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Boris Ruge

@RugeBoris

3 years

#Berlin now #StandWithUkraine

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@RugeBoris

2 years

The images from liberated towns in #Ukraine are unbelievable, even worse than expected. No question: The West must massively step up its support to Ukraine. If #NeverAgain has any meaning whatsoever, this is it. 🇺🇦

Anastasiia Lapatina

@lapatina_

2 years

Russians are shooting civilians after tying their hands behind their backs. Dead bodies are all over the Kyiv oblast, on the streets, in cars, in people’s yards. Mass graves are full of unidentified bodies. Many families will never know what happened to their loved ones

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@RugeBoris

2 years

Remarkable: @Bayer puts Moscow on notice: No crop supplies for the 2023 growing season in Russia unless the war against #Ukraine is ended. Keep in mind: #Russia = number 1 wheat exporter in the world. #PeaceInUkraine 🇺🇦 @berninger71

Bayer AG

@Bayer

2 years

Bayer has suspended advertising and investments in Russia. Deliveries are focused on medicines and essential health products, i.e. for infants and children. Crop supplies for the 2023 growing season are contingent on peace. Full statement here:

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@RugeBoris

7 months

Two years of death and destruction since Russia started its full-scale invasion. But one thing is clear: #Ukraine 's future is in #NATO . Allies and Ukraine stand together 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

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@RugeBoris

3 years

#Berlin Tonight #Ukraine

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@RugeBoris

2 years

If order of magnitude referenced by @ZelenskyyUa is accurate, this is shocking. Mass #deportation of civilians to Russia is a violation of the 4th Geneva convention. It's also relevant with regard to the issue of genocide. #Ukraine should document incl specific individual cases.

Michael Bociurkiw

@WorldAffairsPro

2 years

#BREAKING President Zelensky says around half a million people - including 5,000 children - have been forcibly deported to the Russian Federation from occupied areas of #Ukraine ️

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Boris Ruge

@RugeBoris

2 years

On the issue of re-export of Swiss ammunition from Germany @PavloKlimkin and I argue that #Switzerland should decide in favor of solidarity with #Ukraine 🇺🇦🇨🇭🇩🇪 (via @NZZ )

Schweizer Munition für die Ukraine? Neutralität Solidarität

Die Schweiz hat erneut eine Anfrage Deutschlands zur Wiederausfuhr von 35-mm-Munition mit Hinweis auf ihre Neutralität abgelehnt. Diese Munition würde den Ausgang des Krieges nicht entscheiden, die...

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Boris Ruge

@RugeBoris

2 years

Very good to see Marieluise Beck speaking from Kyiv tonight, literally standing with #Ukraine & making the case for (among other things) a presence of key European governments on the ground 🇺🇦

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@RugeBoris

2 years

Very happy to see #German equipment is doing its job 🇩🇪 - But more #AirDefenseforUkraine is urgently needed 🇺🇦 - Including ammunition from beautiful #Switzerland 🇨🇭for the Gepards, please!

olexander scherba🇺🇦

@olex_scherba

2 years

German anti-aircraft “Gepards” downing Iranian drones near Odesa, saving lives. Thank you, Germany! Dear world, we need #AirDefenceForUkraine !

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@RugeBoris

4 years

75 yrs ago my dad became a POW, age 16 @BritishArmy treated him well, released him before he turned 17. At 20 he began in broadcasting in Hamburg, trained by @BBC journalists. He became a radio/tv correspondent. One example of how allies helped us get back on our feet #VEDay75

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Boris Ruge

@RugeBoris

2 years

Finally: Very good to see #Germany |s Embassy in Kyiv reopened! #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦🇩🇪

Matthias Lüttenberg

@GERonOstpolitik

2 years

After almost 80 days, Germany is back in Kyiv! Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock visiting Ukraine's proud capital today and reestablishing our diplomatic presence. We stand united! 🇺🇦🇩🇪

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Boris Ruge

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3 years

Im Namen unserer Familie - 1000 Dank für Nachrufe, Würdigungen und die vielen Sympathiebekundungen für unseren Vater #GerdRuge Das tröstet, und ihm hätte es gefallen! @RugeElisabeth

tagesschau

@tagesschau

3 years

Die Reporter-Legende Gerd Ruge ist tot - ein Nachruf #GerdRuge

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Boris Ruge

@RugeBoris

2 years

Former SPD Member of Bundestag & spokesperson on defense @fritzfelgentreu has a clear take on #Ukraine 🇺🇦 - Russia must not win - Objective is to liberate areas occupied by 🇷🇺 - To do this Ukraine needs armor & artillery - West needs to make extra effort NOW

Fritz Felgentreu

@fritzfelgentreu

2 years

@MiRo_SPD Jetzt ist es Zeit schwere Waffen für den Gegenangriff zur Befreiung der besetzten Landesteile zu liefern. Sonst entsteht im Südosten die territoriale Grundlage für den nächsten Angriff.

