The Coalition of the “Willing to Concede” by Fidelito Read on Substack
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My Substack Corner: A rift in the alliance? When did that happen?
A rift in the alliance? When did that happen? by Fidelito Wakey-Wakey, smell the “Cakekey”! Read on Substack
Read MoreMy Substack Corner: How the EU Deals with Russian Eggs & Chicken
How the EU Deals with Russian Eggs & Chicken by Fidelito Read on Substack
Read MoreMy Substack Corner: The Selling Out of Ukraine
US and Ukraine sign long-awaited natural resources deal (The Selling Out of Ukraine) by Fidelito A bad deal and a terrible precedent Read on Substack
Read MoreMy Substack Corner: Germany, a State of Inconsistency……
Merz accuses Putin of war crimes (really??) by Fidelito A nation high on industry low on values Read on Substack
Read MoreMy Substack Corner: Trump says Ukraine-Russia peace talks looking at ‘dividing up certain assets’ (commentary)
Trump says Ukraine-Russia peace talks looking at ‘dividing up certain assets’ (commentary) by Fidelito When a rule based world is reversed to a colonial style power grab & filing the void Read on Substack
Read MoreMy Substack Corner: EU Plans to Defend Ukraine at Some Future Point
EU Plans to Defend Ukraine at Some Future Point by Fidelito Well, that might prove somewhat pointless Read on Substack
Read MoreMy Substack Corner: European Far-Right Parties Coordinating & Seeking Opportunities to Flip Europe
European Far-Right Parties Coordinating & Seeking Opportunities to Flip Europe by Fidelito Read on Substack
Read MoreMy Substack Corner: Political Confusion reflects Political Delusion Hanging over Ukraine
Political Confusion reflects Political Delusion Hanging over Ukraine by Fidelito Read on Substack
Read MoreMy Substack Cornet: The European “Logic” on Ukraine
The European “Logic” on Ukraine by Fidelito In just 2 points Read on Substack
Read MoreMy Substack Corner: The EU Scrambling for a Ukraine Resolution
The EU Scrambling for a Ukraine Resolution by Fidelito The question is will they find a reliable partner or will they grow up and go it alone Read on Substack
Read MoreMy Substack Corner: Ignorant/Arrogant American Politicians Driving the U.S. to the ground
When Lindsey Graham Speaks You Always Kinda Wish He Didn’t by Fidelito Ignorant/Arrogant American Politicians Driving the U.S. to the ground Read on Substack
Read MoreMy Substack Corner: Trump and Zelensky to sign “what could be trillion dollar” minerals deal – A Disgusting Deal in the Making
Trump and Zelensky to sign “what could be trillion dollar” minerals deal – Truly Disgusting by Fidelito Read on Substack
Read MoreMy Substack Corner: Macron-Trump Press Conference (yet another wasted Take Off)
Macron-Trump Press Conference: All About Talking Points NOT Meeting Points by Fidelito Read on Substack
Read MoreMy Substack Corner: Trump calls Zelensky a ‘dictator’……Oh Really???????
Trump Strategy on Ukraine – The Writing is All Over the Wall by Fidelito Trump calls Zelensky a ‘dictator’ Read on Substack
Read MoreMy Substack Corner: An alliance cannot be both “meaningful” and “meaningless” at the same time.
Macron’s Call for EU Meeting: A Crash Course or an Opportunity for Decisiveness by Fidelito Read on Substack
Read MoreWar in Ukraine? How are the Sanctions Going? Oh OK, Call Me Later!
