Stephanie Ford

Psychiatric Nurse Practitioner. My kids accuse me of trying to save the world. Well maybe I am, by way of everyone I meet. #VoteBlue.#ERA.#HumanRights.#NAFO.

[Stephanie Ford @SHF_APRN_BC]

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[toomas hendrik ilves @IlvesToomas]

If Ukraine wishes to have any chance to join the EU it needs immediately to issue an EU wide arrest warrant for Timur Mindich, the man accused of embezzling 100 million Euro and who fled the country just before being arrested. Only Ukraine can issue it.

As a member since 2018 of @Eurojust, the EU agency that facilitates the European Arrest Warrant (EAW), which is operative across the EU, Ukraine has the right to initiate it immediately. @eu_eeas

https://t.co/ffHQ6wBP4n

[The Lincoln Project @ProjectLincoln]

The only person whose standard of living has improved during this Trump term is Ghislaine Maxwell.

[Garry Kasparov @Kasparov63]

The same time we see reports of the US supposedly negotiating another worthless "peace plan" with Russia. This is Putin's peace, more murdered Ukrainian civilians. Ukrainian victory remains the only real peace plan.

[Nico Lange @nicolange_]

My 1 point peace plan: Russia retreats behind its borders and stays there. Thank you for your attention to this matter.

[Adam Kinzinger (Slava Ukraini) 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @AdamKinzinger]

Genuine question: has any GOP member of house or senate spoken out about the Dept of defense and Hegseth threatening @SenMarkKelly with lawfare? Beyond disturbing

Especially any veterans?

Shame on all those who stay silent

[Liubov Tsybulska @TsybulskaLiubov]

Sat down with @general_ben to discuss Russia’s war, peace deal realities, and the state of Ukrainian forces. He brings clarity and wisdom
@DarthPutinKGB brings mastery of strategy as always

https://t.co/hnQwzHXd5P

[Rick Wilson @TheRickWilson]

My God.

This @WSJ piece on Trump, Witkoff and Kushner's venality for Russian business deals from which they will personally profit at the price of selling Ukraine into Russian slavery and despair is devastating and ugly.

https://t.co/uAUaOkz5TR

[Tymofiy Mylovanov @Mylovanov]

Ben Hodges: Russia never lives up to any agreement. We must make Ukraine look like Finland - strong and indigestible.

Putin again demands that Kyiv withdraw from occupied territories - that’s not peace, it’s surrender. Ukrainians won’t trade land Russia hasn’t even captured. 1/

[Mario Nawfal @MarioNawfal]

🇺🇦🇷🇺 TWO U.S. VETERANS DEBATE UKRAINE-RUSSIA. IT SHOWS WHY THIS WAR HAS NO CLEAR ENDGAME

U.S. General @general_ben and Colonel @DanielLDavis1 sat down to debate the future of Ukraine, and what emerged wasn't a discussion with nuances and shades of gray.

It was 2 completely incompatible visions of the same war, each backed by a decorated military career and a radically different read on what's actually happening on the ground.

The central disagreement cuts to the heart of everything: what is Russia actually trying to accomplish, and is it working?

Davis makes the case that Russia's primary objective isn't capturing territory. It's the total destruction of Ukraine's military.

Moscow is waging a Clausewitzian war of attrition, methodically grinding Ukrainian forces into dust while preserving its own troops.

Ukrainian brigades are collapsing from manpower shortages. Russia is accelerating territorial gains and has air supremacy. The Kremlin isn't in a hurry because it doesn't need to be.

Hodges sees something entirely different. Pokrovsk has been "about to fall" for over a year.

The Black Sea Fleet has been neutralized by a country without a navy. The Russian Air Force still hasn't achieved air superiority after nearly 3 years.

If Russia is dominating, why are they struggling this badly?

Davis argues this isn't "Russia vs. Ukraine." It's Russia fighting the collective weight of NATO and its partners supplying intelligence, training, weapons, and billions in funding.

The West has been draining its coffers while Moscow stockpiles ammunition and holds hundreds of thousands of troops in reserve. Russia has calculated it can win by outlasting NATO's political will.

Hodges pushed back hard. The Bradley fighting vehicles sent to Ukraine entered the Army in the 1980s.

Germany is growing its military, not shrinking it. The problem isn't money or weapons. It's the absence of a clearly defined strategic objective and the failure to use economic leverage that could cripple Russia's war machine.

That economic leverage matters. Hodges laid out what Ukraine needs: hundreds of long-range missiles to hit Russian oil infrastructure, choking off the shadow fleet carrying oil to China and India, and helping Ukraine rebuild trust so families will send their children into the military.

