Hannu Himanen
@hannuhimanen.bsky.social
Retired Finnish diplomat, ex-amb in Moscow (2012–2016), non-fiction writer, public commentator on Russia, security & foreign policy
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A few thoughts on the new US national security strategy that was released today.
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December 5, 2025 at 9:49 AM
A few thoughts on the new US national security strategy that was released today.
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Pidän yleisölle avoimen Studia generalia -luennon #Venäjä n tavoitteista ja keinoista Jyväskylän yliopiston Agorassa torstaina 6.11. klo 17. Nähtävissä myös striimattuna yliopiston YouTube-kanavalla. #Ukraina #turvallisuus
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Suomen entinen Venäjän-suurlähettiläs Hannu Himanen pitää yleisöluennon Suomen turvallisuudesta ja Venäjän tavoitteista Ukrainassa
Suomen entinen Venäjän-suurlähettiläs Hannu Himanen kertoo Venäjän Ukrainaa vastaan käymän sodan taustoista kaikille avoimella yleisöluennolla.
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November 4, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Pidän yleisölle avoimen Studia generalia -luennon #Venäjä n tavoitteista ja keinoista Jyväskylän yliopiston Agorassa torstaina 6.11. klo 17. Nähtävissä myös striimattuna yliopiston YouTube-kanavalla. #Ukraina #turvallisuus
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Seasonally adjusted payment flows in Russia really cratered in July. Pretty much across the board too. Tells the same story as weak PMIs. Economic situation in Russia is not strong.
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August 13, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Seasonally adjusted payment flows in Russia really cratered in July. Pretty much across the board too. Tells the same story as weak PMIs. Economic situation in Russia is not strong.
www.cbr.ru/Collection/C...
www.cbr.ru/Collection/C...
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Venäjän nykyisille vallanpitäjille sodan lopettaminen on suurempi riski kuin sen jatkaminen. Onneksi Venäjän rahat ovat loppumassa Haastattelin @hannuhimanen.bsky.social ja @laurasolanko.bsky.social (€)
Venäjä ei tavoittele neuvotteluissa rauhaa @mustread.bsky.social www.mustread.fi/artikkelit/s...
Venäjä ei tavoittele neuvotteluissa rauhaa @mustread.bsky.social www.mustread.fi/artikkelit/s...
Sota rasittaa Venäjän taloutta | Venäjä ei tavoittele neuvotteluissa rauhaa | MustRead
Ukrainan sodan lopettaminen on Venäjän nykyiselle johdolle suurempi riski kuin sen jatkaminen, arvioi suurlähettiläs emeritus Hannu Himanen. Suomen Pankin Laura Solangon mukaan Venäjä on…
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June 13, 2025 at 5:24 AM
Venäjän nykyisille vallanpitäjille sodan lopettaminen on suurempi riski kuin sen jatkaminen. Onneksi Venäjän rahat ovat loppumassa Haastattelin @hannuhimanen.bsky.social ja @laurasolanko.bsky.social (€)
Venäjä ei tavoittele neuvotteluissa rauhaa @mustread.bsky.social www.mustread.fi/artikkelit/s...
Venäjä ei tavoittele neuvotteluissa rauhaa @mustread.bsky.social www.mustread.fi/artikkelit/s...
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Venäjä järjestää Moskovassa Putinin ihailijoiden tulevaisuusfoorumin, jossa puhuu myös Elon Muskin isä Errol Musk. www.is.fi/ulkomaat/art...
Elon Muskin isä ilmestyi Moskovaan – kommentoi poikansa ja Trumpin riitelyä
Elon Muskin isä Errol Musk ihastelee Venäjän medialle, kuinka helposti hänen matkansa Moskovaan järjestyi ja kuinka onnellisilta venäläiset lapset ja äidit vaikuttavat.
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June 8, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Venäjä järjestää Moskovassa Putinin ihailijoiden tulevaisuusfoorumin, jossa puhuu myös Elon Muskin isä Errol Musk. www.is.fi/ulkomaat/art...
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Trump, on the leader of Russia:
"Putin is tired of this whole thing and he’s not — he’s not looking good. And he wants to look good”
It's hard to imagine a more fundamental misunderstanding.
