Europe isn’t ready or able to defend itself against Russia. And we can’t rely on Trump’s America. But Nato-Europe has an ally more reliable than Article 5: Ukraine. If Russia attacks, Ukraine will come to our aid. Immediately, despite no treaty. They are our greatest defense.

Instead, we aim to be the belligerent, chaotic kerosene poured onto the West’s self-made civilizational dumpster fire.

Silver lining: if the Trump Administration can’t find you on a map, they can’t invade

Prime Minister @andyburnham said security would be his first priority — this appointment puts the Treasury where his mouth is. John Healey leading the Exchequer sends a strong signal to Europe, Ukraine, Washington, and above all the Kremlin: Britain means business on defence.

Last night, Russia attacked a European capital with over 40 ballistic missiles. That leads nowhere in European news headlines this morning. Russian terror, murder and destruction are simply taken in stride as a normal story.

It is astonishing that @TheEconomist expects us to believe this interview wasn’t pre-approved by the Kremlin. Also, “Russia’s most enigmatic oligarch”? Really? Melnichenko is a key member of the Kremlin-linked business elite, not some mysterious outsider. Stop romanticizing him.

As Americans, Lindsey Graham & I didn’t agree on much. But in Kyiv in 2022, that didn’t matter. He was there to aid a far greater cause & embraced all allies in it, even across deep political divides. His tireless commitment to Ukraine will remain an honorable part of his legacy.

Fixed it for you @theeconomist

Russia has turned the home front into the frontline. National defence needs to come home too. Future PM Andy Burnham can be a transformative leader on defence, if he applies his domestic political vision to it: resilience. My piece in the @theguardian.com t.co/ME74DNqzld

In a propaganda rant, former FSB head & paranoid Putin advisor Nikolai Patrushev called Estonia, Latvia, & Lithuania "Baltic mice" pulling at a "cat with nuclear claws". Here, kitty kitty.

For 250yrs America‘s greatest power has been reinvention. Reinvention of power & who wields it. Of identities & industries, statecraft & storytelling, machines & music, of the very limits of human possibility. But its ceaseless reinvention isn’t manifestly destined to result in a more perfect union.

⚡️Russia is practicing the scenario of the Ukrainian naval landing in Crimea: the military command conducted staff exercises, — Russian media.

Russia can’t stop Ukraine from blowing up their weapons & oil infrastructure. So they blow up Ukrainian homes, playgrounds, cafes, hospitals, schools, museums, churches... Forget morals for a moment — do the math & tell me which side is winning. Now morals back on: Fuck Russia.

Russia’s ability to fuel and defend their occupation of Crimea is being degraded day by day. Bridges, roads, rail, air defenses, ammo, fuel depots, trucks all going up in flames. And Ukraine is still saving the best for last. The Kerch countdown is running.

Good night Moscow 🌙

Spotted in Moscow

Russia’s cover is blown. There is no unbeatable Russia. Just a dying empire madly trying to destroy what they can’t conquer. Political & business leaders worldwide who believed the ‘mighty Russia’ myth & thought Ukraine had no chance now watch Moscow burn. The tide is turning.

A senile octogenarian in orange face paint surrenders to Iran while Marco Rubio’s face just surrenders

Thank you for your attention to this matter

I step into a cafe where I work some mornings. Hadn’t read the news yet. The barista is Ukrainian. My friendly ‘morning!’ is met with a weak smile. I know what it means. ‘What happened?’ ‘Pechersk Lavra is burning.’

Ireland: occupied for centuries by imperial invaders who brutally suppressed their language & identity; endured torture, murder, sexual violence, hunger. They bravely resisted & live free today. More than anyone in Western Europe, Ireland should understand & stand with Ukraine.

In Feb. 2022 I dropped everything & paused my normal work to help Ukraine. Four years, 14 trips to 🇺🇦 & even two beautiful babies later, that ‘pause’ never ended. If you appreciate my work, you can buy me a coffee (or babysitter :) here: Paypal: jessica@costruct.co buymeacoffee.com/jberlin

Don’t just invoke Article 4. Inflict consequences.

You know the Kremlin is panicking when they start warning diplomats to evacuate Kyiv. The last thing Russia wants is a bunch of blown up diplomats on their hands. What do they want? Western politicians and media scared of ‘mighty Russia’ pressuring Ukraine to surrender territory.

Putin hiding in bunkers, obsessively micromanaging the war and insulated by yes-men. That usually ends well.

Honor #VEDay. Hasten #VUDay.

81 years ago, Western Europe was liberated. But for millions of Europeans, the end of Nazi occupation was followed by decades of Soviet oppression. Ukraine’s defense today is the continuation of Europe’s unfinished fight for freedom. Honor #VEDay. Hasten #VUDay.

Trump can withdraw 5k troops from Germany. He can’t relocate decades of integrated military infrastructure overnight. Ramstein, Landstuhl, Grafenwöhr, EUCOM and AFRICOM HQs — 🇩🇪 is vital to US operations across Europe, Africa and the Middle East. Keep calm. Berlin has some cards.

Translation: I don’t know what to do and can’t make Iran do what I want them to do so I am gibbering incoherently into my phone thank you for your attention to this matter

JD Vance, please do keep campaigning for right wing European populists👌