Venäjän puheet kovenevat kun kokevat olevansa sodassa vahvoilla. YK-lähettiläänsä puhui Ukrainan antautumisesta ehdoitta. Peiliin katsomisen paikka länsimaissa, on häpeällistä, ettemme ole tehneet Ukrainan hyväksi enemmän. Löydämme tämän edestämme. #Ukraina 🇺🇦

⚡️Reuters: US officials say China aids Russia's massive military expansion.

Supplies from China are helping Russia launch its 'most ambitious defense expansion since the Soviet era and on a faster timeline than we believed possible.'
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This is not just technologically great, it's also a very important policy improvement.
Not described in any detail below, but ensuring faster defence procurement is crucial.

(BTW, how about some field trials in Ukraine? A bit of operational data can't hurt 🔥)

BREAKING: Canada's foreign minister says Middle East security situation is 'highly volatile' and 'could escalate without notice'

Pekka Virkki The mullahs regime is allready dying. These wara are existential to all autocrats. CCP, North Korea, russia etc. In their death spasm they make war to try to survive.

Johnson, Trump, and the GOP treason caucus should be blasted for spouting Russian propaganda & harming US interests, Ukraine in particular. But their agenda is clear and you cannot shame the shameless, only defeat them. But Biden is talking the talk and not walking the walk.

When casting your vote, yes, 'who is better' is a relevant question. But in advocacy, you should speak the truth about all sides. It doesn't 'help Trump' to point out the Biden DoD should be doing much more to help Ukraine and US security.

The WH thinks it's good domestic politics to betray Ukraine & blame it on the GOP. But Trump will simply flip-flop and blame Biden for losing Ukraine (and Afghanistan, and not supporting Israel) regardless of his own prior positions! So just do the right thing. Let Ukraine win.

Lloyd Austin telling Ukraine not to strike Russian refineries while Russia bombs Ukrainian energy infrastructure to the ground, while dozens of US Patriot air-defense batteries collect dust, is disgraceful. This will be their legacy of failure and betrayal.

When I bash the Trump-led GOP for blocking Ukraine aid I get criticized for not bashing the Biden admin enough for withholding weapons. When I bash the Biden admin, I get attacked for not blaming Trump & Johnson. I get it, but this is the partisan BS that Putin is exploiting.

Is Trump getting his Ukraine policy analysis from the Kremlin? It certainly seems so

FM Gabrielius Landsbergis🇱🇹: Pleasure to meet Armen Grigoryan for a discussion on the quest for peace and stability in the South Caucasus. Strong support to Armenia's ambition to deepen ties with the EU and build resilience to Russian intrusive influence.

EU ja Nato lupailevat Ukrainalle pitkän ajan tukea ja jäsenyyttä, mutta juuri nyt tarvittavia aseita ja ilmatorjuntajärjestelmiä sille ei kuitenkaan ole annettu. Ilmari Käihkö puhui Ylen kolumnissa tekopyhyydestä, olen samaa mieltä! Perusteltua raivoa on myos EU-parlamentissa.

With a heightened risk of attacks on Israeli territory, the regional security situation remains highly volatile & could escalate without notice. 

We have increased our risk level to “avoid all travel” to Israel+West Bank. 

Canadians should consider leaving by commercial means.

JUST IN: Austrian airlines suspends flights to Iran

🇺🇦 Zelensky: 'There are things that are clear, and I am 100% sure that this will be the case. Ukraine in a 5-10 years: an EU country, I very much believe is a NATO country. I am sure that many countries will rebuild Ukraine.'

In 2023, as per NATO stats, UK defence spending was 2.28% of GDP.

So, pledging to go to 2.5% is frankly unimpressive given the threat environment.

Especially if one puts caveats on that pledge, as both parties have done.

Labour should pledge 3% unconditionally.

Attacking #Israel would be suicidal for #Iran .

While it might divert #West ern resources from #Ukraine , it would also force #Tehran to focus on 🇮🇱 & likely even destroy the #Mullah regime.

#MiddleEast without its influence would be a huge blow for authoritarians everywhere.

“Russia will likely continue to use all measures that stop short of triggering NATO's collective defense clause in the coming years, the Internal Security Service (ISS) said in its 2023-2024 annual review published on Friday. Russia's intelligence and security services have also…

Some news articles about the ISS annual review

ISS director: Russian influence activities in Estonia have become harsher

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