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Boris Ruge

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2 years

Clear message: Foreign Minister of Germany @ABaerbock on her determination to stand with #Ukraine regardless of the political turbulence that lies ahead. This being the full version, not the manipulated snippets spread around by Russian disinfo 🇺🇦🇩🇪🇺🇦

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Boris Ruge

@RugeBoris

2 years

We should expect lots of turbulence across Europe over the next months given Mr. Putin's weaponization of energy. But right now, according to a new poll a full 70% in #Germany are in favor of supporting #Ukraine despite high energy prices 🇺🇦🇩🇪🇺🇦

Thorsten Benner

@thorstenbenner

2 years

Should we support 🇺🇦despite high energy prices? Greens 97% SPD 82% FDP 74% CDU/CSU 73% Left 59% AfD 30% Overall: 70% Yes //21% No (ZDF Politbarometer)

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Boris Ruge

@RugeBoris

2 years

#Talks between #Ukraine & #Russia continue. Ukrainians are fighting hard, but they are also negotiating. President @ZelenskyyUa and his team deserve huge respect on both counts. The West must do more to back them up. #PeaceForUkraine 🇺🇦

Михайло Подоляк

@Podolyak_M

2 years

🇺🇦 model of security guarantees is on the negotiating table. What does this mean? A rigid agreement with a number of guarantor states undertaking clear legal obligations to actively prevent attacks on 🇺🇦. Details:

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Boris Ruge

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2 years

🇺🇸 @SecDef Lloyd Austin gave a powerful speech on "Why #Ukraine Matters" in Halifax on 19 Nov. It deserves to be read widely & should inspire us (if further inspiration is needed) to ramp up our support to Ukraine️ 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

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@RugeBoris

2 years

Bischof Kramer, Friedensbeauftragter der @EKD , vertritt die Auffassung, Deutschland solle keine Waffen an die #Ukraine liefern. Die EKD sollte deutlich machen, dass er -nicht- für evang. Christen in 🇩🇪 spricht. Und überprüfen, welche Rolle ein "Friedensbeauftragter" spielen soll.

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@RugeBoris

3 years

#Germany has a new foreign minister @ABaerbock All the best to her & the entire team at @AuswaertigesAmt

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Boris Ruge

@RugeBoris

5 years

On this day, 75 years ago, #Stauffenberg and others risked all to decapitate the Nazi regime and end the war. Those involved were soldiers and civilians. They came from the left and the right of the political spectrum. We will remember them. #20Juli1944

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Boris Ruge

@RugeBoris

2 years

Today #Germany made important statements in support of #Ukraine - MinDef Lambrecht announced delivery of self-propelled anti-aircraft guns (Gepard) - Visiting Poland, Minister Habeck says Germany now able to handle an oil embargo Significant & welcome news

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Boris Ruge

@RugeBoris

2 years

Zur Abwechslung erklärt #Guerot den #Bosnien Krieg: Die USA hätten Europa per "false flag operations" vorgemacht, Serbien sei böse. Diese "Erzählung" sei aber falsch, bewiesen durch OSZE-Dokumente ... Was nicht vorkommt: 100K Tote, Srebrenica, UNO Tribunal. Einfach irre. Ab Min 7

Ulrike Guérot

@ulrikeguerot

2 years

Ist Europa am Ende? - Interview mit Ulrike Guérot Herzlichen Danke an @RadioMuenchen via @YouTube

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Boris Ruge

@RugeBoris

3 years

Gestern wurde unser Vater Gerd Ruge auf dem Nordfriedhof in München beigesetzt. Herzlichen Dank allen, die seiner gedacht haben! @RugeElisabeth

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Boris Ruge

@RugeBoris

3 years

Dear #Latvia |ns: Would you mind coming to #Berlin ? We need better #Ukraine demonstrations here, also in terms of music. 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦 @GermanAmbLatvia @arniskrauze

Arnis Krauze

@arniskrauze

3 years

Brīvību Ukrainai! Ukrainas valsts himna šovakar Rīgā, blakus Krievijas vēstniecībai.

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Boris Ruge

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3 years

I was once a student of East European History ( @UniCologne with Andreas Kappeler). I've been a diplomat for 33 yrs but #history remains key. These past days, I re-read "Bloodlands" by @TimothyDSnyder - highly pertinent to everything having to do with #Ukraine - not least for 🇩🇪

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@RugeBoris

3 years

I was unable to find anything from President @avucic on #Putin |s war of aggression against #Ukraine - Could the government of #Serbia kindly inform the EU, its member states & the rest of the world where it stands?

