Interesting. Why was this general skeptical about Ukrainians? Is this a "great nation" supremacy that Americans share with Russians?

A new Policy Implications podcast: @olhazadorozhna.bsky.social talks with @ygorodnichenko.bsky.social and Maurice Obstfeld about economic growth in Ukraine www.youtube.com/watch?v=tv7G...

How autocracies use freedom of speech against democracies: voxukraine.org/en/the-aikid...

Want an ultimate challenge in terms of macroeconomic stabilization? #Ukraine can give you one We have some ideas on macro strategy Joint with @tderyugina.bsky.social & @ilonasolohub.bsky.social #UkrainianView epravda.com.ua/finances/eko...

The Oscar-winning Russian movie is called "Mr Nobody Against Putin". It's a lie. The truthful title would be "Nobody Against Putin". However, if people are not willing to know the truth, it's impossible to convince them.

Well, now Russian propaganda gets an Oscar. It's time to give Putin a Nobel peace prize

New details on the capture of Ukrainian banking agents by Hungarian police: - Hungarians tortured Ukrainians and threatened them - they stole their personal phones, money and other valuables - the interrogation was in Russian, so it's very possible that Russians were involved

Hungary robbed Ukraine of USD 40 million, EUR 35 million and 9 kilos of banking gold. That's a nice EU country

There is an old saying "Do not spit into a well if you plan to drink out of it". Of course, you can claim that things did not happen but this would not clean the water.

It seemed that after allowing Russian war criminals to participate in Paralympic games under their flags, the paralympic committee could not fall any lower. Yet. they could. They banned Ukrainian athletes to wear uniforms with the map of Ukraine on them. They adjusted the rules specially for that.

Many things are unclear about the war with Iran. One thing is clear: Russia will always betray even its allies. Agreements with those it considers enemies (e.g. the collective West) will be breached even before they are signed.

1/🎙️New episode of Policy Implications! I talk with Julien Daubanes about sanctions on RU oil, the rise of the shadow fleet, and why sanctions are not a one-time policy decision. Listen to find out what actually hurts RU oil profits most. 🎧 Link: tinyurl.com/mraaueyw #EconSky #PoliSky #EconTwitter

The major thing about Epstein files is not crimes against children (although they of course should be investigated) but the impact which Russia gained over the world elite using these crimes. This should be investigated in the first place as betrayal of the respective states.

Russia's open war against Ukraine started on February 20, 2014. Today is its 12th sad anniversary.

1) Russia destroys a pumping station on Druzhba oil pipeline in the West of Ukraine 2) oil transit stops 3) Hungary and Slovakia refuse plentiful opportunities to buy oil via Croatia 4) they blame Ukraine and stop supply of diesel to Ukraine S - solidarity

Russia and Belarus plan to send combatants who fought against Ukraine to Paralympic games. Under their flags. IOC is OK with that - probably because this will increase the feeling of safety of other athletes and promote peace.

Olympic Committee disqualified Ukrainian athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych for commemorating Ukrainian athletes killed by Russia. I think, it should be renamed into Immoral Olympic Committee. Or, more precisely, Under-Russian Olympic Committee.

Olympic committee has become completely immoral: while they ban Ukrainian athlete to wear a helmet with photos of Ukrainian athletes killed by Russia, they allow others to wear Russian flags. Several decades ago Olympics had some moral compass and some guts. voxukraine.org/en/the-olymp...

1/🎙️ New episode of Policy Implications! I talk with Sasha Talavera about researchers working through blackouts & trying to keep UA universities alive. We discuss resilience, brain drain vs circulation, & what UA science needs to develop further. 🎧 shorturl.at/hyYFj #EconSky #PoliSky #EconTwitter

"Mass protests have again shaken Iran, and the regime looks more vulnerable than it has been in decades...Russia no longer has the capacity to meaningfully support its most important Middle Eastern partner." A new op-ed by @tderyugina.bsky.social voxukraine.org/en/russia-s-...

It turns out that Elon Musk could turn off Russian Starlinks quite easily. Did he wait for so many Ukrainians to die?

Apart from immorality, two striking things related to Epstein scandal are: 1) stupidity of all those "elites" (did they really think that their crimes would not be used to blackmail them?) 2) impotence of law enforcement agencies (with so many people involved, there should have been much evidence)

Another article worth re-reading is an open letter to Noam Chomsky who in 2022 argued that the world should not help Ukraine to repel Russian aggression. Chomsky is in Epstein (KGB) files too. What a coincidence! voxukraine.org/en/open-lett...

A few years ago we wrote an article arguing that, for their safety, democracies must be serious about offshores since dirty money are used to corrupt officials in democratic countries. Now I feel very naive. It's not (just) money. (Epstein) KGB files will show how rotten Western institutions are.

