Canada is one of the biggest supporters of Ukraine. Standing with President @ZelenskyyUA at the G7, I announced that Canada is imposing more than 160 new sanctions on Russian individuals, entities, and vessels.
We’re keeping the pressure on Russia to negotiate peace — a just and lasting peace — for Ukraine and Europe.
Truman was right, as usual, and nothing has changed about Russia. What has changed is the American president and his business partners saying they trust Russia's dictator.
Putin could pay a personal price for failure in Ukraine. After four years he has not won, and defeat has ended more than one ruler in the Kremlin.
Russia has now fought longer than the Soviet Union fought Hitler, and this April it lost ground — Gideon Rachman, FT. 1/
Russia’s only response to losing on the battlefield and watching its economy collapse is to threaten Europe with destruction and murder more Ukrainian civilians with missile & drone attacks. Why do the most powerful economies and militaries in the world tolerate this terror?
Kasparov: Trump has already done everything he could for Putin.
Cut aid to Ukraine, stopped giving weapons, even stopped selling them to Europeans, raised oil prices with the Iran war, quarreled with Europe, and practically buried NATO. 3/
Predictions of Putin’s demise have been wrong many times before, but something is happening in Russia now that deserves more attention. From the (recent) archive: https://t.co/JCwRwVYvxl
Co soudí Andrej Babiš nebo Petr Macinka o českém prezidentovi, víme. A co si o něm myslí třeba přední americký historik specializující se na dějiny střední a východní Evropy a profesor na Yaleově univerzitě Timothy Snyder? ⬇️
Konference Evropa jako úkol, kterou jsme dnes na Pražském hradě zahájili společně s Alexanderem Stubbem, připomíná, že Evropa není samozřejmost, ale úkol, který před námi stojí každý den. Pokud chceme obstát v době rostoucích výzev, musíme na její budoucnosti aktivně pracovat. Ať už jde o její rozšiřování, posilování bezpečnosti, nebo zvyšování konkurenceschopnosti.
Jsem přesvědčen, že silná Evropa je klíčovým zájmem a zároveň i podmínkou silného Česka. Máme pro to všechny předpoklady.
Trump will go to history as the president who has caused the US the most harm.
Losing any sense of foreign policy strategy.
Alienating everybody but a few dictators.
Wasting US military resources on petty issues.
The big question: Is this treason or stupidity?
Stubb: “We Europeans have to understand we need Ukraine more than Ukraine needs us.”
Europe has 800,000 Ukrainian soldiers, AI-guided drone technology and battle-hardened veterans, writes The Economist. 1/
The relationship between Canada and Europe is rooted in a common history and shared values, and we’re building on that.
In a more divided world, we’re choosing partnership — in trade, defence, and security — to build a more prosperous and secure future together.
As the saying goes, "immigration the sincerest form of flattery". Generations of Europeans came to the US for greater liberty, opportunity, and prosperity, and now all are on the wane.
The Czech Republic is an important EU partner and NATO ally. We had excellent discussions with @PrezidentPavel, particularly on the economy and security.
By working closely together, we punch above our weight.
NYT: Europe is preparing for a long war with Russia as the US has effectively withdrawn from peace negotiations. 15 months ago Trump promised to stop the war in one day. Today analyst James Sherr: “We find ourselves largely where we began in the negotiations.” 1/