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Boris Ruge

@RugeBoris

2 years

#Germany |s debate on support to #Ukraine picks up. After her Kyiv visit, FM Baerbock proposes: - Providing additional systems that have proved valuable (incl howitzers, MARS) - Supporting 🇺🇦 with maintenance - Arriving at joint decision on main battle tanks (needed soon) #Panzer

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@RugeBoris

2 years

Asked about #Ukraine at the Shangri-La Dialogue #China |s Defense Minister pointedly avoids any critism of Russia. Judging from the mood at #SLD22 it seems clear that the refusal to describe Putin's war as a violation of international law comes at a cost to Beijing's credibility.

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@RugeBoris

6 months

Hats off to @MinPres Mark Rutte, not only for taking forward a very substantial #Ukraine #Netherlands security agreement, but also for going all the way to #Kharkiv to sign it alongside President Zelenskyy 🇳🇱🇺🇦🇳🇱🇺🇦

Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський

@ZelenskyyUa

6 months

A subway school in Kharkiv. In specially equipped classrooms at the "Universytet" subway station, 858 schoolchildren from 40 classes continue their education despite the difficult circumstances. I am grateful to the teachers for giving knowledge to our children. I also thank our

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@RugeBoris

3 years

Historic: Chancellor Olaf Scholz announces delivery of anti-tank and anti-aircraft #weapons to #Ukraine 🇺🇦🇩🇪 @Bundeskanzler @ZelenskyyUa

Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz

@Bundeskanzler

3 years

Der russische Überfall markiert eine Zeitenwende. Es ist unsere Pflicht, die Ukraine nach Kräften zu unterstützen bei der Verteidigung gegen die Invasionsarmee von #Putin . Deshalb liefern wir 1000 Panzerabwehrwaffen und 500 Stinger-Raketen an unsere Freunde in der #Ukraine .

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Boris Ruge

@RugeBoris

2 years

I don't agree with everything Minister Pabriks said just now at the #LennartMeriConference But Germans do well to listen carefully to our allies on the Eastern flank. There's a lot of frustration. Berlin must work hard to rebuild trust & to deliver on the #Zeitenwende 🇩🇪

Justyna Gotkowska

@jgotkowska

2 years

Strong words from Latvian defence minister @Pabriks on 🇩🇪: The Baltic region was the most 🇩🇪friendly. The trust to Germany are now closed to zero. A German Baltic policy doesn’t exist. If 🇩🇪 don’t want this trust turn into mistrust,it needs to change its policies substantially.

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1 year

Thank you SG @jensstoltenberg for placing trust in me & appointing me as the next Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs & Security Policy. This will be my 3d time working for #NATO . No place I’d rather be at this critical moment for transatlantic security.

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@RugeBoris

2 years

Marieluise Beck is right: We have learned that #Genocide comes in more than one shape & form. The evidence available of Russia's war against #Ukraine & the intent (as expressed by Putin and senior 🇷🇺 officials) suggest that the 1948 Convention on Genocide may apply 1/3

Marieluise Beck

@MarieluiseBeck

2 years

#Mariupol :Ein Genozid hat nicht immer das Gesicht von Auschwitz. Die Genozid Konvention besagt: Vernichtungsabsicht, Verneinung einer eigenständigen Identität eines Volkes, bewusste Angriffe auf Zivilisten, Versperrung von Fluchtwegen.Nun Einsatz mobiler Krematorien in Mariupol…

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2 years

The escalation of #PutinsWar , deliberate #killing of civilians, and #Russia |n state TV programs discussing future #executions of "terrorists" all illustrate the need for the West further to step up its assistance to the democracy that is #Ukraine 🇺🇦

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@RugeBoris

4 years

Those who brought down the government of #Kosovo in the midst of a pandemic will have to answer questions of responsibility & legitimacy. #EU #France & #Germany are to be commended for their strong support of PM @albinkurti Sad to see the #US pursue a separate & dangerous agenda

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@RugeBoris

2 years

As in the past public opinion in #Germany is NOT the obstacle to a more forward-leaning foreign policy that some claim it is. The public thinks 🇩🇪 hasn't done enough for #Ukraine . Issues around sanctions & military supplies are by no means easy. But we must do more. @MunSecConf

Tobias Bunde

@TobiasBunde

2 years

ARD DeutschlandTrend public opinion poll, #Germany , April 2022: Response of the 🇩🇪 government to the Russian invasion... ...goes to far: 11% (change: -3) ...is appropriate: 37% (change: -16) ...doesn't go far enough: 45% (change: +18)

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2 years

"Only those who are willing to give Putin another victory would deny #Ukraine the status of #EU candidate." Says @robinwagener Green Member of the Bundestag & spokesperson of his group for EU affairs. 🇺🇦🇪🇺🇩🇪

Der Ukraine eine Perspektive in Europa geben

Im Winter des Jahres 2013 versammelten sich Millionen Ukrainerinnen und Ukrainer über Wochen und Monate im Zentrum von Kiew. Sie protestierten für Demokratie, eine verlässliche Justiz, ein Ende der...

