Linas Linkevicius
@LinkeviciusL
Ambassador to Sweden, Former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Defence 🇱🇹
Kyiv is under such a crazy attack. Drones. Now missiles. I’m typing this - which means I’m still here. For those who care.
Trump's 50 days have given Putin extra time to continue his summer offensive. The Russians continue to spit on this ultimatum. It's time to stop these "experiments" being conducted at the cost of Ukrainian lives. Until Russia's economic teeth are knocked out, nothing will change.
The last round of the ‘talks’ between Russia and Ukraine lasted 40 mn. So one can say that the ‘talks’ are going on. Although this is just a smokescreen for Russia to continue the unhindered killings for at least the remaining time of strategically ‘gifted’ 50 days.
Fire, explosions last night near Moscow as Ukraine launches drone attack. Suspended air flights at all major airports has become a routine . It’s exactly what Putin tried to achieve. Obviously more to come.
The 18th EU sanctions package is finally truly significant, what the first one was meant to be. Moreover, without the US secondary sanctions and the “major package”, it will still have a small economic impact. But Russia is already nervous, and that is a good sign.
Commander of US forces in Europe Ch. Donahue: "NATO could erase Kaliningrad in an instant." A message to those in Russia who love to threaten the West so much.
The ‘scheme’, when the US sells weapons to Ukraine and Europe pays for them, would look just perfect, if for this purpose are used frozen Russian funds. It would be not only rational, symbolic, but also damn right.
Trump is “unhappy” with Putin, but Russia doesn’t seem to be completely unhappy after Trump’s “major statement.” They will take advantage of that 50-day sanctions break and will try to seize the territories they want.
These are not the directions of air traffic in #Ukraine, these are the trajectories of Russian shaheds and missiles of the last day. Message to everyone who has Patriot systems - especially the #US - today they must be deployed in Ukraine.
The Ukrainian people are simply invincible. Those who do not understand this will suffer a lot.
If you want to know what Ukrainians are: this Kharkiv coffee shop was half destroyed by Russian attack at 6 am, and was open again at 14:00 . Now Ukrainians in social meida encourage others to come and buy some coffee there to support them
We can truly be proud. Lithuanians, through the organization "Blue/Yellow", have already donated €100 mln. to the Ukrainian struggle. If the people of small Lithuania do this, together we will be able to defeat the neo-Nazis. #RazomDoPeremogi
Putin again praised Trump for “improving” US-Russia relations, for his efforts to “resolve the Ukraine crisis.” And doing himself exactly the opposite. Just crazy. Isn’t it clear to everyone that he’s simply trolling Trump? Maybe it’s time to put Putin in his place?
Moment of truth. Ukrainians are waiting fot significant military aid and long-promised ‘painful’ sanctions on Russia. Future NATO SACEUR, A. G. Grynkewich said that ‘Ukraine can win this war.’ Russians hope to force the Ukrainians to capitulate, but what is the US waiting for?
US still fails to impose much-needed sanctions on Russia, but it is exhausted—technologically, economically, politically, morally. The summer military campaign has practically failed. All it takes is a little concerted effort and by the end of the year, results will come.
No one can trust Russia’s promises that it will not attack anyone, because even now it pretends not to attack Ukraine. It claims to be defending “its” territory, which was actually seized and somehow mystically inscribed in its constitution. “Creativity” turns into cynicism.
Russia has just killed at least 17 and injured at least 100 in the Dnipro region. The US is still reluctant to impose new sanctions and is still talking about a kind of ‘window’ for peace talks. This ‘window’ has long been closed and serves as a smokescreen for Russia’s murders.
‘Not finding time’ for the NATO-Ukraine meeting in The Hague is a shame. Someone who fights for you, instead of you, in spite of you, is put on a waiting list. NATO is unable properly support Ukraine today. All hopes are placed on a coalition of willing and able.
Netanyahu congratulated Trump on his leadership and recalled the principle for dealing with regime – “peace through strength.” It is not too late to remember this principle and apply it to Russia to some extent. Peace will never be achieved through flattery and appeasement alone.
It's unbelievable, but it's true. Almost 5 years later, we can repeat – Sergei is safe, he is in Lithuania! My sincere congratulations, dear Svetlana @Tsihanouskaya , on the family reunion!
Svetlana #Tikhanovskaya is safe. She is in #Lithuania.
If anyone still remembers, on May 28th Trump gave Russia 2 weeks to figure out if it was serious about peace. Last night Russia killed 15 people in Kyiv, including US citizen. Hope that today's disbandment of the group dealing with pressure on Russia isn’t that final reaction.