Can Czech-German reconciliation be model for Polish-Ukrainian relations?

@visegradinsight.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Nationalism is a topic that keeps resurfacing in various forms, polarising both society and the states themselves. Czech-German reconciliation could serve as a model for overcoming historical traumas, writes @martinehl.bsky.social: shorturl.at/pWEUY

Trump: "I didn't guarantee no war." Trump guaranteeing no more wars:

Anti-drone nets were spotted in the Valdai district of Novgorod region, where Putin’s residence is located. The nets were installed over truck parking areas. #Russia

A bombshell new report reveals that top military officials have kept Trump out of the room during Iran war operations because they fear his erratic behavior will put troops in harm’s way. www.wsj.com/politics/nat...

Brave prediction of the unpredictable by one of the most respected Czech experts on international relations:

💥Heroes’ Square in Budapest is hosting the “anti-regime grand concert,” with tens of thousands bracing for the end of Viktor Orbán’s rule on Sunday. Chants of “Russians go home” are heard, while performers mock Viktor Orbán and Péter Szijjártó as servants of Vladimir Putin. 📸 444.hu

BREAKING: Ukrainian military personnel shot down Iranian-designed Shahed drones in multiple Middle Eastern countries during the Iran war, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said in his first public acknowledgment of the operations.

Zelenskyy says Ukrainian forces shot down Shahed drones in Middle Eastern countries during Iran war

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukrainian military personnel shot down Iranian-designed Shahed drones in multiple Middle Eastern countries during the Iran war, describing the operations as part of a broader effort to help partners counter the same weapons used by Russia in Ukraine.

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Latest median poll shows Tisza delivering a 2/3 supermajority in Sunday's Hungarian elections. This is becoming a trend So much for Vance's visit to Budapest

Skvělý text o fenoménu, kterému už léta pracovně říkám "debilizace společnosti" pomocí digitálních technologií - přičemž tady je napsáno, i jak se tomu lze bránit. www.nytimes.com/2026/03/27/o...

Opinion | There’s a Good Reason You Can’t Concentrate

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TACO at least until the Easter?

VW to shift from cars to missile defence in deal with Israel’s Iron Dome maker giftarticle.ft.com/g... via @FT

VW to shift from cars to missile defence in deal with Israel’s Iron Dome maker

Venture between carmaker’s Osnabrück plant and Rafael Advanced Defence Systems part of plan to save 2,300 jobs

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Jsem si zahostoval u kolegů z Českého rozhlasu na téma americká roadshow ministra Petra Macinky.

iROZHLAS.cz@irozhlas.cz · 6mo ago

Padouch, nebo hrdina? Rozhodně někdo, o kom se mluví – a to i v zahraničí. Jaké jméno si udělal šéf české diplomacie Petr Macinka? Co řekl v Mnichově a co dělal v USA? 🎧 Hostem podcastu #Vinohradska12 je @martinehl.bsky.social, hlavní analytik Hospodářských novin. irozhl.as/Aqt

I've been working on this for ages in various countries: the story of the intelligence buildup to Putin's 2022 invasion. How did the US and Britain find out so much, and why were Europe and Ukraine sceptical. It's a long one: www.theguardian.com/world/ng-int...

A war foretold: how the CIA and MI6 got hold of Putin’s Ukraine plans and why nobody believed them

Drawing on more than 100 interviews with senior intelligence officials and other insiders in multiple countries, this exclusive account details how the US and Britain uncovered Vladimir Putin’s plans ...

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Several times a week volunteers gather across the Czech Republic to make 'trench candles' for Ukrainian soldiers and civilians. Watch the 3-min video here: robjcameron.substack.com/p/light-and-...

Superb essay by @markhleonard.bsky.social @ecfr.eu on new right in the US and Europe, how to understand it, how it is shaped and what could centre do to hold. Must-read! ecfr.eu/publication/...

Anothet attempt, this time by @peterpomerantsev.bsky.social in Financial Times, to explain to frightened Europeans that there are creative ways how defend itself against Russian/American bullying and threats. His idea is to tell and show narratives diferently as Moscow dominates the storytelling.

Relatives of a Ukrainian serviceman who had been listed as killed and even buried heard his voice for the first time after his return from captivity. The moment came after the fighter was freed in a prisoner exchange and contacted his family following years of uncertainty. #Ukraine

French trolling is just superb.

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has gotten rid of even the most loyal generals in the army leadership. Why this is bad news for Taiwan and, in fact, the whole world is explained - for example - in today's article in the Wall Street Journal from which I have selected three key paragraphs.

Very descriptive map!

Rafael Loss@rafaelloss.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Nuuk-lear standoff: Why the US and Europe should cooperate on missile defence in the Arctic ecfr.eu/article/nuuk... The standoff over Greenland strained alliance relations: but using NATO to improve cooperation and counter Russian nuclear coercion could be a silver lining to this episode, I argue.

Europe cannot catch up with existing US AI products. Instead Europe should develop new, exportable AI, of course, there is need for new research and funding. Succesful AI researcher, entrepreneur, investor and new Prague tech university rector Michal Pechoucek at #AspenAnnual in Prague

Northern Europe will be more relevant than Southern Europe because it spends seriously on defence. I hope we (CZ) will be with Northern Europe, now we are heading towards Balkans. Former NatSecAdvis Tomáš Pojar at #AspenAnnual in Prague Aspen Central Europe

Slovak prime minister Fico potraits himself as a big fan of Trump. But... www.politico.eu/article/dona...

European leader spoke of shock at Trump’s state of mind after Mar-a-Lago meeting

The Slovak PM, a Trump ally, told leaders at last week’s EU summit he was concerned about the way the U.S. president spoke to him, European diplomats said.

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I remember times of kremlinology, guess-game about who is against/with whom inside Soviet and then Russian regime. Now we are here with "whitehousology"?

Timothy Snyder@timothysnyder.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Interesting moment in the post-Trump succession struggle. 1/

In five days, Czechs collected 100mil CZK - 4.1 mil EUR or 4.8 USD - in special fund via initiative "Gift for Putin" to help to warm Ukraine. About 60k people participated, part is being used to buy stuff on the spot, part to buy and send equipment ASAP to Ukraine. www.zbraneproukrajinu.cz

It looks like HIS attention shifted southward! www.politico.com/news/2026/01...

Trump administration weighs naval blockade to halt Cuban oil imports

“Energy is the chokehold to kill” the Cuban regime, said a person familiar with the discussions.

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The new Czech Foreign Minister Petr Macinka spoke to foreign diplomats about the government's policy priorities. Here is "the best of" from his speech. A path to trumpism/orbanism opened.

Trump: "I haven't been able to find any windfarms in China." Reality: China has far more windfarms than any other country on Earth

“I haven’t been able to find any wind farms in China”

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · 7mo ago

Trump: "There are windmills all over Europe. There are windmills all over the place. And they are losers. One thing I've noticed is that the more windmills a country has, the more money that country loses, and the worse that country is doing. I haven't been able to find any wind farms in China."

Trump stating that he won't use force in Greenland may be an off-ramp aftee the markets spoke yesterday. But it remains to be seen whether he renounces the 10% tariff vs 8 European shares. Best for EU to take preliminary steps tomorrow to prep anti-coercion bazooka. Keep him & markets on their toes

CNN@cnn.com · 7mo ago

President Trump speaks in Switzerland as his push to acquire Greenland threatens to further alienate European allies and NATO. Follow live updates.