Frederik Hoedeman
@longinsights.bsky.social
MA in East and Central European Studies/Polish. Copenhagen.
Hopeless late night Czech language student
Слава Україні!
Hopeless late night Czech language student
Слава Україні!
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Disturbing cost indicator of "deals" with Putin:
"In 2008, heightened Russian imperialism required Berlusconi to take more extreme positions to defend Putin. When Russia bombed military and civilian targets in Georgia that year, Berlusconi blamed the US, not Russia, for inflaming regional conflict"
"In 2008, heightened Russian imperialism required Berlusconi to take more extreme positions to defend Putin. When Russia bombed military and civilian targets in Georgia that year, Berlusconi blamed the US, not Russia, for inflaming regional conflict"
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There is no diplomacy in the democratic sense: open.substack.com/pub/lucid/p/...
December 3, 2025 at 4:07 AM
There is no diplomacy in the democratic sense: open.substack.com/pub/lucid/p/...
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3 December 1933 | A Dutch Jewish girl, Rosalia Elisabeth Bloemist, was born in Amsterdam.
In February 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
In February 1944 she was deported to #Auschwitz and murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
December 3, 2025 at 3:04 AM
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George Will: “Pete Hegseth seems to be a war criminal without a war.”
December 3, 2025 at 12:45 AM
George Will: “Pete Hegseth seems to be a war criminal without a war.”
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Several Eastern European states have been saying this for some time now: Putin is following in very worn tracks, in the footsteps of tsars and Stalin. None of what is happening in Ukraine is new from the standpoint of Russian behavior: Finland, the Baltics, Poland, etc. thehill.com/opinion/inte...
thehill.com
November 30, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Several Eastern European states have been saying this for some time now: Putin is following in very worn tracks, in the footsteps of tsars and Stalin. None of what is happening in Ukraine is new from the standpoint of Russian behavior: Finland, the Baltics, Poland, etc. thehill.com/opinion/inte...
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Putin uses Stalin’s playbook: "Virtually all of the narratives Moscow has used to justify its invasion of Ukraine were used in the late 1930s to justify its aggression against Finland"
Stalin invaded Finland after starting WWII invading Poland on the heels of the Nazis
thehill.com/opinion/inte...
Stalin invaded Finland after starting WWII invading Poland on the heels of the Nazis
thehill.com/opinion/inte...
Russia’s propaganda from the 1939 Winter War is now strangely familiar
Exactly 85 years ago — on Nov. 30, 1939 — the USSR’s aggression against Finland began. This “Winter War,” as it came to be known, was part of the Soviet leadership’s grand p…
thehill.com
November 30, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Putin uses Stalin’s playbook: "Virtually all of the narratives Moscow has used to justify its invasion of Ukraine were used in the late 1930s to justify its aggression against Finland"
Stalin invaded Finland after starting WWII invading Poland on the heels of the Nazis
thehill.com/opinion/inte...
Stalin invaded Finland after starting WWII invading Poland on the heels of the Nazis
thehill.com/opinion/inte...
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"Putin may dislike NATO expansion, but he is not genuinely frightened by it....But Putin is threatened by a flourishing democracy in Ukraine. He cannot tolerate a successful and democratic Ukraine on Russia’s border...."
What Putin Fears Most | Journal of Democracy
Forget his excuses. Russia’s autocrat doesn’t worry about NATO. What terrifies him is the prospect of a flourishing Ukrainian democracy.
www.journalofdemocracy.org
December 2, 2025 at 7:46 PM
"Putin may dislike NATO expansion, but he is not genuinely frightened by it....But Putin is threatened by a flourishing democracy in Ukraine. He cannot tolerate a successful and democratic Ukraine on Russia’s border...."
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Most Europeans have no idea about what’s coming
Most Europeans have no idea how much danger they will face if the war ends with Russia getting even part of what it wants in Ukraine.
Russia could be fighting inside the EU much sooner than most realize
Russia could be fighting inside the EU much sooner than most realize
December 2, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Most Europeans have no idea about what’s coming
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„Putin redet die ganze Zeit mit uns. Er sagt sehr viel, er sagt auch sehr klar, was er macht. Aus irgendeinem Grund wird es an vielen Stellen in Deutschland und Europa nicht ernst genommen.“
Interview mit Claudia Major
von Paula Haase
@claudmajor.bsky.social
www.zeit.de/kultur/2025-...
Interview mit Claudia Major
von Paula Haase
@claudmajor.bsky.social
www.zeit.de/kultur/2025-...
