Yesterday, I spoke with BBC News Global (Singapore) in an interview with Vandhna Bhan on the Trump–Zelensky meeting and the prospects for peace talks between Ukraine and Russia. Grateful for the invitation and for covering discussions that matter for Ukraine and global security.

More talks on Ukraine’s sunflower! 🌻 Looking forward to returning to Queen’s University for a public lecture with the Department of History & REES Network. 18 Nov, 5:30 pm | Mac-Corry D214 #QueensUniversity #sunflower #envhistory #econhistory #monoculture #Ukraine

Join us on 15 November to commemorate the #Holodomor with Daria Mattingly and John Vsetecka. Thank you to the Shevchenko Scientific Society (USA) for hosting. #HolodomorRemembrance #UkrainianHistory

Join our roundtable on 25/26 October to hear about the new project on the oral history of the Ukrainian community in Australia through the memories of descendants. Zoom: ualberta-ca.zoom.us/j/9714581806.... Meeting ID: 971 4581 8061 Passcode: 503864

How is Russia weaponising words? 🪖🗞️ Disinformation has become one of the most powerful tools in Russia’s hybrid warfare — exploiting the vulnerabilities of democratic societies to weaken them from within.

My latest article for @insidestory.bsky.social, thanks to Peter Browne, looks at Russia's drone attack on Poland and how it tests the boundaries of Europe. Will Europe and NATO be ready for the next 'incursion'? What dangers does it pose for both Europe & Ukraine? insidestory.org.au/russia-tests...

This Thursday in Lviv! Join me at the Centre for Urban History in Lviv for my lecture on the short history of the sunflower and its images in the modern Ukrainian city. www.lvivcenter.org/en/discussio...

This morning, I joined Steve Lai on #BBCWorldService / Newsday from Kyiv, during a countrywide air alert to discuss Russia’s overnight massive drone & missile attacks, drones crossing into Poland, what this escalation means for Ukraine and the urgent need for stronger pressure on Russia.

My newest article for The Interpreter / @lowyinstitute.bsky.social on the role of Soviet symbols in Russia's diplomacy and its manipulative intentions. #RussiaUkraineWar #Ukraine️ #alaskameeting

Independence Day of Ukraine in Melbourne 🌻💙💛 With thoughts of Ukraine, home, and sunflowers. The story of Viktoria, a Ukrainian woman from Kharkiv, was especially moving. She posed the haunting question: “How many kilograms does your life weigh?” And sunflowers appeared in songs, flags, and plants.

My commentary for The Interpreter / @lowyinstitute.bsky.social on the Alaska summit and Ukraine — and why the “land swap” narrative misses the point.

🇺🇦 Ukrainian Studies in Australia: Past, Present & Future — Symposium @UniMelb for Ukraine’s Independence Day. 🗓 29 Aug 2025 | 1–4:45 PM AEST 📍 Forum Theatre+ 💻 Livestream Keynote: Emer. Prof. Marko Pavlyshyn Speakers: Prof. Jennifer Balint, 🇺🇦 Ambassador Vasyl Myroshnychenko /@ambvasyl.bsky.social.

📚It was a day full of great talks and conversations about #Ukraine, books, and culture during wartime. The First #Ukrainian-Australian Book Festival 2025 has been a great success. Thanks to the Ukrainian Women’s Association Victoria for such a wonderful event and for inviting me to talk 🙏

Taking out the AAEH best book prize for 2025 was @edelemark.bsky.social Congratulations!

Just got back from tropical Townsville, where I presented for the first time at the @austhistassoc.bsky.social Conference. 🌴☀️ It was eye-opening to share my project on #Ukraine and #sunflowers with Australian historians as part of RIPSS.

Starter packs might be a bit old, but they’re still a great way to find focused content. Here’s a starter pack of Ukrainian scholars and experts. Please read and share. If you work on Ukraine and want to be included, feel free to DM. go.bsky.app/NrWpykf

Such a wonderful event to be part of. Consider applying! The Danyliw Research Seminar on Contemporary Ukraine, September 25-27, 2025 in Ottawa, Canada. Call for proposals: www.danyliwseminar.com Deadline : 26 June 2025 #Danyliw25

First visit to Sydney last week! Grateful to the Ukrainian Studies Foundation in Australia for hosting my talk. Despite the clouds, I met wonderful colleagues, talked about #Ukrainianstudies in Australia and saw many sunflowers 🌻 #Ukraine #Australia #Sydney #sunflower #Ukrainiancommunity

🌻In a week in Sydney! Thanks to the Ukrainian Studies Foundation in Australia for the invitation. Honoured to give a lecture "From Seed to Symbol: The Sunflower in Ukrainian Historу." #Ukraine #sunflower #UkrainianStudies #UkrainianStudiesFoundationInAustralia #Sydney

for those in Europe, you can now order "Ecocide in Ukraine" with a 40% discount, just use the code DTS40 when ordering at @politybooks.bsky.social with huge thanks to Serhii Plokhii, Luke Harding, Svitlana Matviyenko, Philippe Sands, Maria Popova, Lisa Brady, and Emma Hakala for their kind words 🌿

Join the 1st webinar “‘Names on the Maps’: Poetry Reading and Conversation (8 May) with a stellar line-up: Oksana Lytsyshyna, Oksana Maskymchuk, and Marko Pavlyshyn! 1/3

A must read by Marko Pavlyshyn for anyone interested in Ukrainian and Soviet history and literature!

Marko Pavlyshyn's excellent short history of Ukrainian Literature (A Wartime Guide for Anglophone Readers) has been published! Free electronic version available until 29 April @cambridgeup.bsky.social . Get your copy before the paywall goes up: www.cambridge.org/core/element...

A crucial book by a wonderful scholar and @associationruta.bsky.social board member Epp Annus! www.cambridge.org/core/element...

It has been a great honor to organize the visit of Vasyl Myroshnychenko, Ambassador of 🇺🇦 to 🇦🇺 and 🇳🇿, to the University of Melbourne. Thank you for bringing forward initiatives to strengthen Ukrainian studies and 🇺🇦 science and academia. Looking forward to exciting developments in Ukrainian studies!

Iryna Skubii. “Toward an Animal-Sensitive History of Famines: Animals, the Environment, and Soviet Famines in Ukraine.” East/West: Journal of Ukrainian Studies [Edmonton and Toronto], vol. 11, no. 2, 2024, forthcoming. drive.google.com/file/d/1l6kw...

Extremely glad to be a part of this issue, ed. by amazing Tanya Richardson and @daryatsymbalyuk.bsky.social, be a part of a growing network of Ukrainian #envhum. I wrote an article on animals, gophers, and Soviet famines in Ukraine. Please make sure to read the powerful editor's introductions.