Also, russia keeps asking Ukraine to demilitarize and reduce its army, obviously because it wants to have an easier time invading and ending Ukraine's sovereignty. Now russia has asked the US to reduce its troops in Europe. Europe beware!
Russia in 2022: We have no plans to invade Ukraine. This all Western warmongering!
Russia in 2025: We have no plans to invade Europe. This all Western warmongering!
European leaders have an historic opportunity today to show that they are no longer taken in by Russian lies
You know what's actually sobering about this? It's not the disrespect towards the Ukrainian people or that russophilia in the West will never die.
What is sobering however is the clear as day truth that international laws, courts and orgs have no power behind them. Putin can…
Meeting over. Macron may brief the press shortly
In other news, Ru continues trying to conquer Ukraine because Ukraine refuses to surrender peacefully. Why is our media exposing readers to Pu’s propaganda and self-serving narratives directly and uncritically?
— Maria Popova (@popovaprof.bsky.social) Nov 21, 2024 at 5:39 PM
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Oxana and I in the book blurb we wrote in 2022
— Maria Popova (@popovaprof.bsky.social) Dec 6, 2024 at 9:13 PM
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The author copies made it to Canada too! Our book with @oxanashevel.bsky.social is out! If you want to order it from Polity, it's available here and code 20POL will get you 20% off: www.politybooks.com/bookdetail?b...
— Maria Popova (@popovaprof.bsky.social) Nov 17, 2023 at 4:31 PM
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Following a complete dismissal of Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy at the White House, the agreement initially slated to benefit Ukrainian economic and technological endeavours in its current war against Russia has slowly revealed a dark underbelly that experts, including Professor Popova, point to being beneficial to both Presidents Putin and Trump.
The end of the Russo-Ukrainian War draws near. While halting the terrible violence is a net positive, there are legitimate fears of Russian manipulation to create peace terms suitable for Putin.
Professors Maria Popova & Oxana Shevel spoke to UkeTube Podcast host William Szuch about how pushing back against John Mearshimer’s arguments, which are “disconnected from past and immediate history”, motivated the authors to write Russia and Ukraine: Entangled Histories, Diverging States.
