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The Analyst @militaryanalyst.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
THE NEED TO GET OUT FROM UNDER US DOMINATED PAYMENT SYSTEMS One of the many things that Europe (and I exclude the myopic British here), have realised is how pervasive American payment systems Visa and Mastercard are. The same ICC sanctions that triggered many to abandon Microsoft emphasised that
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
New primer about the news from the last few hours that the US is getting back to business with Russia. This is not Trump being erratic, it is not about diesel, it is not a small move. It is about the US moving to a more active position of helping Putin. phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/this-is-ab...
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This Is About Much More Than Just Diesel
What Really Matters From The Last Few Hours
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Nico Lange @nicolange.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
That little Russian diesel, if exists at all, will not do much for Trump in the mid term elections but the money going to Russia will help killing sleeping families and children with Russian missiles and drones. Appaling.
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Maria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Theatre of the absurd! Trump announces US will buy diesel from russia even though he signed a law mandating sanctions for any country buying russian energy. Meanwhile russia actually has a diesel export ban because they can’t meet domestic demand.
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Bunkerhunter @bunkerhunter.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Die letzten Wochen manifestieren leider diese Zusammenfassung. Trauriger Höhepunkt der Besuch von Gasgerd bei seinem Freund dem Abschaum im Kreml, Putin. t.me/news_kremlin... Putin bringt innert 24 Stunden über 50 Menschen, darunter Babys, um. Und Deutschland findet dieses Foto OK. Bitter. 🫤
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Norbert Röttgen @nroettgen.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Die Übernahme des Logistikunternehmens Zippel durch COSCO zu untersagen, ist richtig. Statt den Fehler von 2023 beim Hamburger Hafen zu wiederholen, verhindert die Bundesregierung so, dass wir unsere Abhängigkeiten von China noch weiter vertiefen. www.handelsblatt.com/politik/deut...
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Logistik: Bund stoppt chinesische Übernahme am Hamburger Hafen
Die Bundesregierung will am Mittwoch den Verkauf des deutschen Logistikunternehmens Zippel blockieren. Zu groß sind die Sorgen vor dem chinesischen Staatskonzern Cosco.
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Nico Lange @nicolange.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Raketenangriffe auf Kyjiw, in Deutschland eine Mischung aus Selbstbeschäftigung. Zynismus, Selbstmitleid, Angst vor Putin und gleichzeitiger Hoffnung, dass es mit Putin „irgendwie wieder gut wird“. Putins Terror und Kriegsverbrechen werden nur enden, wenn wir sie stoppen.
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Midweek update just out (half free). Trump seems to have lost his political touch at exactly the worst time (for him). His political handling of the Iran war is the worst of his career. Also, more winning as the US hastily pulls its bombers out of the UK. phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/midweek-up...
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Midweek Update #30: Trump Has Lost His Political Touch
The US Pulls Back Its Bombers: More Winning, Obviously; Hegseth’s Frightening Speech
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ChrisO_wiki @chriso-wiki.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
1/ Compensation payments to families of fallen Russian soldiers have fallen precipitously, by as much as 95% in some regions. It appears to be part of an ongoing trend, caused by budget shortfalls, of less and less value being placed on Russia's war dead. ⬇️
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 06/10/2026
Scandal unfolding in Germany: Police has arrested the former head of the BND, Germany’s foreign intelligence agency, August Hanning, on suspicion of espionage. Hanning was the agency's chief from 1998 to 2005. www.spiegel.de/panorama/jus...
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(S+) August Hanning: Ex-BND-Chef verhaftet – Verdacht auf Landesverräterische Ausspähung
Nach Informationen von SPIEGEL und SPIEGEL TV haben Fahnder den ehemaligen BND-Präsidenten August Hanning festgenommen. Der frühere Spitzenbeamte soll jahrelang privat Geheiminformationen von seinem a...
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Gustav C Gressel @gresselgustav.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Im @derstandard.at ardat #ThemadesTages zu 🇷🇺 Agenten in 🇪🇺 und was man dagegen tun kann. Freilich werden wir Subversion nicht gänzlich los, aber auch im Rahmen des Rechtsstaates kann man gegensteuern. www.youtube.com/watch?v=w2iM...
