Encore ce thème, quasi obsessionnel, de l’humiliation.

Bravo! And as ever worth reading.

For the life of me, I cannot understand why Macron keeps on returning to this absurd trope. François Heisbourg

Yes. And they need to know it.

I sincerely hope that you also promised to deliver qualitatively different levels of destruction to Russian forces if they try. That’s a part of communication too. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III

Healthy free societies do this kind of thing. You can be quite sure that it doesn’t happen (spontaneously at least) in Russia.

While we’re contemplating what all this means what CAN be said is how chilling it is to see everyone there, stone-faced, bereft of human empathy, doing nothing. These are the Chinese people’s leaders, and what the world must work with. Video via Danson Cheong:

In the last 48 hours, reports have emerged of a potential Russian withdrawal from its Dnipro west bank defensive positions. While this may fit General Surovikin’s overall strategy for #Ukraine , it will be difficult to execute successfully. 1/24 🧵

'Ukraine’s struggle for freedom and for its very existence is the struggle of a much larger order,' Eliot A Cohen writes. 'It needs to be understood not only in the somnolent rhythms of bureaucratic choice or academic analysis, but in language that sings.'
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Russia Today’s anchor in full Radio Mille Collines genocide mode: Ukrainian children saying Ukraine is occupied by Russia? Need to throw them into a fast river and drown them alive. Or, even better, put them into wooden houses, nail the doors and burn them alive.

In a country where LGBT is now being cancelled by law and HIV is growingly treated by prayer, the most insane sadistic propagandist is an open homosexual, founder and head of center for people living with AIDS.

This, by Eliot A Cohen, is magnificent. And magnificently right. Kudos.

Eliot A Cohen eloquently outlines what’s at stake in America’s coming tests as winds from Mar-a Lago spin falsehoods that threaten to make the US more like the despots their narratives enable & weaken us against their growing aggression.

We are sending the right kit - belatedly, inadequately, even timidly - but we also need the words. This is a moment for some political eloquence. theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

'Ukraine’s struggle for freedom and for its very existence is the struggle of a much larger order,' Eliot A Cohen writes. 'It needs to be understood not only in the somnolent rhythms of bureaucratic choice or academic analysis, but in language that sings.'
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geopoliticalmonitor.com/how-western-ex… whole western approach before 24.02.22 was built on idea “RU is too strong/UA is too weak so why bother if UA is doomed?” and this conclusion was result of total ignorance of UA and taking RU statements at face value. Reckoning should come sooner or later.

Giorgia Meloni, Italy's expected new leader, scolded right-wing ally, Silvio Berlusconi, after he justified Putin’s war in Ukraine.

Italy is part of Europe she said, 'Whoever doesn’t agree with this cornerstone cannot be part of the government.” bit.ly/3Tsfkoi

I hate to retweet this, but am going to. And on top of this, Benny Gantz not taking his Ukrainian counterpart’s phone call? Shame on you, Prime Minister of Israel Israel Foreign Ministry Israel Defense Forces Embassy of Israel oryxspioenkop.com/2022/06/vetoin…