Sobel is clearly right. The objections to seizing Russia’s frozen sovereign assets to benefit Ukraine have all been thoroughly discredited and now are just excuses for letting Putin conquer Ukraine and dismantle the post-WWII world order.
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One of many reasons why #NATO should take full charge of the military coordination process. There are simply too many national and multinational projects. With noble objectives but often also with excessive posturing and PR involved. More discipline and efficiency is in order.👇

Perhaps bankers should be made aware that there is a big war taking place in Europe. Extraordinary situation requires extraordinary solutions - this is not a debate on some obscure project but on a matter of supreme importance for 🇺🇦and European security. Enough obfuscation.👇

'The European Council underlines the need...'. Good, but describing well-known and dire needs of Ukrainian military does not require a special EUCO summit. Ukraine must receive new ammunition and air defence systems NOW. Words will not save lives. 👇

Koniecznie trzeba odnotowac fakt, ze sily te w zaden sposob nie wypelnily swoich zobowiazan wobec Armenii. Nie jest to zaskoczenie, gdyz zbitka 'Rosja i operacja pokojowa' to zaprzeczenie przez definicje. Taki sojusznik jest niewiarygodny, stanowi tylko zagrozenie dla partnerow👇

Georgian government really has to choose which path it wants to promote for the country - European/transatlantic or one modelled on the Russian system. The choice is simple. And responsibility is great. 👇

Simple explanation of what is potentially at stake. Wonder whether those who base the rationale of their policy on the fear of “conflict escalation” understand this obvious cause-effect link. To have all the strong cards in your hand and refuse to play them is…not rational.👇

Another reason why the group of autocratic states acting in coordination or synergy, helping each other in variety of ways, united in its desire to undermine democratic community needs to be confronted in a systemic, fearless, strategically literate manner.👇

Massive and coordinated attack on Israel by Iran and its helpers is ongoing and its military success remains to be seen. But it looks designed to provoke a severe retaliation/punishment. The best outcome would be a clear showing that such an attack was a strategic mistake.

This…👇

“Sam's deep expertise in Russia, its neighbors (...) aligns perfectly with our ambitious goals for this position' - if this was published on 1 April one could have a little chuckle. But it is not, so bewilderment is the softest option for experts from 'Russia's neighbours'...👇

Lessons from strategically naive engagements with Putin’s Russia have not been fully learnt, it seems. Short-term commercial profits should not override security considerations.👇
Between the US and a hard place, Germany's Scholz reheats China ties reuters.com/world/between-…

Important read from Eliot A Cohen not least for his reference to the problem of strategic illiteracy…👇theatlantic.com/international/…

Pour la première fois, le porte-avions français sous commandement de l’Otan fr.news.yahoo.com/premi%C3%A8re-… via @yahooactufr

Another important news that matters for #NATO collective defence arrangements. Communiques will not stop Putin regime's crazy aggression drive. Beefing up Allied military presence on the key flank will. Concrete deeds is what's needed today. #WeAreNATO 👇

Another meaningful step by #France in #NATO - let's hope that even more will follow.👇

This declaration is completely devoid of realism. Russia today is not a partner but an aggressor state, engaged in planned confrontation with the West (of which #Austria claims to be a member). It undermines solidarity and aids propaganda of the barbaric regime in Moscow. 👇

Logical argument from Janusz Bugajski 👇

NATO continues to be the best insurance policy on the planet - says OSW expert Robert Pszczel
In our 📹 we take a look at NATO and Ukraine: whether Russia’s aggression would have happened had 🇺🇦 been a NATO member and what lessons still lie ahead for 🇺🇦⤵️
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Time to tighten the law to avoid such rulings👇