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@RugeBoris

2 years

After #Bucha : Vice Chancellor Habeck & Foreign Minister Baerbock (Greens) come out in favor of ramping up #sanctions against Russia. Chancellor Scholz & SPD also ready for new measures, with MinDef Lambrecht specifically talking about sanctioning gas imports #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦

Nicola Kabel

@kabel_nicola

2 years

Robert Habeck zu #Butscha : „Dieses furchtbare Kriegsverbrechen kann nicht unbeantwortet bleiben. Ich halte eine Verschärfung der Sanktionen für angezeigt. Das bereiten wir zusammen mit unserer Partnern in der EU vor.“

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1 year

In 1995 Germany was a member of the UN Security Council. I was the junior diplomat in charge of Bosnia. I will #NeverForget #Srebrenica including who perpetrated the crime & how the international community failed the victims. Plenty of lessons here which we mustn't unlearn.

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@RugeBoris

2 years

FM Baerbock this morning ahead of EU Foreign Ministers meeting: #Ukraine in need of additional military equipment, especially heavy #weapons . Adds: No time for excuses, creativity & pragmatism needed to facilitate deliveries.

ZEIT ONLINE

@zeitonline

2 years

Die Außenminister der #EU kommen zu weiteren Beratungen über den Krieg Russlands gegen die #Ukraine zusammen. Im Gespräch ist auch ein Öl-Embargo. Annalena #Baerbock fordert zudem weitere Waffenlieferungen.

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@RugeBoris

2 years

Minister Vulin uses #Moscow visit to remind the world: “Serbia is the only state in Europe that didn’t introduce sanctions & was not part of the anti-Russian hysteria.” Seems mostly like a fair statement. So where exactly does #Serbia see its future?

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@RugeBoris

2 years

Important contribution on #Germany |s #Ukraine policy: 3 committee chairpersons of the Bundestag (SPD, Greens, FDP) make the case for 1) credible EU perspective for 🇺🇦 2) rapid delivery of heavy weapons 3) oil embargo @MiRo_SPD @ToniHofreiter @MAStrackZi @welt

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@welt

2 years

Wir sollten uns von Putin nicht einschüchtern lassen

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@RugeBoris

1 year

On this VE (Victory in Europe) Day 2023 a reminder that many of the Red Army soldiers who fought all the way to Berlin & defeated the Nazi regime were from Kiev, Odessa, and Kharkov - witness the graffiti preserved in Germany's parliament, the former Reichstag 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

Katrin Göring-Eckardt

@GoeringEckardt

1 year

An den Wänden des Reichstagsgebäudes findet man Inschriften von Soldaten der Roten Armee. Auch aus Kyjiw, Odesa und Charkiw. Dem 2. Weltkrieg fielen über 8 Mio Ukrainer*innen zum Opfer. Daraus erwächst für Deutschland heute und immer eine besondere Verantwortung. #TagderBefreiung

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9 months

Excellent news from Ankara where the Foreign Affairs Committee of #Turkiye |s Grand National Assembly has voted in favor of #Sweden |s membership in @NATO 🇸🇪🇹🇷

Tobias Billström

@TobiasBillstrom

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Vi välkomnar att utrikesutskottet i Turkiet godkänt Sveriges Nato-ansökan. Nästa steg är att parlamentet ska rösta om frågan. Vi ser fram emot att bli medlem i @NATO

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2 years

#PutinsWar has brought #death & destruction to Ukraine and will bring #hunger & economic distress to much of the world. If not already the case, this should be raised in all relevant #UN bodies & publicized widely, especially where people will go hungry #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦

Carl Bildt

@carlbildt

2 years

The 🇷🇺 navy is currently blocking more than 90 civilian ships from accessing ports in the Black Sea. They seek to transport grain and other good products to nations in the Middle East, Africa and Asia. Some ships have even been shelled.

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Remarkable poll on attitudes on security policy in #Germany - Major shift in favor of strong #deterrence #defense posture given Russia's aggression. Also notable: Huge gap between E & W 🇩🇪// greatest change among supporters of Greens (now 62% favorable)

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@RugeBoris

3 years

#Putin will do the maximum to conceal #Russia |n casualties in his war of aggression. But too many Russian soldiers are dying in #Ukraine and the news will get to families back home. They will have a question for Putin & his henchmen: Why? #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

Rob Lee

@RALee85

3 years

Two US officials confirmed that Ukraine shot down a second Il-76 transport aircraft tonight. If true, this would be a really significant mistake for the Russian military, and possibly the worst loss of life for the Russian Airborne Forces since the 2nd Chechen War.

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3 years

Im Dez starb in Kingston/Jamaika Stefan Keil, Botschafter Deutschlands. Heute wurden seine sterblichen Überreste in Berlin mit militärischen Ehren empfangen. Neben seiner Familie präsent: Mitglieder der 44. Crew. 1989 haben wir unseren Weg im AA begonnen. Ruhe in Frieden, Stefan!

