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I asked
#NATO
Secretary General Stoltenberg after the fall of Kabul whether the Taliban won the war.
He deflects that question (x 2) and insists the international community maintains significant leverage over the Taliban to hold it to its word(s).
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Off-ramp for Putin?
Arriving for the EU summit in Prague, Finnish Prime Minister
@MarinSanna
says it's not complicated.
"The way out of the conflict is for Russia to leave Ukraine," she states. "That's the way out of the conflict." Mic drop, walks away.
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Estonian Premier
@kajakallas
is exasperated that Vladimir Putin's phone line is so busy.
"If you really want him to get the message that he's isolated," she says, boiling it down. "Don't. Call. Him."
#LennartMeriConference
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To great applause,
#Merkel
says it "comes as a bit of a shock" to her that German cars may be named by
@realdonaldtrump
as a threat to American national security (like European steel). She points out South Carolina is the world's largest BMW factory, "not Bavaria!"
#MSC2019
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Lithuanian Foreign Minister
@GLandsbergis
says all three Baltics will summon Chinese ambassadors/chargé to demand they explain policy on their countries -- and to remind them Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania were already sovereign states "illegally occupied" by the USSR.
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JUST IN:
NATO chief Stoltenberg responds to Trump:
“NATO remains ready and able to defend all Allies. Any attack on NATO will be met with a united and forceful response... 1/
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Ukrainian President Zelenskyy gets an extended standing ovation from the Danish parliament even before he says a word.
The Ukrainian leader is on a trip to Sweden, the Netherlands and Denmark, the latter two of which have now pledged to send F16 fighter jets to Kyiv.
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🚦Time’s up, Turkey.
Visiting Istanbul,
#NATO
chief Stoltenberg says “it’s time” to drop the block on Finland/Sweden.
This marks a clear departure from the attitude of endless patience with Ankara’s allegations that especially 🇸🇪 hasn’t done enough to fight terrorism.
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Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin has certainly found her foreign policy voice. Russia has made hawks of Finnish Social Democrats!
Marin says she would love to live in a world where everything's in harmony and no one needs to buy weapons, but "that's not reality."
#MSC2023
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JUST IN:
#NATO
ambassadors have convened a highly unusual Friday night meeting to discuss increased concerns about Russian military planning.
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BREAKING:
Finnish president and prime minister say "Finland must apply for
#NATO
membership without delay."
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I asked Finland's
@alexstubb
what he makes of US discomfort w/ strikes on Russia's oil refineries.
"The price of oil is not my main concern right now," he said, emphasizing that saving Ukrainian lives is more important.
🇫🇮 has put no restrictions on Kyiv's use of its weapons.
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Poland will donate all its MiG-29s to the US (presumably for
#Ukraine
). It wants other
#NATO
allies w/ MiGs to do the same.
Warsaw "requests the US provide us with used aircraft w/ corresponding operational capabilities." h/t
@Charles_Lister
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#NATO
chief Stoltenberg sides with Ukraine -- potentially against the US -- in saying Kyiv has the right to determine "legitimate" targets in defending itself against Russia's illegal aggression.
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In reaction to the behavior of the Hungarian six-month EU presidency, foreign policy chief Borrell declares the informal foreign ministerial due to be held next month in Budapest will instead take place in Brussels.
He says there has to be consequences. 1/
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BREAKING:
"We are deploying elements of the
#NATO
Response Force on land, at sea and in the air to further strengthen our posture and to respond quickly to any contingency," says Sec Gen Stoltenberg.
This is the first time the force has been used for collective security.
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"Beijing can't have it both ways" -- supporting Russia but remaining cordial with the west, says
#NATO
chief Stoltenberg, speaking at
@TheWilsonCenter
in Washington.
"At some point unless China changes its course," he says, "allies need to impose a cost."
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JUST IN:
#NATO
leaders currently meeting virtually are expected to approve the deployment of some units of the NATO Response Force (NRF), the first time these will have been used for collective defense.
France is currently leading the force.
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Biden says “yes” Russia should be kicked out of the G20.
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JUST IN:
#NATO
Sec Gen Stoltenberg confirms Finland joins as a full alliance member tomorrow.
