Kellogg in a recent speech was kissing Trump's ass, saying how incredibly difficult these peace negotiations are and how Trump understands this and can (paraphrasing here) cut the Gordion knot.
You're not going to burst into song are you @raymondo?
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Are we sure he can't overrule that bill with a quick executive order,?
He's not done anything that makes me think he isn't in Putin's pocket.A direct result of Trump’s actions. This is on him.
I’m more and more suspicious that Trump and Putin are in league.
Russia launches huge strikes across Ukraine after US halts intelligence-sharing
Russia launches huge strikes across Ukraine after US halts intelligence-sharing
Attacks come as Ukrainian delegation prepares to meet with US counterparts in Saudi Arabia for ceasefire talks
Absolutely, and they knew that we were probably the best conduit into US expertise also - that may not be true now of course.
I think you mean everything he has done shows he is 100% in Putin’s pocket.
Perhaps it doesn't actually matter, in that we already know he is a security threat to Ukraine, all of Europe, Canada and the US.
You're right - he's a security threat by his actions, whatever his allegiances may be.
Well, yes. Well put.
Quite likely - I hope you're right. But it's not bust until it's bust (elastic bands and all that) and it's not there yet.
The gloves are off for the EU when it comes to Putin. They know he’s trying to break the EU so any lapdog in one the EU member countries isn’t going to get any slack. Slovakia and Hungary know this as they also know that the money train has ended from Putin.You're right. I didn't give the inclusion of Hungary and Slovakia the attention it warrants.
I'm guessing that either they've both had a volte-face or, somewhat more likely, they both came under pressure from the EU. But I fear their continued presence at the EU table means a real risk of EU policy and detail of defence moves being shared with Putin in advance of it entering the public domain.
'Apologies to toddlers' - I like it.
This has been my take for the USA for a while, Trump could have accelerated that journey.
Exactly. Him, Rubio, Waltz were all lauded as moderates,also by Broe and Warburg, some hope amongst the arseholes. Nope, they all 100% Trump mouthpieces.
It's about time Lebedev was kicked out of the House of Lords, too.
Nope. I said in that post, it wouldn’t stop him trying. And it’s not that significant because all he has to do to kill NATO is become a passive member refusing to answer the call.
The UK defence industry particularly BAE Systems are entrenched in a lot of defence contracts across Europe and this will not change, including significant subsidiaries and partnerships across Europe, BAE Sweden and Rheinmetall BAE Systems are significant player in the world arms industry.
Finland joined NATO two years ago after the Ukraine invasion. They already know how to give the Russians a bloody nose.Imagine a future NATO 2.0, minus USA but including Ukraine who are arguably -pound for pound - the most effective military force on the planet.
Even better if they can join the EU.
