Foreign Bacall

“The main limiting factor for countries looking to use Ukrainian technology is the several months that it takes to train drone interceptor operators.” 2/2

Putin pledges ‘unwavering support’ to Iran's new supreme leader & leaked video shows Russian president have coughing fit Podcast Episode · Ukraine: The Latest · 9 March · 59m

“Speaking yesterday, Zelenskyy said Ukrainian experts including military personnel will leave today for the Middle East to pass on Ukraine’s knowledge on how to destroy drones. He said 3 unspecified Gulf States—likely UAE, Qatar, Kuwait—seek to buy Ukrainian Shahed interceptors. 1/

Hundreds of teenagers report for duty as Croatia reinstates conscription Training will cover everything from traditional skills through to drone control and cyberwarfare techniques and countermeasures.

“Hundreds of teenage Croatians have reported for compulsory military service. The uncomfortable proximity of the war in Ukraine prompted Croatia's move to reinstate it. Only Hungary separates Croatia from the conflict.”

Why Iran's new supreme leader could intensify the war Podcast Episode · Iran: The Latest · 9 March · 48m

“Akhtar Makoii’s prognosis was that, if the successor was Mojtaba, that means basically an IRGC coup and that essentially Iran’s going to be a military dictatorship and Mojtaba will be the IRGC’s placeman but he’s not going to have the same amount of authority and power as his father.”

Ah, whatabouism. America needs to take responsibility for getting rid of Trump for myriad reasons both global and domestic.

How effective is protesting? According to historians and political scientists: very From emancipation to women’s suffrage, civil rights and BLM, mass movement has shaped the arc of US history

Non-violence is absolutely key to successful protests. Violence alienates the majority and allies.

It’s also illegal, immoral, and turns you into that which you claim to oppose.

And wouldn’t you at least *try* peaceful protest first?

Finally, don’t quote me AI slop.

Yours is a criminal mindset.

Lock him up.

Also:

There’s also this from the ABC.

The only history that interests Trump is the one he has rewritten with himself in a starring role.

Russia is thrilled to be attacking by proxy the UK, a country it sees as one of its greatest enemies.

No shit when Trump has made Idiocracy a documentary.

Nonsense.

Netherlands to Provide $3.5 Billion Annually in Military and Financial Aid to Ukraine Zelenskyy says the Netherlands will allocate about $3.5B yearly to Ukraine for defense and recovery, agreed after talks in Kyiv.

⚡️ The Netherlands has committed to giving Ukraine $3.5 billion in military and financial aid every year.

Ukraine has sent drone experts and interceptor drones to help defend US military bases in Jordan from Iranian drone attacks.

Washington asked for help last week, and Ukrainian specialists were deployed the very next day. “We reacted immediately,” Zelensky said.

www.kyivpost.com/post/71523

"The army is a copy of society and suffers from all its diseases, usually at a higher temperature." - Leon Trotsky

Russia was ever thus.

Psychodrama isn’t strategy.

Because even russia is not that insane.

Z bloggers and Medvedev have been saying this forever.

Hungary and Slovakia openly oppose European values and interests. It’s past time the EU finds a way to deal with rogue members supporting the malign russian state.

Just watched this. A wonderful film.

President Stubb: Trump’s Unlikely Best Friend Podcast Episode · The Rest Is Politics: Leading · 9 March · 38m

“I always joke that Europe advances in three stages: first, there’s a crisis; then there’s chaos; and, finally, there’s a suboptimal solution.”
— Alexander Stubb

“We have the largest artillery in Europe together with Poland. And our whole defence composure is based on an Arctic defence. So if someone wants to come and learn about how to defend yourself in the Arctic, then you’re welcome.”
— Alexander Stubb
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“When someone says that we don’t project power in the Arctic, I say, Finland has obligatory military service. We have trained 1 million men and women to fight in Arctic conditions. We have 62 F-18s. We just bought 64 F-35s. We have long-range missiles, air, land, and sea. 2/3

President Stubb: Trump’s Unlikely Best Friend Podcast Episode · The Rest Is Politics: Leading · 9 March · 38m

“Greenland is very important, but when it comes to Arctic security, it happens somewhere else. And that is basically in the north of Finland, Sweden, and Norway, because of course, Russia has strong nuclear presence up there in that region. 1/3

Advocating political assassination is utterly unacceptable — morally; for rule of law; and because, as I’ve explained, it would be counterproductive.

You don’t prevail by becoming that which you oppose.

Russian peace plan.

President Stubb: Trump’s Unlikely Best Friend Podcast Episode · The Rest Is Politics: Leading · 9 March · 38m

“Russia is an expansive imperialist power, declining power. The Russian economy in 1990 was the same size as China, now China is 10 times bigger. They also live on the acquisition of land, which is old-fashioned, whereas China is doing more on the economic, trade & manufacturing, & AI side.”