I wrote about Ukraine's recent anti-corruption protests for Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute. 28+ cities rapidly mobilised to defend democracy. Ukraine's civil society is vibrant as ever. Ukrainians will not accept a terrible deal in an attempt to end the war www.huri.harvard.edu/zelenskys-an...

Nights in Kyiv increasingly resemble scenes from a film about the Nazi bombing of London: machine gun crews on the roads, air raid sirens that lasted for hours, metro stations packed with people, searchlights in the night sky, searching for Russian drones, explosions from ballistic missiles... - 1/2

I'm now a postdoctoral fellow at Harvard Ukrainian Research Institute, continuing my work on protest & wartime civil society in 🇺🇦. I'm excited and grateful to be joining the Harvard/HURI community. Thankful to @nyujordancenter.bsky.social‬ and lovely colleagues there for a great year!

A powerful piece of work by Dafna on what drives social workers who risk their lives to help the marginalised during russia's war on Ukraine

Childhood in Ukraine, thanks to putin and all who enable him.

Join us in NYC this week at @nyujordancenter.bsky.social to hear @oxanashevel.bsky.social speak about Russia's invasion and Ukraine's resistance, for the inaugural Rybak Family Ukrainian Lecture. 24 April, 5pm, 19 University Place. Registration required. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/russi...

On Palm Sunday, Russia launched a brutal double-tap attack on the northeastern Ukrainian city of Sumy, killing at least 35 people. The Kyiv Independent visited Sumy on April 14, the day after the attack. Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0RA...

1/ #Belarus remains in a deep human rights crisis. Since 2020, over 8,100+ people have faced politically motivated prosecution. Repression of activists, journalists, and ordinary citizens continues. Here’s a latest update ⬇️

Olga Burlyuk for @platformraam.nl: On intellectual pain, by 'a scholar of Ukraine from Ukraine'

Excited to share our new article "Reframing #Reflexivity: Collaborative Ethics, Collective Responsibility, and Learnings from Researching Russia's War against Ukraine" with @marniehowlett.bsky.social in @cpcs.bsky.social. DM us if you need a copy! online.ucpress.edu/cpcs/article...

Thrilled to see my new article with @bohdanakurylo.bsky.social out in @cpcs.bsky.social!

Reminder that this is happening tomorrow, 9th April. A wonderful opportunity to learn more about Ukrainian activism and culture in Eastern Ukraine, from the brilliant scholar Kateryna Zarembo. Zarembo combines academia with volunteering as a paramedic on the frontlines.

📢 Join the Harriman Institute and NYU Jordan Center for an online book talk on Eastern Ukraine’s history & activism with author Kateryna Zarembo & translator Tetiana Savchynska! Thrilled to see this important book translated. 📅 April 9 | ⏲️ 11am ET 🔗 Register: tinyurl.com/UAsunrise

I spoke at yesterday’s Vigil for Democracy at Columbia. Here is an excerpt.

This is a very interesting read, and very cool to see data on diverse protest events across the US that are not necessarily being widely reported. wagingnonviolence.org/2025/03/resi...

Chart of cumulative protests reported from Jan 22 - Feb 28, 2017 vs 2025:

And yet Europe has the problems with freedom of speech. This is wild. This country is really blowing my mind every single day. Not in a good way. (I wonder if I can get deported for saying that)

Classic russian negotation tactics - ceding nothing, and manipulating the situation to its own benefit. Putin has allegedly already given the order to halt energy attacks, but air alerts ongoing across Ukraine right now. I guess we all know russia targets civilians, not just infrastructure.

Нью-Йорк вчора. Yesterday there was a last minute protest in NYC organised in solidarity with Ukraine. Turnout was in the hundreds, despite the short notice. New Yorkers care about Ukraine. Similar events were being organised in 20 cities across the US.

Funded PhD opportunity at University of Warwick (UK) for a student working on forced migration. - particularly from Ukraine. Nice to see 🇺🇦 opportunities. Please share with relevant students. www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DMC570/p...

JD Vance lectures the UK & Europe on freedom of speech. Then the US administration does this. Watch them be highly selective in how they define 'illegal'. Note how this also puts pressure on universities to prevent/stop protests, or they lose funding - creating a climate of fear.

On my way to Madison, WI to give a talk tomorrow on civilian engagement in Ukraine's war effort at University of Wisconsin-Madison. I'll be talking about the nature and drivers of Ukrainians' impressive wartime mobilisation. Join us! 📅 27 Feb📍206 Ingham Hall ⏲️ 4pm creeca.wisc.edu/event/creeca...

In a new article in @foreignaffairs.com, @marniehowlett.bsky.social, @carlmc.bsky.social & I argue that Trump is making a strategic mistake by sidelining Zelensky & #Ukraine in talks with #Russia. Ukraine Will Not Surrender to Russia foreignaffairs.com/russia/ukrai... via @foreignaffairs.com

latest in ukrainian dictatorship: unanimous vote in parliament affirming legitimacy of president zelensky’s mandate, unconstitutionality of elections because of ongoing russian invasion and calling for immediate elections after war is over.

