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Episode 3 is live at War & Politics on YouTube.
Ukraine is taking the fight deeper inside Russia. Meanwhile, Putin continues to weaponize winter in Ukraine.
@jonsweet.bsky.social & I discuss the implications. Hosted by Daniel Tkiie & Sofia Nazarenko.
#INTREP360
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My late parents lived in the UK during the peak of Keeping Up Appearances. We endlessly teased my Mom that Hyacinth was based on her.
In truth, my mother was down to earth & humble but she did like a tidy home.
RIP Patricia Routledge!
Gifting article.
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Israel’s military objectives in Gaza have been achieved. Yet the catch-22 of ridding it of Hamas remains.
Plus, Iran lurks as a lifeline as Trump’s 20-point peace plan gains steam.
@jonsweet.bsky.social & I survey the scene for @thehill.com.
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Episode #2 is out! Col. @jonsweet.bsky.social, U.S. Army (ret.) & I join co-hosts Daniel Tkiie & @Sofiia Nazarenko on @warpolitics24 to discuss in depth the latest on Ukraine’s multi-domain war to expel Putin’s armies from all of its territories.
#Intrep360
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Honored to again join @tvpworld.bsky.social last evening.
As I warned, the gathering storm we have all feared in Europe is now here. Russia’s actions are increasingly kinetic & designed to test NATO.
Washington & Brussels in response must enforce redlines.
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Please join me on @tvpworld.bsky.social today at 3:40PM ET (21:40 CET).
We will cover the latest NATO Military Committee meeting in Riga, Latvia & what it means in context of recent Russian provocations in Poland, Romania, Estonia & the Baltic Sea.
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ICYMI last week, War & Politics is running an encore today of @jonsweet.bsky.social’s & my new weekly show in Ukraine co-hosted by Daniel Tkiie & @Sofiia Nazarenko.
We will be back with a new show this coming Tuesday.
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Here is a deadly part of Russia’s war against Ukraine that Putin doesn’t want you to see: Ukrainian Christians under siege by Moscow.
It’s a story of Russian torture, murder & kidnapping.
Airing on Angel Studios & produced by my friend @steveninkyiv.bsky.social.
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Never, ever a good idea to create this kind of target of opportunity let alone message it in advance.
Not just the generals & admirals themselves, but their commands.
State & non-state actors will look for ways to exploit.
@PeteHegseth still isn’t practicing good OPSEC.
Never, ever a good idea to create this kind of target of opportunity let alone message it in advance.
Not just the generals & admirals themselves, but their commands.
State & non-state actors will look for ways to exploit.
@PeteHegseth still isn’t practicing good OPSEC.
Last Thursday, @jonsweet.bsky.social & I warned at @thehill.com that Russia was starting to win World War III everywhere save on Ukraine’s battlefields.
This week, in a highly welcomed move, Team Trump told Putin & his Stalin-driven revival act not so fast.
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Cheers! Hopefully Kellogg can build off this. I’ve noticed Witkoff has been silent — and that’s a good thing. It should have been Kellogg all the time negotiating with Putin.
23.09.2025 23:13 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Chester, One day at a time! For now it is good news! That said, even better news would be Trump encouraging the Senate to pass the secondary sanctions bill & for the president to enforce it against Russia!
Best to you,
Mark
A very welcomed statement by President Donald Trump.
Obviously, I’d like Team Trump to do more but I laud the president finally putting Putin in his place.
Crimea?
Let’s go Ukraine. As @general-ben.bsky.social has always argued, it’s the decisive terrain of this war.
@jonsweet.bsky.social & I are honored today to kick off a new weekly show in Ukraine co-hosted by Даніель Ткіє & Sofia Nazerenko.
Putin’s all in his war against Ukraine — Russian economy & people be damned — & Xi’s positioning China as the victor of the spoils.
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Tomorrow, Col. @jonsweet.bsky.social, U.S. Army (ret.) & I will be kicking off our weekly participation on a Lviv, Ukraine based show by War & Politics 24.
Даніель Ткіє & Sofiia Nazarenko will take turns hosting.
We will also launch our Substack. Subscribe here: intrep360.substack.com
Here’s the news segment broken out as a World Talks.
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Here’s the news segment broken out as a World Talks.
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Always an honor to appear on @tvpworld.bsky.social’s World News Tonight w/ Don Arleth.
I start at the 20:20 hash but I highly recommend watching the top of hour to see Don & his team’s coverage of Russian drones, fighters & acts of sabotage.
It’s a powder keg.
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Eastern Europe is on a razor’s edge after recent Russian drone incursions in Poland & Romania & 3 Russian MiG 31 fighters violated Estonian air space for 12 minutes yesterday.
Join me on @tvpworld.bsky.social today at 2:20 ET (20:20 CET).
Don Arleth hosts.
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FYI, We will still pen our weekly national security column on Thursdays at 7AM ET for the @thehill.com as well as publish articles elsewhere including at the @kyivpost.com.
@jonsweet.bsky.social & I are ramping up to do more, not less.
Especially given Putin’s latest challenges to NATO.
Save the date! Tuesday, 9/23/25, @jonsweet.bsky.social & I will be part of a new weekly newsmagazine program.
We also soft launch our Substack the same day.
NATO is at a crossroad. As is the world. We help analyze & understand it.
Subscribe here:
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Russia’s incursion today by 3 MiG-31 fighter into NATO member-state Estonia’s airspace was deliberate.
Putin knows his military is stuck in Ukraine & is looking for wins elsewhere.
My colleague, @jonsweet.bsky.social, explains how & why for War & Politics 24.
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Putin isn’t winning World War III on the battlefields of Ukraine.
But he is winning in a variety of other domains as China positions itself to be the victor of the spoils.
Col. @jonsweet.bsky.social, U.S. Army (ret.) & I explain how in our latest at @thehill.com.
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My writing colleague, Col. @jonsweet.bsky.social, U.S. Army (ret.) unpacks a ton for @tvpworld.bsky.social on Putin’s drone attacks on Poland & Romania, the ongoing Russian & Belarusian Zapad military exercise in Belarus — & Poland’s dispatch of 40K troops to its borders.
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The White House has a China problem. Trump’s demands that NATO member-states cease buying oil & gas from Europe is a good start.
But as Col. @jonsweet.bsky.social, U.S. Army (ret.) & I warn at the @kyivpost.com, Putin found a fix in Shanghai.
Actions & reactions.
www.kyivpost.com/opinion/59962
To be clear, I strongly support the notion of all of Europe immediately stopping any purchases of Russia oil & gas.
Brussels should pressure Fico & Orban into submission.
The devil is in the wording. “All NATO countries.” The reality is Slovakia & Hungary are highly unlikely to ever stop buying Russian oil & energy.
BTW, Trump was angry when Ukraine hit the oil & gas lines feeding Hungary.
Creating unlikely goals solves nothing.
Truly appreciated! You do amazing work!
Mark
Truly honored to have been interviewed yesterday by @Sofia Nazerenko in Lviv, Ukraine for War & Politics24.
We discussed Putin’s intentional drone attack on Poland, Trump’s lackluster initial response & my call for a no-fly zone in Western Ukraine.
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