No, Putin is not "tired of the whole thing" - the war is the only thing keeping his economy going
"Putin is tired of this whole thing and he’s not — he’s not looking good. And he wants to look good”
It's hard to imagine a more fundamental misunderstanding.
No, Putin is not "tired of the whole thing" - the war is the only thing keeping his economy going
May 18, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Trump, on the leader of Russia:
"Putin is tired of this whole thing and he’s not — he’s not looking good. And he wants to look good”
It's hard to imagine a more fundamental misunderstanding.
No, Putin is not "tired of the whole thing" - the war is the only thing keeping his economy going
"Putin is tired of this whole thing and he’s not — he’s not looking good. And he wants to look good”
It's hard to imagine a more fundamental misunderstanding.
No, Putin is not "tired of the whole thing" - the war is the only thing keeping his economy going
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This is, as @drjademcglynn.bsky.social acknowledges, not a maximalist solution - it's the bare minimum that the West - or rather Europeans - should do. Ensuring that Ukraine loses more slowly is no use to UA or to Europe; Russian victory in Ukraine wd encourage RU aggression elsewhere in Europe.
Useful summary of what must be done to support Ukraine in the absence of serious negotiations by Russia. From @drjademcglynn.bsky.social substack smalldeedsbigwar.substack.com/p/no-conditi...
May 15, 2025 at 11:13 AM
This is, as @drjademcglynn.bsky.social acknowledges, not a maximalist solution - it's the bare minimum that the West - or rather Europeans - should do. Ensuring that Ukraine loses more slowly is no use to UA or to Europe; Russian victory in Ukraine wd encourage RU aggression elsewhere in Europe.
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Indeed. NATO'S art 5 and EU'S art 42.7 both cited. Preparing for a Euro-centric future
“In case of an armed attack, the parties assist each other, including by military means”
May 10, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Indeed. NATO'S art 5 and EU'S art 42.7 both cited. Preparing for a Euro-centric future
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March 28, 2025 at 8:48 AM
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Tästä voisi kai jo sanoa, että ei mitään uutta itärajan takana. Sama meno jatkuu.
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Venäläismedia: Ihantalan taistelun muistokiven teksti hiotaan pois ”laittomana”
Venäjällä väitetään, että muistomerkillä ei olisi ollut Viipurin viranomaisten lupaa. Todellisuudessa virallinen lupa oli saatu 1990-luvun loppupuolella, ja Venäjän edustajia osallistui myös useisiin ...
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March 27, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Tästä voisi kai jo sanoa, että ei mitään uutta itärajan takana. Sama meno jatkuu.
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www.is.fi/ulkomaat/art...
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Moni ei tule ajatelleeksi, mitä Putinin ja Trumpin ehdoilla pakotettu ”rauha” Ukrainaan todennäköisesti tarkoittaisi. @keirgiles.bsky.social auttoi ajattelemaan. www.is.fi/kotimaa/art-...
Mitä Putinin ja Trumpin diilistä voi seurata? Tutkija arvioi pysäyttäviä vaihtoehtoja
Putinin ja Trumpin ehdoilla Ukrainaan neuvoteltu näennäinen rauha muuttaisi järisyttävästi koko maailmaa ja myös suomalaisten elämää. Helsingissä vieraileva Venäjä-asiantuntija Keir Giles listasi, mit...
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March 27, 2025 at 6:22 AM
Moni ei tule ajatelleeksi, mitä Putinin ja Trumpin ehdoilla pakotettu ”rauha” Ukrainaan todennäköisesti tarkoittaisi. @keirgiles.bsky.social auttoi ajattelemaan. www.is.fi/kotimaa/art-...
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Last month I did a little experiment.
I wanted to see how the exact same post would perform on both X (Twitter) and Bluesky.
The results were...interesting...
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I wanted to see how the exact same post would perform on both X (Twitter) and Bluesky.
The results were...interesting...
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March 16, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Last month I did a little experiment.
I wanted to see how the exact same post would perform on both X (Twitter) and Bluesky.
The results were...interesting...
[Thread]
I wanted to see how the exact same post would perform on both X (Twitter) and Bluesky.
