Yes, reshuffling the military command will be the game changer. Russia has been trying to take the Donbas only since 2014 while spending only hundreds of thousands of meat units. It is obvious that new commanders will be able to take the Donbas swiftly all of a sudden. 🥴

Militarnyi@militarnyi.com · 2h ago

⌛ Russia failed to achieve promised Donbas gains as its offensive slowed. Putin is now reshuffling the military command. militarnyi.com/en/news/puti...

🚨 Germany has stopped a suspected Russian assassination plot targeting a defense executive whose company supplies reconnaissance and FPV drones to Ukraine. militarnyi.com/en/news/germ...

Germany Thwarts Russian Plot to Assassinate Executive of Donaustahl, Drone Supplier to Ukraine

German authorities have thwarted a Russian intelligence operation to assassinate executives of defense companies supplying weapons to the Ukrainian military.

militarnyi.com

Are we really surprised that the same 'partnership-preserving' Atlanticists who were defending Europe's surrender faced with a US president are now defending Europe's surrender faced with a Moroccan king? We shouldn't be, given that Moroccan king is backed by that same US president.

The king who outfoxed Pedro Sánchez

Morocco’s absolute ruler Mohammed VI turned Spain’s border into leverage over Madrid

ft.com

Finished reading 'The Owned Continent' by @davekeating.substack.com. What else I'm supposed to do at 4 AM during a hot summer night and with my sleeping pattern ruined by an infant? In any case, I knew beforehand that I would agree with 99% of the book, and that it would hurt. 1/5

Mark Rutte FAILED. Patriots/PAC-3 were supposedly of existential importance for Ukraine. (They are not, although they would save a lot of civilian lives.) It was one of the key arguments brought forward by weak Europeans to remain imperially dominated by the US. Well, Mark Rutte, quit your job!

@eu-people.bsky.social · 9h ago

Trump Rejects Zelenskyy’s Patriot Request as Ukraine’s Air Defenses Missed All 28 Russian Missiles — UNITED24 Media https://www.europesays.com/people/178697/ US President Donald Trump rejected a personal request from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for several hundred additional Patriot …

Mark Rutte FAILED. Patriots/PAC-3 were supposedly of existential importance for Ukraine. (They are not, although they would save a lot of civilian lives.) It was one of the key arguments brought forward by weak Europeans to remain imperially dominated by the US. Well, Mark Rutte, quit your job!

@eu-people.bsky.social · 9h ago

Trump Rejects Zelenskyy’s Patriot Request as Ukraine’s Air Defenses Missed All 28 Russian Missiles — UNITED24 Media https://www.europesays.com/people/178697/ US President Donald Trump rejected a personal request from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy for several hundred additional Patriot …

Fuck Trump. After the last stunt he pulled about Patriots for Ukraine these are the only words I have left for him 🖕🏻💩🇺🇸🤡

I migrated from Bluesky to Eurosky, which is a very easy procedure. European tech sovereignty is not an abstract idea but a collection of individual choices by Europeans. Do consider it.

Eurosky Social@eurosky.social · last mo.

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Finished reading 'The Owned Continent' by @davekeating.substack.com. What else I'm supposed to do at 4 AM during a hot summer night and with my sleeping pattern ruined by an infant? In any case, I knew beforehand that I would agree with 99% of the book, and that it would hurt. 1/5

There we go again. Europe should organise its deterrence yesterday. "“You can make that bet.” Greenland will be under US control before his term ends, Trump predicts" euperspectives.eu/2026/08/trum...

De Wever said the events in Ceuta gave the impression that migration could be used as a geopolitical weapon by anyone seeking to put pressure on Europe.

De Wever wants to ‘get to bottom of’ what happened in Ceuta during EU summit

De Wever wants to 'get to bottom of' what happened in Ceuta during EU summit

brusselstimes.com

Cheaper than Patriot, built in Ukraine. Fire Point's CEO opens up about the missile meant to change the math of air defense. Learn more: defence-blog.com/fire-point-c...

Fire Point CEO details FP-9 ballistic missile and Patriot rival program

Ukraine's homemade ballistic missile is close enough to its first flight that its own maker won't say when, in an exclusive interview with The War Zone, Fire Point CEO Iryna Terekh revealed the compan...

defence-blog.com

Does anyone know if Iran surrendered unconditionally? They seem to have ghosted Trump. 🤷‍♂️

The Guardian@theguardian.com · 2d ago

Middle East crisis live: Iran denies Trump’s claims that talks due to take place

Best armed forces in the world. Biggest spenders. Technically outperforming everyone most of the time. The result? Iranian victory.

