Janek Lasocki
@janeklasocki.bsky.social
British-Polish Londoner.
About Eastern Europe/Poland/Ukraine/Belarus/Russia +UK/Brexit.
(Views expressed are my own)
About Eastern Europe/Poland/Ukraine/Belarus/Russia +UK/Brexit.
(Views expressed are my own)
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"The Russian nation is too big to fail. Its proud history of struggle shows it cannot be beaten" writes Simon Tisdall.
Except of course there are many examples where Russia (or USSR) were beaten incl
Afghanistan 1979-89, Japan 1905 and World War One.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Except of course there are many examples where Russia (or USSR) were beaten incl
Afghanistan 1979-89, Japan 1905 and World War One.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Putin should have accepted Trump’s deal. Now Russia’s collapsing economy could lead to his downfall | Simon Tisdall
The war against Ukraine has hit ordinary Russians hard, and the deteriorating situation is likely to inflame tensions, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:54 PM
"The Russian nation is too big to fail. Its proud history of struggle shows it cannot be beaten" writes Simon Tisdall.
Except of course there are many examples where Russia (or USSR) were beaten incl
Afghanistan 1979-89, Japan 1905 and World War One.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Except of course there are many examples where Russia (or USSR) were beaten incl
Afghanistan 1979-89, Japan 1905 and World War One.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
"The Russian nation is too big to fail. Its proud history of struggle shows it cannot be beaten" writes Simon Tisdall.
Except of course there are many examples where Russia (or USSR) were beaten incl
Afghanistan 1979-89, Japan 1905 and World War One.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Except of course there are many examples where Russia (or USSR) were beaten incl
Afghanistan 1979-89, Japan 1905 and World War One.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Putin should have accepted Trump’s deal. Now Russia’s collapsing economy could lead to his downfall | Simon Tisdall
The war against Ukraine has hit ordinary Russians hard, and the deteriorating situation is likely to inflame tensions, says Guardian foreign affairs commentator Simon Tisdall
www.theguardian.com
December 9, 2025 at 12:54 PM
"The Russian nation is too big to fail. Its proud history of struggle shows it cannot be beaten" writes Simon Tisdall.
Except of course there are many examples where Russia (or USSR) were beaten incl
Afghanistan 1979-89, Japan 1905 and World War One.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Except of course there are many examples where Russia (or USSR) were beaten incl
Afghanistan 1979-89, Japan 1905 and World War One.
www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
Huge news in #Ukraine
Yermak has from its start been the most important figure in President Zelensky's administration.
BBC - Zelensky's chief of staff resigns after Ukrainian anti-corruption raid on his home
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Yermak has from its start been the most important figure in President Zelensky's administration.
BBC - Zelensky's chief of staff resigns after Ukrainian anti-corruption raid on his home
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Zelensky's chief of staff Andriy Yermak resigns after anti-corruption raid
Yermak, 54, has been Zelensky's closest adviser throughout Russia's full-scale war.
www.bbc.com
November 28, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Huge news in #Ukraine
Yermak has from its start been the most important figure in President Zelensky's administration.
BBC - Zelensky's chief of staff resigns after Ukrainian anti-corruption raid on his home
www.bbc.com/news/article...
Yermak has from its start been the most important figure in President Zelensky's administration.
BBC - Zelensky's chief of staff resigns after Ukrainian anti-corruption raid on his home
www.bbc.com/news/article...
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3 years ago this week, the city of Kherson was liberated from Russian occupation.
Such joy. Desperately needed again.
#RussiaUkraineWar #Ukraine
Such joy. Desperately needed again.
#RussiaUkraineWar #Ukraine
November 15, 2025 at 7:57 PM
3 years ago this week, the city of Kherson was liberated from Russian occupation.
Such joy. Desperately needed again.
#RussiaUkraineWar #Ukraine
Such joy. Desperately needed again.
#RussiaUkraineWar #Ukraine
3 years ago this week, the city of Kherson was liberated from Russian occupation.
Such joy. Desperately needed again.
#RussiaUkraineWar #Ukraine
Such joy. Desperately needed again.
#RussiaUkraineWar #Ukraine
November 15, 2025 at 7:57 PM
3 years ago this week, the city of Kherson was liberated from Russian occupation.
