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21 Mar

It's been a while since I logged in! A lot has happened in the world...

3 June 2025

Losing two more A-50 "Mainstay" AEW aircraft cripples Russia’s aerial C2 network. Massive gaps now emerge in radar coverage, degrading early warning, integrated SAM performance, and deep-strike bomber coordination. Russia forced into defensive crouch, ceding air tempo to Ukraine. (1/6)

Psych blow profound: Truck-launched, low-tech drones neutralizing multi-million dollar AEW assets erodes Russian operational confidence. Moscow forced into costly countermeasures dispersal, enhanced base defence further diverting resources from frontline ops. (5/6)

3 June 2025

Strategically, Ukraine should rapidly exploit temporary radar voids. Maximize drone swarm ops, SEAD sorties, and deep penetration raids now. Russia’s window to stabilize coverage minimal; decisive Ukrainian strikes could reshape battlefield advantage decisively. (6/6)

Russian fighter CAPs lose radar-backed SA, increasingly reliant on fragmented GCI. Ukrainian F-16s and MiG-29s gain freedom to ambush bombers and strike drones without alerting IADS. Reduced Russian sortie rate, higher bomber attrition risk; precision strikes impaired. (3/6)

3 June 2025

Ukrainian HIMARS/Storm Shadow strikes benefit as reduced AEW weakens Russian long-range missile targeting, early launch detection, and accurate interceptor handoffs. Increased window to maneuver, target command nodes, and disrupt logistics across the deep rear. (4/6)

With fewer A-50s, Russia faces tactical trade-offs: either leave southern Crimea or Belgorod exposed. Ukrainian pilots and cruise missiles exploit blind spots, leveraging terrain masking and low-level ingress to evade radar and SAM kill zones. Vulnerability drastically heightened. (2/6)

17 May 2025

Russia’s Peace Proposal = Capitulation... At Turkey peace talks, Russia demanded Ukraine withdraw all troops from Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson & Zaporizhzhia—only then would Russia agree to a ceasefire. Ukraine still controls parts of these. A non-starter.

U.S.: Ceasefire first, limited recognition, reparations for Ukraine. Russia: Ukrainian withdrawal first, full recognition, no reparations. Vast gap. No basis for real talks.

17 May 2025

Russia’s “peace plan” is an ultimatum: give up land, stay neutral, accept no justice. It’s not a compromise—it’s a demand for surrende.

Russia demands Ukraine become neutral, reject all WMDs, and ban foreign troops on its soil. This clause was not in the U.S. peace draft. Effectively, it would neuter Ukraine’s future security options.

17 May 2025

Moscow’s draft says no side can claim compensation for war damages. The U.S. draft would have compensated Ukraine. Russia wants to wreck the country—then walk away scot-free.

Russia wants global recognition that Crimea, Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson & Zaporizhzhia are Russian territory. U.S. draft only suggested recognition of Crimea (de jure) and others (de facto). Moscow wants the full prize. Russia

kyivindependent.comRussia's military building up at Finland's border over potential NATO clash, WSJ reportsThese efforts include expanding military bases near the Russian city of Petrozavodsk, around 160 kilometers (100 miles) east of Finland, the planned site for a new headquarters that could potentially ...

29 Apr 2025

Russia's military building up at Finland's border over potential NATO clash, WSJ reports kyivindependent.com/russia-milit...

medium.comPhoenica: Toward a Programming Language of Trade, Trust, and Maritime MemoryI. The Orangery Hypothesis

13 Apr 2025

Phoenica: Toward a Programming Language of Trade, Trust, and Maritime Memory medium.com/@macvsogjc/p...

13 Mar 2025

The international rules-based order, once upheld as a triumph of civilization over brute force, has collapsed with barely a murmur. In its place stands a world dictated by strongmen Putin, Trump, Xi Jinping who make deals as they please, unburdened by law, precedent, or principle.

The age of legal frameworks and diplomatic norms has been eclipsed by one of transactional politics, where force, wealth, and personal authority set the terms. The strongmen cut deals, redraw maps, and discard rules, while those clinging to past illusions are left behind.

13 Mar 2025

To grasp this shift is to understand that the international order was not dismantled but abandoned left to wither by those who found it inconvenient. We now inhabit a world where strength, not consensus, determines outcomes. The only question is how we choose to navigate it.

The idea that nations are bound by treaties and institutions has given way to a simpler truth: power belongs to those willing to wield it. These strongmen do not consult history; they rewrite it. The rest of us must either reconcile ourselves to this or learn how to resist it.

cnbc.comTrump on U.S. annexation of Greenland: 'I think it'll happen'"We don't want to be Americans. No, we don't want to be Danes. We want to be Greenlanders," said Jens-Frederik Nielsen of the island's Demokraatit party.

