Kasparov: Ukrainians are publicly holding President Zelenskyy accountable during wartime.
It is the pulse of a living democracy. Even under Russian missile attacks, Ukraine's whole society is fighting for freedom, statehood, and its future. 1/
Kasparov: Ukraine's strike on the Wildberries storages targeted Russia's military logistics.
I accept Ukraine's account that Chinese components at the site supplied missiles and drones. Civilian losses are tragic, but the target was the war supply chain. 2X
Kasparov: If Ukraine fought the way Putin does, Moscow would be covered in corpses.
Ukraine does not target civilians because it is a state fighting by civilized rules. Russia deliberately attacks Ukrainian cities and kills civilians; that contrast defines this war. 1/
Kasparov: Russia's missile attacks on Ukrainian cities are an intensification of Putin's war, not retaliation for a Ukrainian operation.
His objective remains the destruction of Ukraine as an independent state and the terrorizing of civilians until they capitulate. 2/
Kasparov: Russian society today is adapting to drone strikes, fuel and power shortages, and higher prices without confronting the cause.
People complain, pay more, travel less, and carry on. That passivity lets Putin continue and escalate his war against Ukraine. 3X
Kuleba: Stripping temporary protection from military-age Ukrainian men already in the EU would create a serious legal crisis.
They would lose legal status across the bloc and face a choice: return to Ukraine or leave the EU for a country where they could regularize their stay. 1/
Kuleba: The new restriction does not apply to Ukrainians already in the EU under temporary protection, even when they renew it.
It applies to military-age men seeking protection for the first time after leaving Ukraine. 2/
Kuleba: This sounds like a very liberal version of the reform for citizens. But the devil is always in the details, and I do not want to interpret what I do not yet know. 3X
Trump is redirecting U.S. foreign aid toward MAGA-aligned projects in Europe and beyond.
The grants target EU tech rules, “censorship,” national sovereignty, conservative free speech groups and anti-communist messaging, — FT. 1/
One proposed grant would put $2M toward efforts to counter “censorship” linked to EU regulations, including the Digital Services Act and Digital Markets Act. 2/
Another $5M would support a “civilisational alliance” in Europe. The notice says the money could fund projects on freedom of expression, political competition and national sovereignty. 3/
Macron: France, Germany and the United Kingdom will develop complementary deep-strike capabilities.
France, Germany and Italy will also advance next-generation air defense to strengthen Europe’s conventional deterrence. 1/
Macron: France and Germany are expanding advanced deterrence cooperation to create strategic doubt among our adversaries. Closer nuclear coordination will also generate new conventional defense cooperation. 2/
Macron: French-German nuclear cooperation will strengthen European security.
Joint exercises, closer military teams and less predictable deployment options make deterrence more credible. 3X