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RaymondPierreL3

In his article in the #Guardian, Paul Taylor succinctly brings all the strings together into a skein and concludes with a hope:

“All this suggests that a de-facto European security council is already at work trying to limit the damage from Trump’s geopolitical wrecking ball and prevent a security vacuum in Europe. However, reports that his administration is also considering vacating the top Nato military post of Supreme Allied Commander Europe, which has embodied the transatlantic security guarantee since 1951 (with Eisenhower in the role), suggest the transition may be sudden, unilateral and chaotic rather than gradual, consensual and negotiated.

That would be a true stress test of whether Europeans can handle their own security in an increasingly lawless world of predatory great powers.”

My thinking is that the #EU is a slumbering beast and like a sleeping dragon, will take its time waking up to find that half of its hoard has been lifted off in his slumbers. The idea that a selected group of #European countries might wake up earlier and reveal they are more effective outside the EU framework is both a boon (for the defence of Europe and #Ukraine) and a tragedy (as it may signal an impotent EU structure about to crumble). The fallout will be cathartic for Europe and the world IMO.

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Steve Thompson PhD

Austria says it has uncovered a Russian-steered campaign to spread disinformation about Ukraine

apnews.com/article/austria-rus

Outside view of the Russian embassy in Vienna, Austria, on March 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak, File)
AP News · Austria says it has uncovered a Russian-steered campaign to spread disinformation about UkraineAustrian authorities say they uncovered a Russian-steered campaign aimed at spreading disinformation about Ukraine following the detention in December of a Bulgarian woman accused of spying for Russia. The Interior Ministry said Monday that Austria’s domestic intelligence agency unearthed evidence of the operation as it analyzed devices found in a search of the woman's home. It said the investigation showed that a few weeks after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, a cell working for Russian intelligence started was set up and planned a large-scale disinformation campaign in German-speaking countries, particularly Austria.
#Russia#propaganda#Ukraine
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Bytes Europe

Russia, Ukraine agree to Black Sea truce, US says byteseu.com/863664/ #BlackSea #Russia #Ukraine #UkraineWar #VolodymyrZelensky #WorldNews

Bytes Europe · Russia, Ukraine agree to Black Sea truce, US saysUkraine and Russia have agreed to stop military strikes in the Black Sea, with Moscow demanding the US give direct orders to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to respect the move. US officials hope that the signing of a Black Sea truce could serve as a stepping stone for a greater cease-fire deal to end the war after more than three years. “We’ve seen the first of many steps going forward,” US envoy for Ukraine Keith Kellogg said. “President Trump made the comment that this is going to be hard—it is when you’ve had two nations at war for over three years with
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