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Alexander S. Vindman

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Dad. Husband. Vet. Ex NSC/WH Staff. Doctor International Affairs. Senior Fellow, FPI SAIS, JHU. 2x NYT Best-selling Author. Run Institute for Informed American Leadership. AVindman.com

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Alexander S. Vindman @avindman.bsky.social · Mar 27

Trump is repeating all the mistakes of the past 35 years as well as amplifying those mistakes in new and dangerous ways. His approach delays the possibility of peace between Russia and Ukraine and endangers the U.S. | The Perils of “Russia First” www.foreignaffairs.com/russia/peril...

The Perils of “Russia First”

Appeasing Moscow didn’t work in the past, and it won’t work for Trump.

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Alexander S. Vindman @avindman.bsky.social · 1d

My take on the Republican’s government shutdown. Dems hold the line, protect American’s rights and hard earned benefits.
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Shutdown

How the Trump Administration Weaponizes the Federal Government Shutdown

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Alexander S. Vindman @avindman.bsky.social · 14d

Course Correction or Flip Flop on Russian and Ukraine?
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Course Correction?

Another Change in Ukraine Policy from Trump

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Alexander S. Vindman @avindman.bsky.social · 15d

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UN General Assembly, Ukraine War and Russian Escalation, Trump Targets Opponents... Courage is The Anti-dote

Why It Matters, Update September 22, 2025

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Alexander S. Vindman @avindman.bsky.social · 17d

The thing about unchecked power is it often makes grave mistakes. One of the reason Putin decided on the folly of war with Ukraine was the lack of those willing to tell him he was making a grave error. I fear @realDonaldTrump will stumble into a war, costing troop’s their lives.

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Alexander S. Vindman @avindman.bsky.social · 19d

Hey House Republicans, fixed your work for you. If you want to condemn political violence pass a resolution without lies and poison pills that unites not divides. Kirk manufactured lies and hate, including about me & twin and poisoned young minds.

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Alexander S. Vindman @avindman.bsky.social · 19d

Hey you, you better watch what you say!

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The Ken Harbaugh Show @thekenharbaughshow.bsky.social · 22d

Trump’s refusal to back allies shatters U.S. credibility. Ken Harbaugh and LtCol Vindman warn of dangers to NATO and nuclear deterrence.

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Trump Shatters US Nuclear Credibility

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Alexander S. Vindman @avindman.bsky.social · 22d

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Not in Celebration, Not in Mourning

There's a lot of space between celebrating a death and mourning a loss; I'm in that place.

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Alexander S. Vindman @avindman.bsky.social · 22d

He is doubling down on weakening U.S. commitments, signaling retreat, and preparing to leave Ukraine to face Russia alone.

This is Trump’s war. He helped start it, he is prolonging it, and he is losing it.

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Alexander S. Vindman @avindman.bsky.social · 22d

The 2022 invasion was launched into the permissive environment that Trump created. Trump is not a bystander to this war. He is one of its authors. Today, Trump encourages Russian impunity, fractures allied unity and creates the conditions for protracted war.

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Alexander S. Vindman @avindman.bsky.social · 22d

His cheerleading for Putin encouraged Russian impunity and helped precipitate the full-scale invasion. Trump spent four years undermining Western resolve, signaling to Putin that the U.S. would not stand in the way of Russian aggression.

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Alexander S. Vindman @avindman.bsky.social · 22d

He wants the world to deny what we have seen with our own eyes. The truth is Trump owns the litany of foreign policy failures. His first term witnessed four years of the Russia-Ukraine war without doing anything to end the conflict or deter further Russian aggression.

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Alexander S. Vindman @avindman.bsky.social · 22d

Trump’s Russia-Ukraine War

Trump consistently deflects blame and manufactures success. It is the one constant of his character. He has rejected responsibility for foreign policy disasters, denying that Russia would ever invade Ukraine. www.avindman.com/p/trumps-rus...