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@RugeBoris

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Pretty remarkable & very creative: Kosovars make themselves heard (literally) to protest against a possible fall of the government led by @albinkurti #Kosovo #Covid19

Xhemajl Rexha

@xhemajl_rexha

4 years

Here's the best footage as #Prishtina residents take to their balconies to protest with pots and pans against LDK plans to overthrow the government of #Kosovo in midst of the #covid19 crisis.

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4 years

Hats off @VjosaOsmaniMP & the young generation of #leaders in #Kosovo fighting for the rule of law & transparency I hope #EU institutions incl @Europarl_EN & not least the @EPPGroup are paying very close attention @JosepBorrellF @CalaveraRuiz @davidmcallister

Vjosa Osmani

@VjosaOsmaniPRKS

4 years

My girls are my everyday motivation & make me believe that a mom of twins can do anything. Through the voice of #MiriamCani & #AlbanSkenderaj we sang #TiJeDhurata for all the kids out there, who are inspiring their parents to be courageous & never give up.

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4 years

Very good to see US Congress & incoming administration taking an interest in situation in #Tigray - #Ethiopia - Horn of #Africa @CoryBooker @ABlinken @EUSR_Rondos @LotteLeicht1 @paytonknopf @SanninoEU @GERonAfrica @GydeJ @bbclysedoucet

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@RugeBoris

2 years

SPD Chair Klingbeil has been pushing for more robust #German foreign policy. 2 points from this interview are close to my ❤️ 🇩🇪 was wrong to ignore warnings from Eastern partners 🇩🇪 needs better national security coordination (call it NSC or whatever)

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2 years

Still worth listening to: #NATO |s @jensstoltenberg making the case for robust support to #Ukraine 🇺🇦

NATO

@NATO

2 years

❝The price we pay as the EU, as #NATO , is the price we can measure in currency, in money. The price they pay is measured in lives lost every day. So, we should stop complaining and step up and provide support, full stop.❞ 🗣 @JensStoltenberg to MEP's #StandWithUkraine 🇺🇦

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Joint statement by America's closest allies in #Europe 🇫🇷🇩🇪🇬🇧 on the Trump administration's #Iran policy: #US attempt at snapback "incapable of having legal effect". Tells you a lot.

GermanForeignOffice

@GermanyDiplo

4 years

The E3 🇩🇪🇫🇷🇬🇧 note that the US ceased to be a participant to the JCPoA following their withdrawal on 8 May, 2018. Consequently, the US attempt to initiate the ‘snapback mechanism’ is incapable of having any legal effect. We remain committed to preserve the nuclear agreement.

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To state the blindingly obvious: What we are seeing today in #Russia is the result of Putin's disastrous & criminal decisions. But it is no less the result of #Ukraine |s capacity to resist & fight back 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

Christo Grozev

@christogrozev

1 year

Good morning. Wagner have occupied the military HQ and FSB office in Rostov.

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4 years

@timjudah1 @AuschwitzMuseum may her memory be a blessing

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6 months

On #Kosovo (since some had questions about my previous post): I served at #NATO HQ during the 1999 air campaign & with the first KFOR HQ in Pristina. I returned to serve as chief political advisor to COMKFOR in 2001/02. I was as proud to be part of NATO then as I am now.

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@RugeBoris

2 years

#Russia is responsible for exposing millions in developing countries to the threat of starvation. Action is needed now, based on a global & coordinated approach. Working with key stakeholders @RockefellerFdn & @MunSecConf developed ideas on how to tackle today's #food emergency.

The Rockefeller Foundation

@RockefellerFdn

2 years

Russia’s war against Ukraine aggravated the global food security crisis facing developing countries. The @RockefellerFdn and @MunSecConf are urging the international community to respond in a coordinated manner to address the crisis. Read our statement:

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2 days ahead of #Inauguration many in Europe look forward to the swearing in of @JoeBiden Hopes are high for a renewal of the #transatlantic alliance. I was proud to be part of a group of Germans proposing #ANewAgreement betw/ the US and Europe 🇺🇸🇪🇺👇

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Clear-cut message from the foreign ministers of France, Germany, and Poland ahead of today's ministerial meeting at #NATO HQ: „For Europe to be at peace, Russian imperialism must be stopped.“ 🇵🇱🇫🇷🇩🇪

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@RugeBoris

3 years

#Montenegro : Seems like something @NATO & the #EU need to get onto as a matter of urgency. What is the role of the #Serbia |n government & that of President #Vucic ?

Vesna Pusić

@vpusic

3 years

What is happening in Montenegro is not a religious issue, it’s not even a political or ideological issue; it is a conflict over the right of Montenegro to exist as an independent state. Everything else is secondary and would be resolvable.

