The Lookout (Twitter)

I largely agree with what @Inkvisiit writes here.

Yes it is bleak, but that is what the outlook has been for a long time now. That why security guarantees are so crucial when it comes to securing a viable future for Ukraine.

A gew points, based on comments:

Europe has yet to turn talk into actions.

Trump may save, or at least reduce pressure on the Russian economy. (The oil price is a joker though.)

There was a collective failure to recognize that the war changed character when the Russians mobilized and started digging in late 2022.

The sins of the past, both in Ukraine and in Europe / the West, are back to haunt us with a vengeance.

‌The Lookout (Twitter)

@The_Lookout_N: This description of the situation in the war is also why I have said this⬇️

I am repeating myself a lot now, but the days of risk free options are gone.

All options, even the riskier ones, must be looked at, fully aware of what they could lead to.

Ukraine Battle Map (Twitter)

@eagle_seek @Maks_NAFO_FELLA: Vance is a Russian agent. Europe and Ukraine should not allow Trump’s attempt to force Ukraine to surrender to be allowed; that would give Russia the green light to invade anyone they can because whatever they take will be kept with no future consequences or proper deterrence

Ukraine Battle Map (Twitter)

@DinnovatorX @eagle_seek @Maks_NAFO_FELLA: Your still going on with WW3 🤡

I see you people don’t have the needed knowledge to understand there is a 0% chance Russia will use nukes. We are in the 4th year of the war, they were supposed to sent nukes when Ukriane took Kherson, and a million other times. Guess what it’s BS

The Lookout (Twitter)

RT @BBCSteveR: Today’s Russian papers predict “a reconfiguration of the whole system of international relations”, highlight a “deep crisis in the Western camp” & suggest European leaders are “dreaming” if they think Russia will agree to their plan for a partial truce in Ukraine #ReadingRussia

The Lookout (Twitter)

RT @PhilippRotmann: So the German government-to-be will use the existing parliament to exempt all defense spending above 43 bn euros (1% GDP) from the debt brake and establish a €500m infrastructure fund over 10 yrs. No precise defense spending target but this enables unlimited borrowing in theory.

The Lookout (Twitter)

@APHClarkson: I needed that laugh!

The Lookout (Twitter)

@The_Lookout_N @APHClarkson: But unfortunately it's true.

The Lookout (Twitter)

RT @HthHans: By the sound of things SAMP/T NG and NASAMS are now 🇩🇰favorites for long range and short range GBAD, respectively. This is a European pairing that could fulfil all criteria and possibly in the case of NASAMS a battery could be on loan from 🇳🇴 in the interim.

Special Kherson Cat 🐈🇺🇦 (Twitter)

Cluster munition strike on the Russian military training grounds in the Kherson region. By the @14reg_army https://twitter.com/14reg_army/status/1896991701056602534#m

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Ukrainian President Zelensky:

- "Today, many ask the same question: What will happen with aid from America. I've instructed the defense minister, the heads of our intelligence and diplomats to contact their counterparts in the US and obtain official information. People shouldn't have to guess."

- "We know that the Russians haven't changed their position and demands regarding Ukraine. They will demand the reduction of our army, they will pursue a legal relinquishment of our territories [occupied by Russia]."

Colby Badhwar 🇨🇦🇬🇧 (Twitter)

RT @TristinHopper: The Trump Administration's ability to alienate people who otherwise would have been their natural allies is truly a sight to behold. Right-wing populists around the world are fleeing his brand at top speed. https://twitter.com/GBNEWS/status/1896928960216195477#m

Colby Badhwar 🇨🇦🇬🇧 (Twitter)

RT @thegauguy: A huge deal on German defence spending coming! The CDU/CSU (election winner) together with the SPD will introduce a motion in the Bundestag next week to push through an amendment to the Basic Law to exempt defence spending higher than 1% of GDP from the debt brake in the future!