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Wie Putins Schattenarmee Europa angreift | Gustav Gressel
YouTube video by DER STANDARD
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
German FM Wadephul on the horrible consequences of Russian occupation: It’s not as if, the moment the Russians arrive, the Ukrainian flag simply comes down and the Russian one goes up and life just carries on as normal. Instead, the Russians abduct children to Russia, simply taking them away from
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The Analyst @militaryanalyst.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
PLAGUE, PROTEST, REVENGE With plague breaking out in Siberia, sourced inside an anti-plague laboratory the regime isolated an entire town as the first infected person, patient zero, dies. In Moscow an approved communist party protest turned horribly wrong as everyone joined in demanding an end to
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
An economics lesson for Tucker Carlson from Britain’s Jacob Rees-Mogg. In reality, the war is what is currently keeping both the Russian economy and Putin’s power afloat. Ending the war will trigger a "demilitarization shock" to Russia’s budget.
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Institute for the Study of War @thestudyofwar.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
NEW: A Russian drone struck a Ukrainian-Moldovan border crossing on the morning of October 5, injuring a Moldovan citizen — the first confirmed Moldovan injury due to Russian drones. (1/6) Read the full report: isw.pub/UkrWar100526
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 04/10/2026
What a fascinating view into the Russians’ opinions and impressions of the world ecfr.eu/publication/...
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Bewitched sleep: Russians’ views on Ukraine and the world – European Council on Foreign Relations
New research shows Russians see little prospect of influencing the war in Ukraine, but expect relations with Europe to improve in the future.
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Institute for the Study of War @thestudyofwar.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
NEW: The Russian Ministry of Defense (MoD) presented its main rhetorical framing to justify what will become Russia’s brutal Fall-Winter 2026-2027 strike campaign against Ukrainian critical infrastructure. (1/10) Read more: isw.pub/UkrWar100426
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Free weekend update is out. Russia has a strategy for this winter--massive war crimes to make Ukraine unlivable. We need to speak the truth on that. One reason they need to do this is that they are struggling in other parts of the war--see Vivaldi. phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/weekend-up...
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Weekend Update #205: Russia’s Strategy In Two Words: “War Crimes”
Operation Vivaldi, Even More Robots; The Trump-Putin Quid Pro Quo
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HC Strien @hcstrien.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
Da isser - ich suche jetzt nicht nach einer aktuell vielleicht funktionierenden Exportmöglichkeit... x.com/Strien9/stat...
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Eric Lipton NYT @ericlipton.nytimes.com · 03/10/2026
JUST POSTED: Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff have pushed a multibillion oil deal with Russia as part of peace talks that will bring profits to their family business partners. A new front for Trump-era conflicts of interest. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/03/u...
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U.S.-Russia Talks on Ukraine Now Involve an Oil Deal Tied to Trump Allies (Gift Article)
President Vladimir V. Putin brought up a sale of Russian energy assets with President Trump’s envoys, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, pushing a deal that raises new questions about conflicts of inter...
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Gustav C Gressel @gresselgustav.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Gestern auf #ZDFheute die Lage in der Ukraine besprochen: Operation #Vivaldi und der Ausblick auf den Winter www.youtube.com/live/M-SRVxE...
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Wie die ukrainische Armee mit Drohnen und Kampfrobotern im Donbass vorrückt | ZDFheute live
YouTube video by ZDFheute Nachrichten
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Kristian Kiehling @kristiankiehling.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Rather than facing trial and imprisonment for his criminal collaboration with the russians,which helped them finance the largest genocidal war of conquest since 1945,former German Chancellor Gerhard Schröder has joined the supervisory board of a russian retailer. www.esmmagazine.com/retail/forme...
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Former German Chancellor Schroeder Joins Supervisory Board Of Russian Retailer | ESM Magazine
Gerhard Schroeder has joined the supervisory board of the company that runs the Russian supermarket chain formerly belonging to Globus.
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Institute for the Study of War @thestudyofwar.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, October 1, 2026: Russian milbloggers are expressing concerns that Ukraine’s Operation Vivaldi in the Lyman direction will hinder Russian attempts to assault Slovyansk from the east. Read the full report: isw.pub/UkrWar100126 (1/6)
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Latest piece out. There was some confusion about why the UK, France and the Baltics were not invited by the US to its NATO meeting. Its actually brutally simple and part of a US strategy of divide and rule towards European security. And it might work. phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/divide-and...
