Professor Comparative & Ukrainian Politics @OfficialUoM democracy resilience, civilian engagement/war/ptsd, political behaviour/opinion & foreign policy pref
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Major miscalculation of @Rheinmetall CEO’s view fails to grasp it’s the combination of “low” tech civilian with conventional weapons & tactics that makes Ukraine’s fight innovative
But what drives civilian engagement? - we have a NEW paper about that tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.…
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Read about how @JDVance and others fell for a lie about Volodymyr Zelensky concocted by agents of Russia's Presidential Administration. And how the Vice President's falling for it was collected in a file sent directly to the Kremlin. Inside Putin's "Doppelgänger" operation, based on leaked correspondence between the PA and Russia's Agency for Social Design: theins.press/en/inv/298359
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Bucha. It was a genocide, recognized by everyone. They buried hundreds of people. They tortured people. We found the grave. There were, I believe, around 500 people. When we liberated those towns near Kyiv, there emerged this, you know, this kind of hatred for the Russians, right at that moment. Not even at the moment when they started the full-scale war. Back then nobody understood what it really was yet. People understood what this war was and what Putin did personally when we found those mass graves of tortured adults, children. I mean they didn't just kill them, they tortured and killed them.
When we liberated Bucha, I said, bring every journalist here. Don't touch anything, just bring the journalists. The whole world simply has to see this. Imagine finding a mass grave in the U.S. or in Britain, God forbid, with 500 tortured people, adults, kids, dogs, animals shot dead. I mean, they held hunting sprees there from military vehicles. People were running, they were shooting, just hunting, playing games. They literally just played with people, like slavery. So how, after this, can you listen to Putin? And how, after this, can you forgive?
From The Diary of a CEO podcast with Steven Bartlett. (2/3)
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Honoured to present my Letters of Credence to the President of the European Council @eucopresident and the President of the European Commission @vonderleyen.
As I begin my mission in Brussels as Ukraine’s Ambassador to the EU, I look forward to deepening our partnership with the EU and advancing Ukraine’s European integration. Our shared goal is clear – Ukraine’s rightful place in the European Union.
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У Гаазі й Амстердамі відбулися покази документального фільму-розслідування про воєнні злочини російських окупантів в Ізюмі.
Авторка проєкту – українська журналістка-розслідувачка, воєнна кореспондентка Вероніка Марченко. Фільм створено у співпраці з Харківською обласною прокуратурою за сприяння правозахисної організації Project Expedite Justice і благодійного фонду Future for Ukraine у межах проєкту GIDNA.
Ексклюзивні матеріали офіційного слідства й закриті допити формують беззаперечну доказову базу – систему жорстоких катувань і знищення української ідентичності, використання сексуального насильства як зброї війни, а також цілеспрямованих вбивств цивільних.
На показі у Нідерландах була також присутня одна з головних героїнь стрічки – дівчина Альона, яка внаслідок російського авіаудару втратила матір, батька й бабусю. Вона особисто виступила перед міжнародними гостями, перетворивши власний біль на пряме свідчення проти злочинів агресора.
Подію відвідали європейські дипломати, політики, прокурори та правозахисники. Окрема подяка Послу України в Нідерландах Андрію Костіну за принципову позицію та підтримку події.
Жодні маніпуляції чи спроби ворога приховати це не змінять реальності. Росія докладає зусиль, щоб заблокувати розголос про свої звірства на міжнародній арені й зірвати спроби донести правду до європейської спільноти. Попри всі ворожі провокації та спроби завадити заходу, цілі були досягнуті.
Кожне зафіксоване свідчення, кожен доказ і кожне ім’я воєнного злочинця стають основою для трибуналу. Світ має бачити істину й діяти відповідно.
Працюємо далі. Слава Україні!
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FT Exclusive: A new agreement could allow Kyiv to obtain weapons, ammunition and military equipment faster and more cheaply via Nato’s centralised procurement agency ft.trib.al/kq8M9Fc
ALT Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy during a media conference at the EU summit in Brussels. Text on image reads: (FT Exclusive) Ukraine to buy military supplies via Nato agency (Credit: Omar Havana/AP)
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Russian missiles bombard Kyiv after Witkoff-Putin talks ft.trib.al/jcoYD1R
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EU probes pro-Kremlin disinformation around French riots ft.trib.al/8h2tUFj
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According to security officials, pro-Russian and far-right social media accounts linked to previous disinformation campaigns have spread violent videos in an attempt to sow more chaos ft.trib.al/t4nxjpO
ALT A protester wrapped in a French national flag stands in front of Lyon's tourism office set on fire during a demonstration in Lyon, southeastern France. Text on image reads: EU probes pro-Kremlin disinformation around French riots (Credit: Jeff Pachoud/AFP/Getty Images)
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Amid all the sophistry about Starshield / Starlink and the promise to return service within 48 hours, frontline officers tell me they have yet to see previous speeds restored.