Expect ceremony tomorrow afternoon somewhere around 15:00 CET.
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Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin says the delay in ratification by Hungary and Turkey "strains the credibility of NATO's open-door policy."
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"For the Polish people, this is 1939," says US Ambassador to Poland Mark Brzezinski, explaining why Poles have responded so robustly to help Ukraine in every way.
"This is another cruel invasion of central Europe by an oppressor."
#WSF2022
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Putin didn't count on this. Europe's largest economy will abruptly increase its annual defense spending *above* the
#NATO
target of 2%/GDP.
"What needs to be done to keep the peace will be done," German Chancellor Olaf Scholz tells parliament, "and Germany will do its bit."
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#NATO
CMC Bauer says Swedish Commander-in-Chief Micael Bydén "was right" to warn citizens there to "prepare for war." He emphasizes even countries inside the alliance need to adopt the Nordic "whole-of-society" approach.
"It's not a given that we are in peace," he says.
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Russia's war on Ukraine "is already WW3" in terms of its impact on international order and rules, says Jessica Berlin at
#HSF2023
.
The UN is not "fit for purpose" to manage the new circumstances, she adds, but at the moment, nothing else exists. "It's up to us," she says.
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In response to Putin's demands that
#NATO
scale back cooperation with Ukraine, Sec Gen Stoltenberg says, "It is for Russia to change behavior. It is for Russia to change course."
He says there will be no "compromise" on the right of NATO and Ukraine to work closely together.
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Kira (sp?) the Bulgarian sniffer dog just indicated someone might still be alive under the rubble of this apartment building in Adana. Rescuers are redoubling their efforts.
And I got a 🐕kiss. Tears in my eyes, truly. It is impossible not to be affected here.
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UPDATE: Warsaw has withdrawn its request for a
#NATO
Article 4 meeting over the explosions that killed two people last night, per officials.
NATO ambassadors will discuss the situation at their (already-scheduled) 10 am meeting; Sec Gen Stoltenberg will brief around 12:30.
JUST IN:
Poland will ask
#NATO
for Article 4 consultations over the projectiles that landed on its territory and killed two people.
The meeting will likely take place already Wednesday morning.
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@amy_riveter
I followed this path and recommend it:
Take that chance everyone else thinks is crazy.
It will show you are unique & not afraid to take risks.
I moved to Finland, sight unseen, at 22 to be a radio reporter. Berlin Wall fell 2 months later; USSR 2 years later. Front row me!😍
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As the Russian arms industry is "working in 3 shifts," she says, Estonian Prime Min
@kajakallas
explains her proposal for EU coordination of mass production/purchase of ammo for Ukraine.
Always a straight-talker, Kallas says some 🇪🇺 members "still hope this will go away."
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"Any suggestion allies will not defend each other undermines all of our security, including that of the US, & puts American & European soldiers at increased risk. I expect that regardless of who wins [the US election] the US will remain a strong and committed NATO Ally." 2/2
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"Russia must lose -- it's not just that Ukraine must prevail -- Russia must lose."
#NATO
intel chief
@DavidCattler
says if Russia is not defeated, the region remains unsafe, noting ongoing Russian occupation in Georgia and Moldova.
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On a visit to Kyiv, UK PM Boris Johnson offered Ukraine a new military training program, which could train up to 10,000 soldiers every 120 days.
This is important with new "NATO-standard" weapons pledged to Kyiv.
The UK hopes other countries will host the rotational program.
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MORE: This is the 1st time
#NATO
has activated its "chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear defense elements," as announced today, signalling heightened concern of a chemical attack.
This is both to "support Ukraine and to defend ourselves," says
#NATO
chief Stoltenberg.
JUST IN:
#NATO
's Supreme Allied Commander has activated the alliance's chemical, biological and radiological "defense elements" out of concern that a possible chemical attack by Russia may spill over Ukraine's border.
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JUST IN:
Allies have called a special session of the
#NATO
-Ukraine Commission for this afternoon, to be followed by a press conference by Secretary General Stoltenberg, expected around 17:30 CET.
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Sec Gen Stoltenberg says
#NATO
has information confirming US claims of a "significant Russian presence of intelligence officers or operatives inside Ukraine."
