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Uilleam Blacker @uilleamblacker.bsky.social · 21h

Thrilled that my colleague Marta Jenkala has won the Hvylia/Dalga award for promoting Ukrainian language abroad from
the state Ukrainian Institute. Marta taught Ukrainian at @uclssees.bsky.social and @camukrainistyka.bsky.social, and led @ukrinstitute.bsky.social.
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Winners of the Hvylya / Dalğa Prize for the promotion of the Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar languages honored in Ukraine

Winners of the Hvylya / Dalğa Prize for the promotion of the Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar languages honored in Ukraine For the first time, the Ukrainian Institute recognized activists who have made sig...

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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 22h

Chapter Ukraine is a new interactive platform by Chytomo showcasing Ukrainian books in translation and connecting readers, libraries, and bookstores worldwide.

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Cambridge Ukrainian Studies @camukrainistyka.bsky.social · 1d

At @notredame.bsky.social, Rory Finnin called attention to Volodymyr Ananyev — the Kremlin's oldest Ukrainian political prisoner.

💬 “The Kremlin relies on our silence to keep its political prisoners anonymous, faceless. Please learn the name of Volodymyr Ananyev and share his story with others."

Rory Finnin called attention to Ukrainian political prisoner Volodymyr Ananiev at the University of Notre Dame

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maksym.eristavi @maksymeristavi.com · 1d

child theft isn’t just a war crime that happens during russian colonial invasions; it’s part of the strategic objective that russian military operations are designed around. read more: maksymeristavi.substack.com/p/russia-has...

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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 1d

Just sent out this post. Three and a half years after Bucha, after mass child abductions started, after nightly attacks on civilians, the political strength of parties sympathetic to Russia (which is doing these things) is growing not declining. open.substack.com/pub/phillips...

Does Europe Really Want to Save Itself?

We will know Sooner Than Many Understand.

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Cambridge Ukrainian Studies @camukrainistyka.bsky.social · 1d

Three years ago, we called for the adoption of a “mental war footing” in Europe due to the trajectories of Russian aggression.

With Russian hybrid attacks now proliferating, will we finally learn from the sacrifices of the people of Ukraine and pull our heads from the sand?

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Cambridge Ukrainian Studies @camukrainistyka.bsky.social · 18d

Before the start of the full-scale invasion, such comments were cast as "hysterical":

"Wars of aggression by their nature defy borders. They rarely stay confined to them."

Weakness increases the risk of a wider war in Europe. Our full support of Ukraine is meant to prevent one.

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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 21d

⚡️ Zelenskyy says the world is slowly starting to “forgive Putin for this war.”

He told Sky News that Putin stalls talks to delay sanctions, ramp up arms production, and chip away at his isolation.

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Andreas Umland @umland.bsky.social · 24d

While the Russo-Ukrainian War is only one symptom of broader destructive international trends, its outcome co-determines in which direction the world will develop.

@bbaw.bsky.social @dgoberlin.bsky.social @sceeus-ui.bsky.social @uisweden.bsky.social @nordicukraine.bsky.social @dgap.org

(PDF) How Ukraine Helps Solving Global Problems

PDF | While the Russo-Ukrainian War is only one symptom of broader destructive international trends, its outcome co-determines in which direction the... | Find, read and cite all the research you need...

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Ian Bond @cerianbond.bsky.social · 24d

We should not think about it, we should do it! We've had years to think about it.

The Ukrainian Review @theukrainianreview.bsky.social · 24d

🇵🇱🇺🇦 West should consider shooting down Russian drones and missiles over Ukraine, —Sikorski.

“If you ask me personally, we should think about it. Technically, we, as NATO and EU, would be able to do it, but this is a decision that Poland cannot make on its own, but only together with its allies."

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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 25d

If Russians have nothing to do with the war, then who's signing up for the Russian army? 🤔

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Margo Gontar @margogontar.bsky.social · 26d

This Ukrainian orchestra created an overture imitating the sound of Russian Shahed drone attack. And I guarantee you it’s one of the most chilling things you’d ever hear.

This is exactly how drone attack sounds like : the nauseating moped-like

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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 25d

Prince Harry arrived in Kyiv on September 12, marking his first visit to the Ukrainian capital. He met with veterans and wounded soldiers, listening to their stories and expressing his admiration for their resilience.

