Oana Lungescu
- If you ask if allies will be there for the US, they already have. When 🇺🇸 came under a horrific terrorist attack on 9/11, NATO’s Article 5 was triggered for the 1st & only time. Tens of thousands of allied troops went to Afghanistan to fight, and many died, alongside Americans. Honour them.
- Making private messages public on social media risks leading to rhetorical escalation rather than working behind the scenes to find win-win solutions, including on Greenland. My take for the BBC on President Trump’s megaphone diplomacy around Davos. www.bbc.com/news/article...
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- Threats regarding Greenland only damage America’s standing in the world, just as America - like Europe - needs friends & allies in this more dangerous world. The only people I see benefiting from this crisis are Putin & Xi. They must be ordering popcorn. www.wsj.com/world/in-tru...
- Reposted by Oana LungescuChina and Russia must be having a field day. They are the ones who benefit from divisions among Allies. If Greenland’s security is at risk, we can address this inside NATO. Tariffs risk making Europe and the United States poorer and undermine our shared prosperity. (1/2)
- “Continuing down this path is bad for America, bad for American businesses and bad for America’s allies.” Statement issued by @shaheen.senate.gov & Senator Thom Tillis on President Trump’s threat of tariffs over Greenland.
- Reposted by Oana LungescuEuropean Union lawmakers are poised to block approval of the EU’s trade deal with the US over President Donald Trump’s vow to impose tariffs on countries that supported Greenland in the face of American threats.
- Reposted by Oana LungescuTerritorial integrity and sovereignty are fundamental principles of international law. They are essential for Europe and for the international community as a whole.
- Reposted by Oana LungescuWe should know by now not to respond to one of Trump’s weekend posts as a definitive statement of policy. The content is as outrageous as it is absurd. For that reason there will be strong pushback from markets, Congress, perhaps Supreme Court as well as European governments.
- Swedish PM Ulf Kristersson on President Trump’s threat to impose tariffs over Greenland: “We will not let ourselves be blackmailed… Sweden is now having intensive discussions with other EU countries, Norway and the United Kingdom for a coordinated response.”
- NOW Foreign ministers from Denmark and Greenland give press conference after meeting at White House m.youtube.com/watch?v=KDol...
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- “Security in the Arctic must be achieved collectively, in conjunction with #NATO allies including the United States, by upholding the principles of the UN Charter, incl sovereignty, territorial integrity &the inviolability of borders.These are universal principles &we will not stop defending them.”
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- History often rhymes as the year turns. Romanian dictator Ceaușescu was executed on Christmas Day 1989 just as Panamian dictator Noriega fled following the US invasion. The intervention in Venezuela may shift Washington’s attention from Ukraine but shld also remind 🇺🇸 that Russia is Maduro’s enabler
- NEW US Senate has passed the #defense policy bill, showing bipartisan support for continued military support to the Baltic countries, maintaining an American officer as #NATO’s Supreme Allied Commander Europe & maintaining a significant 🇺🇸 troop presence in Europe. www.nytimes.com/2025/12/17/u...
- Reposted by Oana LungescuEuropean leaders outline their security guarantees for Ukraine: - Support for the Ukrainian army (800k troops) - Multinational force inside Ukraine - Mechanism to monitor & verify ceasefire - Legally binding assistance for future attacks (Article 5-like) - Post-war recovery assistance - EU accession
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- Reposted by Oana LungescuThe EU just decided to indefinitely immobilise Russian assets. This ensures that up to €210 billion in Russian funds stay on EU soil, unless Russia fully pays reparations to Ukraine for the damage it has caused. (1/2)
- Reposted by Oana LungescuGermany seems more willing to call out Russia - today the government is accusing Russia of a large scale cyber attack on air traffic security and for disinformation campaign during the federal elections earlier this year:
- “Russia has brought war back to Europe, and we must be prepared for the scale of war our grandparents or great-grandparents endured.” A stark message from NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Berlin. A must read speech www.nato.int/en/news-and-...
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- President Trump’s barrage of attacks is forcing European leaders to confront a future in which America is no longer their primary defense guarantor. Some progress is being made to shift the burden, as I told @politico.com, but it’s not easy & and time is short. www.politico.eu/article/dona...
