๐บ๐ฆPresident Zelenskyy: I wouldnโt restore the Druzhba pipeline. It carries Russian oil. There are principles that have no price.
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๐บ๐ฆPresident Zelenskyy: I wouldnโt restore the Druzhba pipeline. It carries Russian oil. There are principles that have no price.
Again, for emphasis: russia has not agreed to ANYTHING. Nearly 100% of the media coverage presents the current situation as: if Ukraine agrees to giving up Donbas, there will be peace. That is not the case! Stop acting as if it were.
๐บ๐ฆ Zelensky: This is a clear lesson from history: when hatred against one people does not stop, others cannot remain indifferent and stand aside.
Aggression and contempt for the lives of people and entire nations must never prevailโฆ
๐บ๐ฆPresident Zelenskyy: Ultimately, history punishes those who stand aside. In many respects, the wars of the 20th century were the result of the indifference of those in power in the 19th century.
Here in Europe we can only dream of having a leader who is so honest with citizens. Can you imagine a Europe where we had someone like Carney as ๐ช๐บPresident?
Instead we're stuck with von der Leyen, Rutte, Starmer, Merz, Meloni. Maybe they will actually listen to what Carney is telling them (๐งต6/6)
Why the President of Moldova, Maia Sandu, is in favour of unification with Romania ๐ฒ๐ฉ๐ท๐ด
Three coffins wrapped in Danish flags are carried by 4-6 soldiers each; a cargo aircraft is in the background
I think a good strategy for your non-leftist social media presence (ie everywhere but here) is to give this photo - the remains of Danish soldiers returning in coffins after being killed in America's war in Afghanistan - as wide an audience as possible. Remind people who we're betraying
The Trump/Greenland Crisis illustrates the importance of EU to small European nations. Before EU, they were swallowed whole by larger nations. EU support for Denmark & Greenland will increase appreciation of EU in those and other countries. The future is blocks of nations, not individual nations.
Moldovan President Maia Sandu's statement that she would vote "yes" in a hypothetical referendum on unification with Romania is still dominating the news in MD. Now premier Alexandru Munteanu said he'd also vote for unification, as would some other cabinet members ...
... who has made irredentist claims toward the Moldova region of RO have RO citizenship? Many pro-RU politicians want to enjoy the benefits of RO citizenship while also enjoying the benefits of serving the Kremlin's interests in Moldova (more here: newsmaker.md/ro/furtuna-r...).
Hello all, just sent out my free weekend update. A special one as itโs from Ukraine. Itโs clear being here that we are all taking advantage of the Ukrainians. They are fighting for their lives, and we are safe and sound behind them. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...
Some thoughts about the murder by ICE in Minnesota.
This is the time for all of us to demand much better and to show whatโs right.
Few thoughts on the Greenland saga, summarized in a short thread. Some of these points have already sparked debate on X, but after Millerโs speech, I am even more convinced. ๐งตThread
1/ First and foremost, Denmark is not only a member of the EU, but also a founding member of NATO.
Something something sphere of influence, something Americaโs backyard, something BRICS expansion
๐บ๐ฆ๐ท๐ด Shmyhal: Romania joins the PURL and contributes โฌ50 million for this initiative. This tranche of aid is critical for Ukraineโs defense and the protection of our people.
Belgian courts. Is the Belgian PM really afraid that Belgian courts will rule in Ru's favour given Ru's obvious crime of aggression? Ru could go to the ECJ, but again why would the ECJ side w Ru? Not a lot of other options.
Imo, the whole discussion is smoke and mirrors.
This is not a sign that Ukraine is winning the land war, but its an important sign that the doom laden narrative (ukraine has "no cards" Ukraine will collapse) is wrong. Watch out, this narrative is being used to try and convince Europeans that Ukraine must take a terrible deal.
Anyone complaining about European rearmament as escalatory simply doesnโt understand Ru. Ru invades the unarmed and the neutral (Moldova, Georgia, Ukraine). It hasnโt dared invade a NATO member, no matter how small. If Ru does attack NATO, it will be because it perceives its members as unprepared.
Iโd guess Iโm not entirely alone in having assumed it would continue to mean Intrusion Countermeasures Electronicsโฆ
Both are abhorrent, but Russia has done a much better job covering up the crimes in the occupied territories of Ukraine than Israel has done in Gaza. There are over 50,000 people missing from Mariupol alone
Michael Ciminoโs multi Academy Award winning war drama โTHE DEER HUNTERโ starring Robert De Niro, Christopher Walken, Meryl Streep, John Cazale and Chuck Aspegren premiered #OnThisDay in 1978 at the National Theatre in Los Angeles
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Bronze plaque saying "A Letter to the Future. Ok is the first Icelandic glacier to lose its status as a glacier. In the next 200 years all our glaciers are expected to follow the same path. This monument is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it. August 2019. 415ppm CO2"
TIL about a memorial ceremony in Iceland in 2019 to mark the end of a glacier, changing the place name from Okjรถkull to Ok (jรถkull = glacier). Uncompromising wording on the bronze plaque:
"This is to acknowledge that we know what is happening and what needs to be done. Only you know if we did it".
Not that I can remember, it's been a long time...
I was a student at the time of the conference, staying out of term in Churchill College. I didn't attend but the title of a horrible leaflet they had left on the hallway is burned in my mind: "The trouble with climate change".
This is the most alarming story Iโve read today. Giving up the fight before itโs started
The UK could also, you know, pay what is required to enter SAFE or accept to work outside of it...
It's the UK not the EU that is unserious here. The gap is simply too big, the UK has to pay or stay out of this. Should less money be sent to Poland, the Baltics and Romania near the frontline because the UK can't pay it's due, but wants to be a part of this?
It would be, but no insurance would be enough for them right now, they are blocking at all costs hoping the problem would go away
No, Mr. Bart DeWever, this is nothing but a Russian narrative.
What deal are you talking about? The Russian plan that amounts to Ukraine's capitulation and will herald a full-scale war on Europe?
Did you forget the hundreds of thousands murdered by Russia?
#MakeRussiaPay
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Tbilisi now.
Day 366 of uninterrupted protests. A full year of arrests, crackdowns, repressive laws, and fines.
The illegitimate, pro-Russian regime must end.
๐ท Levan Zazadze