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Of course, we are not losing this war. But we are losing people. Because of the Russian attacks, we're losing people and time. It's such a pity, because our children don't have a real life and childhood. Not only children, but all people. That's why we need to end this war as quickly as possible. I hope that our partners, Americans and Europeans, will help us. God bless, our strong soldiers stay strong on the battlefield. It helps me stay strong during any kind of negotiations.
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Well worth reading -- a denunciation by Russia's MFA of those wicked biased western media outlets who said that Russia was planning to invade Ukraine. Date: 11 February 2022 mid.ru/en/press_service/arti…
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"American negotiators have been trying to push Ukraine into surrender for already almost two years, one and a half years now. Why Ukraine hasn't surrendered on Putin's terms is because Europe has been supporting Ukraine," High Representative Kaja Kallas said on Tuesday.
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⚡️Hungary blocks next step in EU membership bids of Ukraine, Moldova, no explanation given.
Colleagues asked their Hungarian counterparts to explain their position, but they did not, one diplomat said.
kyivindependent.com/hungary-…
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I spoke with my British colleague @Ed_Miliband and briefed him on the consequences of Russia’s latest missile and drone attacks. I thanked the UK for its continued support of Ukraine and its leadership.
We followed up on President @ZelenskyyUa’s visit to London last week and discussed further steps to implement the agreements reached.
We also focused on maintaining transatlantic unity, strengthening support for Ukraine, and increasing pressure on Russia to end its aggression.
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The US gave Kyiv just 60 seconds’ warning before a Russian ballistic missile attack on the capital city, the Ukrainian air force said.
The intelligence arrived but “not as quickly as we would have liked”, Col Yuriy Ihnat, a spokesman, told The Telegraph.
🔗 telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2…
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Прямо зараз тривають важкі перемовини заради стійкого миру, який потрібен не лише Україні.
У цей складний момент необхідно, аби всі сторони діяли виважено, зокрема реально оцінювали ситуацію та доносили правдиву інформацію.
Обʼєктивний факт у тому, що Добропілля перебуває під контролем України, а тому про жодне «захоплення» цього українського міста російськими військами не йдеться.
Разом з цим командувач угруповання військ «ЦЕНТР», генерал-полковник Андрій Іванаєв свідомо дезінформує президента РФ, залякує власних підлеглих та ставить їм нереальні завдання за будь-яку ціну продемонструвати захоплення українського Добропілля, оскільки сам Іванаєв вже прозвітував про це.
Сили оборони України тримають позиції заради захисту інтересів держави та нашої землі. Жодні неправдиві заяви не змінять реальність.
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🇺🇦 🇷🇺 🇺🇸 Given the rapidly changing situation in relations between the USA/Russia/Ukraine, we have updated our Ukraine Reading List ➡️ tinyurl.com/myxm36c5
We have newly released perspectives: @KeirGiles' ‘American Overthrow: Moscow’s Endgame in Its Long War with Washington’ and @amenka’s 'From Sovereigns to Servants: How the War Against Ukraine Reshaped Russia’s Elite'.
We are rushing out ‘War of the Machines: How Ukraine Reinvented War, and the People and Systems Behind It’ with stock next month:
‘If you would bet against Ukraine, read this book and think again.’ @Kasparov63
@SMonaghanPhD
@oonuch
@david_g_lewis
@TrevelyanWing
@zakavkaza
@TimSweijs
@jmichael424
@irgarner
@scrawnya
ALT Image of 5 book covers: 'The Zelensky Effect,' 'Occupation,' 'To Die with Such Men,' 'Putin's War on Ukraine,' and 'Maidan.' Text reads: See our Ukraine Reading List for books providing the historical and political context for Russia’s invasion, Ukraine’s response and what it means for wider geopolitics.
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I spoke with Marco Rubio @SecRubio, and it was a substantive conversation – focused on the issues that matter. I am grateful for his readiness to help and his clear position. First, ballistic missile interceptors, which are needed to protect lives. Second, early warning of Russian ballistic missile attacks, which is vital. Third, the situation with Starlink/Starshield, which needs to be restored. Of course, all of this comes against the backdrop of our diplomatic efforts to end this horrific war and the constant killing of people. We agreed to get in touch again soon for an update. Thank you, Marco, for the constructive discussion! Thank you to everyone in America who supports fair approaches!