He says it's "absolutely possible" they're planning "incidents, accidents, false flag operations."
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Estonian Prime Minister
@kajakallas
says it's "increasingly clear" Ukraine is winning the war and
#NATO
allies need to do more to make Moscow see that.
After the "Russians go back to Russia", she says, it's time to get Ukraine into the alliance.
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JUST IN:
#NATO
chief Stoltenberg says the new Strategic Concept, the 10-year plan to be approved in Madrid, will describe Russia as the "most significant and direct threat" to alliance security.
China will be mentioned for the 1st time as one of NATO's challenges for the future.
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Hungarian PM Orban and his officials have very clearly gotten under Borrell's skin, making speeches "as EU president" calling the bloc "pro-war" and cozying up to the Kremlin.
Poland's
@sikorskiradek
proposed going a step further and holding the meeting in Ukraine. 2/2
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"Putin lies and Ukrainians, our citizens, die."
Anton Korynevych is representing Ukraine in the case against Russia at the UN's International Court of Justice (ICJ) asking for orders to Moscow to halt the invasion. 1/
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"I fully stand by what I did" in calling
#NATO
brain-dead, says French President Macron, with Sec Gen
@jensstoltenberg
. He says he's "glad" about the controversy it caused because "maybe we needed a wake-up call."
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NEW:
The Dutch gov't has just decided to send Kyiv:
- 3k combat helmets/2k armored flak jackets
- mine-detection robots
- two surveillance radars and five weapon-location radars
- 100 sniper rifles w/30k pieces of ammunition.
Any needed training to be given outside Ukraine.
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(I will add that, personally, I'm pleasantly surprised from a newsgathering perspective that Stoltenberg responded. I sent in a request for comment to the duty officer at NATO HQ this morning but genuinely did not expect to get a statement on a Sunday. 🙏)
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JUST IN:
Poland will ask
#NATO
for Article 4 consultations over the projectiles that landed on its territory and killed two people.
The meeting will likely take place already Wednesday morning.
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Poland says the Belarus border situation has "gone too far." It's now, together w/Latvia and Lithuania, considering calling Article 4 (threat to national security) talks at
#NATO
.
Latvian foreign minister
@edgarsrinkevics
told me already in August this was a possibility.
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Estonian Prime Minister Kaja Kallas says the magnitude of the impact of Russia's assault on
#Ukraine
will divide Europe's perception of time into "before" and "after" this situation.
But she says the crisis has finally forced the European Union to act as a "geopolitical union."
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#Macron
showing necessary humility in his victory speech, acknowledging much of his "support" was actually a vote against the far right rather than a vote for him.
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A touching tribute from Belgian PM
@Sophie_Wilmes
to US war dead. "More than 13k of their brothers in arms rest in peace on Belgian soil...Today, once again, we remember what we owe them: our freedom. They paid their life for our liberty."
#MemorialDay2020
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"The time has come" for Hungary and Turkey to ratify
#NATO
membership for Finland and Sweden, says Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg.
He and Finnish PM Sanna Marin say they haven't been given reasons why Hungary has delayed yet again, now to end of March.
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It takes a HELLUVA lot for
#NATO
Secretary General
@jensstoltenberg
to weigh in on internal developments in allied countries.
Europe is incredulous right now.
Shocking scenes in Washington, D.C. The outcome of this democratic election must be respected.
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"This is a brutal act of war," says
#NATO
chief Stoltenberg about Russia's invasion of Ukraine, saying there is now war in Europe like no one ever expected to see again.
He confirms that NATO is activating powers for SACEUR allowing him more flexibility to use allied resources.
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Finland announces it will increase its funding for the WHO after
@realDonaldTrump
suspends the US contribution.
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Whoa.
Sweden's TV4 is reporting that Russia deliberately violated Swedish airspace with planes equipped with nuclear weapons on March 2 when Swedish DefMin Hultqvist was visiting Gotland.
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BREAKING: At
#NATOSummit
,
#Canada
will offer to command
#NATO
's new training force in
#Iraq
, PM
@JustinTrudeau
announces at
#NATOEngages
. Canada will also commit 250 troops and a number of helicopters.