3 years of full-scale invasion. 11 years of russia's war in Ukraine. This anniversary reminds of russia's crimes, but also Ukrainian resistance. A "3 day" war ongoing, 3 years later. Those on the side of justice, freedom & democracy stand with Ukraine. 📷: Outside Ukrainian Institute, 5th ave NYC

🗿"This is a dictator": pro-Trump newspaper issues special clarification for Trump

One-year fellowship at the University of Oxford, highly relevant for scholars studying literature or culture of Ukraine. Please share with early career colleagues! St Antony's college is a great place to be working on Eastern Europe, I did my masters there. www.sant.ox.ac.uk/vacancies/ma...

And yesterday a russian drone attack damaged a children's hospital and a kindergarten. Never doubt for a single second that russia is the aggressor.

“In the past six months Russia has been humiliated in Syria, failed to dislodge three Ukrainian brigades from the Kursk region, and taken more than 200,000 casualties in advancing roughly the distance from central London to Heathrow airport.”

The University of Warwick’s Ukraine-Belarus Hub is offering 4 grants of £500 to support research on the theme of ‘Ukraine, Belarus & the Complex Geopolitics of Europe’. Expected results: policy brief & conference participation in London on 26 June. Deadline: 3 March ℹ️ ⬇️ warwick.ac.uk/fac/arts/sch...

Polls: "63% of Ukrainians approve of Zelensky’s performance as president"; "large majorities view him as a patriot (74%)" Meanwhile Trump brazenly lies & repeats russian propaganda in an attempt to resume business with a dictator who hates the US and Europe

New Yorkers, this Sun 23 Feb the Ukrainian Institute has an amazing lineup of Ukrainian documentary films for their Film Forum. Free entry. Let's remind ourselves of Ukrainians' resistance, sacrifice and struggle, and the true cost of this war russia started ukrainianinstitute.org/event/ukrain...

The fact that the US is meeting with Russia first tells you everything. What people organizing these “talks” fail to understand is that in Russia it only matters what one man says and does in Ukraine any deal that is not accepted by ordinary citizens has the potential for extreme destabilization.

Amongst all the chaos of US domestic politics I am increasingly concerned that many (especially but not only in US) are not paying attention to the fact that Trump is appeasing Putin in a way that not only screws Ukraine but emboldens dictators, imperialism, & upends global security. Am I wrong?

Today there was an effort to organise protests across all US states against Trump/Musk under the umbrella of the #50501 movement, which seems to have started on reddit. I've seen limited media coverage (big news day) but social media suggests protest events nationwide www.amny.com/news/thousan...

This coming Monday 2/17, I will be in Oxford to give a talk on oligarchs and their networks of influence in the context of Ukraine. talks.ox.ac.uk/talks/id/91b...

This Wednesday (12 Feb) the wonderful Oleksandra Keudel will be joining us in NYC at @nyujordancenter.bsky.social to give a talk on local governance and resilience in Ukraine since the Russian full-scale invasion. Open to all, registration required. jordanrussiacenter.org/events/socie...

Call for papers for researchers working on Belarus, Belarusian history, IR, economy or human rights. ‘Belarus in Brussels’ workshop will take place on 19 June, it is organised by @umceehub.bsky.social. For more information, see the thread ⬇️

Job! Our department just advertised a 4-year Lectureship in Eurasian Studies at Glasgow University. This is a rare opportunity to join one of Europe's top Area Studies departments, building up our expertise on Central Asia or the Caucasus. More details: www.jobs.gla.ac.uk/job/lecturer...

Kateryna Zarembo’s “Ukrainian Sunrise: Stories of the Donetsk and Luhansk Regions from the Early 2000s,” now available in English translation, draws on field research to challenge long-standing Soviet-era myths about Ukraine’s east.

Big news week, but worth noting that Georgia, Slovakia and Serbia are all experiencing ongoing, large protests against governments with pro-Kremlin stances - either due to these to ties with Russia and/or corruption (the latter most relevant in Serbia's case) (links in thread)👇

Trump's foreign aid freeze is causing great concern for Ukrainian organisations across sectors, from veteran support, to local media & humanitarian aid. Unclear how things will develop. Ukrainian civil society is a vital part of the country's resistance kyivindependent.com/trump-suspen...

Great opportunity for students working on East Central Europe!

Who is getting ready for Belarusian election watching this Sunday? Just to remind you … Democrats are very likely to lean pro-EU and several studies show that there are increasingly higher numbers of them in Belarus. Geopolitical preferences were a major factor in 2020 mobilization. Links below

If you want an awesome example of the impact of great teaching, look at @camukrainistyka.bsky.social and Rory Finnin. I know a lot of people now doing great work on Ukraine in various sectors, who got started on their journey because of the excellent undergrad courses offered on Ukraine.

My fellow early career folks who work on Ukraine should check out this opportunity. Short term in-person and virtual fellowships this summer with the European University Viadrina.

Any grad students considering doing a PhD on Ukraine should check out this unusual opportunity in Germany!

Super interesting data on Ukrainians' views on what the Trump presidency will mean for Ukraine, from @oonuch.bsky.social and the IBIF team. See the thread for a more nuanced breakdown.

Ukrainian Studies Graduate School at Viadrina University call for applications: www.kiu.europa-uni.de/en/programs/...

Check out the schedule for our seminar on Ukrainian Environmentalisms below 👇 Friday 31st January at Reuben College, Oxford. Registration is now open, and there are some tickets left: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ukrainian-... @marniehowlett.bsky.social @jonnyjjt.bsky.social