French Pres. Macron said this week that the war in Ukraine is “existential” for France and Europe. The West can only gain the upper hand if it truly believes this—and acts on that belief. My take: pic.twitter.com/Ml1nF2Snds — Fareed Zakaria (@FareedZakaria) March 17, 2024 The sanctions policy to deal with […]
Read MoreAnna Netrebko & The Putin Connection
It seems that Pro-Putin’ Opera singer Anna Netrebko sparked exodus from German festival by Ukrainian musicians as indicated by the article referenced below. Some would say what’s music got to do with politics; but by the same token what’s business got to do with peoples relationship with Putin, or people […]
Read MoreHappy New Year 2023 & Remember Ukraine (no comment)
Putin Seeking Negotiation for Settling the Ukraine ‘WAR’; But It’s Best to Read Between the Lines (updated)
Vladimir Putin finally wakes up one day and discovers; hey, why are we fighting NOT negotiating? Now if you believe this scenario to be likely I suggest you skip reading the rest of this post and go have some coffee or tea instead cause it would be time wasted. The […]
Read MoreEmmanuel Macron craint d’humilier la Russie à propos de la guerre en Ukraine
Permettez-moi d’abord de dire que j’ai été comme beaucoup soulagé par la victoire du président Macron lors de la dernière élection présidentielle française ; non pas que je pense qu’il a particulièrement bien réussi sur de nombreuses questions de politique étrangère, y compris sa position de négociation lamentable avec la Russie […]
Read MorePresident Macron Concerned of Humiliating Russia over war in Ukraine
First let me say I was like many relieved by President Macron’s win in the last French presidential election; not that I believe he’s done particularly well on many Foreign policy issues including his dismal negotiating stance with Russia pre the Ukraine invasion, but simply because he was the best […]
Read MoreWhile Putin Begins to Carve Off Eastern Europe the EU Begins to Carve Off Itself
Sadly my prediction of the end of the EU seems to be going to script, but as any rigid bureaucracy it takes time to unravel. It turns out that the sanctions regime hasn’t done its magic of stopping Putin’s aggressions, rather he has used it deliberately/effectively through his control as […]
Read MoreThe Ukraine Crisis – Crimes Against Humanity, Genocide and Ecocide; When Double Standards get in the Way
A brilliant lecture by Philippe Sands QC, Professor of Law at University College London and barrister at Matrix Chambers given recently at the Brookings Institution in Washington D.C. about the legal implications of the crisis in Ukraine both in terms of focusing on the wrong side of the stick when […]
Read MoreThe Ukraine Crisis: An Emotional Volodymyr Zelenskiy Visiting the Town of Bucha, the Site of Putin’s Russia Genocide but Little Does He Know…..
Little does he know that the EU is promising a new set of “Sanctions” and “considering” holding Putin accountable for this genocide in Ukraine; they’re always keen to keep our eyes on the future in order to ignore the present, bless their soul…. Truly amazing to watch the contrast between […]
Read MoreHungary Decides, Underlines and Highlights The Irrelevance of the EU & NATO
Of course we have all witnessed the Irrelevance of EU/NATO the spectators of the Russian aggression in Ukraine. But now with the landslide victory of Victor Orban in Hungary it must be crystal clear even to the blind that the western alliance in its current incarnation is a lost cause […]
Read MoreThe EU/China Summit on Ukraine – Who Precisely Came Up With This Dumb Idea
As a sign of respect to Freedom of Information and for the sake of Transparency I would love to know which “brilliant” mind that came up with this idea of arranging an EU/China Summit while watching events & official statements unfold since the Russian invasion of Ukraine; particularly with the […]
Read MoreThe Ukraine Crisis: China warns of the ‘worst consequences’ to nations supporting Taiwan – so “the chickens are coming home to roost”
Well that old saying hasn’t changed much through the years, it’s just that we haven’t noticed it applies to us in these crisis too; yes indeed the “Chickens”. As I mentioned a while ago in a previous post “China is watching”; it turns out because I am indeed a “Rocket […]
Read MoreThe Ukraine Crisis: Biden warns U.S intervention in Ukraine would mean WWIII – So What’s the Point of NATO or Is It There for Occasions where Russia & China are “NOTA” In The Picture??
In a recent statement today President Biden warns U.S intervention in Ukraine (i.e. protecting Ukraine from Russian aggression) would mean WWIII. My simplistic response would be if WWIII is a deterrent in defending against aggression from Russia, China or any other power then all I can say is that the […]
Read MoreThe Ukraine Crisis: Dividing Your Adversaries – My Take on Fareed Zakaria’s Take
First off let me just say that more often than not I agree with many of the views of GPS program host Fareed Zakaria on CNN. I both respect his views as well as his efforts at presenting a well balanced/unique perspective on world events. However in this instant I […]
Read MoreThe Ukraine Crisis: A Prolonged Conflict In Ukraine is in No One’s Interest (updated)
The scenarios I would categories as coming under the prolonged conflict definition is either the fall of Ukraine and/or the continuation of the current Putin reign in Russia. Any of these scenarios will translate into continued/escalated economic & security tit-for-tat actions between Russia and the west that will eventually tear […]
Read MoreThe Ukraine Crisis: The People Who Deserve to be the Backbone of NATO Forces And a Shining Example For Russia’s Own Governance Transformation and Yet……..
