The video is posted: www.youtube.com/watch?v=VidI...
Thanks again to #UCBerkeley #OLLI olli.berkeley.edu for doing this
Some convergence in our positions but still rather different views on the origins of this war
#UkrainianView #Ukraine
1/🎙️ New episode of Policy Implications!
I talk with @ekatovich.bsky.social about sanctions on RU oil and why their real impact may take years to appear.
🎧 Listen: tinyurl.com/cdjm8wkb
#EconSky #PoliSky #EconTwitter
US solution to oil shortages now?
Unsanction Russian oil!
Terrible decision
#Ukraine #UkrainianView
This is how sheer lunacy looks like...
The main point of the resolution is that attacks on Ukraine electrical substations and other energy infrastructure pose a direct threat to nuclear safety.
How can one not want to support it?
#Ukraine
www.wsj.com/world/for-th...
Zelensky recently said that Russia attacked #Ukraine more than 57,000 Shahed drone
Iranian drone hits a high rise in Bahrain
Russia uses the same drones to attack #Ukraine every day and does the same hits of residential buildings in Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odessa, Drinpro and many other cities
Zelensky: "RUS used 57K+ Shahed strike drones against #Ukraine. UKR never threatened Iran, but the Iranian regime chose to be an accomplice for Putin& supplied him with Shaheds(drones&technology).It is fair to give the Iranian people a chance to get rid of the terrorist regime"
tinyurl.com/3c9p2ha7
On Feb 24, 2026, marks 4 years since Russia’s full-scale invasion. Ukraine’s courage and resilience endure. Supporting Ukraine isn’t only solidarity - it’s an investment in Europe’s security and stability. At SITE, we’ll keep providing rigorous, policy-relevant analysis. More of SITE: tr.ee/SHAKnh
A new piece by @martinsandbu.ft.com
"Put all this together, and it’s not much of an exaggeration to say that Europe and #Ukraine are, economically, the much stronger side in this war. It is time to realise this, and press the victory home."
100%
a great subtitle too: "it’s the economy, stupid"
@cepr.org podcast with Maurice Obstfeld ( @piie.com and @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social ) and me about the reconstruction of #Ukraine
#UkrainianView #EconSky
cepr.org/multimedia/w...
UN GA vote on “Support for lasting peace in #Ukraine”
USA abstained. What a shame!
On Feb 24, 2022, my nephew (he was 7 years old at the time) wrote in his diary: "This night Russia attacked Ukraine and Kyiv too."
#Ukraine #StandWithUkraine
How did #Ukraine economy survive the RUS onslaught?
maybe a miracle but there are also fundamental factors :
1) defend skies, shipping lanes
2) fiscal stimulus ↑
3) vital int'l aid
4) play econ cards well
5) adaptability of private sector
#UkrainianView #EconSky
(w/ @tderyugina.bsky.social )
1/🎙️New episode of Policy Implications!
I talk with Julien Daubanes about sanctions on RU oil, the rise of the shadow fleet, and why sanctions are not a one-time policy decision. Listen to find out what actually hurts RU oil profits most.
🎧 Link: tinyurl.com/mraaueyw
#EconSky #PoliSky #EconTwitter
Campanile @ucberkeleyofficial.bsky.social will participate in "Call For Freedom" to commemorate 4 years of Ukrainian Bravery. Come & listen!
Thanks to Max Zubkov (www.maksymzubkov.info/my-ukraine) and UCB Borsch club
#UkrainianView #Berkeley #Ukraine
Register!
#UkrainianView
#EconSky
Four years after the terrible invasion of Ukraine, transshipments to Russia via Kyrgyzstan run rampant from Germany (top left) and Italy (top right). If Poland (bottom left) and Lithuania (bottom right) can get this under control, why not Germany and Italy?
robinjbrooks.substack.com/p/eu-transsh...
Reminder:
After the 2014 annexation of Crimea, PACE stripped RUS of its voting rights. Jagland (then Sec Gen of CoE) was a leading proponent of restoring these rights. Many saw this as a "betrayal" that normalized the illegal annexation & signaled that Russia can break law w/o lasting consequences.
As we approach the 4 year mark of the war, #UCBerkeley #OLLI olli.berkeley.edu hosts a talk today @ 10:30am pacific
Context: George and I had a talk 4 years ago (just after Russia invaded #Ukraine): www.youtube.com/watch?v=y5lo...
#UkrainianView
#EconSky: Save the date & tell your friends! Economists for Ukraine will host an online workshop called "The Craft of Publishing in Economics" on March 9, 12-1:30 US EST.
Sign up here to get more info:
docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Working Paper No. 15: "The European Union and the War in Ukraine: More Money, but Not More Europe"
EU response to Ukraine: coalitions of the willing drive military aid while Brussels provides financial support.
Read: econ4ua.org/wp-content/u...
Submit research: lnkd.in/gf2nQ5WC
This cartoon is titled "Aid to #Ukraine"
A picture is worth a thousand words
#UkrainianView
“As of late January 2026, the RUS campaign of large-scale strikes on UKR energy & efforts to plunge the population into darkness&cold haven'thad a significant impact on public moods”
RUS attacks (=war crimes) harden UKR resolve => war will go on
#UkrainianView
More: www.ft.com/content/5321...
Serhiy Zhadan’s cult status reflects modern literary celebrity with a Ukrainian twist. In a country where supporting the armed forces is both essential and existential, Mr Zhadan uses social media expertly to spread his art and activism
Ukrainian engineers keep proving one thing: what Russia destroys, Ukraine rebuilds—sometimes within hours.
This is a nation at war: fast hands, calm nerves, and a refusal to break.
here's the link to that post
“Golden Age” is literally how Turkmenbashi & his enablers referred to his rule over Turkmenistan. The man was so fond of gold that he had multiple golden statues of himself erected all over Ashgabat. To hear the U.S. Secretary of Commerce use these exact words when addressing Trump is disorienting.