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The last part of my daily commute takes me thru Brandenburg Gate. Every time it feels like a privilege. When I was a kid diplomat, there was a wall right here dividing #Berlin My daily reminder that #change for the good is possible, and surprises, too.

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@RugeBoris

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25 years after joining #NATO #Poland is today a backbone of the Alliance and one of the strongest supporters of Ukraine. Many thanks to @KPisarska & @MichalSzczerba for inviting me to celebrate & discuss with you in Warsaw! 🇵🇱🇵🇱🇵🇱

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@RugeBoris

3 years

Excellent piece by Sir Lawrence Freedman on Ukraine. The war started by Mr. #Putin may turn out to be unwinnable. #Russia |n casualties, already significant, will be deeply unpopular at home. And #Ukraine admirably led by @ZelenskyyUa is still in the #fight

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@RugeBoris

3 months

25 years ago #NATO forces entered #Kosovo . A defining moment for the Alliance. I was proud to be part of it.

Ambassador Jeff Hovenier

@USAmbKosovo

3 months

Today, I joined Kosovan officials and distinguished guests to mark 25 years since @NATO forces entered Kosovo, ending the brutal campaign of ethnic cleansing carried out by the Milosevic regime. The United States is proud of the important role it played, along with allies, to

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I find myself in full agreement with this piece. Nice wordplay, too: "Suits on the Ground." It's about the return of US #diplomats to #Kyiv and more generally about the importance of having embassies & diplomats in place. @PhilKosnett @cepa

Time for US Suits on the Ground at Embassy Kyiv

Following Russia’s defeat in the Battle of Kyiv, calls have increased from politicians and pundits to reopen the US Embassy in Ukraine’s capital.

cepa.org

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@RugeBoris

2 years

On Kurfürstendamm in Berlin: The remains of a vehicle in which women & children were killed by Russian forces while trying to escape from #Bucha A fitting reminder of the horrors of the ongoing war & the need to step up our support to #Ukraine 🇺🇦

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Hats off to #Germany for responding to #Ukraine |s urgent request for additional air defense systems, above & beyond what Berlin has already delivered & pledged. An example to be followed by other Allies & partners in the here & now 🇺🇦🇩🇪🇺🇦 #PATRIOT

Verteidigungsministerium

@BMVg_Bundeswehr

5 months

Deutschland wird der #Ukraine unverzüglich eine weitere Feuereinheit #PATRIOT übergeben, um russische Luftangriffe abzuwehren. Sie wird zusätzlich zu den bereits gelieferten und weiterhin geplanten #Luftverteidigung ssystemen abgegeben.

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3 years

It's happening - Munich Security Conference 2022! #MSC2022 @MunSecConf

MSC 2022

The 58th Munich Security Conference (MSC) will take place from February 18 to 20, 2022, at its usual venue in Munich.

securityconference.org

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@RugeBoris

4 years

#Women of #Belarus #Kolesnikova ⚪️🔴⚪️

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@RugeBoris

2 years

Legal experts & governments will debate whether #Russia |s war of aggression ag. #Ukraine constitutes #genocide . It may take a tribunal to settle that question definitively. But this open letter makes a powerful case that cannot be ignored. It's a call to action. @LiberaleModerne

LibMod - Zentrum Liberale Moderne

@LiberaleModerne

2 years

Russian warfare fulfils the central characteristics of #genocide . Therefore #Germany must fulfil its “Responsibility to Protect”. An Open letter to the German Government and the Bundestag:

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2 years

Hope to see it operational very fast ... #Ukraine #Airdefense 🇺🇦🇩🇪🇺🇦

Verteidigungsministerium

@BMVg_Bundeswehr

2 years

Germany delivers the first of four IRIS-T SLM air defense systems to #Ukraine . The recent Russian #missile attacks on Kyiv and other cities shows how important the air defense capability for Ukraine's self-defense is.

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@GresselGustav I remember much of twittersphere roundly dismissing the notion that the #Gepard (self-propelled anti-aircraft gun) could have any military utility whatsoever. I'm glad to hear #Ukraine is making good use of it & hope we come up with sufficient ammounts of 35mm ammunition 🇺🇦🇩🇪🇺🇦

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@RugeBoris

4 years

@terischultz @BritishArmy @BBC @WDR @bbclysedoucet @AngusLapsleyFCO @UKinGermany @GermanEmbassy @SimonManleyFCO @SebWoodFCO @JEyal_RUSI @MichaelHTatham @RugeElisabeth He was drafted into the Wehrmacht and got lucky by not being sent East but North, to Denmark. The Brits seem to have had a policy of releasing POWs under 17. Which they did after treating him for typhoid. By the way: He's still around, now 91 ...

