Europa hat versagt, sein Friedensprojekt ausreichend vor #Putin zu schützen. Beschämend: 4 Länder blockieren Einigkeit der EU. Wir brauchen Entschlossenheit: #SWIFT jetzt! Die #Ukraine braucht unseren vollen Support: Europäische Werte vor wirtschaftlichen Interessen! (1/4)

Das Problem ist nicht SWIFT per se, denn der Ausschluss russischer Großbanken vom int. Zahlungsverkehr leistet im Kern dasselbe Das Problem sind die Ausnahmen für Zahlungen aus dem Energiegeschäft Kurz: Was dem Sanktionspaket tatsächlich fehlt ist ein Importembargo für Öl & Gas

Ukrainians fight like hell. Russians are well-equipped, but demotivated and often inexperienced. Stop talking doom-and-gloom! It’s not over, far from it! #StandWithUkraine

I know it’s a cliché, but this really feels like a turning point for Europe. The way people talk, the anger of the usual cynics or sober minds. The conversations I’ve heard about defense spending, NATO, energy independence these last few days feel like something truly different.

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We are witnessing the emergence of a global power in this crisis: the European Union. I was confident that a Russian invasion w/d be a shock to Europe and lead to a robust response. But never w/d I have predicted the announcements from Germany, EU, and others. Truly stunning. 1/

🇨🇦 solidarity with 🇺🇦 and its people on display with the new embassy banners. #StandWithUkraine

Reportedly the Chechen assassination squad sent to assassinate Zelenskyy has been eliminated. To think how many times they sent their assassination squads in collaboration w GRU across Europe and nothing was done

Putin's war on Ukraine has entered its next phase, one of destruction and slaughter of civilians. It is also a part of Putin's World War, a war on the civilized world of international law, democracy, and any threat to his power, which he declared long ago. 1/13

A friend from Moscow is racing toward the border with the Baltics, has been driving all night—no plane tickets left. "We're trying to get there before the president's address to the nation," friend says, referring to widespread rumors that Putin is about to declare martial law.

Putin's lie that he invaded Ukraine because its gov't is comprised of Nazis is too absurd to stick, so now top propagandists are moving on to the new fairytale: that Ukraine and NATO were plotting to start a nuclear war against Russia in March and Putin prevented it by invading.

Schwer zu ertragen.

And another tweet for #germantwitter posterity archive.ph/hqA1R

china state media close to 100% aligned with putin’s narrative on the war in ukraine v problematic sign for where the global “order” is heading

The electricity grids of #Ukraine & #Moldova have been successfully synchronised with the Continental European Grid. This will help🇺🇦to keep their electricity system stable & lights on. It is a historic milestone for our relationship – in this area, Ukraine is now part of Europe!

It might these days be worth remembering that 🇷🇺 occupied and annexed Crimea and tried to dismember 🇺🇦 by creating a Novorossija statelet in its South in 2014 when 🇺🇦 had neutrality inscribed in its constitution. It wasn’t of much help.

Lithuania wants the EU to cancel the summit with China "until we see which side China is on" lrt.lt/en/news-in-eng…

A few months ago Martin Chulov asked me and @alexatackonline to fly to Amsterdam with him to meet two academics he’d been speaking with. They had been leaked something extraordinary

Warum Munitionslieferungen an die #Ukraine im von #Russland entfesselten Krieg so wichtig sind, darüber haben Katja Keppner und Christoph Christoph Schwanitz mit Oberst Reisner vom österreichischen Bundesheer gesprochen. tagesschau tagesschau.de/ausland/europa…

hamas authority for refugee affairs tells palestinian civilians: "remain steadfast in your homes" (and ignore israel calls for evacuation) hamas intending to force israel to kill more civilians