On Lawfare Daily, @benjaminwittes.lawfaremedia.org spoke to @lapatina.bsky.social and Eric Ciaramella about the last week's machinations surrounding a potential Russia-Ukraine peace deal and whether the United States is abandoning Ukraine. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawf...

This happened over the weekend. I want you to watch it. I want you to understand that wiping it out has been a major Russian imperial objective for literally centuries—under the Tsars, under the Soviets, and now. youtu.be/5XSBK81UeYU?...

EXCLUSIVE: One Saturday afternoon in October, my phone lit up with a notification. I glanced down at the message. “Anna, Lindsey Halligan here,” it began. So began my text exchange with the woman who is prosecuting the president's perceived political enemies. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/anna...

I’m holding my first Q&A Zoom call with my supporters in 1,5 hours at 10 EST. Subscribe to my newsletter and join me to discuss Zelensky’s attack on anti-corruption institutions and more 👇🏼

In a analysis of how the Russian vision for the end of the war compares to the Ukrainian peace framework @lapatina.bsky.social writes, "examining the two documents, side by side, offers a vivid illustration of why President Trump’s notion that some deal was there for the reaching seems so fanciful."

Close ports in northern 🇳🇴 for 🇷🇺 fishing trawlers! Now. Today.

"Initiative alone is not victory. What matters is not just what Russia has gained, but also what it has lost in exchange." www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/int...

Come work with the best team🤝🏼

In my latest essay, I think about narrowly escaping death twice this week yoursukrainian.substack.com/p/things-im-...

I literally just had to grab my child and run from the bed towards the building staircase because of the sound of an approaching drone. Russia is attacking Kyiv nearly every night

Aaaand the air raid is on. The drones are hovering over Kyiv

Another night of doing things I wish I never had to do — packing up snacks, blankets, and baby clothes before heading to the shelter in a few hours, scrolling the updates about the dozens of drones heading towards my city. I will never comprehend how this became a regular part of our lives

Exciting!

Everything we know about Ukraine's astonishing operation on June 1 yoursukrainian.substack.com/p/what-we-kn...

Drone-videos show at least four Tu-95MS bombers in fire on the apron of Olenya air base south of Murmansk. Full coverage of what we known so far in this news-update by the Barents Observer.

Wake Up Honey! The Russian Planes Are On Fire! Live at 9:45 with @lapatina.bsky.social and @frhoffmann.bsky.social! open.substack.com/live-stream/...

No no you don’t get it, for people in Ukraine, this is the mutiny level of ecstatic

Going live in 1,5 hour to discuss the massive 🇺🇦 operation against four Russian airbases, including in Siberia

The little things that count big time in making Ukraine a solid part of Europe: Swedish grocery stores are making it easier for Ukrainian suppliers to sell to Sweden and will highlight Ukrainian products so that consumers can easily find them and support Ukraine by buying Ukrainian 🇸🇪🤝🇺🇦

You may not care about America, its politics, or DOGE, but you *have to* read this piece by my colleague @annabower.bsky.social ASAP www.lawfaremedia.org/article/the-...

Unfortunately, after two nights in a shelter, I was too exhausted to write anything coherent about the news. So instead, I wrote about what my family does during Russian attacks: substack.com/home/post/p-...

Live from a really swank bomb shelter in Kyiv with @lapatina.bsky.social: open.substack.com/pub/benjamin...

While we in the west are having academic debates about who has not done what when and what should have been done 3 or 10 years ago, our dear colleague @lapatina.bsky.social and her little baby girl are spending the nights in air raid shelters in Kyiv (again).

Listening to the Nordic chiefs of defence at the Kirkenes conference, this is exactly what they say: support for Ukraine will continue and increase, but more importantly support is transformed into cooperation with Ukraine to mutual benefit.

Donald Trump was confident he could end Russia’s war in Ukraine in a matter of days, but a short-term ceasefire remains elusive. On Lawfare Daily, @lapatina.bsky.social spoke to @mykolabielieskov.bsky.social about what can force Russia to stop the war. www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawf...

🚨 DC friends 🚨 Join me and the ESCALATION crew at the International Spy Museum on Weds, APRIL 23 for a wide-ranging conversation on all things U.S.-Ukraine with @lapatina.bsky.social, @sashaingber.bsky.social, Emily Horne, & Kipling V. Kahler (free) registration: www.spymuseum.org/calendar/esc...

So it seems I can actually stop bombing Ukraine.

Putin just announced a day-long Easter ceasefire. Starts at 18:00 Kyiv time, ends 00:00 on Sunday.

I spoke Russian for 22 years and there isn’t an inch of my body that doesn’t hate Russia.

Dear Steve Witkoff: An elementary lesson on Ukrainian demographics. The fact that someone, or the majority of people in a region, speaks the Russian language natively doesn’t mean they want to be part of Russia. It doesn’t mean they are not bombed by Russia.

DC, come chat!

I cannot believe my eyes

Don't miss a special event for Escalation, a groundbreaking new narrative podcast that explores U.S.-Ukraine relations, this Thursday in New York City. The event will feature a panel discussion with Ian Enright of @goatrodeo.bsky.social, @tylermcbrien.bsky.social, and @lapatina.bsky.social.

Ep. 4 of ESCALATION is out today, and it's my favorite episode so far! "The Worst of Both Worlds" –– a story of Ukraine and NATO podcasts.apple.com/ua/podcast/e...

Do I have NYC folks here? Come chat with us about 🇺🇦 and 🇺🇸 this Thursday evening!

NEW YORK CITY friends: Join me and @lapatina.bsky.social on Thursday, MARCH 20 for a discussion/Q&A on ESCALATION, our narrative podcast series on the US and Ukraine, from @lawfare.bsky.social and @goatrodeo.bsky.social Register here 👇 www.eventbrite.com/e/escalation...

⚡️Voice of America correspondent Ostap Yarysh fired following DOGE review. Since Russia’s full-scale invasion began, Ostap Yarysh, who joined VOA's Ukrainian service in 2019, has focused on covering U.S. military assistance to Ukraine.

ZELENSKY: "We are ready to work fast to end the war, and the first stages could be the release of prisoners and truce in the sky... and truce in the sea immediately, if Russia will do the same."

Now that the Friday dust has settled, I put down some thoughts: “United States is no longer on Ukraine’s side. The faster this reality sinks in, the sooner Ukraine and Europe can start seriously preparing for the worst…” open.substack.com/pub/yoursukr...

"Zelensky...came to Washington prepared to sign away anything...except his nation’s freedom, security and common sense. For that, he was rewarded with a lecture on manners from the most mendacious vulgarian and ungracious host ever to inhabit the White House." www.nytimes.com/2025/02/28/o...

An American woman who heard us speak Ukrainian on a bus in DC just now: “I am so so sorry. All of this is terrible, just terrible”. It’s the second time a stranger on a bus randomly apologises for what America has been doing. A surreal feeling

American statements in the Oval Office indistinguishable from Russian propaganda and celebrated by Russian propagandists.

This is a great time to donate to help the Ukrainian military: savelife.in.ua/en/

Trump: "You don't have the cards right now" Zelensky: "We're not playing cards."

Centuries of colonialism taught Ukrainians the value of dignity. We've survived Russian tsars, and we will survive an American one, too.

I am not a Zelensky voter, but I literally teared up after watching the way Trump and Vance humiliated him in the Oval just now. What a dark, humiliating moment in our history. At a loss for words, tbh

My thoughts on the third anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion, and Trump open.substack.com/pub/yoursukr...