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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 🇪🇺🇫🇮🇪🇪🇱🇻🇱🇹🇵🇱🇺🇦
I'm pro-expansion because I understand the risks in leaving countries in the geopolitical gray zone, but seeing as there's no EU mechanism to enforce rules or to course-correct, we have to be cautious.
Not sure how you assess the likely outcome of a war where one side simultaneously monopolises vast military superiority and complete strategic stupidity.
You know who I'm talking about
Yes, when it's ready.
We should have a European military alliance which Ukraine could join immediately.
Integration into the political union that the EU is way more difficult and slow. There are no shortcuts.
Sometimes it fails and you're stuck with a member that wants to ruin the whole thing.
Doubt ☝🏻
Frontline states will defend themselves. Europe, collectively, probably won't.
The eastern Finland peatland restoration planning progressed to the ministry. Wetlands are useful for defence, climate mitigation and restoration benefits various species, including the whitefish in adjacent rivers.
#RestoreNature
En muista, että olisin koskaan nähnyt näin paljon yhdistysten varainhankintakampanjoja yhtä aikaa.
Ei tässä ole järjen häivää, että kaikesta pyritään tekemään väkisin kaupallista toimintaa. Ei kaikesta saa sellaista mitenkään.
I don't see the situation changing after the election no matter who wins
The difference between the governing party and the opposition is that the former blames Ukraine whereas the latter blames Russia and Ukraine
🚀 Satellite imagery shows Ukrainian ATACMS and SCALP/Storm Shadow strikes on Donetsk Airport, destroying six garages storing Geran-2 kamikaze drones…
🇧🇪 Belgium will begin its own production of drones and counter-drone systems in cooperation with the Ukrainian defense-industrial complex.
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❌ Russia has lost the Express-AT1 satellite, which provided propaganda resources to the occupied territories of Ukraine, - Militarnyi
📉 The Russian government is preparing a possible 10% cut to all "non-sensitive" spending in this year's budget.
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Good but points to lack of faith in the EU getting the 90 bil across the line
❗️ Russians allowed a game about their crimes in Ukraine to be put on Steam
Russian game "Ukrainian Warfare: Gostomel Heroes" promotes Russian narratives and shows the Russian army with positive characters.
Now the Ukrainian gaming community is fighting to remove this abomination from the store.
Hungary and Slovakia will block that too
"Baltic and Nordic states may give Ukraine €30 billion in bilateral aid if Hungary and Slovakia keep blocking the EU’s €90 billion loan."
www.kyivpost.com/post/71683?u...
The US nuclear umbrella doesn't seem to offer much protection from Russia, China, Iran, or indeed, the US
NATO members are also considering
Exactly, Olga. Exactly
Thailand says 3 crew missing after ship hit by projectiles in Strait of Hormuz reut.rs/4s4iJv4
I watch disaster movies to relax.
(I'm an architect)
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres will attend a lunch with EU leaders during a gathering in Brussels on Mar. 19, according to two EU diplomats, as some countries call for a stronger defense of international law from the bloc.
170,000 apply to take EU jobs test
The last time hiring competition was held, some 22,500 applied. This time it’s much higher.
🇩🇪🇺🇦 Germany provides Ukraine with additional 200 million euros in aid to strengthen defenses against Russian attacks
The funds will be directed to reconnaissance drones and civil defense to better protect people and critical infrastructure from bombing, Bundestag President said
As a professional military strategist, I just wanted to make sure everyone has a full understanding of the American strategy in Iran, thank you for your attention to this matter
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Iranin sodassa on siemenet hyvin syvään ja pitkäkestoiseen energiakriisiin, joka muun tuskan lisäksi vahvistaa Putinin geotaloudellista asemaa.
On Suomen ja Euroopan yksiselitteinen etu vauhdittaa omaa ja globaalia energiasiirtymää pois fossiilienergiasta.
Soon, an oil-bro heavy on shorts will show you a screendump or even recordings from your favorite AIS-service stating that Hormuz strait is open.
These are the ships "transiting" right now. Ask you local sailor if shipping looks like that.
Repeat after me: real data or it did not happen.
Someone is spoofing ships to make it look like they are entering Hormuz Strait from Indian ocean.
This is false. Ships do not move like this.
Zoomed out version from Marinetraffic. Zoom in version above^
This is an example of real data, in progress (not trained so far). Stay tuned.