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Christian Thiels

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Civil Servant in Defence | he/him | 4mer Spoxperson & (prior to that) Journalist | No official German MoD account | personal views only | RP&FAV ≠ I agree

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ICYMI

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Willy Silbermann, a German murdered by fellow Germans. Never forget how the darkest of ideologies led from words of hatred to deeds of unspeakable brutality. 🕯️

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Iran Israel Hamas Houthi Gaza Update July 10, 2024 - by @thestudyofwar.bsky.social and criticalthreats
www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder...

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July 10, 2024 Situation Report Ukraine - by @thestudyofwar.bsky.social and criticalthreats www.understandingwar.org/backgrounder...

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NATO's Washington summit declaration
NATOSummit NATO75
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Stronger together

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A little rain in Berlin right now

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Disinformation has been part of hybrid warfare for a long time. It shouldn't come as a surprise that Russia is unscrupolously using it to undermine the western democracies. It has done so for many years and will continue to do so. We have to be vigilant.

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Today, Italy joined the German/French-led Capability Coalition Integrated Air and Missile Defence (CC IAMD) as the 16th member. The capability coalition aims to develop a strong, modern and NATO compatible Ukrainian Air Defence over the long term.

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Rosette Garbaz, five years old. Lest we forget.🕯️

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"Should Russia possess naval bases in both Libya and Sudan, it will have an opportunity to establish supply lines into the landlocked nations of the African interior that now host units of Moscow’s Africa Corps."
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Biden condemns Russian attacks, pledges additional support

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India’s Modi hugs Putin on first Russia visit since Ukraine offensive

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Charles Bernath, one(!) year old. An innocent child, brutally murdered by German Nazis. We must never forget him nor the millions that shared his fate.

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"The type of the weapon and its trajectory suggested that Russia intentionally targeted the hospital "

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Japan partners with Cambodia to share demining knowledge with Ukraine, other countries

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Huguette Gutmajnster, three years old. We will never forget you nor the millions that shared your fate.

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In its latest Gaza cease-fire proposal, Hamas wants assurances that Israel won’t restart the war after some hostages come home, according to two senior officials from countries involved in the negotiations. Israeli negotiators immediately rejected that demand, the officials said.

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President Biden said in an ABC News interview on Friday that he has not undergone a cognitive exam, but argued that his record as president should be proof enough that he is mentally fit to lead the nation.

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Please follow @auschwitzmemorial.bsky.social, spread the word and help a mission of paramount importance: keeping the memory alive - that of three year old Eva Herkovitz and of millions of victims. Their fate keeps teaching us what evil humans can do to humans.

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Suzanne Hasman, not even two years old when she was brutally murdered by German Nazis - one of an estimated 1.5 million children that died in the Holocaust.

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Iran holds runoff presidential vote pitting hard-line former negotiator against reformist lawmaker

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These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of July 5, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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The Bundestag’s Budget Committee today approved the procurement of 105 Leopard 2A8s for the Bundeswehr. This not only covers the necessary equipment for the Lithuanian brigade, but also creates the possibility for further deliveries of modern Leopard 2 MBTs from Bundeswehr stocks to Ukraine. 1/4

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These are the indicative estimates of Russia’s combat losses as of July 4, according to the Armed Forces of Ukraine.

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Arnošt Pollatschek - I say your name for you shall always be remembered. 🕯️

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“In any larger-scale operation, we would run out of ammunition rapidly . . . Our defences are too thin, and we are not prepared to fight and win an armed conflict of any scale”

“The UK has reached a situation where it cannot defend the British homelands properly.”

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"Trump advisers envision a ‘radical reorientation’ in which Washington takes a back seat to Europe — and cuts a deal with Putin over Ukraine."

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Zelenskyy appeals to West to relax targeting limits for Ukraine as glide bombs hammer front line

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