“You could say the astonishing survival of these [frost-resistant miniature banana trees] mirrors the unexpected staunchness with which Ukrainians are facing adversity.” — @AKurkov Thank you, @timjudah.bsky.social and @nybooks.com www.nybooks.com/articles/202...

On the 4th anniversary of Russia’s invasion of #Ukraine, I recommend this excellent article by @timjudah.bsky.social in the latest @nybooks.com www.nybooks.com/articles/202...

Out and about #Serbia www.economist.com/video/CUAnGZ...

My latest in the @nybooks.com www.nybooks.com/articles/202...

Top billing for Serbia here: www.economist.com/briefing/202...

Been talking to Edi Rama: www.economist.com/europe/2025/...

Out and about: www.economist.com/europe/2025/...

Sea drones, or Unmanned Surface Vehicles, have transformed the war in the Black Sea and the rivers that flow into it. And the technology that controls the vessels is becoming more sophisticated

I have been messing around in boats: www.economist.com/europe/2025/...

I have been in Albania. SPAK, its anti-corruption unit is taking down politicians right, left and centre. It is also attacking organised crime. www.economist.com/europe/2025/...

I have been in Moldova talking to Maia Sandu: Moldova’s election will test its resistance to Russia economist.com/europe/2025/... from The Economist

In Kostiantynivka....The sky is saturated with Russian drones, military cars have protective cages built around them and net tunnels have been erected at the entrances to town to protect drivers.

I am amazed by how many articles are still published about Albania as a "new" or "hidden" holiday hotspot. Were travel editors really asleep for the last decade? Too many publications rely on free PR trips to promote destinations which means that what is produced is what they want and not reality.

@andreasernst.bsky.social interviewed me about European demograhy. It is a topic that is becoming ever more important. www.nzz.ch/pro/europas-...

I have been out and about with the embattled farmers of Kherson....

In this episode of Vienna Coffee House Conversations, host Ivan Vejvoda talks to British journalist and author @timjudah.bsky.social about his new book, 'Life and Fate', which examines demographic changes across Central, Eastern, and Southeastern Europe in detail: www.iwm.at/europes-futu...

Discussing European demography with Ivan Vejvoda plus miltech on the battlefield in Ukraine. Also talking about the development of robotisation and automation, insoired by a vist to @iitalk.bsky.social in Genoa. @europesfutures.bsky.social @iwm.at @erstestiftung.org www.iwm.at/europes-futu...

www.economist.com/europe/2025/... @economist.com

In 'Life and Fate', Tim Judah examines demographic transformations in countries across central, eastern and south-eastern Europe. Published by the IWM and @erstestiftung.org, the volume builds on his 2018/19 Europe’s Futures Fellowship. www.iwm.at/news/new-iwm...

“Trump says that the Ukrainians have no cards to play. He is wrong about that. They may not have as strong a hand as the Russians right now, but they still have plenty of cards, and they plan on having a lot more.” — @timjudah.bsky.social

“All Ukrainians are wondering what the future holds for them. They have lost a fifth of their country to the Russians, and for now there is no prospect of getting any of it back.” — @timjudah.bsky.social

Drones, the miltech to come, POWs....my latest piece for the series I have been writing for the @nybooks.com on Ukraine since February 2022 - or 2014 going back earlier.

The view from out east: www.economist.com/europe/2025/...

Me talking abut Sumy where I was ten days ago in the very building that was targeted: shows.acast.com/theintellige...

Back in Ukraine: www.economist.com/europe/2025/...

A fascinating piece from the very remotest corner of the United States, Little Diomede in the Bering Strait. www.economist.com/1843/2025/04...

Imogen Serwotka and I went to Genoa and Varazze in Liguria in Italy to make this @economist.com podcast on Europe’s demographic destiny. Liguria is the region in the EU with the oldest population. www.economist.com/podcasts/202...

Imogen Serwotka and I went to Genoa and Varazze in Liguria in Italy to make this @economist.com podcast on Europe’s demographic destiny. Liguria is the region in the EU with the oldest population. www.economist.com/podcasts/202...

💬'What makes somebody like Dr. Pétri exceptional? These are moral questions about everybody who lived in Europe, moral questions about everybody today.' Read the interview with @rosiewhitehouse.bsky.social, author of Two Sisters in @timesofisrael.com👇 www.timesofisrael.com/in-nazi-occu...

My new book in The Times of Israel! In Nazi-occupied French Alps, a doctor risked death to save a Jewish girl. Why didn't others? www.timesofisrael.com/in-nazi-occu...

Romania’s Central Electoral Bureau blocked Russia-aligned, far-right candidate Călin Georgescu from running in May’s presidential election.

Bulagrian spies for Russia: www.ft.com/content/a3be...

#Romania www.economist.com/europe/2025/...

Drama in Romania. Six arrested for plottinga coup. Two had been in Moscow. www.biziday.ro/312629-2/?bi...

The way Zelensky was attacked, right in front of the cameras, felt personal in —like a hit on all of us in Ukraine. I was just explaining to @kimbrunhuber at @CNN how that White House meltdown left Ukrainians shocked but more united than ever

Trifunovic claimed Dodik was keen on causing trouble in Bosnia but would not try and break up the country and join Serbia. “He pushes things to the edge then stops. He owns the Republika Srpska and would lose out if he joined Serbia, which is owned by Vucic,” he said www.thetimes.com/world/europe...

Romanians obviously not cowed by Vance: www.ft.com/content/6c60...

"The United States voted with Russia, North Korea, Belarus and 14 other Moscow-friendly countries Monday on a resolution condemning Russian aggression in Ukraine and calling for its occupied territory to be returned" www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

🗞️✍️’[An] evocative and wrenching family history.’ Read the review of #TwoSisters: Betrayal, Love and Resistance in Wartime France by @rosiewhitehouse.bsky.social in @wsj.com👇 www.wsj.com/arts-culture...

Thank you for your helping me learn more about the history and politics of Russia and Ukraine. @markgaleotti.bsky.social @benjudah.bsky.social @efinkel.bsky.social @bdtaylor-su.bsky.social @radchenko.bsky.social @timjudah.bsky.social @serhii plokhy @yaroslav hrytsak @orlando figes @sheila fitzpatric

Great review of @rosiewhitehouse.bsky.social Two Sisters in The Wall Street Journal. www.wsj.com/arts-culture...