The results were...interesting...
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Tänne kannattaa tulla! @keirgiles.bsky.social on kirjoittanut kirjan, jonka ajankohtaisuus on vain kasvanut.
Don’t miss this! Keir Giles’s book Who Will Defend Europe? has only gained in topicality and timeliness since its publication in English in October.
www.hs.fi/menokone/eve...
Don’t miss this! Keir Giles’s book Who Will Defend Europe? has only gained in topicality and timeliness since its publication in English in October.
www.hs.fi/menokone/eve...
Kuka puolustaisi Eurooppaa? - Kirjan julkistustilaisuus ja paneelikeskustelu | Kino Regina | Helsinki
27.3.2025 | Tervetuloa kuuntelemaan ja keskustelemaan Euroopan turvallisuudesta kun Iso-Britannian johtava Venäjä-asiantuntija Keir Giles saapuu Suomeen. Gilesin kanssa keskustelemassa Hannu Himanen j...
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March 23, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Tänne kannattaa tulla! @keirgiles.bsky.social on kirjoittanut kirjan, jonka ajankohtaisuus on vain kasvanut.
Don’t miss this! Keir Giles’s book Who Will Defend Europe? has only gained in topicality and timeliness since its publication in English in October.
www.hs.fi/menokone/eve...
Don’t miss this! Keir Giles’s book Who Will Defend Europe? has only gained in topicality and timeliness since its publication in English in October.
www.hs.fi/menokone/eve...
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“Keir Giles saapuu Suomeen.”
Don’t miss it: Thursday 27 March, 1030-1145, in Helsinki’s Oodi in company with @hannuhimanen.bsky.social and Tuomas Iso-Markku.
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Don’t miss it: Thursday 27 March, 1030-1145, in Helsinki’s Oodi in company with @hannuhimanen.bsky.social and Tuomas Iso-Markku.
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Menokone - Aina löytyy tekemistä
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March 19, 2025 at 5:45 PM
“Keir Giles saapuu Suomeen.”
Don’t miss it: Thursday 27 March, 1030-1145, in Helsinki’s Oodi in company with @hannuhimanen.bsky.social and Tuomas Iso-Markku.
www.hs.fi/menokone/eve...
Don’t miss it: Thursday 27 March, 1030-1145, in Helsinki’s Oodi in company with @hannuhimanen.bsky.social and Tuomas Iso-Markku.
www.hs.fi/menokone/eve...
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The Trump administration appears to be returning to a Yalta-like approach, where the voices of smaller states are sidelined, and Ukraine’s participation in negotiations about its future is unnecessary.
@kyivindependent.com.web.brid.gy
@kyivindependent.com
@sceeus-ui.bsky.social
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Do US-Russia talks on Ukraine mark a reappearance of colonial power play?
The unexpected negotiations between the United States and the Russian Federation that began in Saudi Arabia in February were strange. These off-line discussions in Riyadh, which included foreign minis...
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March 10, 2025 at 2:15 PM
The Trump administration appears to be returning to a Yalta-like approach, where the voices of smaller states are sidelined, and Ukraine’s participation in negotiations about its future is unnecessary.
@kyivindependent.com.web.brid.gy
@kyivindependent.com
@sceeus-ui.bsky.social
@kyivindependent.com.web.brid.gy
@kyivindependent.com
@sceeus-ui.bsky.social
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Military experts' "Sky Shield" proposal would see 120 European warplanes patrol west/central Ukraine, protecting critical infrastructure, including nuclear plants, from air attack by fascist Russia. No "boots on the ground" required.
Ukraine has been begging for this for 3 years.
Ukraine has been begging for this for 3 years.
March 7, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Military experts' "Sky Shield" proposal would see 120 European warplanes patrol west/central Ukraine, protecting critical infrastructure, including nuclear plants, from air attack by fascist Russia. No "boots on the ground" required.
Ukraine has been begging for this for 3 years.
Ukraine has been begging for this for 3 years.
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Given that the Trump people did nothing to induce Russia to end the war, it’s fair to conclude that the whole idea of pursuing peace was just a pretext to renew relations with Russia.