Such joy. Desperately needed again.
#RussiaUkraineWar #Ukraine
Such joy. Desperately needed again.
#RussiaUkraineWar #Ukraine
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Some of the pleasantries on display at today's "patriotic" Independence Day march in Warsaw, Poland, attended by the new President.
"White Europe or no Europe"
"Send [Prime Minister] Tusk back to Berlin"
"No to the Euro-Soviet Union" etc
"White Europe or no Europe"
"Send [Prime Minister] Tusk back to Berlin"
"No to the Euro-Soviet Union" etc
November 11, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Some of the pleasantries on display at today's "patriotic" Independence Day march in Warsaw, Poland, attended by the new President.
"White Europe or no Europe"
"Send [Prime Minister] Tusk back to Berlin"
"No to the Euro-Soviet Union" etc
"White Europe or no Europe"
"Send [Prime Minister] Tusk back to Berlin"
"No to the Euro-Soviet Union" etc
Some of the pleasantries on display at today's "patriotic" Independence Day march in Warsaw, Poland, attended by the new President.
"White Europe or no Europe"
"Send [Prime Minister] Tusk back to Berlin"
"No to the Euro-Soviet Union" etc
"White Europe or no Europe"
"Send [Prime Minister] Tusk back to Berlin"
"No to the Euro-Soviet Union" etc
November 11, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Some of the pleasantries on display at today's "patriotic" Independence Day march in Warsaw, Poland, attended by the new President.
"White Europe or no Europe"
"Send [Prime Minister] Tusk back to Berlin"
"No to the Euro-Soviet Union" etc
"White Europe or no Europe"
"Send [Prime Minister] Tusk back to Berlin"
"No to the Euro-Soviet Union" etc
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This is the march the Polish president chose to grace with his presence today.
November 11, 2025 at 6:45 PM
This is the march the Polish president chose to grace with his presence today.
Reposted by Janek Lasocki
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💥🇺🇸🇷🇺 The White House says Trump only gave Hungary a one-year exemption from US sanctions on Russian fossil fuels. But Orbán and his allies insist it’s “indefinite” and call anyone saying otherwise a liar. This chart sums up what’s wrong with Orbán’s pro-Kremlin policies and Russian energy dependency.
November 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM
💥🇺🇸🇷🇺 The White House says Trump only gave Hungary a one-year exemption from US sanctions on Russian fossil fuels. But Orbán and his allies insist it’s “indefinite” and call anyone saying otherwise a liar. This chart sums up what’s wrong with Orbán’s pro-Kremlin policies and Russian energy dependency.
The Pole in me should point out the fall of the Soviet Union was really in Poland a few months earlier, when on the 4 June the first (partially) free elections were held, peacefully ending communist rule in that country and setting an example for the rest of the block.
November 10, 2025 at 4:39 PM
The Pole in me should point out the fall of the Soviet Union was really in Poland a few months earlier, when on the 4 June the first (partially) free elections were held, peacefully ending communist rule in that country and setting an example for the rest of the block.
This is apparently not satire.
November 8, 2025 at 11:33 AM
This is apparently not satire.
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It is both ethically wrong & fundamentally anti-democratic for one man to command this much wealth and power.
States spent centuries trying to tame the power of over-mighty subjects. The rise of the global barons is not compatible with democracy as we've understood it.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
States spent centuries trying to tame the power of over-mighty subjects. The rise of the global barons is not compatible with democracy as we've understood it.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Elon Musk's $1tn pay deal approved by Tesla shareholders
The richest man in the world will get hundreds of millions of new shares if he hits his targets.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
It is both ethically wrong & fundamentally anti-democratic for one man to command this much wealth and power.
States spent centuries trying to tame the power of over-mighty subjects. The rise of the global barons is not compatible with democracy as we've understood it.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
States spent centuries trying to tame the power of over-mighty subjects. The rise of the global barons is not compatible with democracy as we've understood it.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Strongly agree. It's such a shame Poland's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier will be dwarved by a tsarist-era building rather than leaving it as a symbol of war time destruction and sacrifice
www.newsweek.pl/polska/spole...
www.newsweek.pl/polska/spole...