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@RugeBoris

3 years

Michael Kofman has a pretty good track record. But I'm hoping #PutinsWar runs out of steam a lot faster than 3 weeks. When will the cost of this utterly criminal war finally sink in on the #Russia |n side? No victory parades coming up in Moscow. #StandWithUkraine ️ 🇺🇦

Michael Kofman

@KofmanMichael

3 years

I try not to make too many predictions. I think given all the problems in the Russian campaign, delusional assumptions, an unworkable concept of operations, little prepared for a sustained war like this, I give it ~3 more weeks before this is an exhausted force. 1/

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Not privy to the details of #US #Kosova #Serbia talks. But on the face of it the administration's stance seems remarkable for putting pressure on one side only. The #EU position was different, welcoming @albinkurti |s approach as a 1st step. Where do EU & #Germany stand now?

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@RugeBoris

2 years

Striking to see #OPEC siding with #Putin & striking that they would do so at this moment. It will create extra stress for those resisting #Russia |s aggression. But OPEC is betting on the wrong horse. Doesn't look pretty & will look even less so in a few week's time.

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@RugeBoris

4 years

Proud to have been part of @NATO_KFOR twice, incl as a (civ) liaison officer with the first HQ #KFOR from mid-June 1999 onward. We slept in a gym of Boro & Ramiz sports complex in downtown #Pristina - 20 military colleagues & myself. Still in touch w/ many I met there 21 yrs ago

Ambassador Jörn Rohde

@GermanAmbKOS

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On this day 21 years ago, @NATO_KFOR ended a terrible conflict. Grateful to over 50.000 @bundeswehrInfo soldiers who served here since. I bow to - all- victims. They remind us of what was accomplished since, but also of the obligations to be fulfilled. 1/2

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@RugeBoris

3 years

9 November: Lots of candles out tonight in #Berlin to commemorate the Jewish victims of the 1938 pogroms across Germany, also known as "Crystal Night." To me, the day also serves a reminder of the need to defend our democracy.

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@RugeBoris

5 years

Very much looking forward to joining @ischinger and his outstanding team @MunSecConf as Vice-Chairman beginning August. Grateful to @GermanyDiplo and @HeikoMaas for seconding me with a view to strengthening our ties w/ #MSC

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@RugeBoris

2 years

I would just note that inflicting #starvation on people in the global south doesn't really qualify as "foreign policy." What #Russia is doing is a combination of #blackmail & warfare. And if hundreds of 1000s in Africa, the Middle East & Asia die, Putin won't give a damn.

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@RugeBoris

2 years

The visit to the Museum of Occupation in #Vilnius 🇱🇹 made a big impression on me. Once the seat of the Gestapo and NKVD/KGB. A dark place & a stark reminder of the importance of defending #freedom . Which is what our alliance is all about.

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@RugeBoris

4 years

Happy 65th birthday #Bundeswehr I'm not the military type. But back in 1982, I did my best. And I'm proud to have served in & alongside the armed forces of democratic #Germany May you be equipped to deal with the challenges of today & tomorrow. And to be a good ally, always.

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@RugeBoris

6 months

An Alliance that #Sweden wants to join must be a pretty good Alliance. And now that the Swedes are on board, #NATO will be even better and stronger (together) 🇸🇪🇸🇪🇸🇪

SwedishPM

@SwedishPM

6 months

Sverige är medlem i Nato. En för alla, alla för en. Tillsammans är vi starkare.

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#Kosovo : Unacceptable mafia-style threats from a #PDK member of parliament. A case for the government of @Avdullah & for the police. And something the #EU and the #US shld look into urgently. @MiroslavLajcak @GERonWEB @ViolavonCramon @PeterbeyerCDU @RichardGrenell

Balkan Insight

@BalkanInsight

4 years

Kosovo politician Gani Koci threatened several politicians and journalists on Facebook - including #BIRNKosovo director @JetaXharra , saying they should be covered over with concrete because they are “Serbian septic tanks”.

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The future according to Mr. Putin - not something the free world could ever legitimize. We must support #Ukraine with whatever it takes so it can maintain its freedom & independence. 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

Illia Ponomarenko 🇺🇦

@IAPonomarenko

9 months

Bakhmut under Russian occupation now. Two years ago, this was a well-to-do city of 70,000, a Ukrainian regional center. We reporters remember it very well for Hotel Atlantic we all used to stay at. Many also loved a very good sushi bar called Izumi at Bakhmut's central square.

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Excellent interview by #German Minister of Defense Christine Lambrecht. A real antidote to some recent statements out of Berlin. Clear on countering Russian threats against #Ukraine & remarkable for mention of #F35 as option to maintain 🇩🇪 nuclear role.