February 28, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Given that the Trump people did nothing to induce Russia to end the war, it’s fair to conclude that the whole idea of pursuing peace was just a pretext to renew relations with Russia.
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Finland stands with the people and the people’s right to choose. In Ukraine, people have chosen freedom.
We stand by Ukraine. 🇫🇮🇺🇦
We stand by Ukraine. 🇫🇮🇺🇦
February 28, 2025 at 8:41 PM
Finland stands with the people and the people’s right to choose. In Ukraine, people have chosen freedom.
We stand by Ukraine. 🇫🇮🇺🇦
We stand by Ukraine. 🇫🇮🇺🇦
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The unravelling of the transatlantic order is moving from hypothetical and tentative to sudden and brutal. The West as a strategic construct is broken. 🇪🇺 and its 510 million inhabitants (EU, UK, Norway) is now very much on its own. This isn't an nth wakeup call but like being thrown out of bed...
February 28, 2025 at 7:01 PM
The unravelling of the transatlantic order is moving from hypothetical and tentative to sudden and brutal. The West as a strategic construct is broken. 🇪🇺 and its 510 million inhabitants (EU, UK, Norway) is now very much on its own. This isn't an nth wakeup call but like being thrown out of bed...
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When Russia invaded Ukraine, Finland’s then-president Niinistö said that the masks had fallen.
If anyone was still clinging onto some kind of hope of Trump coming around on Ukraine, this disgrace of a press conference should make everything clear now.
Trump is anti-Ukraine. Pro-Russia.
If anyone was still clinging onto some kind of hope of Trump coming around on Ukraine, this disgrace of a press conference should make everything clear now.
Trump is anti-Ukraine. Pro-Russia.
February 28, 2025 at 6:31 PM
When Russia invaded Ukraine, Finland’s then-president Niinistö said that the masks had fallen.
If anyone was still clinging onto some kind of hope of Trump coming around on Ukraine, this disgrace of a press conference should make everything clear now.
Trump is anti-Ukraine. Pro-Russia.
If anyone was still clinging onto some kind of hope of Trump coming around on Ukraine, this disgrace of a press conference should make everything clear now.
Trump is anti-Ukraine. Pro-Russia.
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Trump isn’t fooling anyone. Trump and Vance were the only disrespectful people in that room.
February 28, 2025 at 6:38 PM
Trump isn’t fooling anyone. Trump and Vance were the only disrespectful people in that room.
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Efter kollisionen i Washington en påminnelse om hur det ligger till för Europa
February 28, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Efter kollisionen i Washington en påminnelse om hur det ligger till för Europa
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Merz with remarkable clarity: „Absolutely no illusions“ about Trump. Goal needs to be step by step
independence from a US who „pretty much no longer cares about fate of 🇪🇺“.
„Unclear whether we will still speak of NATO in present shape“ by time of June summit or we need to come up with 🇪🇺alternative.
independence from a US who „pretty much no longer cares about fate of 🇪🇺“.
„Unclear whether we will still speak of NATO in present shape“ by time of June summit or we need to come up with 🇪🇺alternative.
February 23, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Merz with remarkable clarity: „Absolutely no illusions“ about Trump. Goal needs to be step by step
independence from a US who „pretty much no longer cares about fate of 🇪🇺“.
„Unclear whether we will still speak of NATO in present shape“ by time of June summit or we need to come up with 🇪🇺alternative.
independence from a US who „pretty much no longer cares about fate of 🇪🇺“.
„Unclear whether we will still speak of NATO in present shape“ by time of June summit or we need to come up with 🇪🇺alternative.
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Probably it looks like something the Russians drafted because it was drafted by the Russians
The new US sponsored resolution - which unsurprisingly enjoys Russian support - is three sentences. It does not identify Russia as the aggressor nor does it note the UN Charter's prohibtion on acquiring territory by force. "It looks like something the Russians drafted," one diplomat told me.
February 23, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Probably it looks like something the Russians drafted because it was drafted by the Russians
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Tbh, I saw this and thought: “careful Economist, it can always get worse…”
#happythoughts
#happythoughts
February 20, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Tbh, I saw this and thought: “careful Economist, it can always get worse…”
#happythoughts
#happythoughts