On this day in 2022, Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov assured the West that Russia had no plans to invade Ukraine. Two weeks later, they did. History has shown us what happens when we trust the Kremlin’s words over their actions. Don’t fall for it again, as Russia is once again

Unfortunately, we got used to the nightly attacks. So, I'm not even bothering you to write about war experiences every day. But ballistic is something different. It is fast, it is loud, it is all over the city. At the same time, people overseas say something about "goodwill".

Georgia is being Stalinized. If it becomes a second Belarus, that would be a huge and unaffordable blow to Europe. My interview for IPN: interpressnews.ge/en/article/137…

7 ballistic missiles. 7! On top of 71 drone rockets! From Kyiv to Kryvyi Rih Ukrainians are reeling from a night and morning or horror.

Well this couldn’t be a more clear message. The art of war [communication]

Trump, Vance & others either have forgotten or never knew that Zelensky signed a ceasefire agreement with Putin in 2019. Three years later, Putin launched his full-scale invasion. So, signing another ceasefire with no security guarantees feels like suicide for Ukrainians.

Right now in Ukraine. A Russian ballistic missile threat for the whole country. Let’s be very clear about who is not interested in peace or in “stoping shooting”… Russia!

New in MWC Journal by Alexa Pavliuc 🇺🇦🇨🇦: Gender and narrative in digital political communication during Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine - read here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.11…

Here’s a solid peace plan: US declares Crimea and all four regions Ukrainian, calls Putin war criminal, labels Russia aggressor—Russia pulls out and pays for the damage it caused

Trump asked today, why didn’t Ukraine fight back in Crimea in 2014? As I wrote in my book, The War Came To Us, Ukraine’s decision to not fight back against Russia’s invasion of Crimea was largely influenced by behind-the-scenes pressure from the US. Here’s what then-interim

I’m speechless and shaken by tonight’s attack on my #Kyiv. Mass rain of drones and missiles. Today will be about counting the wounded and burying the killed. #Ukraine mourns and #russia still doesn’t pay

New doctor! Congratulations to OII DPhil student Alexa Pavliuc 🇺🇦🇨🇦 for passing her viva yesterday. Her thesis: "Women and the War of Words: A Social Data Science Analysis of Gendered Political Communication Strategies during Russia’s 2022 Full-Scale Invasion of Ukraine"

Finally I’m #PhDone!!!