It's not too harsh on Merkel. It's sanewashing Trump, yet again. Trump does not at all try to 'reintegrate Russia with the West' (even if Merkel did, which is itself doubtful). Trump tries to integrate the US with the autoritarians and take it *out of* the West.

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Wow this is harsh on Merkel. (Undeservedly so, in my view. Criticise Merkel for Nordstream all you want but this is an unfair comparison)

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“The reason it’s hard to think of a precedent of America switching sides in a conflict like this is that there really isn’t one,” said Richard Haass. (…) “What’s unprecedented here is the decision to reverse course and penalize the victim of the invasion — Ukraine — while rewarding the aggressor.”

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THE END OF THE LINE FOR AMERICAN MILITARY TECH The regimes choice to kill Ukrainians in their homes by disabling Starlink and preventing defensive drones to intercept incoming Russian weapons, has to be a line crossed, a step so far over what can be considered acceptable behavior by a supposed ally

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As the narrative that 'resorting to violence is the only way for French protesters to be heard' gains traction,it's important for French youth to recognize that voting for the left-wing LFI would have the same impact as voting for the right-wing RN: it would increase the likelihood of war in Europe.

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