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While European countries had held out on advising their citizens to leave Ukraine, amid reports out of Washington that an invasion may be imminent, just today
#NATO
allies Norway, the Netherlands and the UK are all advising their nationals to do so.
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This is a much bigger deal than # of troops that will either depart or, as with 2500 troops in the UK, won't be moved to Germany as planned.
By moving special forces & key HQs such as EUCOM, saying Africom may be next, it is more about reducing Germany's centrality as an ally.
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In response to my colleague
@RosieBirchard
, he notes the language from Chinese amb Lu Shaye questioning sovereignty resembles that Russia used against Ukraine before it launched the war...
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"At the moment, there is no basis for trust" with Russia, says Home Affairs Commission
@YlvaJohansson
, and visiting the European Union is "not a fundamental right."
That's why, she explains, the EU Commission wants to suspend the privileges now enjoyed by Russia visa-seekers. 1/
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"If Putin wins,"
#NATO
chief Stoltenberg tells
@MunSecConf
, it will embolden other authoritarian regimes.
"Beijing is watching closely to see the price Russia pays or the reward it receives for its aggression. What's happening in Europe today could happen in E Asia tomorrow."
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WH SpoxJen Psaki says the possibility the Kremlin offered bounties on US/
#NATO
troops in Afghanistan was "enough of a concern" that intelligence off'ls looked into it.
They conclude w/"high confidence" Russian officials had contacts with Afghan criminals, raising questions
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BREAKING:
The International Criminal Court issues an arrest warrant for Russian President Putin for the "war crime of unlawful deportation of population (children) and that of unlawful transfer of population (children) from occupied areas of Ukraine to the Russian Federation."
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Former
#NATO
chief
@AndersFoghR
blasts allied leaders for being clear what actions against Moscow they won't take.
"There might be things we wouldn't do, but why tell Putin?" he asks. "I don't think we should exclude anything."
He says 🇺🇦 should receive all necessary weapons.
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Stoltenberg then came back after Cavusoglu’s remarks saying Sweden’s efforts are insufficient, reiterating that the time has come to drop the blockade on the Nordic NATO bids.
He says he will raise it with President Erdogan tomorrow in their meeting.
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BREAKING:
#NATO
is delivering its written response to Moscow now.
Sec Gen Stoltenberg will give a virtual briefing at 19:00 CET.
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Make no mistake, says
@CMC_NATO
Rob Bauer after the latest meeting of military chiefs, "Moscow will not stop at Ukraine."
He says the alliance is in a new era when it comes to requiring deterrence and defense -- but that it's ready.
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France is closing all schools, calling up recently retired health care workers and taking measures to blunt the economic pain for companies and workers.
President Macron is calling for an EU-wide response and says he'll contact President Trump to suggest G7 measures too.
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BREAKING:
#NATO
will hold an urgent meeting of the North Atlantic Council tomorrow to discuss the implications of the poisoning of Alexei Navalny with Novichok.
Secretary General
@jensstoltenberg
will hold a press conference around 12:30.
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Finnish MEP
@petrisarvamaa
has launched a campaign to get Hungary's voting rights in the European Council suspended for the government's "persistent attacks on democratic institutions, judicial independence, the principle of sincere cooperation and fundamental freedoms." 1/
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German Defense Minister Pistorius says Germany has not decided whether to send its own Leopard tanks to Ukraine but that "partner countries that already have Leopard tanks that can be deployed, the training of tank teams from Ukraine, can already start."
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In response to the violation of Polish airspace, a NATO official says “NATO has significantly enhanced our posture on our eastern flank, including with allied jets to protect Polish skies. We continue to assess our posture and remain ready protect and defend all allies.”
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"We are at war," President Macron says.
Those pictures of people lounging in Parisian parks are a thing of the past as Macron says residents may not go out if they don't have to. Only the most essential trips outside the house are allowed. Those who disobey will be punished.
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Back in my happy place of Helsinki briefly on my way to the Russian border.
This is a monument to those lost in the Winter War they fought and won over Russia.
if there’s ever a next time, God forbid, they wouldn’t be alone thanks to their week-old
#NATO
membership!
