You’re asking the wrong question @economist.com, focusing on personalities instead of what russia is This isn’t “vladimir putin’s tyranny.” It is THE tyranny You cannot separate moscow from the prison of nations it governs A state spanning 11 time zones is incompatible with the absence of tyranny

The fact that they want to increase military spending by 500bln but stopped aid to Ukraine and whinge about why Biden sent about 130bln over a few years illustrates how deeply pro-russian the Trump administration is. And hypocritical.

У чому особливість походження кримськотатарської мови?
Чому в різних частинах України кримські татари використовують різний алфавіт: кириличний і латинський? 

У гостях останнього епізоду подкасту «Мовне питання» перекладачка та викладачка Мамурє Чабанова: youtu.be/bvOE7drndUI

The best hope of forcing Putin to stop his genocidal invasion is to push Russia toward bankruptcy. The $12 trillion partnership deal that is reportedly being negotiated with the US is the exact opposite

Shaheds have become russia’s main weapon of terror against civilians in Ukraine. Day after day, swarms of these deadly UAVs are launched to kill destroy. These are no small drones — this is what they actually look like👇 Thankfully, they can be downed: u24.gov.ua/nafo-dark-ni...

More than 100,000 civilians have been killed in wars over the past 18 months. Brutal, genocidal war is returning to the world. Turns out the liberal world order wasn't so terrible.

OTD in 2002 Ukraine dismantled its final Tu-160, supersonic heavy bomber. Having given up nukes, long range ability to threaten Russia and the entire firing chain, Ukraine was subsequently rewarded with invasion, concern and thoughts & prayers.

i asked a celebrated Ukrainian publisher, Oleksandr Savchuk, to explain you why the Ukrainian book is and has always an act of anti-colonial resistance. Plus: why reading Ukrainian books is one of the best ways to support Ukraine maksymeristavi.substack.com/p/rc101-book...

People who are making tectonic shifts in postsoviet decolonial thought: Dr Nodira Kholmatova Dr Olga Burlyuk Dr Gulnaz Sibgatullina Prof Madina Tlostanova Dr Tereza Hendl Dr yours truly Dr Assel Tutumlu ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Everyone freezing on the East Coast or in the Midwest remember: Kyiv has the same weather, except that hundreds of thousands of people don't have electricity, heating or running water

I am Ukrainian , not a U.S. citizen but just wanted to say seeing crowds in Minnesota today warms my heart. Sending love and support from Kyiv. Heroiam slava !

The woman is clearly pro-Ukraine but she has also been let to believe that the negotiations are sincere. Our leaders, and media too for that matter, have been lying to the public about the "peace" negotiations. It hasn't been stated clearly that Russia is extremely unlikely to accept any agreement.

what happens when resistance ideas conceived during the darkest hours of the 2022 invasion grew into a trailblazing institution advancing justice in wartime Ukraine? a brilliant Ukrainian writer @dovzhyk.bsky.social joins our @ukrainianspaces.bsky.social creators.spotify.com/pod/profile/...

Again, it’s the dead of winter, the coldest time of the year, when, as EVERYONE knew, russia was going to bomb us with everything they had.

If you're in Aberdeen on 21 Jan., I'll be speaking about why Ukrainian history is global. 5:15pm at the Sir Duncan Rice Library Register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/professor-...

Hi All. A slight change of pace. A free piece (with many pictures) about a visit to Chernihiv Oblast. Chernihiv is beautiful, historic and should have a great future. It is also a war zone and has experienced terrible war crimes. Helping it is a test of our worth. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...

The main issue with 🇬🇧-🇫🇷 peacekeepers in🇺🇦 after a ceasefire: there is no peace in sight. Announcing post-war guarantees actually helps prolong it. Europe should be closing the skies over Ukraine & enabling Kyiv to strike Russia’s military industry without restrictions, using Western-supplied weapons.

The shake-up by Volodymyr Zelenskyy was essential after multiple corruption scandals. But the new appointments also aim to strengthen Ukraine amid an aggressive US foreign policy and intense Russian assault. https://bit.ly/4bnMQIj

📺“Russia's global ambitions are tied to the control of the Black Sea”. Natalie Sabanadze (Senior Research Fellow at @chrussiaeurasia.bsky.social) talked to DW about the role of the Black Sea in Russia’s war against Ukraine. Watch at www.youtube.com/watch?v=eWtx...

"The Russian president’s specious justifications for war in Ukraine mean he won’t stop there. But time is running out for Europe to formulate a defence strategy”, writes @glandsbergis.bsky.social in the new issue of @theworldtoday.org. www.chathamhouse.org/publications...

reports say there could be massive attack on Ukraine in next 72 hours. This is all you need to know about the ‘peace talks’

Russia wrapped up several rounds of peace talks in the US with a mass attack on Ukraine and the murder of a child in Zhytomyr.

“The basis of our existence is dignity, not victimhood, and dignity is action.” – @avalaina.bsky.social www.gaslitnationpod.com/episodes-tra...

