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Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is an important source of independent and fact-based news. We echo Czechia's call for joint EU support to make sure @RFERL can continue its operations - promoting democratic values and press freedom, and countering foreign information manipulation.

What a surprise - Putin rejects an unconditional ceasefire. He wants to keep bombing and killing innocent Ukrainians. He wants Ukraine disarmed. He wants Ukraine neutralised. He wants to make Ukraine a vassal state of Russia. He isn’t negotiating. He’s laughing at us.

The Commission is about to present 🇪🇺President @VonDerLeyen's white paper on defence, to be discussed at #EUCO summit tomorrow. According to a leaked draft it includes the contentious 'buy European' clause saying 65% of defence spending should be on European equipment, not 🇺🇸.

France is pushing for the 'buy European' clause on EU military spending. Paris has pointed out that when European countries buy military equipment from 🇺🇸companies, the 🇺🇸government can legally block their use. This has come up over past 3 years when EU countries tried to send

Europe can no longer afford to be a bystander in its own security. Today, we take decisive steps to ensure our defence is in our hands. We are unveiling the ReARM Europe Plan / Readiness 2030 and the White Paper on the Future of European Defence / Readiness 2030 ↓

Spending more, better, together, European. 🛡️ Up to 1.5% of national GDP for defence investments over 4 years. 🛡️ Up to €150 billion in EU loans for defence projects. 🛡️ Leveraging on @EIB and private capital for defence projects. This is ReArm Europe Plan / Readiness 2030.

@thef35 @LockheedMartin There is definitely a lot, if not an outright kill-switch. Also, the U.S. has shown that its reliability as a strategic partner is totally subject to unpredictable, 4 yearly political outcomes. So, defence deals with the U.S. should be permanently off the table for Europe & Asia.

@thef35 @LockheedMartin Scrap the Trojan horse F-35. They are devouring ressources urgently needed for defense of Europe. 🇺🇲 has full control of everything related. If anybody convinces themselves that 🇺🇲 has 'no back door' in the SW they should be removed immediately from any security responsibility.

@thef35 @LockheedMartin Software & parts are a kill switch? I also HIGHLY doubt there doesn't exist some instant method to brick the plane. You can with ANY computer existing. But the nature of the beast REQUIRES a constant attention from the manufacturer, which ends instantly at the presidents demand.

@thef35 @LockheedMartin It’s not in Lockheed Martin’s best interests. Why would they build a “kill switch” into their products? Because if they did, no one would want to purchase any of their products out of fear that the U.S. would just brick their systems when they need it most.

@thef35 @LockheedMartin I'm sure there's nothing called "a kill switch", but functionalities can be disabled, repairs and updates halted and services suspended. Unfortunately the US defence industry is over and the USA has surrendered to Russia

@thef35 @LockheedMartin Its irrelevante if there is or not, since you need the US intelligence support to carry out a mission and the US government is not a trustable ally. We are seeing It in UKR.

@thef35 @LockheedMartin Reports indicate that the Trump administration has limited support for Ukraine’s U.S.-supplied F-16 fighter jets. This includes cutting off software updates and maintenance support for electronic warfare (EW) systems, such as radar jammers, which are essential for protecting

@thef35 @LockheedMartin there is certainly a kill software possible. The specs for F35 include the requirement for 'Over-the-air SW' upload. That means that at any moment a SW can be uploaded which disables operational functionalities. This possibility is a common feature in all modern weapon systems

@thef35 @LockheedMartin No, you can just deny running the mission through your servers or say specs are not adequate. It isn't a kill switch, but end result is the same.

@thef35 @LockheedMartin Well thats cool. But is there a switch at the Pentagon and White House that shuts off supplies of spare parts and software updates to allies that this administration suddenly decides to not like anymore? Because that is what these countries are worried about....

@thef35 @LockheedMartin Take your complaints to the Whitehouse. The US is going to lose far more in lost business than it ever was going to spend defeating Russia.

You don’t need a “kill switch” if the U.S. government can suddenly decide to stop supplying spare parts and software updates.

Watching the US under Trump is like watching your favourite child get hooked on heroin, fall in with a bad crowd, and eventually OD. And there's nothing you can do.

De bouw van de International School Utrecht is gestart.🎉 Het energiezuinige schoolgebouw, met ruimte voor 1.200 leerlingen, komt aan de Cambridgelaan in het Utrecht Science Park. Naar verwachting openen in 2027 de schooldeuren.👉https://t.co/ESdlS0c20V

Met de arrestatie van oppositieleider Ekrem Imamoglu, de burgemeester van Istanbul, laat de Turkse president Erdogan zich van zijn meest autoritaire kant zien. „Dit is een staatsgreep tegen de oppositie.” https://t.co/t7q7jZgTzN

@BasedMikeLee I don't feel comfortable going to the woke part of my city because I have a Tesla. The church in that woke area has a BLM and pride flag out front, so do most businesses. If I parked my car there for 2 hours do you think it'd be safe? The fact I can't be sure is not OK.

Dass ausgerechnet Annalena Baerbock künftig die Sitzungen der UN-Generalversammlung leiten soll, ist eine schlechte Nachricht.Die deutsche Außenministerin fiel immer wieder mit Affronts gegenüber Israel auf. Ist die Personalie Teil eines Kuhhandels von Merz mit den Grünen? @welt

🚨 BREAKING: Elon Musk says that he thinks we could have a million people on Mars in 20 years.

@elonmusk The THREE liberal judges are more inclined to follow the constitution and precedence. The six conservatives tend to shape their decisions based more on their own ideology and Thomas in particular stays in full “own the libs” mode. Time to research what an activist judge is.

@elonmusk Liberal judges never break rank, they rule based on ideology, not law. Meanwhile, Republican-appointed judges agonize over precedent, fairness, and optics, afraid of the media backlash. The Left weaponizes the courts. The Right hopes for neutrality, and gets burned every time.

@elonmusk A court where the verdict is known before the case is heard is called a kangaroo court. Liberal judges don’t interpret laws…they rule in order to promote an agenda or stop a President.