Bernhard Friess (@friessbernhard) 's Twitter Profile
Bernhard Friess

@friessbernhard

Former Director and acting DG, DG MARE. All tweets from me & my opinion. RT ≠ endorsement.

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calendar_today04-01-2017 20:35:08

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Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський (@zelenskyyua) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Our soldiers have captured North Korean military personnel in the Kursk region. Two soldiers, though wounded, survived and were transported to Kyiv, where they are now communicating with the Security Service of Ukraine. This was not an easy task: Russian forces and other North

Our soldiers have captured North Korean military personnel in the Kursk region. Two soldiers, though wounded, survived and were transported to Kyiv, where they are now communicating with the Security Service of Ukraine.

This was not an easy task: Russian forces and other North
Phillips P. OBrien (@phillipspobrien) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Its hard to understate the profound naivety and delusion of European policy towards the USA now. European security is being put in the hands of a person who loves dictators and despises democratic states.

HC Strien (@strien9) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Selbst beim Einkauf von Lebensmitteln muss man aufpassen, dass man nicht ungewollt Putin finanziert. Manche Einkäufer bei den großen Ketten haben offenbar keinerlei Skrupel

Bernhard Friess (@friessbernhard) 's Twitter Profile Photo

EU failed to Trump-proof Europe and now faces humiliation. “If European Commission photocopiers could win wars, Moscow would long ago have surrendered.” theguardian.com/world/2025/feb…

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“Now Europeans should have finally understood that they are alone and on their own” - Have they? spiegel.de/ausland/jetzt-…

Phillips P. OBrien (@phillipspobrien) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Sent this piece out yesterday. Calling Trump's policy towards Putin "appeasement", in unkind to Neville Chamberlain. Its closer to Hitler, Stalin and the Nazi-Soviet Pact.

Gabrielius Landsbergis🇱🇹 (@glandsbergis) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Once again I am leaving the Munich Security Conference in a low mood. Amongst all the noise, the US signalled their plans for Europe, so things are becoming clearer. But things are clearly not good. This is what we now know, and what we now have to do about it:🧵1/17

Oz Katerji (@ozkaterji) 's Twitter Profile Photo

The main arguments made against intervention in Syria to protect Syrians from Assad in 2013 were: 1 - Regime change will lead to a million dead and a 10 year civil war. 2 - It will lead to a wider global conflict between the west and Iran & Russia. 3 - Assad may be replaced by

The main arguments made against intervention in Syria to protect Syrians from Assad in 2013 were:

1 - Regime change will lead to a million dead and a 10 year civil war.
2 - It will lead to a wider global conflict between the west and Iran & Russia.
3 - Assad may be replaced by
HC Strien (@strien9) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In diese Richtung müssten die Gedanken der europ. Politiker gehen - ist allerdings bisher nur in Spuren bei einigen kleinen Ländern erkennbar Der Rest, incl. F und UK, duckt sich weg

Gabrielius Landsbergis🇱🇹 (@glandsbergis) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Putin’s only hope is that Europe stays in a self-induced coma, unable to seize frozen assets, unable to manufacture weapons, unable to move troops in any significant numbers. Unable to defend the values that were chosen for very good reasons.🧵14/16

Bernhard Friess (@friessbernhard) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Europe’s leaders have been like infants who cling to their parent for protection. Time to grow up. theguardian.com/commentisfree/…

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Why is Germany buying fighter jets from the U.S., making itself dependent on a likely hostile regime? Why not European products and keep jobs here?? spiegel.de/politik/deutsc…