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Steven Pifer

@steven_pifer

Affiliated with Stanford's CISAC & Brookings. Retired Foreign Service officer; former US ambassador to Ukraine. Interests include nukes, Europe & mountains.

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linkhttp://www.brookings.edu/experts/pifers calendar_today24-06-2013 17:01:34

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Had he been senator in 1940, JD Vance would have been on Senate floor arguing against lead-lease for Britain.

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Right. What's the point for European states to remain bound by CFE Treaty when no longer observes its limits or provides treaty-required notifications?

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For various reasons, including vulnerability issues, and probably will not deploy nuclear weapons in .

More likely path for Polish participation in nuclear-sharing: Polish F-35s in nuclear-delivery role with nukes at bases in other NATO countries.

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launches largest war Europe has seen since WWII.

Russia suspends New START Treaty.

Russia declines strategic stability talks with US.

Russian officials threaten nuclear use.

Russian FM Lavrov: US and West are on verge of causing a nuclear war.
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Today's MFA Russia πŸ‡·πŸ‡Ί whine: Polish President Duda expressed readiness to host US nuclear weapons.

Very unlikely this will happen (for variety of reasons), but recall that last year, put nuclear weapons in , right next door to .

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Has any country ever launched a war of aggression like has against and then whined so much about the consequences? πŸ€”

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So, who are you going to believe?

Russian officials (who said in late 2021 'we will not invade Ukraine') or United Nations officials? πŸ€”

This is not a hard decision.

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Good that Speaker Mike Johnson finally brought assistance to House floor for vote. As long predicted, it easily passed.

Sad that this vote did not take place months earlier.

Sad that more House members voted against than for.

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Excellent response by Rep. Adam Smith to @repmtg's absurd argument against assistance for .

Ukrainians don't want to surrender to , which in effect is what Rep Greene advocates.

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Good.

This procedural vote sets stage for vote tomorrow (April 20) to approve new assistance package for .

I've been skeptical about Speaker Johnson, but it looks like he has done the right thing, albeit some months later than needed.

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