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Divide And Rule: The US Strategy Towards Europe
And Why It Could Work
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Institute for the Study of War @thestudyofwar.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
NEW: Ukraine’s 3rd Army Corps publicized details on the third phase of Operation Vivaldi in the Lyman direction. (1/9) Read the full report: isw.pub/UkrWar092826
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Institute for the Study of War @thestudyofwar.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
NEW: Ukrainian forces appear to be shifting their counteroffensive tactics toward systematically targeting Russian efforts to reinforce initial Russian infiltrations rather than focusing on clearing the infiltrators immediately in various sectors of the frontline Read more: isw.pub/UkrWar092626
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Kristian Kiehling @kristiankiehling.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
German stupidity: Despite Izvestia being sanctioned in the EU, Vitaly Chashukhin and Igor Dolmatov — who were exposed in Prague as working for Rybar — are listed as Izvestia employees in Germany. Based in the Zehlendorf district of Berlin, they are quietly working to destabilise their host country.
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Работающие на Z-канал «Рыбарь» пропагандисты Долматов и Чащухин — резиденты Германии
Они живут в берлинском районе миллионеров, а один из них ездит на спортивном «Порше»
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 26/09/2026
I see Trump apologists getting apoplectic at this, which is pure childishness. The President of the USA openly and repeatedly threatened Canadian sovereignty and belittled Canadian independence. It would have been dereliction of duty if Carney did not consider this.
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
For God's sake, this is craven. The Russians have been trying to obliterate US companies in Ukraine repeatedly and with some success. The US government says nothing at all.
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Institute for the Study of War @thestudyofwar.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment 092026: Ukraine conducted its largest combined missile & drone strike package on strategic targets in Moscow Oblast on the night of Sept 19-20, ahead of the last day of voting in the Russian State Duma elections. Read the report: isw.pub/UkrWar092026 (1/5)
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Latest piece. The Ukrainians just launched arguably their largest and most complex raid on Moscow. 1000+ units, 450 or so aimed at the Russian capital. It revealed a great deal about where things are now in the ranged more… phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/the-ukrain...
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The Ukrainians Bomb Moscow With Intent
What Is Important About This Operation
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Ulrike Franke @rikefranke.eu · 20/09/2026
“According to Moscow’s mayor, Sergei Sobyanin, the air defence system has intercepted more than 1,600 drones since Saturday, 450 of which were reportedly heading for Moscow.” Ukraine continues its impressive drone campaign against Russian energy infrastructure. www.tagesschau.de/ausland/euro...
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Ukrainische Drohnenangriffe auf Region Moskau - mehrere Tote
Bei Angriffen der Ukraine mit Hunderten Drohnen hat es in Russland mindestens zwei Tote gegeben. In der Region um Moskau wurde eine Raffinerie getroffen. Auch bei russischen Angriffen starben mehrere ...
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Institute for the Study of War @thestudyofwar.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
NEW: The Russian MoD continues to greatly exaggerate the extent of advances across the frontline to construct a false narrative of battlefield progress. The unusual MoD statement comes amid State Duma elections and shortly before the convening of UNGA. 🧵(1/8) Read more: isw.pub/UkrWar091926
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Free weekend update, a crystallizing week. There are areas where the US is helping Russia and areas where the Ukrainians are showing the initiative. Also, Trump really pulls out the stops to help protect the Russian oil industry--with some laughable lies. phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/weekend-up...
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Weekend Update #203: A Week Which Demonstrated Why Trump Is So Helpful To Russia
Operation Vivaldi; Russia Batters Ukraine At Range; Trump, Diesel And Ukrainian Energy Strikes.
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Alina Pereverzieva 🇺🇦 @perevaa.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
Indeed, why?
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Alex Hall Hall @alexhh.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
That’s a hard agree from me. I am genuinely astonished at the number of otherwise sensible commentators who still discuss his latest wild actions as if they’re within the parameters of the normal policy making process.
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Euromaidan Press @euromaidanpress.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
A British far-right group vandalized London mosques and posted the pictures. It was run by Russia. The network recruited through Telegram to make Russia-linked attacks look homegrown. A 23-year-old Russian diplomat, son of a government official, is suspected. euromaidanpress.com/2026/09/18/d...
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Russia paid a recruit to vandalize London mosques and make it look homegrown
A Ukrainian man has pleaded guilty to the attacks. Direct Action UK, a fake British far-right group, then circulated images of the graffiti.