Claudia Major: "Putin redet die ganze Zeit mit uns"
Wladimir Putin beobachtet genau, wie Deutschland in seinem hybriden Krieg reagiert, sagt die Militärexpertin Claudia Major. Für sie ist die Antwort klar: nie Opfer sein.
www.zeit.de
December 2, 2025 at 4:31 PM
„Putin redet die ganze Zeit mit uns. Er sagt sehr viel, er sagt auch sehr klar, was er macht. Aus irgendeinem Grund wird es an vielen Stellen in Deutschland und Europa nicht ernst genommen.“
Interview mit Claudia Major
von Paula Haase
@claudmajor.bsky.social
www.zeit.de/kultur/2025-...
Interview mit Claudia Major
von Paula Haase
@claudmajor.bsky.social
www.zeit.de/kultur/2025-...
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Geballte (und selbstkritische!) Expertise heute zum Morgenkaffee mit @claudmajor.bsky.social und @carlomasala1.bsky.social bei @ronzheimer.bsky.social ☕️
Unbedingt anhören!
podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/r...
Unbedingt anhören!
podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/r...
Ukraine-Krieg: Waren wir zu optimistisch? Mit Claudia Major & Carlo Masala
Podcast-Folge · RONZHEIMER. · 29.11.2025 · 1 Std. 4 Min.
podcasts.apple.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:11 AM
Geballte (und selbstkritische!) Expertise heute zum Morgenkaffee mit @claudmajor.bsky.social und @carlomasala1.bsky.social bei @ronzheimer.bsky.social ☕️
Unbedingt anhören!
podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/r...
Unbedingt anhören!
podcasts.apple.com/de/podcast/r...
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Tajná válka NATO s Ruskem, připravovaná v Německu blisty.cz/art/130164-t...
Tajná válka NATO s Ruskem, připravovaná v Německu | 1. 12. 2025 | Britské listy
Před asi dvěma a půl lety se v trojúhelníkovém vojenském areálu v
Berlíně sešlo dvanáct vysokých německých důstojníků, aby pracovali na
tajném plánu vál...
blisty.cz
December 1, 2025 at 12:06 AM
Tajná válka NATO s Ruskem, připravovaná v Německu blisty.cz/art/130164-t...
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Russia is operating in Ukraine in a "surgical manner" - this is not a war in the literal sense of this word (Putin)
The surgical manner
The surgical manner
December 2, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Russia is operating in Ukraine in a "surgical manner" - this is not a war in the literal sense of this word (Putin)
The surgical manner
The surgical manner
Trumps allerbedsteste forhandler skal nu belæres om de seneste "succeser" for Putins hær på frontlinjen.
Målet med de seneste dages propaganda og Putin i miltæruniform er at få Washington til at tro, at Ukraine er en fejlslagen stat mens Rusland er et succesfuldt land som det er værd at satse på.
Målet med de seneste dages propaganda og Putin i miltæruniform er at få Washington til at tro, at Ukraine er en fejlslagen stat mens Rusland er et succesfuldt land som det er værd at satse på.
December 2, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Trumps allerbedsteste forhandler skal nu belæres om de seneste "succeser" for Putins hær på frontlinjen.
Målet med de seneste dages propaganda og Putin i miltæruniform er at få Washington til at tro, at Ukraine er en fejlslagen stat mens Rusland er et succesfuldt land som det er værd at satse på.
Målet med de seneste dages propaganda og Putin i miltæruniform er at få Washington til at tro, at Ukraine er en fejlslagen stat mens Rusland er et succesfuldt land som det er værd at satse på.
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Slik og chokolade bliver billigere. Motion bliver dyrere. Det er den rene galimatias
Det er den rene galimatias, at EU-domme medfører, at der per 1. januar næste år skal moms på holdtræning i private fitnesscentre.
politiken.dk
December 2, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Slik og chokolade bliver billigere. Motion bliver dyrere. Det er den rene galimatias
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Also: if Russia stops fighting, there will be no war.
If Ukraine stops fighting, there will be no Ukraine.
If Ukraine stops fighting, there will be no Ukraine.
If Russia wanted peace, they would stop killing Ukrainians.
If the US wanted peace, they would stop Russia.
If the US wanted peace, they would stop Russia.
December 1, 2025 at 3:34 PM
Also: if Russia stops fighting, there will be no war.
If Ukraine stops fighting, there will be no Ukraine.
If Ukraine stops fighting, there will be no Ukraine.
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My interview this morning on @npr.org discussing Russia's aims in the peace process and why it would be a surprise to see them agree to peace: www.npr.org/2025/12/01/n...
