Time zones are an insanely expensive, useless anachronism that should’ve been replaced by UTC long ago. DST is just the cherry on this monument to ignorance!
@joni_askola TBH, and as I recall that, Johnson only wanted to get out of the negotiations deadlock that predated him in the office. I don't remember him being anything close to an architect of Brexit.
@JohannaNyman5@kvistp@LevHavryliv Genuine elections do exist in russia. It's just that only one political option is available for being elected. All others were "disappeared" by the state apparatus. Thus results are known long before the ballots are "counted". This is called "political stability", isn't it?
@JohannaNyman5@Osinttechnical Please don't forget that Krasnov is expected to:
- maximally weaken the US and its alliances
- maximally weaken if not break up NATO
- maximally weaken if not break up the EU
- maximally strengthen Russian finances and influence
Does this "absurd" fit there well?
@OrsonDzi@DawidKamizela Francuski to jeszcze jak-cie-moge, ale gdyby to był Eurofighter naszego natowskiego sojusznika zza Odry… to różnym by się tak zrobiło🤯
@XKubiak Wykorzystujemy tak jak zawsze w historii a potem „ojej - znowu nas wszyscy zdradzili”. Bo od zawsze wiadomo przecież, że najlepszą strategią jest zrobienie sobie wrogów z wszystkich sąsiadów, szczególnie najbliższych. Dzięki temu tytuł Chrystusa Narodów nam się po prostu należy!
@JohannaNyman5@Osinttechnical Please don't forget that Krasnov is expected to:
- maximally weaken the US and its alliances
- maximally weaken if not break up NATO
- maximally weaken if not break up the EU
- maximally strengthen Russian finances and influence
Does this "absurd" fit there well?
@anders_aslund "Trump is Putin's obedient servant (though fortunately dumb & incompetent)" – True, yet even being dumb (with the "B") as long as he takes russian assignments, he does enormous amount of harm.
When Russia finally cracks and offers to negotiate, expect a flood of Western politicians to pressure Ukraine into a bad deal.
We need to call out this political cowardice before it ruins a historic chance to defeat Russian imperialism.
The structural foundations of the Russian war machine are cracking under immense pressure. Russia's overall situation is deteriorating, and while the endgame might take a while, Moscow will eventually be forced to look for a diplomatic way out. They will try to look reasonable by offering small compromises.
This is where the danger peaks. Our Western governments are heavily populated by leaders who will panic and see this as an opportunity to wash their hands of the conflict. Out of sheer cowardice, they will try to bully Ukraine into accepting whatever deal Russia puts on the table.
We must state clearly that Ukraine cannot accept this betrayal. The power to decide when to make a deal belongs strictly to the Ukrainian people, not to anxious Western politicians. The few brave governments in our alliance must stand up to the cowards and ensure Ukraine has the backing to stay the course.
The ultimate goal cannot be a temporary ceasefire. Russian imperialism will remain a direct threat to the entire continent for as long as we tolerate its existence. To make Europe safe, we must use this exact opportunity to defeat it completely. This is a time for strength, not capitulation
@JohannaNyman5@Osinttechnical Please don't forget that Krasnov is expected to:
- maximally weaken the US and its alliances
- maximally weaken if not break up NATO
- maximally weaken if not break up the EU
- maximally strengthen Russian finances and influence
Does this "absurd" fit there well?
@JohannaNyman5@Osinttechnical Please don't forget that Krasnov is expected to:
- maximally weaken the US and its alliances
- maximally weaken if not break up NATO
- maximally weaken if not break up the EU
- maximally strengthen Russian finances and influence
Does this "absurd" fit there well?
@JohannaNyman5@Osinttechnical Please don't forget that Krasnov is expected to:
- maximally weaken the US and its alliances
- maximally weaken if not break up NATO
- maximally weaken if not break up the EU
- maximally strengthen Russian finances and influence
Does this "absurd" fit there well?
Today, Zelenskyy, Starmer, Macron, and Merz meet in London. The format itself is worth welcoming, even if the EU has once again been left on the sidelines.
The real question is what mindset the E3 brings to the table.
Zelenskyy set the tone with his open letter to Putin. While his European partners likely share its substance, they are unlikely to be ready to openly put their signatures beneath it.
But they do see that Russia is not looking for middle ground. It is set on war. Seeking a balanced compromise with an aggressor committed to conquest is not diplomacy. It is self-deception.
The predecessors of today’s leaders understood this well.
Symbolically, eighty-five years ago, London hosted another gathering. In June 1941, representatives of fourteen Allied governments and liberation movements met there to unite against Nazism.
The final London Declaration was not about ending a war. It was about uniting those willing to win it and shape the peace that followed.
One can only hope today’s meeting is guided by the same logic.
Europe’s prosperity depends on its security. Europe’s security depends on Ukraine. It is time to turn that truth into effective policy. And fast.