Russia produces over 1,400 Iskander ballistic missiles and nearly 500 Kh-101 cruise missiles annually – The Economist
putin wants to restore Russia's imperial status. His rhetoric questions not only the sovereignty of Ukraine, but also that of other neighbors – Finland and the Baltic states, the foreign publication states. War is a means of maintaining power and control and mobilizing society.
Russia is not ready for a full-scale war against NATO, but in six months it could be ready to attack a Baltic country, and in two years for a limited war against several countries.
And Europe continues to buy gas and steel from Russia, thereby financing putin's war preparations.
Great job - von der Leyen.
The three Members of the European Parliament who voted against the European Parliament today’s resolution calling on Russia to return kidnapped Ukrainian children to Ukraine:
- Fidias Panayiotou (Cyprus)
- Friedrich Pürner (Germany)
- Petar Volgin (Bulgaria)
One of the fallacies in 🇨🇳 Xi Jinping’s article published in 🇷🇺 Rossiyskaya Gazeta (Russian Gazette) on May 7:
“… A series of instruments with legal effect under international law, including the Cairo Declaration and the Potsdam Proclamation, have all affirmed China’s sovereignty over Taiwan…”
Note that the 🇨🇳 People’s Republic of China (founded in 1949) didn’t even exist when the Cairo Declaration (1943) and Potsdam Proclamation (1945) were made.
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@SecRubio Nothing to see here—just the Secretary of State attacking one of our strongest allies, falsely accusing it of “tyranny in disguise,” all in defense of a far-right, Holocaust-denying, pro-Putin party. This is INSANE.
@SecRubio You should reverse your course by hollowing out AND exploiting the rules based international order for the disadvantage of Ukraine and NATO. Europe needs a Churchill to contain you.
@SecRubio Your understanding of democracy is truly pathetic. Germany fought fascism and the Nazis and won, also with the help of the United States. Now the US wants to reverse history in Germany. I'm not even starting to speak how you treat Ukraine. Truly sick times we live in.
@SecRubio Says the man whose country is currently transitioning from a democracy to an autocracy. A country that has now reached the worst ranking in history for press freedom.
If you don't know anything about German politics and the NAZI party AfD, you'd better keep your mouth shut.
@SecRubio This is democracy. This decision is the result of a thorough & independent investigation to protect our Constitution & the rule of law. It is independent courts that will have the final say. We have learnt from our history that rightwing extremism needs to be stopped.
@SecRubio Oh the hypocrisy - your boss is planning on sending American citizens to mega-prisons in El Salvador, and at the same time you're whitewashing Russia and its war crimes.