Andreas Umland

Hungary does not and will not support Ukraine’s membership in the European Union because it would bring the war into Europe and take the money of Hungarians out to Ukraine - The official website of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. The Prime Minister recalled that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had “once again attacked Hungary and the Hungarian government at a conference in

One function of Hungary's Velvet Revolution, liberation from Moscow's hegemony, & NATO/EU accession was apparently to, three decades later, stab in the back a neighboring nation trying to do what Hungary did in 1989-2004, and to assist Russia's largest expansionist war in Europe since 1945.

With half the world pivoting to Ukrainian drone incerptors a good overview from @covertshores.bsky.social

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Tre dilemmi strategici che l'Europa deve affrontare nei negoziati in corso tra Stati Uniti, Russia e Ucraina - Affarinternazionali Dall'inizio del secondo mandato del presidente degli Stati Uniti Donald J. Trump nel gennaio 2025, Kyiv e i suoi partner della Coalizione dei volenterosi si

La questione più controversa è quella della misura in cui l’Europa è disposta o in grado di agire senza o addirittura contro gli Stati Uniti. www.affarinternazionali.it/tre-dilemmi-...

Hungary does not and will not support Ukraine’s membership in the European Union because it would bring the war into Europe and take the money of Hungarians out to Ukraine - The official website of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán. The Prime Minister recalled that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had “once again attacked Hungary and the Hungarian government at a conference in

One function of Hungary's Velvet Revolution, liberation from Moscow's hegemony, & NATO/EU accession was apparently to, three decades later, stab in the back a neighboring nation trying to do what Hungary did in 1989-2004, and to assist Russia's largest expansionist war in Europe since 1945.

Ukraine has sent drone experts and interceptor drones to help defend US military bases in Jordan from Iranian drone attacks.

Washington asked for help last week, and Ukrainian specialists were deployed the very next day. “We reacted immediately,” Zelensky said.

www.kyivpost.com/post/71523

Orbán’s Hungary robbed Ukraine’s state bank of $82 million — Oschadbank launches international legal fight to recover it The Ukrainian state-owned bank confirmed the shipment was conducted under a valid international agreement with Raiffeisen Bank Austria, fully documented under European customs procedures, and carried…

Which DG in Brussels regulates EU Member States' robberies of state banks from EU candidate countries? euromaidanpress.com/2026/03/08/o...

Moscow providing Tehran intelligence to target American forces | The Jerusalem Post Russia has reportedly given Iran the locations of US military assets, including warships and aircraft, since the start of the war.

Russia has reportedly given Iran the locations of US military assets, including warships and aircraft, since the start of the war.

The Jerusalem Post
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Yes, who is responsible for dealing with grand scale theft done by a member state in 🇪🇺?

@vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu @kajakallas.bsky.social

Hungary and Orban must be punished.

Americans Are Now a Target in Trump’s Immigration Crackdown A WSJ investigation tracked the U.S. citizens caught in the crosshairs of an aggressive federal campaign to detain and demonize dissenters.

Important article. should be gift link. www.wsj.com/us-news/immi...

Trump can’t expect Europe’s help dealing with Iran while disengaging from Europe and abandoning Ukraine.

You can’t demand European solidarity in the Middle East while leaving us alone against Russian aggression.

It goes both ways

Orbán’s Hungary robbed Ukraine’s state bank of $82 million — Oschadbank launches international legal fight to recover it The Ukrainian state-owned bank confirmed the shipment was conducted under a valid international agreement with Raiffeisen Bank Austria, fully documented under European customs procedures, and carried…

Which DG in Brussels regulates EU Member States' robberies of state banks from EU candidate countries? euromaidanpress.com/2026/03/08/o...

Moscow providing Tehran intelligence to target American forces | The Jerusalem Post Russia has reportedly given Iran the locations of US military assets, including warships and aircraft, since the start of the war.

Russia has reportedly given Iran the locations of US military assets, including warships and aircraft, since the start of the war.

The Jerusalem Post
www.jpost.com/middle-east/...

«The actions of Trump and his administration towards not only Ukraine, but also other countries around the world – including close NATO allies – have created a challenging and complex transatlantic playing field.»

+ chaotically, dangerously unstable

Quite understated
(paywalled)

#AwarenessMatters

Here's the 🎁 link (no paywall).

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Vom Autoritarismus zum Faschismus? Rezension zu „Russia and Modern Fascism. New Perspectives on the Kremlin’s War Against Ukraine“ von Ian Garner und Taras Kuzio (Hg.)

Matthias Vetter: Rezension zu „Russia and Modern Fascism. New Perspectives on the Kremlin’s War Against Ukraine“ herausgegeben von Ian Garner und Taras Kuzio

@Soziopolis
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The Glaring Oversight in the U.S. War Plan The Pentagon failed to adopt Ukraine’s best tools for downing drones.

Shaheds are Biden drones. Each of them has a left wing. www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...

Статті Свіжі новини на тему Статті станом на сьогодні та за останній тиждень - на сайті ZAXID.NET. Дізнавайтеся актуальну інформацію про головні події за темою Статті. До вашої уваги оперативні новини у…

Західні і незахідні країни повинні, в інтересах захисту європейського порядку безпеки та заснованого на принципах світового порядку, швидко збільшити і свою військову підтримку, і невійськову допомогу Україні у 2026 році. zaxid.net/statti_tag50... zaxid.net/ukrayina_vit...

