Ziemowit Szczerek wrote that Krakow and Poland would not allow themselves to be intimidated. He said the trumpet call from the Mariacki Church tower had been played every hour for hundreds of years and was played again just hours after a mass shooting below. #Krakow #Polska #Wolność #PL
The author wrote that information had been confirmed that the bodies of three of the shooter’s family members had been found in his home. They said this suggested the shooter was extremely depraved and argued that, had police officers not stopped him, he could have killed more people.
The author said other police officers had also acted bravely by exchanging fire with the attacker, and that some had suffered serious injuries. They added that the officers had likely saved many lives and deserved great respect and gratitude.
The author described the incident in Krakow as a tragedy and said Poland had previously been spared mass shootings of that kind. They wrote that a local police officer had stopped the attacker despite being injured, while passers-by rushed to help the victims. #Polska #Kraków #tragedia #PL
The author said another set of facts added to what they described as extensive evidence that Russia was helping Iran, including militarily, and thereby assisting it in fighting US soldiers. They asked when the US administration would acknowledge this and draw policy conclusions regarding Russia. #Russia #Iran #USForeignPolicy #US #IR #RU
The author criticized what they described as repeated attempts to present the E3 as the only important grouping in Europe, saying this was disingenuous and risked sowing division within the EU. They described unity as the EU’s most valuable asset and shared a report saying the bloc would host Ukraine reconstruction talks with the US and UK. https://t.co/emLyNKDEJj #E3 #Europe #Ukraine #EU #UA #US #UK
The author argued that the “family photo” saga showed the US administration had moved away from a rational policy towards Russia. They wrote that what they described as appeasement brought no benefits, weakened US interests and frustrated and angered allies and partners, making it a lose-lose approach. #USPolitics #ForeignPolicy #InternationalRelations #US #RU
The author described the situation as a case of war profiteering affecting the country itself. They said the lessons being drawn from similar behaviour in other countries, including close US allies, were predictable and suggested it would likely shape perceptions of the entire US defence industry. #Guerre #IndustrieDeLaDéfense #Profitabilité #US
The author praised Sławomir Dębski for finding a 1982 memo that, they said, described the pitfalls of naïve engagement with the Soviets and Russians. They said people in Washington should revisit it and that leaders in Helsinki and Oslo could also benefit from reading it. #SovietHistory #Diplomacy #ForeignPolicy #RU #US #FI #NO
The author argued that merely “trying to do something” was not a serious measure of success in international security. They claimed the Kremlin wanted to revive what they described as disinformation talks about a “European security architecture” and was signaling that Europeans should get involved. According to the author, two leaders immediately did so, which they presented as a 1–0 win for Russia. #SécuritéInternationale #Désinformation #PolitiqueÉtrangère #RU
Dan Fried wrote that he found it astonishing that the administration was pursuing a Russia policy he considered harmful to US, Ukrainian and allied interests, given that John Herbst had noted that more than 80 percent of American voters viewed the Kremlin leader negatively. #Russia #USPolicy #Ukraine #US #UA
The author argued that Putin’s regime was not seeking to involve others in talks with the United States about a war it wanted to continue, but hoped to use the US president to pressure Kyiv. They said bringing Europeans into the discussions was intended to legitimise talks on a broader security architecture and warned the EU against accepting that approach. #Putin #Ukraine #EuropeanUnion #US #EU #UA
The author wrote that the Vucic era in Serbia might be nearing its end, creating an opportunity to reconsider the country’s international orientation. They said a European path was the logical choice, but would bring concrete benefits only if pursued in earnest, adding that remaining undecided was no longer viable. #Srbija #Evropa #Politika #RS #EU
The author wrote that NATO’s hybrid strategy was essential and that it had collective and national tools available to carry it out. They said the urgent challenge was to implement it more vigorously and ensure the public recognised it.
The author wrote that people in Central and Eastern Europe remembered the consequences of placing supporters of a single party in most public offices during the communist era, saying it discredited and undermined the political system and ultimately led to its collapse. The author asked whether the United States wanted to follow what they described as the communist path. #Demokracja #Historia #Polityka #US
The author questioned why Europe should take part in what they called a sham process, arguing that Putin showed no desire to end the war and that it had become the regime’s only viable business. They said Russia could be forced into peace only when the Kremlin realised it could not win, and warned that talks they described as fake would waste time. #UkraineWar #PeaceTalks #Putin #EU #RU
The author criticized the US negotiator, saying he considered Putin a humanitarian and comparing that view to calling Hitler a humanist. They argued that engagement would bring no good or noble outcome and would damage the United States’ reputation, adding that it was hard to watch. #USPolitics #Putin #EngagementDiplomacy #US #RU
The author said they struggled to understand the optimism expressed by leaders from Norway and Finland, who had described peace efforts as back on track, cited progress and expressed gratitude to the United States. They noted that three people they considered serious, including a Ukrainian leader, had spent hours with a man whom the author said was interested only in doing business with Russia. #Frieden #Fortschritt #Optimismus #NO #FI #US #UA #RU
The post’s author said that, judging by an entry by Volodymyr Zelenskyy, other countries and organisations would not take part in talks with US representatives in Oslo, contrary to earlier reports. The author added that their presence might instead have been considered unimportant enough to omit, and described the situation as confusing. #Zelenskyy #Oslo #Diplomacy #US
The author argued that Ukraine and the EU were paying a heavy price for not challenging months earlier the leading role assumed by the US president and his aides in talks on ending Russia’s war against Ukraine. The author also claimed that US envoys and the president were being led by the Kremlin and that the US often sided with Russia. #Ukraine #Russia #PeaceTalks #UA #EU #US #RU
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