Grób Nieznanego Żołnierza straci swój charakter? "To ostatnie miejsce pokazujące dramatyczne losy Warszawy"
– Po co na pl. Piłsudskiego odtwarzać carską, imperialną architekturę? – mówi Zygmunt Stępiński, syn projektanta odbudowy Grobu Nieznanego Żołnierza w 1945 r., o tym, dlaczego odbudowa pałacu Saskiego...
www.newsweek.pl
November 6, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Strongly agree. It's such a shame Poland's Tomb of the Unknown Soldier will be dwarved by a tsarist-era building rather than leaving it as a symbol of war time destruction and sacrifice
www.newsweek.pl/polska/spole...
www.newsweek.pl/polska/spole...
At least 481 Uzbek citizens have been confirmed killed fighting for Russia in Ukraine.
Many Uzbeks in the Russian army are believed to be migrant workers recruited in Russia through coercion or deception
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Many Uzbeks in the Russian army are believed to be migrant workers recruited in Russia through coercion or deception
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Проект «Хочу жить»
❗️Список погибших наемников – граждан Узбекистана, воевавших в российской армии
Узбеки продолжают массово гибнуть на войне против Украины. Мы уже публиковали списки наемников из Узбекистана, участвов...
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November 5, 2025 at 2:20 PM
At least 481 Uzbek citizens have been confirmed killed fighting for Russia in Ukraine.
Many Uzbeks in the Russian army are believed to be migrant workers recruited in Russia through coercion or deception
gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
Many Uzbeks in the Russian army are believed to be migrant workers recruited in Russia through coercion or deception
gbr01.safelinks.protection.outlook.com?url=https%3A...
Well, this isn't great...
November 5, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Well, this isn't great...
Sound like interesting changes.
But making foreign languages and history compulsory should be a given..
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
But making foreign languages and history compulsory should be a given..
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Mortgages and AI to be added to the curriculum in English schools
Ministers are making the changes for children in England after a review of what is taught in schools.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 4, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Sound like interesting changes.
But making foreign languages and history compulsory should be a given..
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
But making foreign languages and history compulsory should be a given..
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
Georgian government is now openly trying to ban the political opposition
Just in: Georgian Dream is filing a constitutional lawsuit demanding the ban of the following political parties:
-United National Movement (UNM)
-Coalition for Change/Ahali Party
-Lelo Party
1/
-United National Movement (UNM)
-Coalition for Change/Ahali Party
-Lelo Party
1/
October 28, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Georgian government is now openly trying to ban the political opposition
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I have a very bad feeling about this...
October 27, 2025 at 4:51 PM
I have a very bad feeling about this...
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According to the 2001 Ukrainian Census the percentage of Russian population (by origin) in the Donetsk Oblast was 38.2%.
As of 2020, Hispanics and Latinos made up 47.7% of the population in New Mexico, 38.6% of California an Texas,
which means...
As of 2020, Hispanics and Latinos made up 47.7% of the population in New Mexico, 38.6% of California an Texas,
which means...
🇺🇸❗️🇺🇦 WP: Witkoff pressed the Ukrainian delegation about handing over Donetsk during the meeting Friday, noting that the region is mostly Russian-speaking, a frequent Kremlin talking point that Ukrainian and European officials view as sympathetic to Russia’s demands.
October 19, 2025 at 1:00 PM
According to the 2001 Ukrainian Census the percentage of Russian population (by origin) in the Donetsk Oblast was 38.2%.
As of 2020, Hispanics and Latinos made up 47.7% of the population in New Mexico, 38.6% of California an Texas,
which means...
As of 2020, Hispanics and Latinos made up 47.7% of the population in New Mexico, 38.6% of California an Texas,
which means...
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Hungary and Slovakia have remained major recipients of Russian oil and gas.
But a total of 7 EU members increased their imports of Russian energy in 2025 compared with last year:
France, Netherlands, Belgium, Croatia, Romania, Portugal and Hungary.
#Russia
kyivindependent.com/seven-eu-sta...
But a total of 7 EU members increased their imports of Russian energy in 2025 compared with last year:
France, Netherlands, Belgium, Croatia, Romania, Portugal and Hungary.
#Russia
kyivindependent.com/seven-eu-sta...
