⚡️ President of #Latvia on the Pope's statement: one must not capitulate in the face of evil "My Sunday morning take: One must not capitulate in the face of evil, one must fight it and defeat it, so that the evil raises the white flag and capitulates."

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Putin again threatens nuclear war, he wants to intimidate us and to continue his aggression against Ukraine and the free world. We must not yield to his blackmail, double down our efforts to arm Ukraine, strengthen our own defense, and not allow him to draw any red lines.

🚨 Poland's Foreign Minister, Radoslaw Sikorski: If the US fails to deliver military support to Ukraine despite the Commander-in-Chief's desire to do so (President Biden), allies will start developing their own nuclear weapons because America is dysfunctional and unreliable.

Bija aktuāli pirms 2 gadiem. Aktuāli joprojām. Mums jāpalīdz Ukrainai. Tas, ko pasaule 1939. un 40. gadā neizdarīja ne Polijai, ne Baltijai. Ar sekām dzīvojām 50 gadus. No kļūdām jāmācās. русский военный корабль: иди нахуй.

Today's top news in the United States: A private company puts a probe on the Moon as part of a new human landing program. Today's top news in Russia: Gulag officials refuse to let a killed opposition leader's mother recover his body, threaten to leave it rot in the open unless…

🧵We seem to be running out of time when it comes to our intestinal fortitude in the West (if there ever truly was one) to support #Ukraine. Our commentariat is oozing pessimism and pundits seem to try to outdo each other debating end-game scenarios, negotiated deals, etc. 1/7

Sobering message from Dmytro Kuleba: “The era of peace in Europe is over. Every time Ukrainian soldiers retreat from a Ukrainian town because of lack of ammunition russian soldiers are getting a few kilometers closer to your towns, your homes, your families and children.” 1/n

Speaking of paying our share… If the US gave as much/GDP to Ukraine as does Denmark or Slovakia, Ukraine would win easily. If we gave as much/GDP to Ukraine as Estonia does, Ukraine would likely have won long ago. Ukrainian victory is what matters and we are the slackers.

So you think Putin is a genius since he can talk about history for 30 minutes straight? I'm gonna show you Vladimir Putin's real perception of 'history' and how he uses his delusional concepts for his wars of aggression in Europe. The following is an honest reflection of…

1. No one knows if Trump will be the next president or not 2. Europe needs to act like he will be & get serious on defense now. We can’t afford to cross our fingers & wait til election night 3. This means both reinvigorating our own forces & arming #Ukraine now, including #Taurus

UNbefuckinglievable.

Thus, although, situation is not perfect, giving in to the defeatist narrative only plays into the hands of 🇷🇺propaganda. Instead we have to focus on shoring up support to 🇺🇦& continue to quickly improve our military capabilities in Europe.

Perhaps it's embarrassing to Russia that it must seek military aid from North Korea. Certainly it's embarrassing to rich, democratic countries when North Korea helps Russia more than they help Ukraine.

The free world is now - deliberately - at its weakest since 1938. Putin knows and sees this, and he gladly makes use of this. So do his fellows of the new axis of evil. There's still time and a chance to stop them before it’s too late.

Want #Ukraine to win, but worried about the bill? Push your lawmakers to seize the $300bn in Russian state assets held in the West & use it to fund 🇺🇦 defense. This one is a no brainer folks. #MakeRussiaPay

We are currently in a pre-stage of a world war. I compare it to the period between 1936-1939. The civil war in Spain is raging and it is unclear who will win, but Italy and Germany help Franco, while the West mainly stays silent. Same goes with Czechoslovakia and Austria, two…

"Russia needs to walk away with the understanding that they lost, that they will lose the next war. The Russian leader must end his gamble in Ukraine knowing "that economically they are ruined, we outlasted them, we kept our industry on a better footing, we have the technological…

Ukrainian athlete Volodymyr Androshchuk will not be representing his country at the Paris Olympics because russians killed him. And yet, the morally bankrupt International Olympic Committee announced that russian athletes are welcome in the 2024 Paris Olympics. 1/n

EU data on exports to Central Asia and the Caucasus are just so bonkers. Take EU exports to Armenia, which are up 200% since Russia invaded Ukraine. This stuff obviously isn't staying in Yerevan, but going to Moscow, where it helps Putin. The EU truly is Putin's dream adversary.