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@RugeBoris

2 years

#Belarus a critical factor in the war against #Ukraine - whether #Belarus army joins the fight, whether its territory continues to serve as a staging ground & the extent to which the resistance against #Lukashenko re-emerges #StandWithUkraine ⚪️🔴⚪️

Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya

@Tsihanouskaya

2 years

This is the Kastus Kalinouski battalion – a volunteer group of Belarusians formed to defend Ukraine. As a part of our Anti-War Movement, more and more people from Belarus join to help Ukrainians defend their country. Because we #StandWithUkraine . Слава Україні! Жыве Беларусь!

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We are proud of the work undertaken together with our Ukrainian colleagues to prepare & deliver the first NATO Ukraine Council of Foreign Ministers which took place today in Brussels. #Ukraine needs NATO & #NATO needs Ukraine 🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦

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Good exchange with President @avucic on NATO #Serbia relations which we hope to see deepened. We also discussed regional issues, including lasting security in Kosovo. #NATO looks to Serbia to help ensure full accountability for the violent acts of May & September 2023.

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@RugeBoris

2 years

Foreign Minister @ABaerbock |s interview via @faznet covers not just #Ukraine but plenty of subjects, incl #China #Mali #energy . Worth reading. Currently only in German, behind paywall.

Annalena Baerbock im Interview zu Kampfpanzern für die Ukraine

Die grüne Außenministerin erhöht den Druck auf die Ampel-Koalition: Die Entscheidung über Kampfpanzer für Kiew müsse bald getroffen werden. Und sie benennt einen Fehler, den Deutschland nie wiederh...

www.faz.net

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@RugeBoris

3 years

In its "family album" section, @derspiegel was kind enough to publish this Christmas 1968 photo of my parents, my sister, & myself, along with what I was able to remember about a special time in our lives in #Washington DC.

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In 1999 after Belgrade rejected a political solution & attacked civilians in #Kosovo NATO launched Op Allied Force. No reason to celebrate the anniversary. But good to remember that we stopped a humanitarian catastrophe. And that was the right thing to do.

Kosovo Air Campaign (March-June 1999)

NATO launched an air campaign, Operation Allied Force, in March 1999 to halt the humanitarian catastrophe that was then unfolding in Kosovo. The decision to intervene followed more than a year of...

www.nato.int

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@RugeBoris

2 years

Powerful: #Zemfira re-releases "Don't Shoot" as an anti-war video. Watch, listen & share! #PeaceForUkraine 🇺🇦 Земфира. Не Стреляйте (2022) Новости Украины via @YouTube

Земфира. Не Стреляйте (2022) Новости Украины

Земфира скрыла все свои видео со своего ютуб-канала и оставила лишь два клипа. Первый — её кавер на песню Океана Ельзи «Відпусти», снятый еще в 2008 году. Вт...

www.youtube.com

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@RugeBoris

2 years

Meanwhile in #Switzerland : 🇨🇭authorities move toward allowing re-export of arms & ammunition to #Ukraine . Below an op-ed @PavloKlimkin & I wrote in November on #Gepard ammo 🇨🇭🇺🇦🇩🇪

Switzerland and Arms Exports: Neutrality versus Solidarity with Ukraine – Op-ed by Pavlo Klimkin...

Switzerland has again rejected a request from Germany and Ukraine for re-export of 35-mm ammunition arguing that it would violate Swiss neutrality. Providing this ammunition would not determine the...

securityconference.org

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@RugeBoris

4 years

German medical association @BAEKaktuell calls on people to wear makeshift #masks at all times. Needed NOW: A public info campaign to get this going in #Germany What about @jensspahn doing his next presser with a fancy mask? #masks4all #covid19

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@RugeBoris

3 years

I believe this to be true: #Putin cannot win his war against #Ukraine . He can inflict death & destruction and that's what he's doing right now. But he can't win. And plenty of people in Moscow know this already. @harari_yuval

Why Vladimir Putin has already lost this war | Yuval Noah Harari

The Russians may yet conquer Ukraine. But Ukrainians have shown that they will not let them hold it, says historian and author Yuval Noah Harari

www.theguardian.com

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@RugeBoris

10 months

#France is a key #NATO ally. Many thanks to 🇫🇷 colleagues for excellent & thought-provoking conversations during my 1st visit to Paris as Assistant Secretary General!

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@RugeBoris

2 years

This is an important commitment: Chancellor Scholz announces willingness to upgrade the enhanced forward presence in #Lithuania to a #German -led combat brigade to strengthen #NATO deterrence & defence 🇩🇪🇱🇹

Bundeskanzler Olaf Scholz

@Bundeskanzler

2 years

We will defend every centimetre of #NATO territory – I reiterated this to our Baltic partners in Lithuania today. Germany will strengthen NATO’s eastern flank and lead a robust combat brigade in Lithuania to bolster both deterrence and defence.

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The #BlackSea region is of strategic importance to @NATO and it was front & center during my first visit to #Romania as Assistant Secretary General. Many thanks to 🇷🇴 colleagues for hosting me as well as the Security Policy Directors from across our Alliance! @MAERomania

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