“Everyone who wants to shake Putin’s hand must acknowledge that they are shaking hands with the biggest child kidnapper in the world.” – @avalaina.bsky.social www.gaslitnationpod.com/episodes-tra...

Live now – I'm talking with @phillipspobrien.bsky.social about the state of the war in Ukraine, the actual battlefield situation, and prospects for a ceasefire. snyder.substack.com/live-stream/...

Odesa residents have now endured over 4 days of complete blackout. russian strikes have once again targeted critical infrastructure, attempting to break the unbreakable. Yet the city responds not with despair, but with ingenuity. Help safeguard the sky over Ukraine: u24.gov.ua/nafo-dark-ni...

The opener from the BBC's recent "how long could the UK survive if challenged by Russia" suggests the first sign of conflict could be no mobile phone signal. Seems reasonable. Also seems a good reminder that the UK's only emergency public information system is totally dependent on that signal.

Many Ukrainians are currently posting bright images of Ukrainian streets decorated for the #Christmas season, despite Russia's war of aggression against #Ukraine, its culture & Ukrainian people. 📹: Kryvyï Rih. 🇺🇦

Russian repression against Crimean #Tatars in occupied Ukraine follows a pattern. Using a new geo-coded event dataset, researchers Elmira Muratova & @felixschulte.bsky.social#Tatarsmap human rights violations & explain why repression is often carried out on Thursdays. More on the #KonKoop DataLab blog ⤵️

Ongoing decimation of British universities part 252: Apx. 1000 academic staff at University of Essex just received formal ‘risk of redundancy’ letters via email. Please share @ucuessex.bsky.social @ucu.org.uk

And it looks very much (at least to me) as if this is the only thing they've said about Russia because they want to be able to reframe the relationship as a partnership but it's not yet possible because they haven't finalised their deal with the Kremlin and because of domestic pushback.

Strategic stability between the two states with the largest number of nuclear weapons is a good aspiration because strategic instability is a threat to everyone. But it's useless or dangerous if it isn't grounded in a realistic assessment of the threat from Russia.

It's not just the lack of mentions of Russia that's striking, it's the fact Russia isn't ever mentioned as an adversary or threat. This is the first US National Security Strategy not to identify Russia as a threat since 2010, at the height of Obama's Reset policy.

Ukraine gave up nuclear warheads for security promises that collapsed when Russia attacked. 🧵 1/3 ⬇️

Ukraine’s main Christmas tree is lit up in Kyiv 🌟🎄

The Ukraine war was never about just territory or NATO. It was also about what happens if a nuclear power starts carving up a non-nuclear neighbor—and how the U.S. would respond. Here's how U.S. fecklessness set the stage for nuclear proliferation around the world: www.wsj.com/opinion/a-ba...

Putin: ‘Russia is ready to keep fighting until the last Ukrainian dies.’ Committing the genocidal intention on the international stage West:”we must pursue a diplomatic solution”

Important conversation. But the conclusion understates the case. It is not that handing Russia the huge territory that contains Ukraine’s best defenses would “not necessarily” bring peace. It is that so doing would guarantee a bloodier and longer war. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...

Kasparov nails it: Western failure to confront russia is the biggest security risk we face. Ukraine is buying us time, and we’re wasting it.

Scandalously corrupt. Any US firm that gets involved in such a deal will deserve to have sanctions imposed on it in Europe, since it will be helping Putin to rebuild his economy & his forces for their next attack.

15 days after his previous visit, Pres. Zelenskyy will travel to Paris on Monday. Essential to torpedo Trump's Russian plan: nothing is negotiable with Russia. The future of Ukraine and the security of Europe depend on our ability to say “no” and to act accordingly. www.leparisien.fr/internationa...

The power of Ukrainian democracy is a sight to behold. And Trump wants to take millions of people from Ukrainian democracy and gift them to dictatorial Russia.

Now the new plan is a nonstarter for Russia. This whole episode was just an embarrassing and useless fire-drill. While Trump couldn’t care less about Ukraine, he’s foolish to believe he could force an ultimatum and more foolish to not realize he’s being endlessly played by Putin.

Good to see the U.S. and Ukraine agree to a joint peace plan. However, this plan is irrelevant. Russia never proposed a legitimate plan. The 28 point “Dim-Witt” plan was an influence operation rather than a plan for a just and lasting peace.

At the end of the day, I would readily bet that there will be no peace plan—for one simple reason, which I have often emphasized: there cannot be one with Russia. This is not actually bad news, however, but rather the opposite—at least if Europeans prove themselves equal to the historical task.

Kharkiv tonight after russian drone attack on our city. Private houses are on fire.

Another night, another apartment block destroyed by Russian rockets. 20 dead, including 2 children. It's criminal, evil, sickening. But we can act! Let's save those alive today by supporting Ukraine's defenders: euromaidanpress.com/lets-support...

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It took a little longer than expected, but the moment of truth for Europe really is here.

As anticipated