Marijn Markus
AI Lead | Managing Data Scientist | Public Speaker
Universiteit Utrecht
Capgemini
Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
April 25, 2026
“We should not underestimate that this is a unique moment where a US president, a Russian president, a Chinese president are dєad against the Europeans.
This is the right moment for us: wake up.” – Macron of #France
☝️ China and russia have always been against #Europe. The #USA turned anti-European during the course of this new administration. They are especially against the #EU, and Vance articulated it very well in Budapest (we all know, it was nice of him to admit it publicly)
They are both bought and paid for by oligarchs, and the EU prevents them from engaging in illegal business practices on the European market.
📉 So they either comply with our laws or lose access to 450 million wallets.
That’s why they have aligned themselves with Moscow and Beijing in their little quest to destroy European unity and institutions.
ALL of them want it, albeit for different reasons.
Comment from :
It has been obvious that America is under the control of Putin through Trump.
Europe has to take complete control of NATO and encourage other Western countries to become members and create a larger version of NATO without the America.
Europe must isolate Trump and his acolytes from its strategies briefings as they must recognize that they immediately forwarded to Putin.
There are some European countries with to allegiance to Putin and Russia and they should need decide – Europe or Russia – like Hungary .
A much larger NATO of democratic countries will ensure all of them security from authoritarians and fascists that will always be taking over free countries.
Who would have thought that Trump and his cohorts have taken over America as quickly as they have – history always repeats itself.
Bernie Clayton
If China is so anti Europe, why build the belt and road?
Seems to me China wants to do business.
Call that economy takeover or opportunity.
It’s a matter of perspective.
And your own innovation and initiative.
Reply from Marijn Markus :
Belt and Road is China’s method to buy influence abroad. But by targeting only specific European nations, it also helps to divide the EU, pulling those members away with alternative value streams.
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“War is oxygen for Russia.”
🎙 Garry Kasparov explains why Putin won’t stop waging war – because his economy, country and hold on power would collapse without war.
“Putin can’t stop war in #Ukraine because this war become an oxygen for Russia. Everything in Russia today is connected to war. Russia is country on war footing. From kindergarten to highest levels of government, it’s all about war.
Russia has been preparing openly for a long war, just look at their budget and government decisions. And this is not only about war in Ukraine.
I think chances are growing that Russia will start open land provocations against #NATO countries next year, or maybe even before the end of this year.”
☝️ All Western leaders should read Kasparov’s book ”Winter is coming”. Then check the year it was written. And then start taking Kasparov seriously.
Gary Kasparov speaks at the 4.45 point. IMHO what he says is very important:
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🎙 “Trump keeps ignoring American public opinion to support #Ukraine. It’s tragic that United States openly siding with Russia.
Look at United Nations. It’s shame beyond imagination. America never votes with Ukraine and European allies. It always sides with Russia, Belarus, Nicaragua, and North Korea.
USA’s reputation has been damaged so badly that I’m not sure the next president alone will be able to recover it.
It will probably take a long time before people restore their confidence in America — country that was beacon of hope and garden of #democracy in the days when I grew up as a kid on other side of Iron Curtain in Soviet Union.”
☝️ Garry Kasparov is right to highlight that the one point Trump – famous for shifting positions whenever it suits him – never seems to budge on is his support for Putin.
Why is that, I wonder?
Gary :
“It’s sad that the United States is openly siding with Russia.”
Video here ;
The damage that Taco has done to us and our relationships with every democratic country in the world will reverberate for decades. A reputation and trust can be much more easily lost than gained, especially regained.