The buildup was needed to showcase the argument that Mali is only one country of the complex and convoluted picture. Without understanding what happened elsewhere, we can't understand what happened here. With Jules Duhamel map. Second part of 🧵- the motives and lost dreams.

Steve Witkoff orchestrated the phone call that sabotaged Zelensky's White House visit last month, when Tomahawks for Ukraine were on the table. Absolutely unreal.

Remarkable story. Stunning stuff even if it’s what we have come to expect from Witkoff. Here he explicitly advises Russian officials how Putin should deal with Trump, and also shows a staggering, fundamental misunderstanding of Putin’s goals and the war.

Tja, Steve Witkoff macht einen ausgezeichneten Job als außenpolitischer Berater des außenpolitischen Beraters des russischen Präsidenten. Normalerweise hätte er nach der Bloomberg-Veröffentlichung noch heute entlassen werden sollen. Aber wir leben nicht mehr in der normalen Welt.

One of the most difficult things I've ever watched, one of those that stays with you. Do give "2000 Meters to Andriivka" a watch.

Let's call it what it is: Good news. Yes, searches and (coming) charges against Zelensky's chief ally are good news for Ukraine. It doesn't "weaken" Ukraine in this critical time. It gives it a chance. Andriy Yermak should never have led peace negotiations for Ukraine. Plenty

Die Formulierung «einer von Misstrauen und Ängsten geprägten Zuwanderungsdebatte» im Artikel von Philipp Loser bringt das weitverbreitete Narrativ gut auf den Punkt. Das Problem sind die subjektiven (und daher unbegründeten) Wahrnehmungen einer ängstlichen und misstrauischen

Dear Europe: If you read this and still think the United States is with you, you deserve everything you fear is coming your way. This is Russian-style corruption incorporated into the American system. wsj.com/world/russia/r…

Russia's economy is clearly not booming and cannot continue the war indefinitely. Without effective railways it will be paralyzed. UKR devastating attacks on oil exports are decisive. Putin dealt major blow as Russian Railways ‘on the brink of collapse' msn.com/en-us/money/ne…

Gift Article The Wall Street Journal wsj.com/world/russia/r…

This excellent study by NUPI shows that it would cost Europe about half as much to provide Ukraine with military support that would enable it to achieve (partial) victory and decisively push back Russia. A war of attrition with a slow Russian victory, on the other hand,

Heute vor 34 Jahren stimmte die Ukraine über ihre Unabhängigkeit von der Sowjetunion ab - mit überwältigender Mehrheit. Selbst auf der Krym stimmte eine Mehrheit dafür. Nichts was die russische Propaganda behauptet, wird daran etwas ändern können. Russland tritt das Völkerrecht

This is not speculation. It is written directly into Russia’s new State Migration Policy Concept and the updated Siberia Development Program. These documents outline: — the “redistribution of population” and relocation of new residents to Siberia and the Far East, — the

Sowas gab es immer schon. bild.de/regional/nordr…

Kasparov: Recall ambassadors, low down diplomatic ties, but Europe is doing business as usual. More than 500K visas were issued for Russians last year. Putin's laughing at you. You want to be serious? Send French military jets to Ukraine. Show you’re willing to take a hit. 1/

With the release of Epstein files pending, let me remind what Центр «Досье» uncovered: Convicted sex-trafficker worked directly with an FSB officer who ran Putin's elite St. Petersburg Economic Forum. We have their emails 🧵(Read on — 1/9)

The former commander of the Russian Ground Forces, General Chirkin, made some rather startling admissions in a live interview: "There are goals in every war, and in this special military operation, the President of the Russian Federation set the goals of denazification and

Bart De Wever’s trips to Russia are now paying off for the Kremlin: He protects its interests and blocks billions in aid for Ukraine. 🧵1/23

An administration that is tip to toe corrupted by Arab money intends to lecture us on the defence of Christianity. This is the most ridiculous foreign policy document I ever read. An I read many of those. whitehouse.gov/wp-content/upl…

I strongly endorse the letter by Belgian academics in Le Soir arguing that using Russian Central Bank assets frozen in Belgium to support Ukraine is legally sound: 1. Belgium's initial opposition to using these assets for a reparations loan was understandable. But now that the