RT Mike Lee (@BasedMikeLee)It’s time for the U.S. to exit NATO ...

After talks in Berlin, the ball is now back in Russia’s court. Some think Vladimir Putin might pocket territorial concessions, if he thinks it will split Ukraine and divide America from the rest of NATO https://t.co/Bxv8mcxQ6v ...

A lot of positive sounding rhetoric. What underscores that what happened in these negotiations. Yeah, very positive rhetoric indeed.I mean, Trump saying that they are closer than they have ever been to a peace agreement in Ukraine. I mean, we can also say to that we've never really, ever been close. So may not be saying a whole lot, but according to some of the sources that we spoke to on the US side of those negotiations, they said that a consensus was reached on about 90% of the points of this peace agree ...

Pretty remarkable headlines coming out of Berlin now. President Zelensky says I'll give up on the quest to join NAITO as well. We haven't seen really a single concession by the Russian sides that would something like this, though, get the gears turning toward peace.Well, Joe, I think you're right that we are seeing real progress coming out of these two days of talks in Berlin. There have been Ukrainian concessions. But I would put them in quotation marks.Okay. NATO membership was something that was always g ...

Oli, walk us through what we've been hearing from Zelenskiy. vis a vis his NATO ambitions. Yeah.And that follows a meeting that we had yesterday in Berlin with Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner, Zelenskiy, Merz We understand those talks will continue into today with a number of other European leaders also joining. But Tom, what we're getting to is this word NATO. And Nato is a fundamental premise on both sides of this war.For the Ukrainians, of course, it's seen its membership is seen as really one of the only w ...

Geopolitical Landscape & Strategic Shifts - The Russia-Ukraine conflict has fundamentally altered Germany's security perception and defense posture [5][6] - Germany aims to be war-ready by 2029, signaling a significant shift in its defense strategy [11] - There's a growing recognition in Europe that they need to be more independent from the US in defense matters [13][24] Military & Defense Buildup - Germany is significantly increasing its defense spending, with projections indicating an almost 80% rise by 2029 [15] - A special 100 billion euro fund has been allocated to kickstart Germany's military buildup [12] - Germany plans to add 75,000 active duty troops to its all-volunteer force by 2035 [26] Defense Industry & Technological Innovation - Germany's defense industry is experiencing a resurgence, with companies like Quantum Systems securing significant contracts, such as a 25 million euro deal for ISR drones [15][16] - The German military is exploring unconventional technologies, including the use of Madagascar hissing cockroaches for battlefield reconnaissance [18][19] - Rheinmetall is expanding its operations with 13 arms factories across Europe, becoming a major player in NATO rearmament [24] Societal Impact & Challenges - There's a notable increase of 23% in enlistments [6] - A poll indicates that a majority of 15 to 25 year olds in Germany are unwilling to take up arms, posing a recruitment challenge [26] - Germany is deploying its 45th armored brigade, consisting of 5,000 troops, to Lithuania, marking its first permanent deployment of a combat-ready brigade abroad since World War II [25]

this little nugget is also another good entry into my "Understanding Epstein" seriesMike Benz (@MikeBenzCyber):How USAID's little political proxy wars in Moldova around NATO, Russia and Israel play out with similar Blobcraft dynamics there as they do here https://t.co/gbON3ddxI2 ...

How USAID's little political proxy wars in Moldova around NATO, Russia and Israel play out with similar Blobcraft dynamics there as they do here https://t.co/gbON3ddxI2 ...

Finland, Sweden and Denmark shifted under NATO’s Norfolk command, streamlining Nordic defenses and allowing the alliance to better train how to defend the region https://t.co/sJlsrFDZKg ...

The US has given Europe until 2027 to take over the decisive bulk of NATO’s conventional defense capabilities, ranging from intelligence to missiles, Reuters reported on Friday, citing people it didn’t name https://t.co/lDQgiHt6YL ...