A book that makes a mockery of the suffering of millions of Romanian women during the dictatorship of Nicolae Ceaușescu, and one that completely erases the sterilization of Roma women in Czechoslovakia. An infinitely better book is Unequal under Socialism by Miglena Todorova.

Meeting two dictators on one day - busy day for the UN Secretary-general.

What do you mean by ‘if’, Diane. What do you mean. What do you think Russia has been doing these past TEN FUCKING YEARS DIANE.

Ukrainians are fighting and dying every day so that we can be safe and enjoy the right to say asinine, ignorant, and cowardly things on podcasts.

Tbilisi, Kyiv, Aleppo, and Bucharest. All resisting Moscow.

In Bucharest tonight. Big pro-European rally, “Romania Hopes”. Thousands have turned out in the cold in University Square, with EU & Romanian flags. A lot is riding on Sunday’s 2nd round presidential election, with far-right EU & NATO critic Calin Georgescu the favourite to win.

“Elections are necessary in Ukraine,” Kellogg told Reuters. “In most democracies, elections take place even during wartime. I think it’s important. I believe it’s good for democracy. The beauty of a strong democracy is having more than one potential candidate.” Hi

Never thought I'd agree with her but she absolutely nailed this. This is how you deal with the "land for peace" crowd.

Attacked by Putin with renewed violence, betrayed by his most powerful ally, this man does not give up. He stands firm in the storm. A model of democratic resistance, he is today the first of the Europeans. Salute to Volodymyr #Zelensky. Photo Roussel. Soon in ⁦Paris Match⁩

Trump: “You don’t have strong cards.” Zelensky: “I didn’t come here to play cards.” 🗿

“America doesn’t owe Ukraine anything” You sure about that?

So many calls to remove Zelensky from power, yet not a single demand to replace Putin.

Former President of Poland Lech Wałęsa wrote the following letter to Donald Trump: 1/n

When the Ukraine war broke out, I began researching journalists who were experts on Putin because I wanted to commission some of them to write for me. I was shocked to discover how many of them were dead.

Americans have been negatively polarised into thinking Putin isn't that bad--he's just a guy standing up for his country. They're wrong. He's as bad as it gets. In 50 yrs his name will heard like Stalin's is today. Westerners who carry water for him will be permanently stained.

London, US Embassy

10,000 people gathered in Bucharest today in the EuRo Manifest, a demonstration in support of Romania’s European identity & membership g4media.ro/miting-euro-ma…

My greatgrandma lived in one village but four countries. I wrote her story, as well as other Moldovans’ tales, from the Jewish pogroms to the full scale invasion of Ukraine, in my new book “It’s Both Heaven and Hell Here”. The cover depicts the parents of artist Natasha Lelenco