News about Vladimir Putin • Ukraine • Russia

Addressing the Dutch Parliament, I said: Russia is stronger than any of us alone, but weaker than all of us together. Putin thinks in terms of potential—his own, and of those he sees as targets. If Europe’s combined strength leaves him no room for aggression, there will be none. pic.x.com/Ar74eKBJnu

At the Defense Industries Forum in The Hague I stressed: there are no signs Putin wants to stop this war. Russia rejects all peace proposals, including from the U.S. Maybe Putin connects his own political survival with his ability to keep killing: so long as he kills, he lives. pic.x.com/wGblcT0cNx

⚠️NATO: Putin Could Keep Fighting Ukraine for Two More Years Russia’s economy is strong enough to sustain the current level of military operations until at least 2027, according to NATO. However, analysts note that Moscow is no longer able to significantly ramp up the pic.x.com/vdYjsWArvF

The greatest historical reckoning Russians may one day bring upon Putin will not even be for the lost lives — when has Russia ever truly valued them? By launching a war against Ukraine, he set the country on a long journey eastward. His break with Europe destroyed centuries of