Some in Budapest, Washington etc. modify NATO's purpose formulated by its first General Secretary Ismay in 1949: "To keep the Americans in, the Russians out and the Germans down."

NATO's new mission: "To let the Russians in, the Ukrainians down, and the authoritarians blossom."

Tre strategiske dilemmaer for Europa i de pågående forhandlingene mellom USA, Russland og Ukraina 🔒 - GEOPOLITIKA Europas ledere står overfor et strategisk dilemma: å bevare transatlantisk enhet samtidig som de beskytter Ukrainas langsiktige sikkerhet. Disse hensynene lar seg i økende grad vanskelig forene.…

Handlingene til Trump og hans administrasjon overfor ikke bare Ukraina, men også andre land rundt om i verden – inkludert nære allierte i NATO – har skapt et utfordrende og mangslungent transatlantisk spillfelt.

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Some in Budapest, Washington etc. modify NATO's purpose formulated by its first General Secretary Ismay in 1949: "To keep the Americans in, the Russians out and the Germans down."

NATO's new mission: "To let the Russians in, the Ukrainians down, and the authoritarians blossom."

"Quiconque souhaite approfondir sa réflexion sur le « poutinisme » devrait se pencher sur ses contributions".

Vom Autoritarismus zum Faschismus? Rezension zu „Russia and Modern Fascism. New Perspectives on the Kremlin’s War Against Ukraine“ von Ian Garner und Taras Kuzio (Hg.)

Matthias Vetter: Rezension zu „Russia and Modern Fascism. New Perspectives on the Kremlin’s War Against Ukraine“ herausgegeben von Ian Garner und Taras Kuzio

@Soziopolis
www.soziopolis.de/vom-autorita...

The discussion of Russia's deportation of children as genocide A bibliography

Below is an incomplete list of scholars and other authors who have discussed Article II.e of the Genocide Convention in connection to Russian child abductions since 2022. andreasumland.substack.com/p/the-discus...

Zhirinovskii as a Fascist Palingenetic Ultra-Nationalism and the Emergence of the Liberal-Democratic Party of Russia, 1992–1993

Palingenetic Ultra-Nationalism and the Emergence of the Liberal-Democratic Party of Russia, 1992–1993

ibidem-Verlag / @ColumbiaUP
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Визит Мерца к Трампу ознаменовал сдвиг в европейской политике. После провала попыток Трампа договориться с Путиным Берлин перешел к жесткой риторике: никаких решений по Украине без участия… Мерц больше не верит в челночную дипломатию Трампа

После провала попыток Трампа договориться с Путиным Берлин перешел к жесткой риторике: никаких решений по Украине без участия Европы.
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П’ятий рік пекла: Україна готується до війни на виснаження за планом на 3 роки Аналіз поточної ситуації на п’ятому році війни (березень 2026 року) свідчить про формування нової стратегічної реальності: Україна успішно адаптувалася до «пост-американського» періоду допомоги, а…

У військовому відношенні Україна на п’ятому році військового конфлікту стикатиметься з чотирма головними проблемами: нестачею живої сили, критичною нестачею засобів ураження російського тилу, нестачею засобів ППО та втратою переваги в дроновій війні. www.surma-ua.info?p=115056

Аналитик Стокгольмского центра восточноевропейских исследований Андреас Умланд вместе с ведущей Альбиной Пидгирняк обсудили последние новости. В частности, проанализировали новые угрозы РФ… 😳Путин ГОТОВ прекратить огонь, НО ЕСТЬ НЮАНС! Ядерный "ОРЕШНИК" влупит по Европе? РЕЗКИЙ разворот Си

Проанализировали новые угрозы РФ "Орешником", а также шансы на то, что Кремль пойдёт на компромисс на "СВО". Кроме того, обсудили разворот Китая и возможную реакцию НАТО на гипотетическую агрессию со стороны России. www.youtube.com/watch?v=wkN6...

Sportwashing Russia Recent statements by the presidents of FIFA, UEFA and the IOC indicate that the resolve to exclude Russia from international sport is crumbling. The justifications for this change of heart are…

Mykola Riabchuk in Eurozine:

Russia consistently uses successful athletes to legitimize its full-scale war against Ukraine. www.eurozine.com/sportwashing...

(PDF) Russia Before the Full-Scale War. Vol. II: Memories, Ideologies and Politics, 1991–2021 PDF | On Mar 31, 2026, Andreas Umland and others published Russia Before the Full-Scale War. Vol. II: Memories, Ideologies and Politics, 1991–2021 | Find, read and cite all the research you need on…

Edited by Felix Riefer, Leonid Luks, Julie Fedor, and Andreas Umland

Book series "Soviet and Post-Soviet Politics and Society"

Published by ibidem-Verlag & distributed by Columbia University Press
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(PDF) How Ukraine Helps Solving Global Problems PDF | While the Russo-Ukrainian War is only one symptom of broader destructive international trends, its outcome co-determines in which direction the... | Find, read and cite all the research you…

While the Russo-Ukrainian War is only one symptom of broader destructive international trends, its outcome co-determines in which direction the world will develop.

In: Angelos Giannakopoulos, ed., Securing Peace in Europe: The European Prospects of Ukraine.
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