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"gecorrigeerd voor koopkracht (arbeids- en productiekosten zijn in Rusland lager) is het Russische defensiebudget inmiddels hoger dan dat van alle Europese NAVO-landen bij elkaar."

V. (US) Corps and @1GENLCorps teaming up. Good visit of LTG Costanza (with his team) to HQ 1GNC in Muenster.
In the presence of Mayor Lewe they both signed the so-called "golden book". Peace & Security is achieved together!
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Guten Urlaub und Ruhestand, Herr Bischof! Es war immer eine Ehre und noch mehr ein Vergnügen.

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Feuchter Traum von Russland: NATO-Truppen gebunden in einer Friedentruppe in Ukraine. Passt im Putin's nationaler Narrativ, wobei er selbst die Hände frei hält um die >500 K Truppen in Ukraine aus Irkutsk, Jakutsk... irgendwo anders ein zu setzen. Und dass wäre dann bestimmt nicht Russia's Far East.

When you see it :)

Ukraine and Poland Sign Memorandum on Defense Industry Cooperation Ukraine and Poland strengthen defense ties by signing a memorandum to foster cooperation in ammunition production, armored vehicle maintenance, and air defense.

Frontline nations know what it takes. They act. united24media.com/latest-news/...

Production is key. Not only in Latvia. Not only for Ukraine.

At this sort of symposiums it's also interesting who's not there.

De NAVO lijkt op dit moment de enig functionerende regionale, semi-mondiale veiligheidsorganisatie. Koester en steun dit bondgenootschap.

On this day in 1609, the Bank of Amsterdam is established. It was the first public bank to offer accounts not directly convertible to coin. As such, it has been described as the first true central bank. It introduced the first-ever international reserve currency, the bank guilder

After being bored to death for years over the importance of the Suwalki corridor by thinktanks...
Did anyone track a sound analysis of how the admission of Sweden and Finland to NATO effects this importance?
Something big changed .. and no-one noticed?
Take the challenge: @clingendael.bsky.social?

"Verder zal het Nato Defense Planning Process (NDPP) met de trage cyclus van 4 jaar versneld moeten worden"
Fout-fouter-foutst. Het NDPP is okay.
Het gaat erom dat landen zich aan de targets houden, maar dat willen en kunnen ze (struisvogel-politiek) niet.
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Not sure whether this is meant as escalation to deescalate. It is bringing the war to the homes of the attacker and bringing down it's logistics. What you can do, I can do better...
Escalation would imo be fierce attacks on Moscow, for which we know Ukraine has the capability.

NATO ships patrol Baltic Sea as part of the Baltic Sentry program after damage of undersea cables.

▪️ Three NATO ships anchored in Tallinn. One of them is the Royal Netherlands Navy frigate Tromp, which leads the squadron.

Es geht hier nicht um 'einfaches' Erhöhen aber es geht hier um erhöhen um die Nato-Targets zu holen (vergessen Sie die algemeine Richtlinie von 2%, das war so was von 2014).
Sollten eigentlich mehr/alle Nationen machen...

For those complaining the Baltic states do not invest enough!
Richer nations in the EU - or the EU itself - should step up. Since manpower is always an issue, buy materiel for these states. They will (wo)man it for they really sense the threat.

Give me an example of a nation that is prepared to put a division (like unit) into a baltic nation? Germany does. (The Danes go in big too and certainly not rule out the Dutch)

I'd trust my German friends above anyone else. Literally.

The person ordering the beer is quite often more cheered than the one paying it.

You mean under the lead of Sweden? I think today is different. And I would really appreciate a NB8 alliance!

MN coop at ministerial and lower level has been my hobbyhorse and working area over the last decade. I have some opinions and they tend to Germany 😃 Stratcom was not my thingee.

The JEF, though sleeping at the time - since the focus att was at CJEF - was put in 2014 under the FNC concept.

Actually the EFP was the most clear outing of the DEU-initiated FNC (framework nation concept). As are the FLF brigades. But let's not argue about it since all these initiatives help to create a better and safer world. I'll be tracking and emcouraging the NB8.

Ehum..
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Dan begrijp ik het.
Alleen lijkt het ook een beetje alsof de SU ervoor zorgde dat de koorddanseres niet naar beneden zou vallen. Terwijl Rusland gewoon een uitermate wrede bezetter was.

Snap ik niet.

En de hele familie ging daar wonen
en we hoorden niets meer van ze: droomeiland

Canada first... But why fix if it ain't broke?

"This will be very much affected by the situation in Ukraine, whether the war in Ukraine will end or possibly remain in some state of a frozen conflict," he said.

"Het zijn speldenprikken over en weer." Eh nee.
"Spelen Estland en Rusland kat en muis". Eerder andersom.
Maar dat is zeuren: lees het artikel! Het is interessant.