Lorenzo Raschi

[Matteo Hallissey @matteohallissey]

L’ex Sottosegretario Michele Geraci, uno dei personaggi più singolari di quel bestiario del populismo che è stato il Governo giallo-verde, si presenta al Forum Economico di San Pietroburgo, la kermesse organizzata da Putin per riunire tutti quelli che vogliono ancora fare affari con lui, con un pass con scritto “Ministero dello Sviluppo Economico dell’Italia”.

Dal Governo nulla da dire?

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

We await the reaction of America to the Russian strikes. It was the U.S. proposal—to halt strikes on energy during diplomacy and severe winter weather. The President of the United States made the request personally. Russia responded with a record number of ballistic missiles.

[Andrea Opachi @OpachiAndrea]

Il partito di Putin, l'unico ammesso in Russia, nel 2016: "Nell'ambito della cooperazione interpartitica tra Russia Unita e il M5S, una delegazione ha visitato Mosca".
Ho il sospetto che Alessandro Di Battista abbia molte cose da spiegarci del suo passato e del suo presente.

[Edoardo Fabbri Nitti @EdoFabbriNitti]

L’Italia introduce la tassa da €2 sui pacchi di basso valore (<€150) da fuori UE per “fermare” Shein & Temu e fare cassa (122 mln previsti nel 2026).

Risultato dopo 3 settimane? Boomerang totale.

- Malpensa perde già oltre 30 voli cargo
- Pacchi dirottati su Liegi, Budapest, Amsterdam
- Merci arrivano comunque in Italia… via camion, senza la tassa
- Logistica italiana perde lavoro, più TIR sulle strade, più inquinamento
- Gettito? Probabilmente molto meno del previsto

Tassare in modo unilaterale quando c’è libero movimento nell’UE è controproducente. La merce trova sempre la strada più economica.

Aspettiamo giugno/luglio per la tassa UE da €3 coordinata, invece di fare autodistruzione logistica made in Italy.

Fonti: Financial Times + Confetra/Assaeroporti

Che ne pensate? #TassaPacchi #BoomerangFiscale #LogisticaItaliana

[𝔗𝔯𝔲𝔱𝔥 𝔐𝔞𝔱𝔱𝔢𝔯𝔰 @politicsusa46]

For anyone who would like to hear Mark Carney’s outstanding Davos speech in full here it is. This is what true global leadership looks like.

Canada should be immensely proud today, because they are leading the fight back when others dare not.

🎥 TikTok - https://t.co/BExGV2YIDq

[Richard Fontaine @RHFontaine]

Most foreign policy issues are difficult and complicated. Greenland isn’t one of them. Let’s have a look at seven points:

1. The U.S. needs Greenland for its own defense - Golden Dome, radars, basing.

▶️ The United States can do virtually anything it'd like in Greenland, security-wise, without taking possession of it. The 1951 Greenland Defense Agreement, which was renewed in 2004, allows the United States to build bases there, station troops, and more.

2. Greenland is about to fall into the hands of Russia and China, and the U.S. can’t let that happen.

▶️ The U.S. once had 10,000 U.S. troops in Greenland; now there are around 200. If there is an imminent threat of Chinese or Russian takeover (there isn’t), perhaps start by increasing that number?

3. Russian and Chinese ships are swarming Greenland and the Danes can’t fend them off.

▶️ If Russian and Chinese ships are really menacing the island, the U.S. Navy could sail around it right now en masse. It isn’t.

4. The U.S. needs to own Greenland because "you don't defend leases." Even if Denmark allows full access, there’s a difference between owning and renting.

▶️ This is the No One Washes a Rental Car theory of international relations. In reality, the United States is committed to defending many allies whose territory it does not own. Trump himself defended Israel just last year. The whole point of alliances is mutual defense of one another's territory. That doesn't require seizing it. 

5. The Danes are bad allies, so they should hand over Greenland.

▶️ Denmark has been a model ally. Not so long ago, Danes fought for America’s defense rather than the other way around. Among 40-plus allies and partners in Afghanistan, Denmark lost the most soldiers as a percentage of its population. Our allies defended the U.S., which, by the way, none of them owns.

6. This is the new Manifest Destiny. We’re an expansionist, frontier people. Greenland should, one way or the other, join the ever-growing Republic.

▶️ The post-1945 order is predicated a prohibition against conquest. Countries don’t acquire the territory of another without their consent. Iraq doesn’t get Kuwait, Russia can’t have Ukraine, Canada won’t be the 51st state, and the U.S. doesn’t compel Greenland to join. We’ve seen a world before in which conquest abounds. It’s the law of the jungle.

7. This isn’t real, just some fun administration trolling of the ever-nervous Europeans.

▶️ It is at a minimum a major distraction from real issues the transatlantic allies should focus on: Russia, Ukraine, Iran, China. Prodding allies to distrust our word and intentions does not amount to good policy.

Most foreign policy issues are difficult and complicated. Greenland isn’t one of them. The sooner this manufactured crisis fades, the better.

