Camille Grand

Telegraph :
La Russie envoie des soldats "jetables" au front, sans casque ni armure.
Le phénomène s'est largement répandu ces derniers mois.

De nouvelles images du front dans la région de Donetsk montrent des soldats russes prenant d'assaut des positions ukrainiennes sans protection élémentaire.⬇️

Russian Offensive Campaign Assessment, November 28, 2025 The frontline in Ukraine is not facing imminent collapse despite recent Russian gains and Kremlin assertions.

The Ukrainian front is not about to collapse. But the Russians want you to think that
understandingwar.org/research/rus...

Moldova says Russian drones entered its airspace again, posing aviation threat Moldovan authorities said on Saturday that Russian drones had entered the country's airspace, posing a threat to aviation, in the third such incident in nine days.

Moldova says Russian drones entered its airspace again, posing aviation threat

www.reuters.com/world/moldov...

Make Money Not War: Trump’s Real Plan for Peace in Ukraine The Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.

This turns a bad peace proposal into a filthy deal www.wsj.com/world/russia...

Steve Witkoff’s peace plan for Ukraine is to hand victory to Putin | The Observer

It takes a special talent to come up with a Russian plan to end the war in Ukraine and present it as your own. But then that has been Steve Witkoff’s modus operandi from the start: take Russia’s side and force Ukraine to accept it. My latest @theobserveruk.bsky.social. observer.co.uk/news/interna...

Very true

Confirmation

Quand je dis que ce sont des pieds nickelés ! 😅

Interviewed after his speech at the opening of the 5th European Defence and Security Conference earlier this month, ASD Secretary General @camillegrand.bsky.social talks about the major challenges facing Europe’s security and defence sector today.

@camillegrand.bsky.social “We need to help and partner with Ukraine. And build capacity now. While also preparing for the future. We have the money and we need legacy and new companies for this.”

At Defending Europe’s future, today with @eu2025dk.bsky.social and @danskindustri.dk #euidk

ASD welcomes @camillegrand.bsky.social as Secretary General - bringing NATO, ECFR and think‑tank experience with a focus on turning strategy into delivery for Europe’s aerospace, security and defence industries. bit.ly/3HDVmXz

Pentagon has blocked Ukraine from striking deep inside Russia – report Wall Street Journal says move is part of Trump administration’s effort to get Putin into peace talks

So the plan is to restrain Ukraine to convince Russia to negotiate… Genius… www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

Back to Biden...Note: Trump is on the record criticising (correctly) the Biden administration for having imposed such restrictions

Face à Poutine, il faut « retourner le facteur temps à l’avantage de l’Ukraine » TRIBUNE. Les forces de garanties de sécurité que les Européens proposent d’engager sur le front ukrainien doivent être déployées avant et non après un cessez-le-feu pour forcer le Kremlin à signer un ...

📢 Ma tribune dans @lemonde.fr à propos de l'Ukraine et du débat sur les garanties de sécurité: j’y défends une idée simple mais exigeante : ne pas attendre le cessez-le-feu pour agir 👉 : www.lemonde.fr/idees/articl... Petit 🧵à dérouler ⤵️

ENTRETIEN. Ukraine : « Un processus diplomatique bizarre », selon un ancien de l’Otan #Le grand entretien #Ukraine #Vladimir Poutine @OuestFrance Ukraine : l’étrange diplomatie de la maison Trump journal-twipe.ouest-france.fr/data/309770/...

ENTRETIEN. Ukraine : « Un processus diplomatique bizarre », selon un ancien de l’Otan #Le grand entretien #Ukraine #Vladimir Poutine @OuestFrance Ukraine : l’étrange diplomatie de la maison Trump journal-twipe.ouest-france.fr/data/309770/...

Putin’s “land swap” is really a grab for Ukraine’s fortress belt He wants Trump to secure for him what Russia’s army cannot

“Putin’s “land swap” is really a grab for Ukraine’s fortress belt”: this needs to be reminded to all “negotiators”
economist.com/europe/2025/...
from The Economist

And Budapest has a special and reassuring flavour for the Ukrainians

Camille Grand : "La Russie ne doit pas avoir son mot à dire sur les garanties de sécurité de l’Ukraine" Pour l’ancien secrétaire général adjoint de l’Otan, ces garanties doivent permettre le déploiement d’une force militaire qui engagerait d’emblée les Alliés, tout en évitant l’escalade.

« Pour l’ancien secrétaire général adjoint de l’Otan, ces garanties doivent permettre le déploiement d’une force militaire qui engagerait d’emblée les Alliés, tout en évitant l’escalade. » Mon internview dans @lexpress.fr www.lexpress.fr/monde/europe...

An unexpectedly pivotal figure in Ukraine negotiations speaks out Finnish President Alexander Stubb, who has bonded with President Donald Trump over golf, gave NBC News an inside look at the White House meeting on Ukraine.

“It’s us who decide what kind of security guarantees we put up for Ukraine, not the Russians.” Finnish President Alexander Stubb says.

@camillegrand.bsky.social in @nytimes.com is spot on wrt European troops as security guarantees to 🇺🇦: "Moscow’s reluctance or willingness to accept such guarantees “will be a test of its good faith.” Still, Mr. Grand said, “what worries me is who in Europe is willing to do something.”

Opinion | Ukraine Diplomacy Reveals How Un-American Trump Is

www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/o...

5e épisode de ma série d'été sur @franceculture.fr consacrée aux accords internationaux. Aujourd'hui, l'accord de garantie qui lie les Etats-Unis et Taïwan depuis 1979. Est-il remis en cause par Trump ? Avec @aliceekman et @camillegrand.bsky.social . A 11h00

It’s One Thing to Promise Ukraine Security. It’s Quite Another to Deliver.

@stevenerlanger.bsky.social on Europe, the US and security guarantees with my take in the @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/w...

One thing we didn’t hear from the Europeans though is the threat of more pressure on Russia if there’s no ceasefire or a deal. They explicitly mentioned such option in their post-Alaska statement on Saturday — yet no one mentioned it during the press mtg w/ Trump.

Even more useful for the non-followers of @timothysnyder.bsky.social

Trump blaming the victim, as usual. How about “President Putin of Russia can end the war with Ukraine almost immediately if he wants to”? Unlike Trump, some of us do remember how the war started - with Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea & his acts of aggression in the Donbas.

Common Sense about Negotiations For Americans about Ukraine

Very important reminders for the coming days substack.com/@snyder/note...

For tomorrow:

US population: 340 million
EU Pop. 450 M
EU+UK+UKR 565 M
Russia 143M

US GDP 29 Trillion
EU GDP 20 T
EU + UK 24 T
Russia 2.2 T

What does neither the US nor Europe get?

Trump thinks Russia is the only other superpower.

Europe thinks it’s not a superpower.

So, apparently a new Ukrainian cruise missile has entered the chat.

3,000+ km range, 1,000 kg payload capacity. That's the long-range, heavy-hitter Ukraine has been waiting for.

The fact that this leaked today is unlikely to be a coincidence.