Militarnyi@militarnyi.com · yesterday

🇺🇸 The US Army has nearly depleted its stockpiles of ATACMS and PrSM long-range precision-guided missiles during the five-month war with Iran. militarnyi.com/en/news/us-a...

🛰️Russia has unveiled a new electronic warfare system designed to disrupt the Starlink communications system by jamming satellites. militarnyi.com/en/news/rus-...

Russia Unveils Volna Kupol Garant EW System Against Starlink: Ukraine Used to Destroy Them Before

Russia has unveiled a new electronic warfare system designed to disrupt the Starlink communications system by jamming satellites.

militarnyi.com

Morocco's king, an ally of Trump, has scored a significant victory this week not just against Spain, but against the EU as a whole – as the union showed it would not stick together in the event of an attack by a neighbour. The EU's enemies took notice.

The king who outfoxed Pedro Sánchez

Morocco’s absolute ruler Mohammed VI turned Spain’s border into leverage over Madrid

ft.com

The Ceuta aftermath makes me doubt whether the European Union🇪🇺 in its current set-up can ever be saved from the shortsightedness and populism of national governments. 🫤 With senseless internal strife, will the EU be able to deal with its greatest challenges, including external threats? 😰 /1

I migrated from Bluesky to Eurosky, which is a very easy procedure. European tech sovereignty is not an abstract idea but a collection of individual choices by Europeans. Do consider it.

Eurosky Social@eurosky.social · last mo.

Move to Eurosky today - hosted in Europe, governed by European law, open to everyone Use Bluesky as normal: your data & your connections all stay the same. Our commitment: we will never sell your content, your data, or profile you for advertising. move.eurosky.tech

There we go again. Europe should organise its deterrence yesterday. "“You can make that bet.” Greenland will be under US control before his term ends, Trump predicts" euperspectives.eu/2026/08/trum...

When French and German security chiefs announced plans last month to develop a “European sovereign digital backbone,” tech and defense industry insiders on both sides of the Atlantic knew what they really meant: Adieu Palantir.

Europe wants to kick its Palantir habit

The U.S.-based data crunching firm is deeply embedded in the most sensitive European workflows, from policing to intelligence to health care. Finding alternatives won’t be easy.

politico.eu

The Ceuta aftermath makes me doubt whether the European Union🇪🇺 in its current set-up can ever be saved from the shortsightedness and populism of national governments. 🫤 With senseless internal strife, will the EU be able to deal with its greatest challenges, including external threats? 😰 /1

Despite the heavy presence of Russian mobile air defense groups, Ukrainian drones are striking Russian logistics in the south and east. #Ukraine

A new helmet factory in Poland just shipped over 90,000 ballistic helmets to NATO allies in its first year of full operation. defence-blog.com/galvions-pol...

Galvion’s Polish helmet hub marks major first-year milestone

A helmet factory in northern Poland has spent its first year of operation shipping more than 90,000 ballistic helmets to NATO allies, and the company behind it says that pace confirms a bet made three...

defence-blog.com

🇵🇱 A Polish company that failed a security screening wants to join the European Anti-Ballistic Missile Coalition. militarnyi.com/en/news/poli...

Polish Company That Failed Security Screening Seeks to Join Anti-Ballistic Coalition

A Polish company that failed a security screening wants to join the European Anti-Ballistic Missile Coalition.

militarnyi.com

The US government is suddenly interested in soccer for the first time, and that is not a good thing for soccer.

On security challenges to Europe, “big bang” for European defence, 🇪🇺 defence readiness, and learning from Ukraine - in my interview to Talk to Al Jazeera @aljazeera.com ⬇️ www.aljazeera.com/video/talk-t...

Tanks, troops and space

Andrius Kubilius on the lessons from Ukraine and why drones and space are transforming Europe's security strategy.

aljazeera.com

Europeans Who Dreamed of Europe 🇪🇺 Throughout history, visionary Europeans imagined a continent united by peace, cooperation and shared values. This series tells their stories. Today: Robert Schuman. #ProudToBeEuropean #History #Europe #EuropeanIdentity

No third country should ever be able to use migration as political leverage against Europe. People's lives must never become a bargaining chip. The EU must remain firm, protect its external borders, and respond with unity whenever such pressure arises. 🇪🇺

Will the EU push Italy to retreat on their decision to suspend Schengen? It’s unacceptable: none of these migrants reached EU mainland while 1000s of people could be affected by Italy’s action.