Matthew Reece

Soldier to Eurocrat, Kenya-Britain-Brussels. Serving EU (and the West) to develop conceptual and organizational clarity to address its 21st Century challenges.

[Matthew Reece @matthewreeceeu]

Russia addressing its “core security” interests ….

[Ihor Lachenkov @igorlachenkov]

Center of Kyiv, two Russian missiles hit a regular residential area

[Andrew A. Michta @andrewmichta]

When will we bring genuine expertise on Russia back to the debate in DC and all Western European capitals? Listen to the Finns, the Balts, the Poles and Romanians. They know the real Russia, not the imagined Russia of Dostoyevsky, Chekhov or the Russian ballet. Pls learn…. 5/5

[Tom Wright @thomaswright08]

As we thought.

[UKRAINIAN SQUAD🇺🇦 @ukrainiansquad]

Pray for these warriors who still fighting on the front lines. Faces of Freedom 🙏

[Sophie Pedder @PedderSophie]

Europe gets so much grief for division and weakness. But its recent handling of Trump, its unity (w/Starmer), smart coordination (w/Zelensky) and inclusivity (w/Meloni) show it at its best. Nobody in 🇫🇷 will credit Macron, but he has played no small part
https://t.co/bg24THRNqY

[Catherine Belton @CatherineBelton]

Pro-Kremlin political analyst Sergei Markov said Ukraine had to accept a radical reduction to its army and an enforced change to its government before Moscow would agree to end the war. Otherwise, “Russia has no reason to stop the military action.”

[Yaroslav Trofimov @yarotrof]

The morning after the talks. In Ukraine.

[Matthew Reece @matthewreeceeu]

Janis Kluge, deputy head of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs, said Putin’s proposal was “itself part of the war.” https://t.co/Bfv2qELpNY

[Euromaidan Press @EuromaidanPress]

Russia’s oil and gas revenues dropped 19% in the first half of 2025, forcing deep cuts to civilian spending as the Kremlin diverts funds to the war

Falling crude prices, a shrinking European gas market, and a manipulated ruble are worsening the crisis https://t.co/GwiduKUBxP

[Matthew Reece @matthewreeceeu]

‘’ Russia’s leader wants Ukraine to stop being what he sees as an “anti-Russia project” and to return to Moscow’s sphere of influence.
So, either (from) guarantees from the West or through political control within Ukraine, One or the other, or both. Then, we’ll see how it goes”

[Lindsey Graham @LindseyGrahamSC]

To those in Russia who believe that President Trump is not serious about ending the bloodbath between Russia and Ukraine:

You and your customers will soon be sadly mistaken. You will also soon see that Joe Biden is no longer president.

Get to the peace table.

[Matthew Reece @matthewreeceeu]

“Hoping that humanity is on a learning curve is not a strategy”.
https://t.co/mqnJjn1LG2

[Andrew A. Michta @andrewmichta]

There needs to be a sea change in how European leaders speak to their citizens about the risk and the obligation to defend their countries. And about what binds them together as nations. About what’s worth fighting for. Only then can deterrence be truly restored and hold. 9/End

[Kaja Kallas @kajakallas]

Today, we reached an agreement with Israel to expand humanitarian access to Gaza.

This deal means more crossings open, aid and food trucks entering Gaza, repair of vital infrastructure and protection of aid workers.

We count on Israel to implement every measure agreed.

[Igor Sushko @igorsushko]

Ukraine: "Everyday when I open my eyes, I hope it was just a nightmare. A dream in which my entire family died. My 3 children and my beloved wife. When I realize it's not a dream but reality, it rips apart my soul."
Imagine going through this every morning when you wake up.

[Radosław Sikorski 🇵🇱🇪🇺 @sikorskiradek]

Are you sure all these people are Nazis, ⁦@mfa_russia⁩?

[Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs @CzechMFA]

1/2 We are exposing cybercriminals. China has been persistently trying to undermine our resilience and democracy. Through cyberattacks, information manipulation, and propaganda, it interferes in our society - and we must defend ourselves against it.

[Igor Sushko @igorsushko]

NATO, with Ukraine's help, must defeat Russia now in Ukraine instead of waiting to be attacked by Russia at the time and place of their choosing.
https://t.co/JXwHYLuJjX

[Matthew Reece @matthewreeceeu]

“It is clear to me that torture is part of the Russian war policy and apparatus, both of Ukrainian civilians as well as of captured prisoners of war,” the UN’s special rapporteur on torture, Alice Edwards, said in an interview. “It’s being applied across all regions occupied”

[Shaun Walker @shaunwalker7]

Yesterday we published our investigation into torture & death of Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna.

Now, what I & several Guardian colleagues have been working on for past few months: inside one of Russia's worst torture prisons for Ukrainians

https://t.co/hLvYw8yjZq

[Matthew Reece @matthewreeceeu]

“We have to run fast because we have two challenges: Russia is running fast even though there will be peace [in Ukraine]. And America is changing their burden towards the Indo-Pacific area,” https://t.co/s3eG58xiaF