living standards. Russia has lost 1.6 million soldiers killed and wounded in a failed war it cannot win and refuses to end. Under heavy sanctions, its technology, industry, and business continue to stagnate.
By any pragmatic or moral measure, Putin has no place at the table with presidents Trump and Xi.
The only thing that could earn him that seat is a serious step toward peace, such as accepting a ceasefire proposal before any such meeting. Instead, we are seeing the opposite: intensified terror against civilians. As long as he continues this terror, there should be no place for him at any table.
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Pardon my language, but not really! It’s the simple truth, and that Europe is largely fine with watching courageous Ukraine suffer this horror on their behalf is an abomination of the soul.
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Europe needs to pressure Trump much more. We have leverage, but we don’t dare use it
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🎯 Russia is a failed nation, a terror state, a mafia pretending to be a country, a people infected with an imperial virus, a gas station with nukes that barely has any gas left, a Chinese vassal that needs perpetual war to stay intact. It should be quarantined, not elevated.
This has been Putin's dream for years: That his country, with GDP per capita lower than Poland, unable to conquer Donbas since 2014, will be treated as an equal to the US and China.
wsj.com/world/russia/putin-f…
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– Terroristisen väkivalta-aallon lietsominen saattaa hänen mukaansa hyvinkin olla roistovaltioksi itsensä yhä avoimemmin asemoineen Venäjän seuraava peliliike Euroopassa. verkkouutiset.fi/a/joukkojen…
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Message of #SOTEU🇪🇺: we need European Security Council together with UA🇺🇦, UK🇬🇧, NO🇳🇴, CAN🇨🇦.
The time has come for a “big bang” in institutional #DefenceReadiness!
My take on European Defence Union and European Security Council⬇️
andriuskubilius.lt/en/on-a-n…
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UK Defence Secretary Streeting: This has been a strong year for Ukraine. The front line has barely moved, and Ukraine innovates faster than Russia.
Putin pays with Russian casualties and an economic disaster at home. That price puts Ukraine in a strong position. 1/
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And this is why putin got the US to help
The trend this year continues – since the start of fall, our warriors have liberated more territory than the Russians have managed to capture. The same was true at other points this year. We continue to press the Russians at the front.
Dobropillia, Kostiantynivka, Oleksiievo-Druzhkivka, Orikhiv, Novopavlivka, Novoandriivka, and Velykomykhailivka are all under Ukrainian control. We are also defending the areas near Kramatorsk and destroying Russian forces 20 kilometers from Zaporizhzhia, not 5, as someone over there in Russia is snowing Putin.
Our front is strong, and I thank every warrior and every one of our units that is carrying out its tasks in full.
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🇪🇺🇬🇧 US betrayal will be good for the EU.
The EU rejected the US–Russia deal from day one, responding with more sanctions on Russia.
We have also rejected the war in Iran and refused to support it.
The London–Brussels axis is defeating Russia, marking the beginning of an independent European era.
A fully integrated Single Market and Military Union will mark the beginning of a new Europe.
The United States of Europe.
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Stop buying this man’s products! He is erratic and dangerous, and no one person should have so much power.
Stop buying Teslas.
Stop using Starlink.
The damage for SpaceX is massive
"The European Union is working toward fast-track antitrust approval for a satellite joint venture between Leonardo SpA, Airbus SE, and Thales SA, which is positioned as Europe's response to SpaceX"
The actions of the 🇺🇸 US administration have consequences.
Recent reports from 4 sources confirm that both Elon and Trump supported the restrictions of Starshield, which confirms my earlier posts stating that SpaceX is involved and part of it.
The Telegraph on Oct. 16 reported that it was Musk who proposed the speed cap to Trump — and Trump "agreed," one source said.
That sounds very likely to what really had happened including Elons denial to have any responsibility (half true) and Trumps lie which is just one more of the many he spreads every day. finance.yahoo.com/economy/po…
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Ukraine to Europe: “To protect Europe, close the European door to Russians now.”
To protect Europe, close the European door to Russians now.