Trump’s Russia-Ukraine War

The President’s Deflections and a Chaotic Foreign Policy

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Alexander S. Vindman @avindman.bsky.social · 26d

To affirm sovereignty, Poland needs to adopt a policy of actively hunting Russian approaching its borders. A coalition of the willing could even extend a no-fly zone into western Ukraine, destroying Russian objects approaching NATO territory.

Alexander S. Vindman @avindman.bsky.social · 27d

Breaking – Russia Violates Poland’s Sovereignty, Escalating Tensions with NATO
Russia Violated Polish and NATO Airspace to Test Responses and Rattle Escalation open.substack.com/pub/alexande...

Breaking – Russia Violates Poland’s Sovereignty, Escalating Tensions with NATO

Russia Violated Polish and NATO Airspace to Test Responses and Rattle Escalation

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Alexander S. Vindman @avindman.bsky.social · 27d

Breaking – Russia Violates Poland’s Sovereignty, Escalating Tensions with NATO
Russia Violated Polish and NATO Airspace to Test Responses and Rattle Escalation open.substack.com/pub/alexande...

Breaking – Russia Violates Poland’s Sovereignty, Escalating Tensions with NATO

Russia Violated Polish and NATO Airspace to Test Responses and Rattle Escalation

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Alexander S. Vindman @avindman.bsky.social · 28d

Trump right now getting ready with: if I were president Russia never would have attacked Poland/NATO. 🤣
Trump‘s weakness has been encouraging Russian aggression.

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Alexander S. Vindman @avindman.bsky.social · 29d

Discussion on Trump’s Military Adventures at Home and Abroad with Legal Expert Frank Rosenblatt
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Discussion on Trump’s Military Adventures at Home and Abroad with Legal Expert Frank Rosenblatt

Thank you to the many subscribers for tuning into my live video with Franklin Rosenblatt! Here’s the video recording for those that missed the Live.

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Alexander S. Vindman @avindman.bsky.social · 29d

Tonight at 6:30pm ET I will be speaking with Retired Lt. Col Frank Rosenblatt of the National Institute of Military Justice on Trump's deployment of the military to American cities, strikes on purported drug runners, and the pretext for a war with Venezuela. Join me on Substack Live at Avindman.com

Why It Matters | Alexander Vindman | Substack

A newsletter about what's happening around the world and Why It Matters. Click to read Why It Matters, by Alexander Vindman, a Substack publication with hundreds of thousands of subscribers.

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Alexander S. Vindman @avindman.bsky.social · Sep 6

Trump’s military adventures are overstretching the military and degrading its ability to meet real threats.

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On Venezuela and the Risks of an Overstretched Military

Drug Interdiction and Shaping Operations

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Joel Rubin @joelmrubin.bsky.social · Sep 5

What drives someone to risk everything for truth?

Lt. Col. @avindman.bsky.social shares his story on the personal cost of principled leadership & the present dangers facing American democracy. A gripping conversation on Making Sense of the World.

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Alexander S. Vindman @avindman.bsky.social · Aug 25

A new executive order turns the National Guard into his personal police force. @janessagoldbeck.bsky.social
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Issued Today: Trump’s New End Run Around the Insurrection Act

A new executive order exploits a legal loophole to turn National Guard in the President's personal police force and deploy them into states that refuse his agenda.

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Alexander S. Vindman @avindman.bsky.social · Aug 24

Ukraine has earned and its securing, its sovereignty and independence, and a honored place amongst the history of democracies fighting tyranny. So today is a day of celebration.

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Alexander S. Vindman @avindman.bsky.social · Aug 24

Today, Ukraine survives. It’s winning this war. Its sovereignty is threatened but nevertheless secure because its brave warriors and resilient people fight on.

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Alexander S. Vindman @avindman.bsky.social · Aug 24

Ukraine secured that independence, in 1991, with a vote and enjoyed a tumultuous yet peaceful couple of decades before having to again bleed for freedom.

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Alexander S. Vindman @avindman.bsky.social · Aug 24

Today, marks Ukraine’s 34 Independence Day. It’s the third since the start of the full-scale war and 12th since the Russia-Ukraine War started in 2014.

It’s both a somber and joyful day because for centuries the Ukrainian people have struggled for independence.

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