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)
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
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
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.
Well, this isn't great...
November 5, 2025 at 12:11 PM
Well, this isn't great...
Wizzair:
You are not obliged to share data
(unless you make the mistake of trying not to..)
You are not obliged to share data
(unless you make the mistake of trying not to..)
August 24, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Wizzair:
You are not obliged to share data
(unless you make the mistake of trying not to..)
You are not obliged to share data
(unless you make the mistake of trying not to..)
It's hard to have sympathy with these losses - but these are huge numbers.
And it is still incredible how much support Russia's war still maintains in Russian society despite this
#RussiaUkraineWar
www.thetimes.com/article/5561...
And it is still incredible how much support Russia's war still maintains in Russian society despite this
#RussiaUkraineWar
www.thetimes.com/article/5561...
August 10, 2025 at 10:32 AM
It's hard to have sympathy with these losses - but these are huge numbers.
And it is still incredible how much support Russia's war still maintains in Russian society despite this
#RussiaUkraineWar
www.thetimes.com/article/5561...
And it is still incredible how much support Russia's war still maintains in Russian society despite this
#RussiaUkraineWar
www.thetimes.com/article/5561...
August 9, 2025 at 8:34 AM
June 18, 2025 at 4:25 PM
15 confirmed dead, 68 in hospital, after overnight Russian bombing in Kyiv.
Tomorrow has been announced a day of mourning in the city
#RussiaUkraineWar #Ukraine
📸AP
Tomorrow has been announced a day of mourning in the city
#RussiaUkraineWar #Ukraine
📸AP
June 17, 2025 at 11:18 AM
15 confirmed dead, 68 in hospital, after overnight Russian bombing in Kyiv.
Tomorrow has been announced a day of mourning in the city
#RussiaUkraineWar #Ukraine
📸AP
Tomorrow has been announced a day of mourning in the city
#RussiaUkraineWar #Ukraine
📸AP
Another new memorial to Stalin unveiled in #Russia- but this time in the centre of Moscow.
www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/05/21/s...
www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/05/21/s...
June 11, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Another new memorial to Stalin unveiled in #Russia- but this time in the centre of Moscow.
www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/05/21/s...
www.themoscowtimes.com/2025/05/21/s...
First exit poll just out for the Presidential election in #Poland
Far too close..
This means final result will probably only become clear tomorrow
Far too close..
This means final result will probably only become clear tomorrow
June 1, 2025 at 7:03 PM
First exit poll just out for the Presidential election in #Poland
Far too close..
This means final result will probably only become clear tomorrow
Far too close..
This means final result will probably only become clear tomorrow
Exit poll from the Polish presidential election round One.
2nd round will be as predicted but from from certain what the result will then be.
If this poll is correct: 2nd went to place populist Right, 3rd and 4th hard/far Right. A depressing result. Much work in the next fortnight needed
#Poland
2nd round will be as predicted but from from certain what the result will then be.
If this poll is correct: 2nd went to place populist Right, 3rd and 4th hard/far Right. A depressing result. Much work in the next fortnight needed
#Poland
May 18, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Exit poll from the Polish presidential election round One.
2nd round will be as predicted but from from certain what the result will then be.
If this poll is correct: 2nd went to place populist Right, 3rd and 4th hard/far Right. A depressing result. Much work in the next fortnight needed
#Poland
2nd round will be as predicted but from from certain what the result will then be.
If this poll is correct: 2nd went to place populist Right, 3rd and 4th hard/far Right. A depressing result. Much work in the next fortnight needed
#Poland
Ukrainians' trust in President Zelensky continues to rise (a trend since end of 2024), now reaching 74%
#Ukraine
www.pravda.com.ua/rus/news/202...
#Ukraine
www.pravda.com.ua/rus/news/202...
May 14, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Ukrainians' trust in President Zelensky continues to rise (a trend since end of 2024), now reaching 74%
#Ukraine
www.pravda.com.ua/rus/news/202...
#Ukraine
www.pravda.com.ua/rus/news/202...
May 14, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Outside the Antokol cemetery in Vilnius today.
A rubbish removal van:
"For candles, flowers and Soviet nostalgia"
A rubbish removal van:
"For candles, flowers and Soviet nostalgia"
May 9, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Outside the Antokol cemetery in Vilnius today.
A rubbish removal van:
"For candles, flowers and Soviet nostalgia"
A rubbish removal van:
"For candles, flowers and Soviet nostalgia"
10 years already.
One of the greats
One of the greats
March 13, 2025 at 10:50 AM
10 years already.
One of the greats
One of the greats
He neglects the fact he won't be the one writing the history books..
March 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM
He neglects the fact he won't be the one writing the history books..
March 4, 2025 at 4:56 PM
He could have chosen to (A) profusely apologise for the offensive comments, or (B) whatever this was...
March 4, 2025 at 2:59 PM
He could have chosen to (A) profusely apologise for the offensive comments, or (B) whatever this was...
"We didn't mean to starve children" says a Republican.
And yet none of them seem to trying to prevent that
www.ft.com/content/b366...
And yet none of them seem to trying to prevent that
www.ft.com/content/b366...
March 4, 2025 at 9:25 AM
"We didn't mean to starve children" says a Republican.
And yet none of them seem to trying to prevent that
www.ft.com/content/b366...
And yet none of them seem to trying to prevent that
www.ft.com/content/b366...
Nothing could please indicted war criminal Putin more than this open withdrawal of support for Ukraine
February 28, 2025 at 6:28 PM
Nothing could please indicted war criminal Putin more than this open withdrawal of support for Ukraine
Scathing and important letter of resignation.
The UK aid budget did *not* have to be cut in this way.
"The effect will be far greater than presented..
The cuts will see the UK pull out from many regions at a time when Russia has been aggressively increasing its global presence.."
The UK aid budget did *not* have to be cut in this way.
"The effect will be far greater than presented..
The cuts will see the UK pull out from many regions at a time when Russia has been aggressively increasing its global presence.."
February 28, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Scathing and important letter of resignation.
The UK aid budget did *not* have to be cut in this way.
"The effect will be far greater than presented..
The cuts will see the UK pull out from many regions at a time when Russia has been aggressively increasing its global presence.."
The UK aid budget did *not* have to be cut in this way.
"The effect will be far greater than presented..
The cuts will see the UK pull out from many regions at a time when Russia has been aggressively increasing its global presence.."
Gene Hackman (1st from the left) in "A Bridge Too Far" playing Polish General Stanisław Sosabowski who led the Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade during Operation Market Garden in 1944
February 27, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Gene Hackman (1st from the left) in "A Bridge Too Far" playing Polish General Stanisław Sosabowski who led the Polish 1st Independent Parachute Brigade during Operation Market Garden in 1944
February 24, 2025 at 9:25 PM