UK Column News - 21st February 2025

Brian Gerrish, Patrick Henningsen and Mark Anderson with today's UK Column News.

 

Sources:

The Big Rift Of Trump Not Going Europe's Way

00:34 The Washington Post: Three years after Russia’s invasion, Ukraine has to battle Trump (Archived)

Donald J. Trump (TruthSocial): Trump wrote Zelensky was a "modestly successful comedian" and accused him of having "talked the US into a war that couldn't be won"

Reuters: Trump tells 'dictator' Zelenskiy to move fast or lose Ukraine

The Guardian: Zelenskyy says Trump lives in 'disinformation bubble' after claim Ukraine started war

Daily Mail: JD Vance warns Zelensky he will regret 'badmouthing' Trump and condemns his 'atrocious' response to peace talks

Senator Bernie Sanders (YouTube): A Sad Moment in American History

 

RAND: Overextending and Unbalancing Russia

08:00 Email to UK Column

London Business School (YouTube): 2004: Tony Blair on immigration

RAND: Overextending and Unbalancing Russia (PDF)

RAND: About RAND

Ministry of Defence (on X): DefenceHQ’s video

Here’s the reality: NATO stands united against threats. It is a defensive alliance committed to keeping allies and allied territories safe.

The Telegraph (YouTube, 2024): Exclusive interview with Boris Johnson - Ukraine

 

Swedish Press: The US has Given Us Three Weeks to Accept Ukraine's Surrender

21:13 Financial Times: Europe and the crumbling Atlantic alliance (Archived)

Hufvudstadsbladet (Swedish): Mika Aaltola: The US has given us three weeks to accept surrender Ukrainian

21st Century Wire: Desperate Measures: EU Increases Defense Spending for More War in Ukraine

 

US-EU Trade Relations: Balancing Economic Security, Tariff Threats, and Public Support

24:13 The White House: Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Announces “Fair and Reciprocal Plan” on Trade

American Enterprise Institute: EU-US Cooperation on Trade and Economic Security

ANI News (YouTube): EU Trade Chief Maros Sefcovic speaks at American Enterprise Institute | US threat of tariffs

AP News: EU official meets with Trump counterparts to resolve tariff threats

Chicago Council on Global Affairs: Americans See Benefits of Trade, yet Support Restrictions to Protect US Jobs

 

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PCPW Event: Public Child Protection Wales Conference 2025 - 22nd February 2025, Cwmbran

UK Column interview: Child Stealing by the State: A Mother Criminalised for Speaking Out – Part 2

Billetto: Supporting Farmers for Food Security (16th March at 09:15 - Shurdington Community Centre, Bishop Rd, GL51 4TB Cheltenham)

 

US Knew of Gonzalo Lira’s Torture and Murder, Yet Allowed Him to Suffer in Silence

36:17 21st Century Wire: Ukrainian Whistleblower: ‘How the SBU Robbed and Killed a U.S. Citizen

 

UN Blames Fishing Trawlers, Not Sabotage, for Majority of Undersea Cable Damage

38:34 GAZ-SYSTEM: Baltic Sea Gas Corridor

BBC: Putin’s secret weapon: The threat to the UK lurking on our sea beds

Royal United Services Institute: Dr Sidharth Kaushal

UNIDIR (2023): Wading Murky Waters: Subsea Communications Cables and Responsible State Behaviour

21st Century Wire: UN: Fishing Trawlers Are Unseen Culprits in Underwater Cable Damage, Not Sabotage

 

Kash Patel as FBI Director: A Potentially Game-Changing Appointment

44:25 NBC News: Senate confirms Kash Patel as FBI director

Rolling Stone: Kash Patel Confirmed as FBI Director by Senate Republicans

 

JD Vance in Europe: Standing Against EU Tyranny

48:55 Politico: Vance meets with leader of far-right German political party backed by Musk

Center for European Policy Analysis: Romania’s Hard-Right Boosted by Vance 

The Telegraph: JD Vance's Munich security conference speech in full (Archived)

 

Same Playbook: Problem, Reaction, Solution — A Path Toward a Greater Israel?

55:44 New York Times: Germans head to the polls (Archived)

New York Times: Multiple Bus Explosions in Israel Put Country on Terrorism Alert

 

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PetMD (2023): Bird Flu in Chickens and Other Birds

UC Riverside: Q&A: Soaring egg prices - UCR experts discuss the connection to the bird flu outbreak and what to expect