This disaster was enabled by years of bureaucratization of the Georgian file in key Western capitals, with bureaucrats of ever-lower caliber running the file with mostly no meaningful political oversight. The battle is lost, but not the war. (2/5)

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Georgians have a lot to say today

A very sad day for Georgia and the rest of Europe. The passing of this law effectively puts Georgia's accession to the EU on hold, with no benefit for anybody. Almost anybody.

Raphaël Glucksmann (PS-Place publique) souhaite que l'Ukraine soit autorisée à viser 'des cibles' sur le territoire russe avec les missiles livrés par la France

#debatBFM

“At this point, our fear looks like an invitation [to Russia]… to act more fiercely in Ukraine… and an invitation to act in our countries… Allow Ukraine to win the war. This is how you stop Russia.”

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Today I understood first hand that this is how Kyiv most effectively hurts Moscow: by striking it at home. Still, though, Washington still insists that any weaponry it supplies cannot be used against Russian territory. Still, the Ukrainians are forced to fight with one hand tied

Tashkent today, in darkness:

“At this point, our fear looks like an invitation [to Russia]… to act more fiercely in Ukraine… and an invitation to act in our countries… Allow Ukraine to win the war. This is how you stop Russia.”

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“Goremykin cites Stalin on the importance of political education of soldiers & the need to mortally hate the enemy…A map of Ukraine published in the journal is used to support arguments, casting doubt on the authenticity of Ukrainian statehood, and hence to justify the invasion”

THREAD: I was recently near the front in #Kharkiv 🇺🇦 at a secret drone base where I saw the unit undertake a drone mission — into #Russia 🇷🇺.

It’s the ability to strike enemy territory that really affects Moscow. Ukraine *must* be allowed to use Western arms inside Russia.

Message can’t be clearer. Longterm military support package means Ukraine knows what to expect. 🇸🇪 🇺🇦

Air defense matters. Consistent supply lines matter. A strategy for victory matters.

For them, it is a pleasure to burn. We all know who we are dealing with. Russia is run by men who want to make it a norm – burning lives, destroying cities and villages, dividing people, and erasing national borders through war.

There is no nation that can stop such war alone,

Great reporting, and also, yes

We’ve seen what drones can do in war, and we need to prepare to detect and defend in (relative) peace time. Once again, the northern NATO allies lead the way.

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The bombardment of Kharkiv is not a mystery, in two maps

(Also, we should have a whole day devoted to thanking Institute for the Study of War for their work in mapping and analyzing Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine)

Russia hit the Epicenter shopping mall in Kharkiv as it was packed with customers. Authorities say at least 11 people are dead. Reminder: the White House prohibits Ukraine from using American weapons to target Russian bases, launchers and planes that pummel Kharkiv daily from

Page one of the “peace plan” is blowing up the shopping malls for mass civilian casualties.