Mikael Karlsson

Trump – No Tomahawk Cruise Missiles for Europe. Is Trump deliberately weakening Europe against a Russian attack? Trump's announcement to reduce the US military contingent in Germany by more than 5,000 troops and to completely rescind the deployment of a battalion with long-range weapons – including Tomahawk cruise missiles – personally promised by Biden, is not just a dangerous U-turn. It is a strategic error of historic proportions that undermines the entire European security architecture. FT. While Biden had explicitly positioned the presence of American long-range weapons in Germany as a response to the growing Russian threat, Trump is now signaling precisely the opposite: America is withdrawing, deterrence is being weakened, and NATO's eastern flank remains vulnerable. More than 5,000 fewer troops in Germany mean, specifically, less training capacity, less rapid response capability, and less credibility with Moscow. The Tomahawks, which Putin has so far had to take seriously, will remain in the US – or will not be deployed at all. This isn't "cost optimization," it's a gift to the Kremlin. You can twist and turn it however you like: This policy appears to be a deliberate attempt by Trump to weaken Europe as much as possible for Russia's next move. Whether driven by isolationist indifference, a misguided "America First" logic, or an undisguised sympathy for authoritarian leaders, the result is the same: Putin receives the clear message that the US is no longer prepared to defend its European allies with full force. Germany, Poland, the Baltic states, and Ukraine are paying the price for this American self-disempowerment. Europe is now being forced to finally assume responsibility itself—unfortunately, it's clear that most European states are neither financially nor politically capable of doing so.

I'm not vegan and I can't really pressure people to become vegan until I do myself, but there are really no good arguments that veganism isn't both morally and pragmatically correct.

Who will be with me in Moscow on May 9th ? 🇷🇺🫡💪

OTD, 85 years ago, the Soviet commies and German Nazis held a joint parade in Moscow’s Red Square. They were allies who started the deadliest conflict in Europe and elsewhere. Today, the Kremlin is scaling back the usual grandeur of its Victory Day parade, out of concern over potential Ukrainian strikes. Russia is calling for a ceasefire, ostensibly to safeguard its propaganda madness. They have never honoured ceasefires before; therefore, Ukraine should not agree on another one.

Do you support transfer of frozen Russian assets to Ukraine for defense and reconstruction, as well as creation of a special tribunal for Russian crimes in Ukraine?

A Russian woman is going viral posting anti-Putin rants, today saying that the money they spend on war for a single day could fix the teeth of every pensioner in Russia, and that she doesn't need Ukraine and isn't giving her son's to "Putin's ass" just to come home in a bodybag. The woman then wishes the people of Ukraine "good health".

Trump suggests his own supporters couldn’t pass a cognitive test. I took three of them. I'm the only president to take a cognitive test. I don’t think Obama could pass it. Didn't he get into Harvard with a C average? The first question is a lion, a giraffe, a bear, and a shark. A lot of you wouldn’t have been able to answer those questions.

Russian media report that the leaders of only four countries: Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Slovakia - have agreed to attend the parade in Moscow. This is a sharp contrast to last year, when leaders from 27 countries, including China, Serbia, and Brazil, took part in the event.