Trump has sent multiple signals of him siding with Putin (for whatever reason). The White House photo is like "will you finally understand this?" I believe, both the US and European establishment who want to restore some kind of rules-based order should finally understand. And act accordingly.

After Trump was elected, I wrote that much will depend on whether employees of the US police and other law enforcement agencies would choose to protect the law and stick to their oath or implement Trump's orders. Unfortunately, things are developing in the wrong direction.

A new Policy Implications podcast on blackouts in Ukraine and in Berlin youtu.be/Ik8KvTx2_7g?...

an op-ed that explains the real reasons for Russia's attack on Ukraine. Good to re-read from time to time www.kyivpost.com/opinion/68239

If you like Mark Carney's Davos speech about non-existent international order, remember that this speech is almost 12 years late. Russia killed the international order in March 2014, when it annexed Crimea. But very few wanted to admit that.

On Jan. 22, 1919 Ukrainians announced their unity day: despite being divided for centuries among different empires, our nation united into one state. It was soon conquered by Russia with the help of our other neighbours. This will not happen again.

2/ Link to this episode: www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0Lb... @ygorodnichenko.bsky.social @tderyugina.bsky.social @ilonasolohub.bsky.social #EconTwitter #EconSky #PoliSky

My compassion to Berliners who stay without electricity and heat. Unfortunately, Russian sabotage will be getting worse. Thus, German secret services should activate their checks of Russian networks, and objects of critical infrastructure should get much more protection.

Trump's actions in Venezuela mean the following: 1) Russia gave Trump a "carrot" in line with their "spheres of influence" paradigm 2) in return Russia (very likely) wants the US to stay away from Ukraine and Europe. Only united Ukraine and Europe have a chance in the next few years.

My friend runs a social enterprise: internally displaced Ukrainian women produce these beautiful knitted things. You can order some from the web-site. loverises.shop/Handcrafted-...

A discovery by another "Russian liberal": you are resisting by being silent, reading and thinking. She definitely deserves a Nobel prize (in Physics, for example).

"Peace negotiations" are just a spectacle directed by Putin, in which, unfortunately, the US president is the main puppet www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2...

Today I spent almost entire night and entire morning in the underground parking of my house. Several homes in Kyiv were destroyed, more than 20 people injured. Believing in "negotiations" or "peace deals" when Russia is terrorizing Ukraine every day is either stupid or maleficent.

A new research on the networks of Russian influence in Europe razomwestand.com/new-research...

Now Russians openly say that they will not stop the war until they destroy Europe. The US is eager to help them in this endeavor. Thus Europe must treat any "peace negotiations" as a destruction and increase provision of weapons to Ukraine in order to destroy Russia before it implements its plan.

In addition to energy generation and distribution, now Russians consistently target warehouses with medicines hoping to leave Ukrainians without medical help too.

The new US security strategy is the first strategy (and I have seen a lot of them) that has a name in it.

A 1993 cartoon in Ukrainian newspaper. The signature says "Give us the gun, and we guarantee you safety"

Putin's statement that "if Europe will attack us, we are ready", is a clear threat of war on Europe. The answer from Europe should be strong. At least confiscation of Russian assets and using it to urgently arm Ukraine.

ECB does not approve transferring Russian assets to Ukraine. Next, ECB officials, together with Belgium officials and Euroclear management, should ship this money to Russia. By foot, in suitcases. And they must stay in Russia if they love it so much.

Now everyone can witness in real time what would have happened if the US sided with Nazi Germany. The European countries occupied, the genocide in the midst of Europe ongoing with everyone looking the other way etc. voxukraine.org/en/rashism-o...

"Security guarantees could include: Ukraine's accession to NATO, the deployment of nuclear weapons on Ukrainian territory, or the deployment of a large military contingent capable of confronting Russia." This and more insights in Valeriy Zaluznyi's article: www.liga.net/en/politics/...

Witkoff-Dmitriev plan RE #Ukraine is wrong & it'd be crazy to start negotiations w an extreme RUS position. @tderyugina.bsky.social @ilonasolohub.bsky.social, Anastassia Fedyk, James Hodson & I have a counter-proposal that would give genuine peace. Our 28 points vs RUS 28 points. #UkrainianView

This is the plan that would really lead to peace. But its implementation requires some courage: voxukraine.org/en/the-genui...

Today, Ukraine is withstanding combined forces of Russia, China, Iran and North Korea. Forcing Ukraine to capitulate is the worst crime - it is betrayal. Please read and sign if you wish a realistic proposal for the lasting peace. ukraineinsights.substack.com/p/what-a-rea...

The major irony is that even if Ukraine signed putin's "peace plan" today, the war would not stop. On the contrary, Russia would escalate the war to other parts of Ukraine and to other countries.