It Would Be Inconsistent to Talk to Putin Again
What Enemy Means
I often expressed my view on this, long before this new move.
In 2016, I wrote a piece (in French): "We must not negotiate with Putin's russia".
There is also this recent long-read (and many others + TV shows in-between).
I haven't changed my mind.
tenzerstrategics.substack.com/p/it-would-b...
12.02.2026 10:45 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Putin’s ‘dark fleet’ carrying his oil to China and India is out of control
The Muscovite dictator and the mullahs of Iran are profiting from a huge fleet of unsafe rust buckets
Le problème de la flotte clandestine et des flux financiers liés au pétrole vers 🇷🇺 et 🇮🇷 est à peine reconnu, et encore moins traité. Poutine et les mollahs en profitent, et des innocents en 🇺🇦 et en 🇮🇷 en souffrent. @nicolastenzer.bsky.social @raphaelglucksmann.bsky.social @fredorain.bsky.social
11.02.2026 18:31 — 👍 22 🔁 12 💬 0 📌 0
Warm thanks for your very kind words, which mean a lot to me.
09.02.2026 16:23 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Freedom of Speech—or Liberty?
Human Dignity, Liberalism, and the Fate of Democracies
The controversy over free speech goes beyond the confrontation between Trump's US & Europe over regulations, even if an essential point.
In this 163rd long read on my strategy blog, I return to some basics, starting with the concepts of liberty & truth.
tenzerstrategics.substack.com/p/freedom-of...
08.02.2026 22:44 — 👍 41 🔁 15 💬 3 📌 0
Zelensky warns of 'risk' US, Russia could strike bilateral deals on Ukraine without Kyiv
"We clearly state that Ukraine will not support even potential agreements about us without us," President Volodymyr Zelensky said.
Let's call a spade a spade: this Dmitriev-Witkoff pact is a corrupt agreement driven by greed & Trump's desire to save Putin.
It would pose a vital threat to Ukraine & Europe's security—a project of enslavement & destruction jointly carried out by russia & the US.
kyivindependent.com/zelensky-war...
07.02.2026 13:47 — 👍 130 🔁 70 💬 8 📌 6
Some ask about the difference between the US lack of regulation of social media and the EU regulation.
Notably in France, this would have been prosecuted for incitement to racial hatred—rightly so.
Freedom of speech doesn't allow racism, anti-Semitism, or any other form of hatred and discrimination.
06.02.2026 12:25 — 👍 200 🔁 72 💬 17 📌 4
L'info s'éclaire du Jeudi 05 février 2026
Voir ou revoir l'émission L'info s'éclaire du Jeudi 05 février 2026. Du lundi au vendredi de 9h30 à 10h20, en direct, invités et experts décryptent l'actualité du jour dans l'émission ": l'info s'écla...
Environ 50 mn d'émission @franceinfo.fr sur la guerre décisive, celle que la russie mène contre l'Ukraine - cette guerre que Kyiv et nous devons gagner.
Merci @axeldetarle.bsky.social pour cette belle émission où je conversais avec Marie Jego et Michel Olhagaray.
www.franceinfo.fr/replay-magaz...
05.02.2026 11:44 — 👍 51 🔁 16 💬 1 📌 0
Cherchez l’erreur : d’un côté des athlètes privés de #JO par les balles de soldats russes, de l’autre des athlètes aux JO qui soutiennent les soldats russes. La neutralité vantée par le #CIO est un leurre. @avalaina.bsky.social @nicolastenzer.bsky.social @lequipe-actu.bsky.social
05.02.2026 08:22 — 👍 39 🔁 25 💬 2 📌 1
Guerre en Ukraine, le cri de révolte de 11 intellectuels français : "Il faut imposer un cadre humanitaire aux pourparlers avec la Russie"
Dans une lettre ouverte, Marc Lévy, Ariane Mnouchkine ou encore Bernard-Henri Lévy demandent au président Emmanuel Macron d'imposer un cadre humanitaire aux pourparlers avec la Russie.
1/2 Réunis autour de l'appel #PeopleFirst des Nobel de la paix 2022, l’Ukrainienne O. Matviichuk et le Russe O. Orlov, nous vous demandons de porter au cœur des négociations la protection et la libération immédiate... @avalaina.bsky.social @nicolastenzer.bsky.social @marclevyofficial.bsky.social
03.02.2026 16:01 — 👍 21 🔁 13 💬 2 📌 0
1/2 Poutine profite du froid extrême pour tenter de soumettre les Ukrainiens, qui lui résistent depuis près de 4 ans. Autour du 24/02, manifestons-leur notre soutien, en exigeant que les dirigeants français et européens :
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04.02.2026 08:25 — 👍 27 🔁 14 💬 1 📌 2
I couldn't agree more - true questions indeed.