Is Russia interested in lasting peace between it and Ukraine? A historian weighs in
NPR's A Martinez speaks with historian Oleksa Drachewych about the Kremlin's position on a possible peace deal to end the war in Ukraine.
www.npr.org
December 2, 2025 at 5:16 AM
My interview this morning on @npr.org discussing Russia's aims in the peace process and why it would be a surprise to see them agree to peace: www.npr.org/2025/12/01/n...
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⚡️Putin claims Russian capture of Pokrovsk, Vovchansk as Kyiv warns of Kremlin propaganda blitz amid peace talks.
"All of this is done exclusively for Western audiences and to raise the stakes in diplomacy," said Andrii Kovalenko, head of Ukraine's Center for Countering Disinformation.
"All of this is done exclusively for Western audiences and to raise the stakes in diplomacy," said Andrii Kovalenko, head of Ukraine's Center for Countering Disinformation.
Putin claims Russian capture of Pokrovsk, Vovchansk as Kyiv warns of Kremlin propaganda blitz amid peace talks
"All of this is done exclusively for Western audiences and to raise the stakes in diplomacy," said Andrii Kovalenko, head of Ukraine's Center for Countering Disinformation.
kyivindependent.com
December 2, 2025 at 5:25 AM
⚡️Putin claims Russian capture of Pokrovsk, Vovchansk as Kyiv warns of Kremlin propaganda blitz amid peace talks.
"All of this is done exclusively for Western audiences and to raise the stakes in diplomacy," said Andrii Kovalenko, head of Ukraine's Center for Countering Disinformation.
"All of this is done exclusively for Western audiences and to raise the stakes in diplomacy," said Andrii Kovalenko, head of Ukraine's Center for Countering Disinformation.
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Such commentary from political analysts in Pravda may not verbatim represent the official Kremlin line, but there is no sense that the Russian media is preparing for an end either to the current war or to the country's commitment to war. The peace negotiations are a chimera.
December 2, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Such commentary from political analysts in Pravda may not verbatim represent the official Kremlin line, but there is no sense that the Russian media is preparing for an end either to the current war or to the country's commitment to war. The peace negotiations are a chimera.
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Of course, Russia is really a peacemaker in this narrative: “We're not such vampires and ghouls that we want the conflict and bloodshed to continue.” But there is no alternative to war. The only way to end “conflict and bloodshed” is through further “destruction.”
December 2, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Of course, Russia is really a peacemaker in this narrative: “We're not such vampires and ghouls that we want the conflict and bloodshed to continue.” But there is no alternative to war. The only way to end “conflict and bloodshed” is through further “destruction.”
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Therefore, leaving any occupied territory“means abandoning people”: the people Russia claims to be “saving” during the war.
December 2, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Therefore, leaving any occupied territory“means abandoning people”: the people Russia claims to be “saving” during the war.
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The Ukrainian state is innately “fascist” and needs to be “destroyed,” else “Ukraine remains a training ground for NATO troops.” The same old story: only destruction – war – can save Ukrainians from themselves and save Russians from a (phantom) NATO threat.
December 2, 2025 at 5:19 AM
The Ukrainian state is innately “fascist” and needs to be “destroyed,” else “Ukraine remains a training ground for NATO troops.” The same old story: only destruction – war – can save Ukrainians from themselves and save Russians from a (phantom) NATO threat.
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Without unrestricted Russian military control in Ukraine and “regime change” in Kyiv, Ukrainians “will cling to...the ‘Anti-Russia Project.’ Because it is their raison d'être; they feed on it.” Ukrainian can’t exist except to attempt Russia’s destruction.
December 2, 2025 at 5:19 AM
Without unrestricted Russian military control in Ukraine and “regime change” in Kyiv, Ukrainians “will cling to...the ‘Anti-Russia Project.’ Because it is their raison d'être; they feed on it.” Ukrainian can’t exist except to attempt Russia’s destruction.
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🧵 Russia isn’t just unsatisfied with Trump’s peace plan – its media is calling it a “plan for Russia’s capitulation.” In fact, a new piece in Pravda is just as aggressive on Ukraine as anything we’ve seen.
December 2, 2025 at 5:19 AM
🧵 Russia isn’t just unsatisfied with Trump’s peace plan – its media is calling it a “plan for Russia’s capitulation.” In fact, a new piece in Pravda is just as aggressive on Ukraine as anything we’ve seen.
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Putin wants peace, huh?
December 1, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Putin wants peace, huh?
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Simple, really
If Russia wanted peace, they would stop killing Ukrainians.
If the US wanted peace, they would stop Russia.
If the US wanted peace, they would stop Russia.
November 30, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Simple, really