If sanctions on Rosneft and Lukoil hold, Moscow's ability to pay for this war collapses.

Then there's Europe, sitting on the sidelines despite having over 10 times Russia's economic power. According to Hodges, it's not about capacity. It's about confidence.

Russia's gray zone warfare (drones shutting down airports, sabotage of railways, cyberattacks) is designed to scare European populations into paralysis. And it's working.

Davis had a blunt response: how can anyone be surprised Russia is hitting back? Every European country supporting Ukraine is funding operations to kill Russian soldiers.

Did the West think Moscow would just sit there? Actions have consequences. That's not aggression. That's how war works.

The most consequential disagreement is over whether Ukraine should negotiate now or keep fighting.

Davis sees the choice as binary: take an ugly deal now, or watch Ukraine collapse within a year. Every time the West has refused negotiations, the terms have gotten worse.

Russia has the defense industrial base and strategic patience to win militarily. Continuing the war is irrational and immoral because it's condemning Ukrainians to death for an unattainable outcome.

Hodges rejected that entirely. Russia doesn't honor agreements. An "ugly deal" that forces Ukraine to disarm doesn't end the war. It guarantees more fighting in 2 years when Moscow comes back.

The only way to prevent that is to make Ukraine indigestible, like Finland. Arm them to the teeth, help them rebuild their defense industry. If the West does that, not one American or European soldier ever has to die.

But if Ukraine falls, the Red Army will absorb tens of thousands of Ukrainian soldiers, Europe will be flooded with refugees, and China will take note that the U.S. is flexible on sovereignty. That's catastrophic for Taiwan and every U.S. ally in Asia.

Davis laid out Ukraine's fate starkly: one year from now, we'll see either sudden collapse like France in 1940, or a slow grind to death like Germany fighting to Berlin in 1945. Both end the same way.

Hodges sees a different future. If the West provides the weapons and enforces sanctions, Russia's clock runs out in 2025.

Two veterans. Two opposite realities. One war reaching a point of no return.

The terrifying part? Both might be right about what happens if their advice isn't taken.

[TVP World @TVPWorld_com]

Retired Lieutenant General Ben Hodges [@general_ben] has warned that Europe can no longer count on Washington to force a just peace with Russia, arguing that European capitals must “rediscover their self-confidence” and take the lead on Ukraine.
https://t.co/U1gkJBQ73D

[Ben Hodges @general_ben]

Excellent by @AlexanderSmith with much needed-candor by @IlvesToomas . The Trump NSS in effect cedes Europe to Russia. Europe needs Ukraine to prevail.

Infighting and division slows European response at a 'crunch time' in Ukraine war https://t.co/64Z7O1zDkZ via @nbcnews

[Luke Coffey @LukeDCoffey]

The White House is out of touch with American sentiment when it comes to Ukraine.

[Ben Hodges @general_ben]

Insightful analysis by @IvoHDaalder.

Trump's Unserious — But Dangerous — National Security Strategy https://t.co/X6FHlGBK2P

[Meaghan Mobbs @mobbs_mentality]

These are strong numbers that shouldn’t be ignored.

[Renew Democracy Initiative @Renew_Democracy]

"We don't pick the times we're in. We decide how to be in those times."

@SenPeterWelch at #FOFCON.

[Renew Democracy Initiative @Renew_Democracy]

"Recognize that Russia is at war with us now."

RDI Advisory Board member and former Commanding General, US Army Europe, @General_Ben at RDI's Frontlines of Freedom Conference.

[Ben Hodges @general_ben]

Our biggest mistakes in Afghanistan, Iraq, and Vietnam were #1 the failure of multiple US Administrations to clearly identify the strategic objective and #2 to ensure the American people were involved and in support. So far, I see neither happening here.

https://t.co/T4Kf8A2Ivw

[Renew Democracy Initiative @Renew_Democracy]

Trump thinks power is all about size—giving Russia the upper hand. But he forgets the math: alliances add up.

With talk of a "Core 5" featuring Russia and China to sideline the G7, RDI Founder @Kasparov63 lays out the Free World’s real strength, and how this new order forfeits it.https://t.co/4Dv4lYM8HY

[Adam Kinzinger (Slava Ukraini) 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @AdamKinzinger]

To those thinking Russia is winning in Ukraine:

Imagine if when we invaded Iraq, we were almost four years into it, only occupied 20 percent, and lost a million men.

Not a soul would call that “winning.”