STRATMIL

More active in BlueSky now.

Whassup in #strategy, society, #security, #military?
Finnish General Staff officer (GS) (ret.).

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Ping #Maga @elonmusk @realDonaldTrump

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Trump is getting great ratings!!
From Russians...as a durak.🤡

[Steve Rosenberg @BBCSteveR]

“A beautiful deal”, "a rotten fish" and a very long journey back to Russia. My reflections on a dramatic week. And Valentina has sent me a present. #ReadingRussia

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Reliable... Not. #Ukraine

[Starlink @Starlink]

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[OSINTtechnical @Osinttechnical]

Ukraine has officially received production licenses from France for AASM guided bombs, SCALP cruise missiles, and Aster 30 surface-to-air missiles.

Ukraine aims to start domestic production of the systems as soon as possible.

[OSINTtechnical @Osinttechnical]

Russian flights into St. Petersburg are holding and diverting as Ukrainian attack drones target sites in the city this morning.

[William Alberque @walberque]

@eeldenden It may be a nomenclature issue? If Russia attacks NATO territory, SACEUR plans to stop its forces, and if they expand the attack, he would destroy Russian theater capabilities. But SACEUR's job is not to seize Moscow, nor would Allies authorize planning for that mission. 2/2

[Constanze Stelzenmüller @ConStelz]

Arctic sharks can become up to 400 years old

[Ruslan Stefanchuk @r_stefanchuk]

Richard Nixon was once asked whether the Russians could be trusted.

In response, he quoted the distinguished Italian diplomat Manlio Brosio, who had served for many years as Ambassador to Moscow and later as Secretary General of NATO. According to Nixon, Brosio said: “I know the Russians. They are liars. They are great actors. They are cheats. And they lie and play their roles because they believe it is their duty. They cannot be trusted.”

But Nixon’s own words were even more telling: “We don't have to convince them that we're for peace. They know that. We have to convince them they cannot win a war. And once we do that, the basis is set for negotiation that will be responsible on both sides.”

More than forty years have passed. Yet this approach remains as relevant as ever.

Today, as the world seeks a path towards a just and lasting peace, Russia must receive a clear message: continuing its aggression will bring it no benefits.

That is why the US decision to allow transactions involving Russian diesel fuel raises serious concerns.

Every easing of economic pressure on Russia, without genuine steps towards ending its aggression, gives it additional opportunities to finance the war.

I share the position of President of Ukraine @ZelenskyyUa: “Gifts to Putin will not bring peace or any benefit to the civilised world. Russia will “repay” the diesel with further terror and perfidy. Allowing Russia to sell petroleum products is an investment in a war that must be ended, not prolonged. What is needed is real de-escalation with Russia on a reciprocal basis.”

I call on our American partners to reconsider the decision regarding Russian diesel.

No barrels of Russian diesel are worth even a single gram of blood. Human blood. Ukrainian blood.

[Maksym Borodin @adnashmyash]

We have many questions for President Zelenskyy regarding domestic policy, but it is certainly not for the president of another country to tell us *when* and *whom* we should elect as president.

P.S. As soon as the war ends, we will elect a new president ourselves through democratic elections. But I can say with certainty that he will hold the same positions on Ukraine's foreign policy—because that is the position of the PEOPLE OF UKRAINE!

[Greg Bagwell @gregbagwell]

As Trump’s acolytes wade in to shore up a lame Administration by blaming Ukraine for US gas prices, this is the only graph you need this week.

[Illia Ponomarenko 🇺🇦 @IAPonomarenko]

On a positive note, judging by how furious these fucks are and how they've brought out the real big guns to force Ukraine to stop, the strikes against Russia's oil industry are clearly having a very serious impact.

Possibly an even greater one than we realize, and certainly greater than the Russians want us to believe.

[House Judiciary GOP 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸 @JudiciaryGOP]

Stop buying Russian oil, @JoeBiden.

[Finnish Government @FinGovernment]

Minister of Defence Antti Häkkänen: Finland will procure SDB II glide bombs for Finnish Air Force F-35A fighters https://t.co/wIN50QNKfV

[Jack Watling @Jack_Watling]

It's a bit like Whiplash spending time with Ukrainian units who desperately wish they were supported by decent numbers of modern combat aircraft as it would genuinely solve so many tactical problems, while commentators advocate swapping these for slow, low payload munitions.

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@krakek1 @KomissarWhipla Paranoia and nukes dont bond well.

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It would be interesting to hear @KomissarWhipla your thoughts on this: is Putin serioysly thinking that Finland is about to invade Russia? Who gives him such ideas?

[NEXTA @nexta_tv]

🇷🇺🇫🇮 BREAKING: Putin claimed that Finland had planned to snatch part of Russia:

“What did Finland join NATO for? Did we have any territorial disputes with Finland? No! Everything had long been settled.

Why did they join NATO then? In the hope that everything here would collapse, and they’d swoop in and grab what they could. They’re already building a border along the Sestra River.

I would make certain gestures and say a few things, but since I come from the cultural capital, I’ll refrain.”

“Swoop in and grab.” Sounds like he’s judging everyone by himself, doesn’t it?

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@krakek1 @KomissarWhipla Equally weird.
In many ways.

(Rest assured, there is no intent to invade, take, nor accept any part of Russia here).

[Alex Taylor @AlexTaylorNews]

Never forget, never forget an American VP @JDVance took time out from his country being at 𝐰𝐚𝐫 to fly over the Atlantic trying to stop Hungarians breaking free from the EU's most corrupt government

Just a few scenes of the absolute joy and freedom yesterday in Budapest👇

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@KomissarWhipla @Capt_Navy BS

[Roman Sheremeta 🇺🇸🇺🇦 @rshereme]

As the world celebrates Victory in Europe Day, let us not forget how World War II began — with a deal.

In 1939, Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact. This agreement set the stage for the joint destruction of Europe.

Hitler invaded Poland from the west, and Stalin followed from the east. The USSR then attacked Finland, annexed the Baltics, and seized territory from Romania. Between 1939 and 1941, the Soviets supplied Nazi Germany with oil, grain, and raw materials — fueling its conquest of Europe.

Stalin was not Hitler’s victim. He was his partner in crime. Together, they ignited a war that would claim over 70 million lives.

Truth matters more than propaganda.

[Petri Korhonen @Petri2020]

"Tässä suhteessa venäläiset elävät keskiajalla... Vaikka ajat ovat kamalat, venäläiset ajattelevat, että Putin on heidän ainoa toivonsa", sanoo @mpkkfi idäntutkija Jonna Alava. Hyvää voitonpäivää vaan sinne.
https://t.co/aDDOKVMweV