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The Analyst @militaryanalyst.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
CANADA & THE EU The speed at which Canada is preparing to change direction and move economically and politically towards the EU has shaken the Americans. They can't believe that Canada even has an alternative path that doesn't involved the US, let alone that the country might become a willing
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Mark Carney @mark-carney.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Canada is building a deeper alliance with the EU so that we may write our own futures — with our values, and our ambitions.
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Prof Melanie O'Brien @drmelob.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
Whoever made this 👏👏
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Institute for the Study of War @thestudyofwar.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
NEW: Ukraine’s Operation Vivaldi in the Lyman direction demonstrates Ukraine’s recent progress in restoring elements of tactical maneuver on the battlefield. (1/10) Read the full report: isw.pub/UkrWar091726
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Robert Fietzke @robertfietzke.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Falls noch irgendwer Zweifel daran hatte, dass der Faschismus, sobald er echte Macht in den Händen hält, sich sofort daran macht, die Demokratie abzuschaffen: Die AfD möchte die Ausschüsse des Landtags so zuschneiden lassen, dass keine Mehrheit mehr gegen sie gebildet werden kann.
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Keine Mehrheit mehr gegen AfD - so will die Partei Sachsen-Anhalts Landtag umstrukturieren
Nach dem Wahlsieg strebt die Partei nie dagewesene Entscheidungsgewalt im Landtag an: In Ausschüssen soll es keine Mehrheit gegen sie geben, SPD und Grüne sollen aus dem Hauptgebäude ausziehen. Spielt...
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Pedro @peter.agile-demokratie.org · 17/09/2026
"Ich würde uns gerne die Fahne zurückholen" sagt Bundestrainer Jürgen Klopp angesichts des Wahlerfolgs der AfD. "Kann man stolz darauf sein, Deutscher zu sein? Und trotzdem offen, vielfältig, nett, freundlich? Kann man Mitgefühl haben? Kann man all diese Dinge haben? Ich bin 100% sicher: Ja!" 1/2
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Nico Lange @nicolange.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
In Wahlkämpfen hat es gerade Konjunktur, Leuten vormachen zu wollen, man sei für "Frieden" und deswegen wolle man die Ukraine nicht mehr unterstützen. Ein Ende der deutschen Unterstützung für die Ukraine würde mehr Gewalt und Krieg, Unfreiheit und Unterdrückung zur Folge haben.
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Nico Lange @nicolange.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
Europe can win, and the war can be stopped, if the Europeans make a conscious decision: we want to end this now; we want to defeat Putin. As European members of NATO, we are stronger than Russia. ghall.com.ua/en/2026/09/1...
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To Deter Russia, Europe Must Stop Buying Its Energy and Establish an “If–Then” Principle — prominent German security expert
European NATO countries are currently failing to deter Russia because their governments lack the necessary political will, according to Nico Lange. To restore credible deterrence,
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Anton Gerashchenko @antongerashchenko.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
"Russia is already at war with Europe. It may not look like the war in Ukraine yet, but what they're doing is reckless and very dangerous." - Gen. Ben Hodges, former commander of U.S. Army Europe
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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Midweek update is out, first part free. This week provides the starkest evidence of the decline of the US and the end of the American Age. Militarily, diplomatically and with the markets, US weakness is being repeatedly revealed. Do not look away. phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/midweek-up...
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Midweek Update #28: The End Of The American Age: The US In Retreat Militarily, Diplomatically And With The Markets
Hi All,
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Institute for the Study of War @thestudyofwar.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
NEW: The Ukrainian military gave its first explicit confirmation of ongoing Ukrainian counteroffensive operations against the Russian salient northwest of Lyman. (1/9) Read more: isw.pub/UkrWar091526
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Joerg Lau @joerglau.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Ich halte es für gefährlich, dass die krasse Eskalation Russlands immer noch nicht richtig angenommen und vor allem nicht richtig beantwortet wird. Meine Gedanken zu den erstaunlichen Ereignis dieser Tage hier: www.zeit.de/politik/ausl...
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Ukraine: Wladimir Putins extreme Botschaft
Russland greift einen Zug mit westlichen Politikern an. Dahinter steckt eine Strategie, die schon im Kalten Krieg angewendet wurde – und die Deutschland anstachelt.
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Jessica Berlin @berlinbridge.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Drones over Lithuania, flares fired at Danish aircraft, the Polish border strike. These attacks are a direct result of Europe’s weak response to Leipzig & all other provocations. It’s past time. The EU must ban Russian tourists. NATO must help defend western Ukrainian airspace.
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