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Finnish architect rants and raves about geopolitics, politics, and culture Russia's war in Ukraine as seen from the frontline states The future of Europe at a time when global democracy is in decline ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡ป๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ

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๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ฎ In the capital of Finland, a building that served as the official mailing address of an organization that has been assisting AFU since 2022 was set on fire, - Militarnyi

It is a bicycle shop in an apartment building in Helsinki.

04.03.2026 11:19 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 187    ๐Ÿ” 62    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 8    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

I have just held a call with President Pedro Sรกnchez to express the EUโ€™s full solidarity with Spain.

The EU will always ensure that the interests of its Member States are fully protected.

04.03.2026 11:58 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1943    ๐Ÿ” 571    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 45    ๐Ÿ“Œ 63
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Everyone who demanded a multipolar world is now getting exactly what they asked for.

It means the return of spheres of influence and brutal regional wars.

The rules are gone.

Be careful what you wish for

04.03.2026 16:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 76    ๐Ÿ” 25    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

Logistics is woke. Supply is woke. End-state planning is woke. Force protection? Believe it or not, woke

04.03.2026 17:36 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2627    ๐Ÿ” 430    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 64    ๐Ÿ“Œ 17
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๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ Ten European countries are working together to prepare evacuation plans for the population in the event of a major war, โ€” Reuters

Denmark, Germany, Poland, Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland.

04.03.2026 19:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 237    ๐Ÿ” 80    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2
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That's what I've been doing for the past weeks - assessing the social, economic, and environmental impact of housing a couple of hundred people.

Then I put on the TV and it's like, "what plan? There's no plan."

"F--- you, we've got nukes."

04.03.2026 19:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Up

04.03.2026 19:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Replace Venezuela with Iran

04.03.2026 19:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Not all eyes are on the Middle East On Tuesday, three NATO surveillance aircraft operated simultaneously near Russiaโ€™s northern borders as the ballistic missile submarine Knyaz Vladimir departed from the Kola Peninsula for patrol.

While global attention remains fixed on the war in the Middle East, NATO continues to closely monitor Russiaโ€™s military activity in the High North.

04.03.2026 13:39 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 53    ๐Ÿ” 16    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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โ—๏ธBelgium has set a โ‚ฌ10 million bail for the Russian "shadow fleet" tanker Ethera, which was detained on March 1 jointly with France.

A total of 45 violations were identified: fake Guinea flag, forged certificates, and technical deficiencies.

04.03.2026 13:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 70    ๐Ÿ” 18    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐโ—๏ธ๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ Slovakia officially stops supplying electricity to Ukraine - the government decided to terminate the agreement with Ukrenergo due to Kyiv's blocking of the Druzhba oil pipeline.

04.03.2026 14:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 101    ๐Ÿ” 44    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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โšก Ukrainian frontline art heads to Europe.

Ukrainian artist Zhanna Kadyrovaโ€™s sculpture โ€œOrigami Deer,โ€ evacuated from the war zone, will tour six European countries this March before anchoring the Ukrainian Pavilion at the 61st Venice Biennale.

๐Ÿ”— united24media.com/latest-news/...

04.03.2026 14:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 79    ๐Ÿ” 16    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
What the "Managed Decline" story misses
YouTube video by Brit in Germany What the "Managed Decline" story misses

Well said

04.03.2026 15:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
The Nordic countries during winter time โ„๏ธ
YouTube video by Kelly Louise Killjoy The Nordic countries during winter time โ„๏ธ
04.03.2026 15:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I'm not against joining talks with France.

I just think this is going to be one of those incidents where they say one thing but soon realize that we can't afford to sit this out.

As a result, the part where we're supposed to debate and deliberate these things is squeezed or left out altogether.

03.03.2026 21:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Yes, I totally agree with that assessment.

They don't like to end up being at odds with our European allies either, however, so we get this "hit the brakes", "slam the gas", "hit the brakes" motion -

Contradictory statements, rushed decisions, and backpedaling.

03.03.2026 21:15 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Plausible.

It's also possible that our government is feeling the pressure so today they're like "let's not rush this".

Tomorrow, there will be a statement along the lines of "we're going to do this and that's the end of the discussion".

03.03.2026 20:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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France to boost nuclear arsenal, involve European allies in deterrence France will expand its nuclear arsenal and will potentially allow European partners to host its aircraft on nuclear deterrence โ€Œmissions, President Emmanuel Macron said on Monday, signalling a major d...

What's this about again?

See below ๐Ÿ‘‡๐Ÿป

03.03.2026 20:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Of course, a week later they will be bending over backwards to explain how nothing has changed and no one should, in any way, feel threatened by this.

03.03.2026 20:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Valtonen: Suomella ei ole kiire keskustella Ranskan ydinasealoitteesta Kahdeksan maata, myรถs Ruotsi, ovat aloittaneet keskustelut ydinpelotteesta Ranskan kanssa.

Finland's Minister of Foreign Affairs says "there's no rush" to join the talks following France's European nuclear deterrent initiative.

If this is anything like the Greenland crisis, "no rush" means that we'll have a small nuclear arsenal by next Tuesday.

03.03.2026 20:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Lithuania would not get anything in return.

Denmark was one of the United States' best allies and that didn't matter either.

03.03.2026 17:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

And then there's the whole "collapse of the rules-based international order" thing

03.03.2026 17:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Or is it just history you're looking for?

03.03.2026 17:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

@warinthefuture.bsky.social ?

03.03.2026 17:24 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

They simple.

They man.

They like boom. Big boom.

03.03.2026 16:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Trump was told in 2025 that Iran and his favorite country, Russia, are allies. He was taken aback by that, but forgot it before the meeting ended.

Trump and his administration are incapable of assessing the knock-on effects of their military campaigns.

03.03.2026 16:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

It's not a war against Russia but having him think that isn't the worst thing that could happen

03.03.2026 16:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

2022: Ukraine asks to close the sky
2026: Ukraine is asked to close the sky

02.03.2026 09:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1014    ๐Ÿ” 259    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8

What is so maddening about Europe these days is that even in Europe this is not the Big Story. We are so captured by American drama, and the easy content its news providers overwhelm us with.

03.03.2026 14:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 62    ๐Ÿ” 13    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0