Anders Puck Nielsen

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Trump's policy on Ukraine

Here is a video with my impressions and reflections on the first 10 days of Donald Trump's presidency, and how it's going in relation to the war in Ukraine. Transcript: Donald Trump has now been in office for about 10 days and I think it'

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Sabotage or accidental anchor dragging in the Baltic Sea?

I have collected some answers to the basic questions raised by the recent discussion about whether the cable cutting in the Baltic Sea has been accidental or sabotage. This discussion was sparked by an article in the Washington Post over the weekend, and several other newspapers from different countries have

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Was Baltic maritime sabotage just accidents?

I discuss the Washington Post story that, allegedly, Western intelligence communities now believe the destruction of maritime infrastructure in the Baltic Sea by merchant ships was accidental rather than deliberate sabotage. It's fair to say that I am skeptical. Watch the video on the website or read the

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Peace talks will take a long time

Hello, There is a lot of discussion about peace talks after Trump's inauguration, but unfortunately there is little room for optimism. The military conditions are simply not present for a deal at this point. It is therefore important to remember that peace negotiations can take a very long

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Ukraine intensifies air strikes on Russia

Hello, Last night, Ukraine conducted some of the most intense air strikes on Russia in the entire war, and I think it deserves some attention. Especially because it looks like a new pattern. Best, Anders Transcript: Hi, today is Tuesday the 14th of January and the night to today was

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What is Europe's alternative to NATO?

Hello, Donald Trump's insistence on gaining ownership of Greenland, Canada, and Panama has led to much discussion about whether Europe needs an alternative security framework to NATO. In this video I discuss why Europe will most likely continue to see NATO as the best framework for security cooperation

Why Trump can't buy Greenland

Hello, Donald Trump's interest in Greenland, Panama, and Greenland is deeply concerning. It is not sustainable that countries in NATO have ambitions about taking each other's territory. In this video I try to explain why Trump's proposal to buy Greenland from Denmark is so

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Ukraine's problems with desertions and new brigades 🎥

In this members only video, I discuss the problem of desertions in Ukraine's 155th Mechanized Brigade and the broader question of whether Ukraine should prioritize building new brigades or complementing existing ones with the soldiers they mobilize. Transcript: Hi. People really seemed to like the walk and talk

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Maritime drones shoot down Russian helicopters 📹

Hello, As a variation from my usual newsletters, I have made a special members-only video this week. I talk about how Ukraine has shot down at least two Russian helicopters with anti-air missiles from maritime drones. This is a monumental development for the maritime war in the Black

A new stage of Russian hybrid warfare

Hello, In the last video of 2024, I discussed hybrid warfare in light of the recent case of maritime sabotage in Finland. It is an example of how hybrid warfare will change as we get closer to the final stages of the war in Ukraine and how Western European countries

Wrapping up 2024 with Silicon Curtain

Just before New Year, I had the pleasure of being a guest on Silicon Curtain, where we discussed what happened in 2024 and how Ukraine and Russia are positioned going into 2025. Jonathan Fink is one of the best interviewers covering the war in Ukraine, and he always has great

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More maritime sabotage in the Baltic Sea

Literally minutes after I sent out my last newsletter, news broke about another cargo ship destroying cables in the Baltic Sea by dragging its anchor across the seabed. I thought I would send out a short addendum with my comments about the new case and the similarities and differences to

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Chinese hybrid warfare in the Baltic Sea

On Saturday, the Chinese ship Yi Peng 3 weighed anchor from its position in the Danish Sea of Kattegat and continued its journey to Port Said, Egypt. This ship is suspected of sabotaging two data cables in the Baltic Sea on November 17. One of the data cables runs from

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Russia's economic crisis

Hello, I have released this video about the economic crisis that is emerging in Russia. Putin's order of priorities is pretty clear: the war is more important than the economy. He just wants the technocrats to make the economy work so he can do what he wants. If

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How many Ukrainian soldiers have been killed in the war?

In the fall, the Wall Street Journal published an article citing undisclosed sources, stating that there are 80,000 dead Ukrainian soldiers in the war with Russia so far. That's a very big number. If we use the typical rule of thumb that there are three wounded soldiers

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What is Russia's plan for victory?

Hello, In this video I discuss how Russia can achieve their war aims through peace negotiations. Many people in the West have a simplistic idea of what the war is about, and therefore they focus on the wrong issues in discussions about possible peace plans. This is a weakness that

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What Syria says about Russia as a great power

The collapse of the Assad government in Syria has been astonishing to witness. What seemed like a fairly stable regime just two weeks ago is now gone. This is what a military collapse looks like. That is worth keeping in mind next time some journalists say things like, "The

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Zelensky interview, Oreshnik missile, and the frontline

In this newsletter, I want to do something slightly different from what I usually do. I am going to cover a couple of shorter stories that I think deserve attention, rather than diving deep into just one of them.  Zelensky hints at willingness to compromise on territory The first story

What is a long-range missile? – The hysteria about ATACMS and Storm Shadow

Hello, Lately there has been a lot of focus on missiles. Ukraine finally got permission to use ATACMS and Storm Shadow/SCALP missiles to hit targets in Russia, and Russia responded by demonstrating an intermediate range ballistic missile in Ukraine. In the midst of all that, there has also been

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What will ATACMS mean for Ukraine?

Yesterday marked the 1000th day of the war, and Ukraine commemorated the day by using ATACMS missiles in Russia for the first time. It appears that a weapons storage facility in the Bryansk Oblast has been hit. According to the Russians, the attack was a failure because all six missiles

Twitter and responsible social media

Hello. This video is quite different from what I usually do. I discuss the dramatic exodus from Twitter that has happened over the last week and what it means to be a responsible social media company. Twitter has been instrumental as a tool for misinformation in recent years, and I

In the Bunker with Darth Putin

Many people know the parody social media account Darth Putin, but fewer are aware that he also has a YouTube channel where he does long-form interviews with guests about Russia and the war. I was lucky to be invited into the bunker for a conversation with Darth and his

What will Trump's victory mean for Ukraine?

Hello, In this video, I give my quick assessment of how Trump's election victory might impact the war in Ukraine. Trump has stated clearly that he wants to stop the war, but I think the important thing is that we consider why he wants the war to stop.

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The Russian war economy is a bubble waiting to burst

While everyone is looking to the United States and guessing what the election of Donald Trump will mean for Ukraine's ability to sustain the war, something interesting is happening in Russia. What appears to be an organized campaign is targeting the head of Russia's central bank,

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Maybe we can make a Ukraine strategy after the election

By now, I think most people just want the U.S. election to be over. We are so far into the election campaign that the candidates will not come up with anything new. Instead, we are seeing that every day the rhetoric is intensified, with more and more divisive content