- The US National Security Strategy is out & it doesn’t look good for Europe or NATO. Some key extracts: 🔹We want to support our allies in preserving the freedom and security of Europe, while restoring Europe’s civilizational self-confidence and Western identity. www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
- Reposted by Oana LungescuThe Kremlin pitched the White House on peace through business. To Europe’s dismay, the president and his envoy are on board.
- Russia is conducting an unprecedented campaign of disruption across Europe. NATO allies shouldn’t mirror the Kremlin but pose more strategic dilemmas eg snap exercises, faster collective attribution& using Russian frozen assets.My take for @politico.eu @victorjack.bsky.social @laukaya.bsky.social
- This is the time for the EU to finally agree to use the 185 bn euro in frozen Russian assets to arm Ukraine. It’s the biggest card that Europeans hold. The time is now.
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- The 1994 Budapest memorandum with security guarantees for Ukraine was blatantly breached by Russia twice. In 2014 with Crimea’s illegal annexation & in 2022 with the full-scale invasion of 🇺🇦 Nobody should trust a word of what Putin says in Budapest - he’s just playing for time.
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- As Russia tests NATO air defenses, the alliance must give its top military commander the flexibility he needs. Good preview of today’s meeting of defense ministers in @politico.eu by @victorjack.bsky.social including my take on need for greater clarity in rules of engagement.
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- An inspiring choice for the Nobel Peace Prize!
- Russia paid for Orthodox priests from #Moldova to make pilgrimages to Moscow. In exchange, they had to set up social media accounts warning about the dangers of closer European integration. @reuters.com investigation about how Kremlin is trying to influence Sunday’s key #election in Moldova 🇲🇩
- NATO has responded to Russia’s incursion in Estonia’s airspace. But as Moscow’s recklessness grows, NATO must deploy more air defense & give SACEUR Gen Grynkewich maximum flexibility. My take for @Carnegieeurope along with some great colleagues. Thanks @rmomtaz.bsky.social for the timely question!
- How is NATO balancing deterrence and defense in responding to Russia’s repeated airspace violations? Read this @politico.eu article by @laukaya.bsky.social with my take ✈️ @rusi.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/nato...
- Russia is conducting an intense disinformation campaign to sway Moldova’s parliamentary elections on Sept. 28, flooding social media with fake posts, videos & websites & using increasingly effective AI tools, in a template for future interference. www.nytimes.com/2025/09/07/b...
- “The Chinese nation is a great nation that does not fear violence,” warns Xi Jinping at massive military parade, standing with the Russian & North Korean dictators. A clear signal of how China aims to shape the world order & why US attempts to prise Putin away from Xi are naive. on.ft.com/3HT68cs
- The ban on @rusi.bsky.social operating in Russia is a backward step not meant to silence RUSI but domestic debate about the Russian government, as Director General Ellehuus says.Proud to be associated with the world’s oldest defence think-tank & its work, including on Russia’s illegal war in Ukraine
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- The path to peace in Ukraine cannot be decided without Ukraine 🇺🇦 Read the statement by President Macron 🇫🇷 PM Meloni 🇮🇹 PM Starmer 🇬🇧 European Commission President @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu 🇪🇺 President @alexstubb.bsky.social 🇫🇮 ahead of President Trump’s planned meeting with Putin in Alaska.
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- Significant visit to Washington by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte ahead of President Trump’s expected announcement of a major plan facilitating weapon sales to NATO allies for transfer to Ukraine. After speaking to Trump last week Rutte said he’s working with allies to get 🇺🇦 the help they need
- “You are our dagger in Europe and we will be sharpening you carefully.” The chilling message of a Russian handler to a British drug dealer behind sabotage attacks in the U.K., exposing how Moscow uses criminal gangs to destabilise Europe & its support for Ukraine. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/08/w...
- Welcome news that the US Department of Defense is sending “additional defensive weapons” to Ukraine. Putin’s continued unjustified attacks show he has zero interest in peace. The only way to ensure peace is to support Ukraine.