It may well be that due to the special historical relation between Russia & Ukraine and Ukraines successful existence outside the Russian sphere of influence this in itself is considered by the Russian regime a threat to the Russian governance model and the iron curtain built to protect it. This […]
Read MoreThe Ukraine Crisis: The West Looking at the End Game Even Before the Game Started (post updated)
While the west is treating the Ukraine crisis with actions one would expect post the fall of Ukraine like (sanctions – increase in defence spending – movement of troops within countries bordering Ukraine and even having the guts to discuss the future of a Ukraine government in exile) and yet […]
Read MoreThe Ukraine Crisis: Separating the Brave from the Cowards
Here is a recent part of a recent post by Ursula von der Leyen President of the European Commission; “The visit of Secretary of State Antony Blinken to Europe illustrates how close the 🇪🇺🇺🇸 cooperation is in response to the invasion of Ukraine!! My response would be along the lines […]
Read MoreThe Ukraine Crisis: A Debate on a Proposed Criminal Tribunal Against Aggression
Today I was invited an attended this online debate organised by Chatham House in the UK with panelists including former UK PM Mr. Gordon Brown and Philippe Joseph Sands, QC to discuss the proposition of creating a tribunal specifically to protect against aggression of a sovereign state considering that such […]
Read MoreThe Ukraine Crisis: Donald Tusk’s “Positive Contribution” to the “Strategy”
I appreciate your “Positive Contribution”. I am sure that had the west threatened/applied sanctions as opposed to defending Poland against Hitler in WWII as promised Poles would have been equally appreciative for such a “Positive Contribution”!! — Fidelito 🇬🇧🇪🇺 (@F_Galal) February 27, 2022 When talking sanctions who actually believes this […]
Read MoreState of the Union: I Mourn Europe for the Death of the Union
I was one of those enthusiastic supporters of the EU project for a long time pre & post BREXIT but what I’ve been witnessing for the last few years in terms inconsistency between values, foreign policy action and security commitments leads me to believe that this is a non-viable bureaucracy […]
Read MoreThe Ukraine Crisis: Lessons to be Learnt
Unfortunately this story is still making the rounds….that is in my head. However come to think of it objectively – unavoidable emotions aside – this should not only be a story of utter frustrations from the current state of affairs because that’s largely energy wasted. We should try to understand […]
Read MoreState of the Union: The Western so-called “Alliance” Confronting Russia with a Huge Mega Phone and a Remote Control (or Joystick if you prefer)!
The clip of this man being arrested is making a very powerful point in that as people even Russia willing to take risks by taking action on the ground we see the western so-called alliance confronting Russia with a huge Megaphone and a remote control; disgustingly disappointing!! — Fidelito 🇬🇧🇪🇺 […]
Read MoreCowboy Politics Devastating Western Strategy to Support Ukraine
Today we watch Liz Truss being mocked by Lavrov while the British Prime Child is in Poland making a fool of his good old self (and of the country) as usual in scrambling meetings & travel with no preparation as Lavrov himself eluded to during the news conference. It is […]
Read MoreDear President Macron: The West Needs to Lower It’s Expectation on Russian Cooperation
I suspect that the reason for this bleak outlook is that we too – me absolutely included – need to lower own expectation on the West finally taking its own values and the means by which to protect them seriously. It seems to me that being spoiled in decades of […]
Read MoreWestern Response to Russian Demands “Satisfaction NOT Guaranteed!”
The Ukraine conundrum continues but it seems that Putin is calling the shots. As for the west what I clearly see is that each leader is playing the game independently for purely personal domestic interests; in other words the west is being played yet again in a truly humiliating way. […]
Read MoreState of the Union: The EU Opens Up Its Purse to Pay Off the Ukraine Challenge
In a recent statement by the President of the European Commission, Ursula van der Leyen she promised financial assistance to Ukraine. Here is my response I posted in Twitter and on LinkedIn; The EU purse is NOT what is called for at this point and time and even suggesting it […]
Read MoreThe EU Following the Russian Playbook on Ukraine; My Advice “STOP the Reactionary Statements!”
It seems to me that every day now Putin’s PR machine is hyping up statements and threats to the West on Ukraine intervention while western governments and media are taking the bate which sets everyone into a mode of panic and confusion in line with the Putin plan. This demonstrates […]
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