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DC, come chat!

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I cannot believe my eyes

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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.

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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...

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

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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...

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⚡️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.

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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."

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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...

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"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...

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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

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

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

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

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

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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

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

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On Rational Security, @sranderson.bsky.social, @benjaminwittes.bsky.social, @nkorpett.bsky.social, and @lapatina.bsky.social discussed the week’s national security news, including the Trump admin’s vision for a Ukraine peace settlement, ICE's use of the GTMO detention facility for migrants & more.

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Yesteray I spoke to Fiona Hill, @constelz.bsky.social, @lapatina.bsky.social, @tylermcbrien.bsky.social at a live event at @brookings.edu on "Trump’s return and the fate of Ukraine" and Escalation, a new podcast series on the U.S. & Ukraine. You can listen here or wherever you get your podcasts:

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I can’t believe I’m finally saying this, but our narrative show — ESCALATION — is finally out everywhere! @tylermcbrien.bsky.social and I walk you through the history of US-UA relations from the 1990s to the present day. podcasts.apple.com/ua/podcast/e...

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Our show is out!

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February 24, 2022. Three years of a forever war

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Trump blames Ukraine for Russia's invasion: “Today I heard, ‘Oh, well, we weren’t invited'. Well, you’ve been there for three years...You should have never started it. You should have made a deal." I'm struggling with even finding an adjective for this tbh

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In the chaos of Trump's negotiations with the devil, you may have missed something else that's important – pre-election rivalry is back in Ukraine yoursukrainian.substack.com/p/why-did-ze...

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After we let Russia occupy part of your country and steal your resources, we will occupy the other part and do the same. Quite the starting point for the Americans.

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Normal Ukraine things — getting a text from your dry cleaning about your sweaters taking longer than usual because their facilities were badly damaged by a recent Russian attack 🫠

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My latest for Lawfare — How the Attack on USAID Hurts Ukraine www.lawfaremedia.org/article/how-...

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The past 72 hours have been a blur. I put it all in a Substack post: yoursukrainian.substack.com/p/did-trump-...

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The US’s refusal to offer Ukraine security guarantees means that there 'are now several unpalatable futures that Europe must plan against', writes Jack Watling in the latest RUSI Commentary. Learn more below.

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In 2023, Ukraine was the number one recipient of USAID funds. @lapatina.bsky.social explains how the foreign aid freeze is impacting civil society and independent media and what may happen next.

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Zelensky’s comms advisor rebuked: “The Ukrainian position is unchanged. Ukraine must first talk to America. Europe must be a participant in any serious conversation for the sake of a real and lasting peace. And only an agreed upon common position should be on the table for talking to the Russians.”

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Trump to reporters an hour ago: “We are having a meeting tomorrow in Munich…high level people from Russia, Ukraine, and the United States” If confirmed, this would be the first official meeting between #Ukraine and #Russia since early 2022.

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Lawfare Presents: Escalation Coming Feb. 24 From Lawfare and @goatrodeo.bsky.social, Escalation lays bare the stakes of the Ukraine-Russia War. Subscribe here or wherever you get your podcasts: www.goatrodeodc.com/escalation-s...

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Put this on a T-shirt, poster, wallpaper.

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As my friend once told me, “it would be nice if Europe was a thing”

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A reminder: Vladimir Putin could end the war in Ukraine right now, just by ordering his soldiers to go home. No need for treaties or negotiations.

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Listen to Fabian

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According to Trump et al: #Ukraine can’t join NATO, can’t get security guarantees from America, can’t get back its territory, but has to give up its critical resources. Ukrainians are livid from today’s headlines.

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On Rational Security, @sranderson.bsky.social, @tylermcbrien.bsky.social, @lapatina.bsky.social, and Joel Braunold discussed the week's national security news stories, including President Trump's plans for the United States to “own” Gaza, SDNY dropping the charges against NYC Mayor Adams, and more.

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Trump says he just had a “lengthy” call with #Putin: We agreed to work together, very closely, including visiting each other’s Nations…we will begin by calling President Zelenskyy, of Ukraine, to inform him of the conversation” FYI, Trump hasn’t talked with Zelensky even once since taking office.

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Ukraine’s Minister of Defence Rustem Umerov with his American counterpart, Pete Hegseth, in Brussels today. The Ramstein-format meeting of 50+ Ukrainian allies is in session, but no new US aid packages are expected, according to WaPo

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Russia killed one person in Kyiv this morning. At least three people were injured, including a 9-year-old girl

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⚡️ German Navy facing sabotage attempts, navy chief says; warns of Russian threat. The incidents included infiltration attempts at naval bases from land and sea, as well as direct damage to vessels, German Navy Commander-in-Chief Vice Admiral Jan Christian Kaack said.

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⚡️ Russia's sanctioned ex-central bank official takes up in-person IMF duties in Washington.

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