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JUST IN:
#NATO
will double its number of deployed battlegroups, sending them to Hungary, Romania, Bulgaria and Slovakia.
Sec Gen Stoltenberg says he expects further announcements tomorrow reinforcing the alliance's eastern flank.
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Stoltenberg would usually not comment at all, much less so directly, on remarks in a domestic political campaign so this is interesting stratcom. I don't blame NATO for not addressing every smear by politicians (esp not in office) but this just highlights how serious this is.
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#NATO
SecGen Stoltenberg kicks off the meeting of military chiefs working on the most detailed plans ever for how the alliance would defend its territory against attack.
"High intensity warfare is back in Europe," he notes.
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Dr
@KristiRaik
says it's disappointing some European governments (🇩🇪) still don't understand that helping Ukraine is protecting them. "That's a concern," she says.
For the Baltics, she explains, "giving heavy weaponry to Ukraine is always seen as very much in our own interest."
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Good morning from
#NATO
HQ! Here to report about a big new joint procurement of ammunition but couldn't resist checking the position of flagpoles outside...yup, we have an opening!
All eyes on Ankara today/tomorrow to see if the Turkish parliament finally gives Sweden the ✅.
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JUST IN:
Finland is closing its border crossings with Russia due to what the government says is "instrumentalized immigration" facilitated by Russia.
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Finnish presidential candidate
@MikaAaltola
openly questions whether Europe gave Russia a "green light" to attack Ukraine by misunderstanding Moscow's character.
He says it's another mistake to believe Russia is "sinking." "It's not and that's the danger," he says.
#HSF2023
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Speaking at
#MSC24
, Ukrainian President Zelenskyy invites Donald Trump to visit Ukraine and, in particular, the frontline of Russia's war.
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Is Stoltenberg off to
#FreeTheLeopards
? 🦸♂️
The
#NATO
chief has just announced he'll go to Berlin tomorrow morning. He and German Defense Minister Pistorius will hold a joint presser at 09:15 local time.
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Estonian Foreign Minister
@Tsahkna
says he's already done this and "I hope there will be an explanation."
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"We call on Turkey to immediately stop its unilateral military operation," demands EU foreign policy chief
@FedericaMog
, adding that any attempt to change the demographics of the Kurdish area would be "unacceptable."
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Anyone else notice the line "What the hell happened in Helsinki?"?
I was there. We still have no idea.
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JUST IN:
#NATO
's Supreme Allied Commander has activated the alliance's chemical, biological and radiological "defense elements" out of concern that a possible chemical attack by Russia may spill over Ukraine's border.
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"Mr
@Nigel_Farage
, no one in Brussels is trying to 'steal
#Brexit
' from you," says
@MichelBarnier
. "You are the ones who...have to take your responsibility and face up to the consequences of that decision." He asserts even Farage can't point to a benefit, calling it "lose-lose".
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Expect the suspected sabotage of the
#BalticConnector
to come up at
#NATO
's defense ministers' meeting starting tomorrow.
Finnish President Niinistö:
"It is likely that the damage to both the gas pipeline and the data cable is caused by external activity... 1/
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In Ankara,
#NATO
chief Stoltenberg reminds Turkish Pres Erdogan Sweden has fulfilled its pledges and says it's time to drop the block on accession.
He points out while it's understandable 🇹🇷 doesn't like to see demos against it in Sweden, "freedom of speech is a core value."
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The Latvian government is offering Deutsche Welle's Moscow bureau a new location for covering Russia after the Kremlin forced the German public broadcaster (for whom I freelance) to close yesterday.
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#BREAKING
: NATO Secretary General
@jensstoltenberg
will convene an urgent North Atlantic Council meeting Monday afternoon to consult on the situation in Iraq following the US killing of Iranian military leader
#Solemeini
.
NATO has suspended its Iraqi training mission.
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JUST IN:
In light of Turkey's suspension of talks on Nordic
#NATO
membership, Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson warns Swedes their security situation is the "most difficult since World War II."
"We are in a vulnerable position," he says at a previously unscheduled presser.
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In response to French President Macron's statement that terrorism is NATO's biggest threat, not Russia, NATO Sec Gen
@jensstoltenberg
says the alliance doesn't have the luxury of choosing between the two.
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