13 Mar 2025

Trump says he thinks the annexation of Greenland will happen. Trump is taking a leaf out of Putin's playbook. This is unprecedented, and the international rules based order no longer exists. www.cnbc.com/2025/03/13/t...

11 Mar 2025

EUs President comments on the proposed cease fire talls.

Ursula von der Leyen@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu

We welcome today’s news from Jeddah on the U.S.-Ukraine talks, including the proposal for a ceasefire agreement and the resumption of U.S. intelligence sharing and security assistance. This is a positive development that can be a step towards a comprehensive, just and lasting peace for Ukraine.

11 Mar 2025

BREAKING Russian State Duma Deputy Viktor Sobolev on the ceasefire proposal: “absolutely unacceptable" and goes on to say that such a truce would only 'play into the hands of Ukrainian fascists', allowing them to 'regroup and rearm'.

11 Mar 2025

It should be noted that Viktor Sobolev is a member of the Communist Party of Russia which has a track record for rather stronger rhetoric.

10 Mar 2025

🚨 Today, X (formerly Twitter) suffered a massive DDoS attack, with Dark Storm Team claiming responsibility. Elon Musk confirmed the disruption, highlighting the scale and coordination. This attack underscores the growing threat of hacktivist-driven cyber warfare. 🌐💻 1/3

10 Mar 2025

Who is Dark Storm Team? A pro-Palestinian hacktivist group, they target entities seen as adversaries to Palestinian interests. Beyond DDoS attacks, they engage in cybercrime, offering DDoS-for-hire and database breaches. Their reach extends to NATO, Israel, and allies. ⚠️🛡️ 2/3

10 Mar 2025

Dark Storm Team collaborates with pro-Russian groups, merging ideological and financial motives. Their actions highlight the evolving cyber battlefield, where hacktivists act as digital mercenaries. Governments must fortify cyber defenses—this threat isn’t going away. 🔍💻 3/3

thebarentsobserver.comNorwegian flags stir a flurry in KurskThe owner of a shop that sells clothes marked with Norwegian flags near the war zone in the Kursk region is accused of 'agitating for the enemy.'

8 Mar 2025

Norwegian flags stir a flurry in Kursk www.thebarentsobserver.com/news/norwegi...

thebarentsobserver.comWhile Trump casts doubt on NATO policy, B-52s make first ever bomb drops over LaplandThis is the first time bombs have been dropped by United States strategic bombers, hitting targets in Rovajärvi firing range, a short 100 km from Finland's northern border with Russia.

8 Mar 2025

While Trump casts doubt on NATO policy, B-52s make first ever bomb drops over Lapland www.thebarentsobserver.com/security/whi...

8 Mar 2025

There are some terrible scenes coming out of Syria at the moment. HTS carrying out reprisal executions against allawite civilians including children. Grim watching. It's clear the honeymoon period is over and the challenge in managing the deep rooted sectarian hatred within HTS will continue.

6 Mar 2025

Despite 🇺🇸 scaling back intel sharing, 🇬🇧🇫🇷🇩🇪🇵🇱 also provide SIGINT, satellite data & HUMINT incl. via NATO & EU partners. Kyiv won’t be left blind conpletely blind. Western ISR assets still monitor 🇷🇺 movements. Intelligence systems will adapt, and warfighting will evolve to meet this. 🛰️📡

nrk.noStøre: Ukraina-støtten økes til 85 milliarder kronerPartiene på Stortinget er enige om å øke støtten til Ukraina med 50 milliarder kroner til 85 milliarder i 2025. Det kom frem etter et møte mellom de parlamentariske lederne på Stortinget.

6 Mar 2025

BREAKING: Norway increases support to Ukraine to $7.8bn. Støre says: "Europe is now in a historically important phase" www.nrk.no/norge/store_...

news.sky.comUkraine war latest: Russia threatens all of Europe, Macron tells France; White House defends Musk's lack of a suitZelenskyy's top aide says American and Ukrainian teams have agreed to meet again. Earlier, the US cut off intelligence sharing with Ukraine. Listen to the latest episode of The World below as you scro...