7 EU states increase Russian energy imports in 2025, Reuters reports
Among the seven nations increasing their purchases, France saw a 40% jump, importing 2.2 billion euros ($2.5 billion), while the Netherlands’ imports surged 72% to 498 million euros ($579 million). Be...
kyivindependent.com
October 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Hungary and Slovakia have remained major recipients of Russian oil and gas.
But a total of 7 EU members increased their imports of Russian energy in 2025 compared with last year:
France, Netherlands, Belgium, Croatia, Romania, Portugal and Hungary.
#Russia
kyivindependent.com/seven-eu-sta...
But a total of 7 EU members increased their imports of Russian energy in 2025 compared with last year:
France, Netherlands, Belgium, Croatia, Romania, Portugal and Hungary.
#Russia
kyivindependent.com/seven-eu-sta...
Hungary and Slovakia have remained major recipients of Russian oil and gas.
But a total of 7 EU members increased their imports of Russian energy in 2025 compared with last year:
France, Netherlands, Belgium, Croatia, Romania, Portugal and Hungary.
#Russia
kyivindependent.com/seven-eu-sta...
But a total of 7 EU members increased their imports of Russian energy in 2025 compared with last year:
France, Netherlands, Belgium, Croatia, Romania, Portugal and Hungary.
#Russia
kyivindependent.com/seven-eu-sta...
7 EU states increase Russian energy imports in 2025, Reuters reports
Among the seven nations increasing their purchases, France saw a 40% jump, importing 2.2 billion euros ($2.5 billion), while the Netherlands’ imports surged 72% to 498 million euros ($579 million). Be...
kyivindependent.com
October 11, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Hungary and Slovakia have remained major recipients of Russian oil and gas.
But a total of 7 EU members increased their imports of Russian energy in 2025 compared with last year:
France, Netherlands, Belgium, Croatia, Romania, Portugal and Hungary.
#Russia
kyivindependent.com/seven-eu-sta...
But a total of 7 EU members increased their imports of Russian energy in 2025 compared with last year:
France, Netherlands, Belgium, Croatia, Romania, Portugal and Hungary.
#Russia
kyivindependent.com/seven-eu-sta...
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After the parliamentary elections in #Moldova, the key focus for pro-EU forces should be providing economic growth - otherwise Euroscepticism fueled by Russia will weaken Moldova's European future
@dioniscenusa.bsky.social
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@dioniscenusa.bsky.social
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Moldova’s Pro-EU Path Unchanged After Elections: What Are Russia’s Next Steps? – Riddle Russia
Denis Cenușă on What a More Empowered Opposition in Parliament Means for Moldova’s Pro-EU Movement
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October 3, 2025 at 10:53 AM
After the parliamentary elections in #Moldova, the key focus for pro-EU forces should be providing economic growth - otherwise Euroscepticism fueled by Russia will weaken Moldova's European future
@dioniscenusa.bsky.social
ridl.io/moldova-s-pr...
@dioniscenusa.bsky.social
ridl.io/moldova-s-pr...
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🇲🇩🗳️ 🇪🇺 Astonishingly, it's Moldova that proves that a democratic rebound is sustainable, even in the face of massive interference from a malicious superpower. Maia Sandu's PAS needs to improve its delivery of promises, but voters haven't given up on Moldova's European dream. 1/
Moldova has voted: PAS wins with 50.15%, beating the polls despite Russian interference.
The people chose a pro-EU, reform path. Meanwhile, the pro-Russian Patriotic Bloc (24%) calls for protests. PAS must now deliver reforms & lead Moldova toward EU accession.
#Moldova #Elections #EU
The people chose a pro-EU, reform path. Meanwhile, the pro-Russian Patriotic Bloc (24%) calls for protests. PAS must now deliver reforms & lead Moldova toward EU accession.
#Moldova #Elections #EU
September 29, 2025 at 6:38 AM
🇲🇩🗳️ 🇪🇺 Astonishingly, it's Moldova that proves that a democratic rebound is sustainable, even in the face of massive interference from a malicious superpower. Maia Sandu's PAS needs to improve its delivery of promises, but voters haven't given up on Moldova's European dream. 1/
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Shame on Downing Street for going along with this. So much for being committed to a free press
September 18, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Shame on Downing Street for going along with this. So much for being committed to a free press