And somehow I have the same experience with other independent writers/scholars and quality newspapers - no one can subscribe to everything.
01.02.2026 21:57 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 1
I understand your point. I always hesitate.
Many of my essays have been unpaywalled recently—and I made the one on fascism freely available. This one will be soon for one day.
But my concern is 1) to reward my full-fledged subscribers; 2) to avoid more frequent plagiarism if it is freely available.
01.02.2026 18:01 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
Europe Must Become Zelenskyyan
Facing the Abyss, the Power of Truth
I promised you a reading between the lines of President Zelenskyy's—literally—sublime speech in Davos.
This is the topic of my 162nd long read on my strategy blog.
It is urgent that Europe becomes Zelenskyyan: a lesson in intelligence and willpower.
tenzerstrategics.substack.com/p/europe-mus...
31.01.2026 22:31 — 👍 108 🔁 47 💬 4 📌 2
From what I have just learned, what the Americans are proposing is even worse—totally in the russians' interest—than what this FT article suggests (sorry I can't give details).
Unfortunately, this comes as no surprise.
28.01.2026 22:02 — 👍 119 🔁 64 💬 11 📌 0
1/2 Conférences d'Ivan Gomza, politologue 🇺🇦, dans 7 villes 🇫🇷 (cf QR code), co-organisées par #KyivSchoolofEconomics, AFU Mriya Ukraine et nous, en collab. avec #SciencesPoLyon, #SciencesPoAix, @sciencespo.bsky.social, Univ. J. Monnet #StEtienne... @nicolastenzer.bsky.social @citephilo.bsky.social
28.01.2026 18:49 — 👍 11 🔁 6 💬 2 📌 0
US links security guarantees for Ukraine to peace deal ceding territory
Washington signalled Kyiv would receive more backing after any withdrawal from the Donbas, say people familiar with talks
From the outset, many of us have been saying Trump is fully in Putin's pocket.
Here's another demonstration.
Ceding territory is tantamount to giving russia carte blanche to continue its crimes & increase insecurity throughout Europe.
And who can believe in any US promise?
www.ft.com/content/8ca0...
27.01.2026 12:13 — 👍 90 🔁 33 💬 4 📌 2
Nor would I.
26.01.2026 22:10 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
The US has set its sights on shadow fleet tankers. What does this mean for Russia?
Western efforts to curb illicit oil shipping are escalating - and risk sparking direct confrontation between Russian and Nato forces.
1/3 Un pétrolier suspect sur 2 transporte du pétrole 🇷🇺, principalement vers l'Inde et la Chine. Selon les estimations des analystes de S&P Global, la Russie dépend de cette flotte fantôme pour environ 80 % de ses exportations de pétrole et de produits pétroliers. @nicolastenzer.bsky.social
26.01.2026 17:19 — 👍 17 🔁 8 💬 2 📌 0
It’s always about the law. See also Ernst Fraenkel’s “dual state” that helps to cement fascism.
26.01.2026 17:23 — 👍 11 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 0
26.01.2026 17:05 — 👍 9 🔁 5 💬 0 📌 0
Are there still GOP representatives and senators who are sufficiently faithful to the principles of truth, rule of law, dignity and justice—or even just simply human—to condemn the murders of Renee Good and Alex Pretti?
The future of US democracy depends on the answer to this question.
26.01.2026 14:46 — 👍 81 🔁 35 💬 8 📌 3
Merci, oui, j'avais vu l'information. Je vais tenter de faire le nécessaire.
C'est totalement inacceptable, en effet - moyennement surpris compte tenu de qui a pris cette initiative...
26.01.2026 14:24 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
American Fascism and its Spread Across Europe
Dark Times Are Not Behind Us—For a Long Time
I wrote this long essay on October 1, 2025, before the cold-blooded murder of Renee Nicole Good and Alex Pretti.
Yes, this is fascism, and this American fascism is being deliberately spread throughout Europe.
I have removed the paywall for a few days.
tenzerstrategics.substack.com/p/american-f...
26.01.2026 14:14 — 👍 68 🔁 27 💬 7 📌 3
En accès libre, Les USA comme puissance hostile
25.01.2026 21:38 — 👍 15 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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