Russian combatants and their family members should not be allowed to enter the EU. We need real entry bans as soon as possible.
Similar steps have already been taken at the national level, including in Estonia. They are feasible and they work.
An EU-wide move would be especially timely now, as Putin is grabbing new cannon fodder off the streets. Every Russian man recruited to fight against Ukraine should know: by signing a contract with the invading army, he is also signing a ban on entering Europe and the rest of the world.
Non-essential visas for Russian nationals must be restricted to the maximum extent across all European states. This is a matter of national security for every European country.
Russian diplomats should also not be able to move freely across Europe. Russia's attacks on Europe are no longer merely hybrid. They are growing in intensity and scale. This demands urgent action. Only tough pressure can stop Putin.
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Really? Putin is serving Russia’s interests by killing, raping and kidnapping.
Vance: "I've never met Putin in person. I've spoken to him on the phone. He was calmer than you might expect. The American media has a stereotype of him. He's very deliberate and measured in his words.
I think, at his core, he's someone who cares about Russia's interests as he sees them. One reason he respects the President is that he recognizes the President cares about the interests of the American people."
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We should add that Putin has murdered or imprisoned his political opponents. He’s attacked multiple countries. And now, a cornered rat.
Vance: "I've never met Putin in person. I've spoken to him on the phone. He was calmer than you might expect. The American media has a stereotype of him. He's very deliberate and measured in his words.
I think, at his core, he's someone who cares about Russia's interests as he sees them. One reason he respects the President is that he recognizes the President cares about the interests of the American people."
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And if you believe that, I have nice towers in Paris and Pisa to sell you! Russia’s destabilization agenda reaches from pushing immigrants to Europe to sponsoring far left and far right political groups and violent agitators. You never have to dig deep to find the Russian money.
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I’m sure this is all completely spontaneous and Russia has nothing to do with this either in France or Italy
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Step by step, day by day, Americans experience the big social media platforms becoming Orwellian political censors. The US needs a federal government that will tax them and break them up; the democratic world needs to learn the lesson and protect itself.
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One reason Putin was bold enough to invade Ukraine, then launch an all-out war, was that Europe was too dependent on Russian energy to fight back. Now that Europe is weaning itself off that catastrophic situation, the White House says they should buy Russian gas, for peace? 🤡
Идеи, которые возникают в Вашингтоне в последние недели, одна другой краше. После того как Дональд Трамп подписал указ, приостанавливающий действие ряда ограничений, предусмотренных «законом Грэма», стало известно о еще одной «прорывной» инициативе, которая якобы должна приблизить мир в Европе.
Одним из ключевых элементов «мирного плана» администрации Трампа стало предложение Европе возобновить закупки российского газа в больших объемах. Эмиссары Трампа поднимали эту тему в беседах с украинскими и европейскими чиновниками, в том числе с Владимиром Зеленским.
Американцы утверждали, что ради «стимулирования России к прекращению войны» Украине следует рассмотреть возможность возобновления работы газопроводов, проходящих по ее территории. Впрочем, как пишет NYT, европейцы отреагировали на эту идею резко отрицательно, хотя бы потому, что ее реализация свела бы на нет многолетние усилия Евросоюза по избавлению от зависимости от российского газа.
Но в администрации Трампа рассматривают экспорт российского газа как потенциальную составляющую мирного соглашения. При этом американцы учитывают возможные доходы Украины от транзита, а также то, что европейские избиратели, по их мнению, неизбежно захотят более дешевых энергоносителей.
Эти так называемые «компромиссные идеи» — уже даже не предложения о частичной капитуляции Украины. Это фактически предложение сдаться Путину всем континентом, вернув ему в руки любимый рычаг — возможность коррумпировать целые страны или развязывать «газовые войны» в случае неподчинения
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For more than a year, President Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, has acted as one of the nation’s top diplomats, without undergoing Senate confirmation or filing a single financial disclosure.
If you’re asking how that’s legal, it’s not. We sued. ms.now/opinion/jared-kushner…