[giancarlo loquenzi @gloquenzi]

Trump si incazza con i paesi europei che stanno facendo esattamente quello che lui dice: garantire la sicurezza della Groenlandia. Dovrebbe vantare un suo successo: “vedete? Gli ho dato una bella svegliata a quei panciafichisti degli europei” https://t.co/l1yXjjlISX

[Carl Bildt @carlbildt]

The Trump 🇺🇸 new tariffs is a crystal clear violation of the 🇪🇺🇺🇸 and 🇬🇧🇺🇸 trade agreements. If this goes into force the 🇪🇺 reaction must be as clear. To play soft is hardly an option.

[Michael Shurkin @MichaelShurkin]

In my exchanges with various Americans on social media, it's become clear that the problem isn't that Americans can't find Greenland on a map. They can; Greenland's hard to miss, especially on a Mercator projection. The problem is that too many Americans can't find Denmark on a map. They have no idea what it is and have no real understanding both of the value of allies in general and of Denmark in particular. They don't believe me when I tell them that European allies are worth having, that they do have militaries, that they do enhance our security, and that, in general, they are good for our well-being as Americans.

So, for example, when I say the Danes fought in Afghanistan, they dismiss this because of the assumption that Denmark's contribution was of no consequence, nor, to be frank, was that of any NATO ally. They simply are unaware of anyone else doing anything.

When I tell them that having an ally in control of the Straits of Denmark is a huge advantage, they shrug their shoulders. The Straits of what? Why does being able to bottle up the Baltic Sea matter? It's so remote it might as well be Middle Earth.

When I tell them that Denmark has committed to defending Latvia and keeps an armored battalion there, they have no clue why that might do America any good. They just see (because Trump pointed it out) that Denmark has left Greenland undefended. The fact that Denmark in effect has chosen to defend Greenland by putting troops forward (Latvia) does not compute. And of course they have no idea that since 1941 the US and Denmark have had an understanding about Greenland's defense, which has encouraged Danes to focus east, not west.

And so, when I say that Trump is in danger of killing NATO, they really don't understand why any American should care, since, as far as they are concerned, only the United States does anything, and the rest of NATO is there as window dressing. You (hopefully) and I know that's not at all true, but too many Americans view things in this way.

[Mujtaba Rahman @Mij_Europe]

.@gideonrachman is right. This would be the flex. Europe has cards to play. But will it choose to play them?

[Linkiesta @Linkiesta]

La distopia orwelliana di Trump sta prendendo forma
Di Piero Cecchinato
https://t.co/AxNiwLG1D6 via @Linkiesta

[Ultimora.net @ultimoranet]

❗️ Iran, enormi proteste antigovernative in corso a Teheran. Blackout di Internet a livello nazionale. Segnalati cortei in centinaia di città. Interruzioni di servizio in diversi media statali e semi-ufficiali @ultimoranet

[Defense Intelligence @DI313_]

🇮🇷 BREAKING : Protests intensify across Iran with streets set ablaze. Gunfire reported in Tehran as unrest continues.

[Daractenus @Daractenus]

To all my fellow Europeans looking for alternatives to US digital services and products, here's a platform to help you out: https://t.co/56VHWxuQOO

[Liam Nissan™ @theliamnissan]

BREAKING NEWS: DONALD TRUMP RECEIVES EXXON PEACE PRIZE

[Lorenzo Raschi @LRaschi]

@DiegoFusaro 🤡

[L'HuffPost @HuffPostItalia]

La Cia smentisce il Cremlino: nessun attacco alla villa di Putin https://t.co/Fr7PhpHWod

[Andrea Opachi @OpachiAndrea]

Russi al buio la vigilia di capodanno.

Solo pochi giorni fa la Zakharova parlava di un’Europa senza elettricità per le luminarie natalizie.
A giudicare dalle immagini dalla regione di Mosca, non si è mai visto un portavoce degli Esteri portare così tanta sfiga.

[Andrii Sybiha 🇺🇦 @andrii_sybiha]

Russian manipulations regarding the alleged “attempt to attack Putin’s residence” are fabricated for only one reason: to create a pretext and false justification for Russia’s further attacks against Ukraine, as well as to undermine and impede the peace process.

Usual Russian tactic: accuse the other side of what you are doing or planning yourself.

First, Russia has already struck the Ukrainian government building this year.

Second, Ukraine only strikes legitimate military targets in the Russian territory—in response to Russian strikes at Ukraine.

Third, Russia is the aggressor, and Ukraine is the country that has been attacked and defends itself according to article 51 of the UN Charter. There can be no false equivalence between the aggressor and the country defending itself.

We urge the world to condemn provocative Russian statements aimed at derailing the constructive peace process. Ukraine remains committed to peace efforts led by the United States, with the participation of European partners.

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

Russia is at it again, using dangerous statements to undermine all achievements of our shared diplomatic efforts with President Trump's team. We keep working together to bring peace closer.

This alleged "residence strike" story is a complete fabrication intended to justify additional attacks against Ukraine, including Kyiv, as well as Russia’s own refusal to take necessary steps to end the war. Typical Russian lies. Furthermore, the Russians have already targeted Kyiv in the past, including the Cabinet of Ministers building.

Ukraine does not take steps that can undermine diplomacy. To the contrary, Russia always takes such steps. This is one of many differences between us.

It is critical that the world doesn’t stay silent now. We cannot allow Russia to undermine the work on achieving a lasting peace.