5 Mar 2025

UK and France 'refining peace plan' to present to US within 'days not weeks' news.sky.com/story/trump-...

x.comVolodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський on X: "I would like to reiterate Ukraine’s commitment to peace. None of us wants an endless war. Ukraine is ready to come to the negotiating table as soon as possible to bring lasting peace closer. Nobody wants peace more than Ukrainians. My team and I stand ready to work under" / XI would like to reiterate Ukraine’s commitment to peace. None of us wants an endless war. Ukraine is ready to come to the negotiating table as soon as possible to bring lasting peace closer. Nobody wants peace more than Ukrainians. My team and I stand ready to work under

4 Mar 2025

President Zelensky makes a statement about the meeting in the Oval Office with President Trump and VP Vance last Friday. x.com/ZelenskyyUa/...

Alnur Mussayev, ex-Kazakh KNB chief, posted 20 Feb 2025: 'In 1987, I served in KGB 6th Directorate, Moscow. Recruited U.S. businessman Donald Trump, age 40, as 'Krasnov'.

After 1987, Trump ran ads in U.S. papers (e.g., NYT, Sept 1987) criticizing NATO, U.S. policy, echoing KGB lines. Ex-KGB Gen. Oleg Kalugin confirms Soviet targeting of U.S. elites. A pattern?

Mussayev’s 'Krasnov' claim raises possibilities. KGB’s 1987 interest in Trump is clear via Shvets, Kalugin. Hidden records might reveal Trump as a covert asset. The truth remains unclear. Please like and repost!

Alnur Mussayev, ex-Kazakh KNB chief, posted 20 Feb 2025: 'In 1987, I served in KGB 6th Directorate, Moscow. Recruited U.S. businessman Donald Trump, age 40, as 'Krasnov'.

Shvets, active 1980s D.C., notes Trump was susceptible to flattery during 1987 Moscow trip. KGB likely surveilled him at National Hotel. 'Krasnov' could be a code name from this effort.

Czech StB tracked Trump in 1980s, sharing data with KGB by 1987. During Moscow visit, surveillance may have intensified. Mussayev’s claim could strengthen the existing allegations of a covert HUMINT recruitment operation.

Alnur Mussayev, ex-Kazakh KNB chief, posted 20 Feb 2025: 'In 1987, I served in KGB 6th Directorate, Moscow. Recruited U.S. businessman Donald Trump, age 40, as 'Krasnov'.

Mussayev, ex-KGB officer, led Kazakhstan’s KNB (1997–2001), now exiled Vienna. Trained at Minsk KGB school, 1980s. Known for bold statements. His 1987 role may hint at deeper ties.

Trump visited Moscow, July 1987, invited by Soviet Ambassador Yuri Dubinin. Ex-KGB Major Yuri Shvets says KGB used flattery, anti-Western propaganda on Trump. This might suggest recruitment.

csis.orgWhere Is the Missing $100 Billion in U.S. Aid for Ukraine?“I don’t know where all the money is"—CSIS expert Mark Cancian covers the facts behind Ukraine’s “missing” $100 billion.

There is a lot of discussion on various platforms about US funds sent to Ukraine and if they're missing. There are a lot of gullible people buying straight into Putin's playbook. Please read some credible sources on this. www.csis.org/analysis/whe...

youtu.beThe making of "The Battle of Britain" movie (1969).YouTube video by Gunit

16 Feb 2025

If anyone needs some lazy Sunday TV watching... I can recommend 'The Making of "The Battle of Britain' with a rather cool Michael Caine presenting. youtu.be/q9feW93AZf8?...

7 🚨 Danish intelligence warns: 🇷🇺 could be ready for a large-scale war in Europe within 5 years. If the war in Ukraine ends or freezes, Moscow may shift its focus westward. NATO must prepare. 🛡️📡 1/7

Europe must act NOW: 💰Defence spending to min. 3% GDP 🪖Expand military and for full-scale conventional warfare 🏭 Grow defence industry x10 fold ☢️ Maintain nuclear deterrence 🎯 Keep training for multi-domain operations 🏗️ security capacity building in frontline NATO nations 🕵️‍♂️ Enhance counter-espionage

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🛰️ NATO rearmament is critical. FE warns that if the US disengages and NATO fails to match 🇷🇺's buildup, deterrence collapses. Forward defense and rapid deployment must be reinforced now. 🛡️📡 5/7

⏳ Takeaway: The window for action is closing. If NATO underestimates 🇷🇺's trajectory, Europe faces its gravest security threat since the Cold War. Readiness today determines survival tomorrow. 🚨 5/7

📊 Within 6 months, 🇷🇺 could wage a "local" war against a bordering nation. Within 2 years, it could pose a credible military threat to select NATO states. This timeline depends on Western response & deterrence. ⏳ 3/7