Adam Sybera

Insights Podcast Podcast · KI Insights · Deep dives into the political undercurrents of Ukraine from the unique vantage point of KI Insights' on-the-ground researchers. The Insights Podcast delivers more than just the...

Přátelé, v KI jsemu spustili nový "Insights Podcast", kde s kolegy probíráme to co v zákulisí hýbá současnou Ukrajinou - a ne jen ji. Provede vás jím, vždy někdo z KI Insights. Venku je prvních pět zkušebních epizod. Link zde ⬇️ a sharing is caring 🫶

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Český Bluesky!! V KI Insights, tedy výzkumném týmu deníku The Kyiv Independent, spouštímě nový podcast. Jmenuje se kreativně "Insights Podcast" a je venku prvních pět zkušebních epizod.

Je to dost unikátní vhled do zákulisních intrik, které hýbají dnešní Ukrajinou - a ne jen jí. Give it a go.

🎙️ Episode 3 of the Insights Podcast is out now!

MEP @janfarsky.bsky.social‬ & @aksybera.bsky.social break down the rise of anti-EU #populism ahead of Czech elections & what it means for #Ukraine

📡Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/40Ug...

YouTube video by Český rozhlas Plus Sybera: Nejvlastenečtější ukrajinské město je Charkov, tam se skutečně nesetkáte s proruskými názory

Jestli je něco čemu jsme se doposud nenaučili čelit, tak je to ruská weaponizace organizovaného zločinu v zemích EU a s tím svázané oligarchické prostředí, které si rusko v Evropě hýčká.

Téma jsem nakousnul u Barbory Tachecí v Českém Rozhlase.

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🧾 Stop optimizing like accountants & Start defending like Ukrainians. Time is short ⏰ 🧨 So is the fuse.

📢 Bottom line:
Europe can’t silo defense.
🎯 Cyber, civil & conventional = one fight

💶 Needs one budget

🧠 Cyber Hygiene + Civil Defense:
📣 Public awareness
🔐 Encrypted tools (Signal, Diia, ProtonMail)
🎓 Digital literacy

🤝 Public–Private Partnerships:
💻 Microsoft, Google, Amazon
📡 Real-time NATO/EU threat-sharing

What Europe can learn from Ukraine 🇺🇦:

🔐 Cyber Resilience by Design:
☁️ Cloud migration
🧬 Data redundancy

🧨 DDoS attacks = timed chaos
📆 During NATO summits
📦 During arms deliveries

🌍 Targeting Poland, Lithuania, Czechia and many others...

🇷🇺 Russian Tactics:

📩 Spear-phishing
🔗 Supply chain hacks
🧨 Wiper malware
⏳ Strategic pre-positioning

🇪🇺 Europe is already in the crosshairs:
🎯 Ministries
⚡ Nuclear & wind energy
📰 Media
📡 Telecom

And it’s intensifying.

Ukraine’s edge?

🎯 Threat intelligence
🛰️ Real-time monitoring
🧠 Deep understanding of attacker TTPs

These cyberattacks are timed ⏱️ with missile strikes.
Example:

💥 Malware like Industroyer2 disables power —
💣 Then bombs hit the grid.

Ukraine is the frontline lab 🧪 for:

🔹 Sandworm
🔹 Gamaredon
🔹 APT28

They hit:

🏛️ Government
⚙️ Infrastructure
🔌 Energy grids

Take Advanced Persistent Threats (APTs) for instance:

Long-term
Stealthy
State-backed
🎯 Aimed at critical sectors
🇷🇺 And Russia excels at using them.

We’re treating defense like a corporate boardroom:

📉“Optimize costs”
📋“Separate departments”

But this is a hostile takeover — and the whole firm is under attack.

🛡️ Tanks alone won’t save us.

This is 21st-century warfare —
And we’re budgeting like it’s 1995.

When 🇷🇺 Russia attacks, it doesn’t sort by category.
Missiles 🚀, malware 🐍, propaganda 📢 — all hit at once.

We must respond the same way: together.

What’s scarier? 😨

That Europe won’t agree to spend more…
or that Rutte treats cyber & civil defense as "broader security"?

NATO’s new SecGen Rutte proposes:

3.5% for defense 🪖
1.5% for "broader security" (roads 🚧, cyber 💻, civil defense 🏥)

Sounds kinda reasonable — until you think about the mindset.

🇺🇦 Ukraine spends 34% of its GDP on defense.
🇪🇺 Most of Europe struggles to reach even 2%.
That’s not just a gap — it’s a 🚨 warning.

🧵Thread: On the EU Defense Budget & Why Europe Must Learn from Ukraine ⬇️

Get beyond the headlines with our Week Ahead 🗞️

The scary part is that we have already accepted Putin's rhetoric. No one speaks of what Ukraine can gain, but only what it "must lose".

EU leaders must now show who they fear more: their voters or Putin.

Bottom line: This isn’t about peace. It’s about power. Putin wants to: ✅ End US aid
✅ Split the transatlantic alliance
✅ Freeze the war on his terms
✅ Lock in territorial gains
✅ Keep Ukraine weak, isolated and vulnerable for a soft power take over.

The moment of decision: Ukraine faces a brutal calculus, either:

Accept a coerced peace for short-term survival or gamble on Europe forging a tight, U.S.-independent security + economic bloc

The mineral diplomacy angle 🪨 Russia’s betting that without U.S. backing, Ukraine will struggle to secure Western investment in its critical minerals—unless Europe steps up decisively.

Putin’s plan B? If Ukraine refuses, he hopes Europe gets tired, splits internally, and stops sending aid. He’s playing a long game: divide and isolate.