toomas ilves, ex-verif @ilvestoomas@respublicae.eu

The editor-in-chief of the @LAReviewofBooks, @BorisDralyuk gives the needed moral clarity on this Ukrainian-Russian PEN blow-up.

Read his thread please
RT @BorisDralyuk: Russophone Ukrainian here, with a personal perspective. Ukrainians have every right not to participate in events that also feature speakers who identify themselves as Russian, regardless of these speakers’ politics. 1/8 https://t.co/H79SzVplZr

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/IlvesToomas/status/1658909831665786893

Meie tooliloopija hea sõber on liiga korrumpeerunud, et ta riik saaks EL rahasid.
RT @POLITICOEurope: EU lawmakers on a visit to Budapest don't think Hungary is ready to receive frozen EU cash.

They criticized Hungary’s audit body as unfit for purpose and accused the government of using public tenders to “enrich the family and friends of Viktor Orbán.”

https://www.politico.eu/article/eu-lawmakers-say-hungary-is-not-ready-for-frozen-eu-funds/?utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=social

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/IlvesToomas/status/1658908386849693699

Something like this seems inevitable -- but not as a nose-thumb to the US, but rather because the US will be so busy with China that Europe will have to deal with the continuing threat from Russia more on their own.

https://geopolitique.eu/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/Note-de-travail-10-avril-EN-1.pdf

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/IlvesToomas/status/1658904554379829248

"Kolmandik sulas" erakond teab millest ta räägib.

https://www.err.ee/1608979748/ratas-peaminister-ei-tohiks-niivord-lodvalt-vene-kaardiga-vehkida #ERR

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/IlvesToomas/status/1658892708356694016

I’ve never seen the Kremlin so rattled https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2023/05/17/rattled-kremlin-ukraine-psychological-warfare/

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/IlvesToomas/status/1658885388025331725

https://epl.delfi.ee/artikkel/120189518/illar-luht-martin-helme-kais-ungaris-toetamas-orbani-kremli-poliitikat?_gl=1%2a9dnvcc%2a_ga%2aMTY1MjQ4Mjg3Mi4xNjc2MjgxMTY2%2a_ga_YG8VC2H8NV%2aMTY4NDM0MTgwOC4yLjEuMTY4NDM0MzQ3My4wLjAuMA..

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/IlvesToomas/status/1658883481034686470

Growing fear EU firms in Russia will be forced to fund war https://euobserver.com/world/157044

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/IlvesToomas/status/1658830141789810688

https://meduza.io/en/feature/2023/05/16/it-s-not-just-wagner?utm_source=email&utm_medium=briefly&utm_campaign=2023-05-17

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/IlvesToomas/status/1658829064444997637

Congratulations @RugeBoris! Good to see the @MunSecConf represented at NATO.
RT @dpa_intl: Senior German diplomat Boris Ruge is to become NATO assistant secretary general for political affairs and security policy, a spokesman for the military alliance said.
https://nordot.app/1031246507723604105

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/IlvesToomas/status/1658795435849334784

If the Gessen resignation elicits a stir, do also read this.
RT @NikaMelkozerova: This story inspired me to write an oped. as once I shared the stage with Russians. And it was fucking awful.
https://www.theatlantic.com/books/archive/2023/05/what-happens-when-the-free-speech-absolutists-flinch/674069/

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/IlvesToomas/status/1658792245284282369

Mul tundub, et Sturmabteilungile ei meeldi kui nad nimetatakse Sturmabteilungiks.

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/IlvesToomas/status/1658791573843263491

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/06/counteroffensive-ukraine-zelensky-crimea/673781/?preview=KXjnctSojlkkX4Bn8EjQ39MvDlU

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/IlvesToomas/status/1658788763932274689

https://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2023/06/ukraine-russia-war-consequences/673792/

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/IlvesToomas/status/1658788349631397889

The scandal of South Africa’s alleged arms to Russia https://www.ft.com/content/81295baf-fd12-41e3-a666-bd8d7d2bfa6f

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/IlvesToomas/status/1658755943197290496

Russia’s Military Has Improved — The West Should Take Note https://cepa.org/article/russias-military-has-improved-the-west-should-take-note/

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/IlvesToomas/status/1658721202070855682

https://www.ft.com/content/1a17dacf-9c8d-46fe-860d-36ae9b708987

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/IlvesToomas/status/1658719830206234624

Estonian PM pleads with companies to resist ‘ghost trade’ with Russia https://www.ft.com/content/1a17dacf-9c8d-46fe-860d-36ae9b708987

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/IlvesToomas/status/1658717804546195459

This is truly good. Read and RT
https://www.thebulwark.com/beyond-the-ukrainian-counteroffensive/ via @BulwarkOnline

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/IlvesToomas/status/1658550405289201673

Beyond the Ukrainian Counteroffensive https://www.thebulwark.com/beyond-the-ukrainian-counteroffensive/ via @BulwarkOnline

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/IlvesToomas/status/1658549382810050561

This story seems to have completely disappeared from my timeline since last night.

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/rudy-giuliani-claimed-sell-presidential-114530924.html?guccounter=1&guce_referrer=aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuZ29vZ2xlLmNvbS8&guce_referrer_sig=AQAAAIvCGaL-YVUmaShYfAuhY95DVhzv-1C6PlhGCOM8xWYufHbhvIBYePm_sRMnBti4R1htfvNfH4wqiIch-PzvEjuFXYrkYtzbo9irBCtL-t_CyOKnIulDt8FlGLliUbUVVemEmXKyhvixeiuBoTU64wIs45SHngWuZxV5RcFWIGF4

🐦🔗: https://n.respublicae.eu/IlvesToomas/status/1658444093381304320