Anyone who's regularly consumed Canadian far-right/left media since 2014 has to ask themselves if their political views are truly independent or if they've been exploited + hijacked by the Kremlin and these Canadian con-men. My comments for The Globe and Mail theglobeandmail.com/gift/a2e82d8de…

A necessary thread by Joanna Szostek 💙💛🦉

🧵 Do you want to hear about feelings of Russian soldiers? I will tell you about those I recently met, who are prisoners of war in a Ukrainian detention center & whom Ukraine hopes to exchange as quickly as possible for its own POWs detained in appalling conditions in Russia. 1/

German business model was based on: 1. Cheap energy from Russia 2. Cheap subcontractors in Eastern Europe 3. Steadily growing exports to China All three are gone by now, but German politicians and unions are still mentally stuck in a world that doesn’t exist anymore. Chart

Independent filmmakers do not simply rock up in occupied Ukraine to spend months filming Russian troops “unauthorized.”

Timothy Snyder drops serious wisdom here. Russians thought they only needed to kill "the elite" of Ukraine the rest would accept that they are Russian. Upon discovering it was a fallacy and ALL Ukrainians will fight, it became a genocide operation.

This whole interview in the The Globe and Mail with the director of "russians at war" is worth reviewing... 🧵 First, the reason why russian soldiers are portrayed as war criminals is because they are war criminals. They are responsible for nearly 200,000 documented war crimes.

Lena Berger Johannes Varwick (1): Ein kurzer Thread zu Johannes Varwick: Seit Beginn des russischen Angriffskrieges fällt er durch grobe Fehleinschätzungen auf. So behauptete er beispielsweise 2022 bei Maischberger, die Ukraine sei „sowieso verloren“ und empfahl der Ukraine eine „Exilregierung“.

The Soviet Union of the mind is a serious illness

Delighted to have been awarded an European Research Council (ERC) grant to study the history of intra-imperial charity in the Romanov Empire! Looking forward to lots of collaborative work to think about new approaches to area studies! Skytte Institute UT ut.ee/en/content/uni…

1. When news about the Holodomor began to spread around the world, Moscow directed all efforts to deny its crime, in particular, began to use foreign sympathizers of communism, politicians and opinion leaders.

Note the implied but not emphasized fact that Ru has not given access, either to journalists, or to the Red Cross. Also note this: « The prisoners sleep on narrow bunk beds, on mattresses just a few centimetres thick, and pass their time reading…

"Sevastopol is not Moscow and Crimea is not Russia," wrote Alexander II in September 1855. To fully grasp this statement, it’s crucial to appreciate the blend of condescension, exoticism, and Orientalism that permeated the way Russian authors of the era depicted Crimea:

“A reminder to the decolonizers.” Another Russian liberal showing her true face when ethnic activists from indigenous regions talk about independence or just say that Russia is colonialist.

More than 200 researchers, cultural practitioners, and community organisers welcomed the addition of INDEX to Ukraine’s institutional landscape. Together, we’ll preserve the stories of Russia’s war against Ukraine for the future to ensure historical and epistemological justice.

Delighted 😃 to see my blog article "Why the political left rejects Ukraine, and how to change it" from April 2023 long-listed among 13 best blog pieces published by The Loop. A Political Science Blog from @ECPR in 2023. Thank you! You can read my blog here: theloop.ecpr.eu/why-the-politi…

Despite their disappointment, Putin’s propagandists did find a bright spot for Moscow in the devastatingly disappointing debate. Trump’s refusal to say that he wants Ukraine to win in its battle against Russia’s invasion made them feel warm and fuzzy. x.com/JuliaDavisNews…

This pointless incrementalism has assisted the aggressor by giving it time to adjust, making the war more costly for everybody.