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The most interesting and worrying part of the "peacedeal" is how media, politicians and most of the "expert" commentators rushed to analyse unconfirmed and very vague rumours 🤷🏻‍♂️

Very reflexsive, watson.

Quite literally a Russian diktat. Has there ever been a lower point in US diplomacy? @lukeharding1968.bsky.social

European leaders assure Ukraine of their support after US peace plan leaves them sidelined European leaders have assured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of their continued support amid the war with Russia.

'The leaders of Germany, France, and the United Kingdom spoke by phone with Ukrainian President Zelenskyy, assuring him of their continued support amid the war with Russia as EU officials scrambled to respond to U.S. peace proposals that apparently caught them unawares.' apnews.com/article/russ...

Ukraine’s on-year GDP growth fell below 1% in the first six months of 2025. Russian bombing of gas production&distribution infrastructure, labour shortages and a weak spring harvest dragged down economic growth. Agricultural output shrank by 23% y-o-y in the second quarter due to the belated harvest

The reported peace plan cedes all Western and Ukrainian leverage to Russia. More: isw.pub/UkrWar112025

I need you all to know that my mother sent me this. 🤣 That is all.

EU set to further tighten visa rules for Russians Russians will generally only be eligible for single-entry visas once new rules take effect.

The EU is preparing to further tighten visa rules for Russian citizens, effectively ending the issuance of multi-entry Schengen permits in most cases. But visa issuance remains a national competence, meaning that the European Commission cannot impose a total, sweeping ban on Russian visitors.

Trump keeps claiming that Putin wouldn’t have dared start the war in Ukraine if he were president, but why does Putin dare to escalate the war now that Trump is president then?

Kiista Niinistön ja Marinin Nato-muistoista on turha: molemmat olivat lähellä epäonnistua Poliitikkojen kirjoissa ei ole tapana katua menneisyyden syntejä. Näin on enimmäkseen siksi, ettei virheiden tekemistä yleensä tunnusteta. Kun jokaisessa kirjassa ollaan oikeassa, lopputuloksena on ...

Oivaltava kirjoitus.

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Not quite, but yes: russian organised crime will BOOM and have a major influence also in the west

#Russia way of warfighting.

But there are limits and there will be a backfire. Putin is going to have a hard time with the veterans & relatives after the war.

#Cyber cascade: state-linked groups could strike sectors simultaneously: energy, finance, healthcare, transport...
> national security directly threatened.

This is no longer theoretical.
Infrastructure ✅
Capabilities ✅
And the incentives are clear – whether financial, political, or strategic.

Putin cannot stop rambling about medieval Russian history. He does it to kids in Russia, he does it to Tucker Carlson, he does it to Trump. What does it mean for serious peace negotiations if the guy has completely lost it?

Joitakuita änkyrätoverilinjan demareita taitaa nykyisen #Demaripäätoimittajan linja ja tehokkuus harmittaa?🤔 Päätoimittajaa yritetään suolata juoruamalla naapurilehtiin (IS). No, juttu muuttuikin Korhosen kehuiksi. #porilainenbumerangi 😂

Statement by the OSCE Troika to condemn Russia’s repeated and deliberate attacks on Ukraine’s civilian energy infrastructure HELSINKI/VALLETTA/BERN, 13 October 2025 - Today, the OSCE Troika – Chairperson-in-Office of the OSCE and Foreign Minister of Finland Elina Valtonen, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affa...

The OSCE Troika strongly condemns these acts. The deliberate targeting of civilian infrastructure is a flagrant breach of international humanitarian law. Russia must be held accountable for its actions. #OSCE25FI

Full statement:

www.osce.org/chairpersons...

2/4

Donald Trump says unequivocally that the United States would come to help defend Finland if Russia attacked.

When pressed how, he said “vigorously”

Love the icebreaker deal, but 👆🏼 was the most important thing from the visit.

Arvio: Jaakko Laakso muistelee kuin mitään katumaton natsi Entisen kansanedustajan, itänaapurin edunvalvojan Jaakko Laakson muistelmat ovat tärkeää luettavaa poliittisesta lähihistoriasta – ja totalitarismin palvelemisen sokeudesta – kiinnostuneille. Uusi om...

Tarkkaa ja tiukkaa kritiikkiä Jakke Laakson kaunisteluista.
@petri2020.bsky.social on Suomen kovimpia journoja, hands down.

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Prosecutor appeals district court's ruling in anchor-dragging case The Eagle S captain and two crew members have denied any wrongdoing in court.

#EagleS story ain't over - yet

As expected, prosecutor appeals, authorities seek a precedent.

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Not Business as Usual: Why Trump’s War Department Rhetoric Matters Much of the language coming out of the gathering of US military leaders this week could be dismissed as political spectacle. But international partners of the US should take seriously the US Administr...

'Partners will need to be prepared for the use of US military power in a way that is deeply uncomfortable' writes @mtsavill.bsky.social in the latest RUSI Commentary.

"The pattern of arms transfer from Russia to other CRINK countries reversed after 2022 as Russia increasingly relied on arms from Iran and North Korea to sustain its military operations in Ukraine," @chinapower.csis.org writes.

Read more: www.csis.org/analysis/cri...

The Commander in Chief Is Not Okay Trump put on a disturbing show for America’s generals and admirals.

“the president’s nakedly partisan appeal to U.S. military officers was a violation of every standard of American civil-military relations, and exactly what George Washington feared could happen with an unscrupulous commander in chief.”

www.theatlantic.com/newsletters/...

Hegseth's speech at Quantico is the culmination of a decade of MAGA influencers invoking anti-elite populism to rile up troops and company grade officers against distrusted generals, so it would be interesting to hear from colleagues on how far this undermines military cohesion

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I’ll be heading to London for this short event on Friday morning. Tune in if you can.

You Can’t Designate ‘Antifa.’ Banks and Platforms Will Act Like You Did Anyway. The White House’s words will change behavior long before any court can.

While President Trump's recent executive order purporting to designate “Antifa” as a domestic terrorist organization likely will not survive legal challenges, Thomas E. Brzozowski writes that it could still have a far-reaching chilling effect. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/you-...

I think a ton of people are burying the lead with the Pete Hegseth speech.

"Oh he's fat shaming people!"

bitch he just said he wants to NO LONGER FOLLOW THE GENEVA CONVENTION WHEN IT COMES TO RULES OF ENGAGEMENT!

TRUMP SAID HE WANTS TO DESTROY "THE ENEMY WITHIN" THAT MEANS US!

Pete Hegseth-a man whom only his mother could love

Or, maybe not

You are an abuser..that is the ugly truth and I have no respect for any man that belittles, lies, cheats”

“It’s time for someone (I wish it was a strong man) to stand up to your abusive behavior and call it out”

Forcing all those generals to witness how amateurish and foolish both Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth are firsthand might increase the chances of illegal orders being ignored in the future.

A tiny Pete Hegseth preaches to America's military giants

Cartoon by @andertoon.bsky.social for Raw Story

#PoliticalCartoon #EditorialCartoon #Trump #USPolitics #Hegseth

Bank of Finland’s 4th International Monetary Policy Conference: Monetary Policy in the Shadow of Geopolitical Tensions and Trade Conflicts

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