Video: Superhumans Center

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Ian Bond @cerianbond.bsky.social · 25d

Putin hasn't changed his aims, & thinks he can keep fighting longer than the West can support Ukraine. Europeans now have to prove him wrong & change his calculus - but any help they get from Trump should be seen as a bonus, not something to rely on. 2/2

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Phillips OBrien @phillipspobrien.bsky.social · 26d

Russia attacks Poland deliberately, the Trump response…”It could’ve been a mistake.”
Any European state basing its defense plans on the US defending it from a Russian attack is living in a fantasy world and deliberately exposing its citizens to great risk.

Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · 26d

REPORTER: What's your reaction to Russia's drone incursion into Poland?

TRUMP: It could've been a mistake

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Timothy Snyder @timothysnyder.bsky.social · 26d

Worth noticing that Ukraine defended itself far better than NATO and against a much more extensive Russian attack at the same time. If we want to be safe we have to help and learn from the Ukrainians.

The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · 27d

The incursion of “Russian drones into Poland overnight were a test of NATO’s capabilities”—and NATO flunked, Phillips Payson O’Brien writes.

Russia Tested NATO in Poland. NATO Flunked.

A drone incursion shows the limits of an alliance without America at its head.

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Amy Klobuchar @amyklobuchar.com · 26d

Russia’s mass kidnapping of Ukrainian children is a moral outrage. Russia is sending abducted children to military training camps and preventing them from contacting their loved ones. We must work to reunite these children with their families.

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Fate of thousands of Ukrainian children kidnapped by Russia hangs in the balance of talks

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has repeatedly raised the abducted children as a top priority.

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Nicolas Tenzer @nicolastenzer.bsky.social · 28d

It's perfectly clear that the russian drone attacks against Poland were intentional.
NATO's response must be organized and comprehensive.
For the security of Ukraine and our own, Ukrainian skies must be closed to russian attacks without delay.
We can do it.
#SkyShieldNow
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Poland says it shot down Russian drones after airspace violation

Nato jets were also deployed to respond to drones that entered Polish airspace during Russian strikes on Ukraine.

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Ian Bond @cerianbond.bsky.social · Sep 4

In other words, the coalition of the willing is unwilling to help until Ukraine doesn't need its help. Surely at some point someone has to realise that this approach just incentivises Putin to keep the war going?

Gesine Weber @gesineweber.bsky.social · Sep 4

On troop deployment:

Macron *very* clear twice: only the day *after* the ceasefire, and any deployment must be part of a "ceasefire, a truce, or a peace agreement". In other words: no European boots on the ground before an agreement.

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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · Sep 4

"My friend and I were at a coffee shop, just sitting, relaxing, and having coffee. We looked up and right above us was a drone. It stopped right next to us. We just sat there, looking at it, and it was "looking" at us. We didn't know what to do. It hovered for just a few seconds,

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The Atlantic @theatlantic.com · Aug 29

Oleksandra Matviichuk, who leads the Center for Civil Liberties in Ukraine, discusses with Garry Kasparov Russia's failure to resist Vladimir Putin’s takeover and Ukraine’s success in fighting back.

Listen to the latest episode of “Autocracy in America”:

Ukraine’s Fight Is Far From Over

Documenting Russia’s occupation of Ukraine from the ground

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Maria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · Aug 24

The excuses Westerners make for Ru society’s consistent/broad support for the attempted conquest of Ukraine are endless! After « they don’t know the truth » and « they are afraid of repression », we now have « they have to make a living ».

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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.bsky.social · Jul 14

To all of those think-tankers writing solemn papers about how to get to a ceasefire: The war will not end until Ukraine wins

Social Media Lab @socialmedialab.ca · Jul 13

"I have already said that Russians & Ukrainians are one people. In this sense, all of Ukraine is ours. We've this ancient... well, it's not a saying or a parable, but an ancient rule. "Wherever the foot of a Russian soldier treads — that is ours." #ICYMI www.dw.com/en/putin-all...

Putin: 'All of Ukraine is ours' in theory, eyes Sumy city – DW – 06/20/2025

Russian President Vladimir Putin has revived a controversial narrative, claiming that theoretically "all of Ukraine is ours." He also sparked more immediate concerns with comments about seizing Ukrain...

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Olena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social · Jul 9

After a massive russian attack on Kyiv in June damaged a local bookstore-cafe, they put up a sign:

"The russian missiles broke these doors — but only made them wider open for Ukrainian books."

This is Ukraine.

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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · Jul 9

🔴 The European Court of Human Rights has formally held Russia responsible for major rights violations in Ukraine, including the MH17 downing and war crimes before and after the 2022 invasion.

The European Court of Human Rights Rules Russia Guilty of Widespread Human Rights Violations in Ukraine

The ECHR ruled on Russia's actions, affirming its responsibility for extensive human rights abuses amid the war in Ukraine, including the MH17 tragedy.

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