Roman Rubchenko 🇺🇦 @RomanRubchenko

For peace in Ukraine, don’t give Putin an off-ramp — force him into a dead end trib.al/bhqPymN

I finally collected my thoughts on Melnichenko's essay in last week's issue of @TheEconomist . Melnichenko claims to offer a pragmatic warning about the dangers of a weakened Russia, but his core argument rests on a massive logical fallacy: it completely divorces Russia’s current instability from the exact Kremlin policies that created it. It treats Russia's predicament as if it were the weather or some other natural phenomenon, rather than the direct result of Putin's actions over the 26 years of his rule. By framing Russia's internal and economic fragility as abstract geopolitical risks, the essay conveniently omits the principal drivers of its isolation: the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the ongoing occupations in Georgia and Moldova, and the systematic dismantling of domestic freedoms and rights. Here are the three major flaws in this "geopolitical realism" approach: - The essay ignores Ukrainian agency: It treats Ukraine as a passive chessboard for a superpower showdown, entirely ignoring that Ukrainians are sovereign actors who have repeatedly chosen their own political future through elections, mobilisation, and fierce resistance. - The essay recycles Kremlin narratives: It subtly shifts the blame away from Kremlin's ongoing aggression abroad and repression at home and onto Western policies, implicitly arguing that European security depends on accommodating Russia's revisionist demands. - The essay is based on analytical asymmetry: It treats Russia’s violent behaviour as an unchangeable, fixed constraint while demanding that the choices of Ukraine and the West be the variables that must bend. Ultimately, this perspective doesn't analyse the crisis - it normalises it by ignoring the root causes. I honestly have no idea why The Economist chose to provide a platform for Melnichenko’s - or the Kremlin’s - voice.

@ChakhoyanAndrew Well said! putin won’t stop, he must be stopped!

Putin doesn’t need an off-ramp. He needs a dead end. That’s the central argument of my latest NY Post column. Russia has a long history of escalating when given exits and backing down only when the costs become unbearable. nypost.com/2026/07/11/opi…

On the folly of pseudo-pacifism When peace advocacy gets detached from the duty to act, the aggressor interprets it as permission. If the stated objective is less war but the result is more of it, what distinguishes such righteous posturing from warmongering? My latest column

Honoured to receive the Order of Europe. Ukraine's spirit is unique. And best described by the word 'Nezlamnist'. Unbreakable & indestructible. Stoic & unshakeable. It's the founding spirit of Europe. Because Ukraine is Europe. x.com/i/broadcasts/1…

NEU — Eine Fülle erschreckender Beweise, die belegen, warum Amerika die Verdachtsmomente rund um den schockierenden Tod von Lindsey Graham NICHT einfach abtun darf: Ein Putin-Experte enthüllt genau, wie russische Agenten dies bewerkstelligt haben könnten. dailymail.com/news/article-1…

Garry Kasparov describes 🇷🇺 as a nation literally at “war” with the West Assassination is one of its instruments, just like launching drones in NATO skies, cutting cables beneath the Baltic Sea, or the vile propaganda 🇷🇺 pumps out with impunity. dailymail.com/debate/article…

@FedorovMykhailo @Biz_Ukraine_Mag @KubiliusA 👏👏👏

Hello @AgnesCallamard? Will there be a comment?

Darth Putin @DarthPutinKGB

2 weeks ago

A day ago we killed around 30 civilians in Kiev. Apparently this isn't worth a mention on @amnesty's main account. Wonder why.

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Whoever spends enough time on this decaying platform eventually learns how to spot russian propagandists in split seconds

Michael Weiss @michaeldweiss

2 weeks ago

These investigations are worth it just to see what the people behind these pro-Russian accounts actually look like.

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Russia hit Ukrainian civilians with over 500 missiles and drones this week. We must help Ukraine prevail. The 21st-century history is being written and we look weak.

My two cents on Schrödinger's Putin: a russian tsar (read bloodthirsty tyrant) who can and also cannot end his war  Why the war continues and what drives russian aggression? Tried to tackle those difficult questions in an essay for @NZZ

NZZ @NZZ

2 weeks ago

Wenn jemand ein Ende des Ukraine-Krieges herbeiführen könnte, dann ist dies Wladimir Putin. Nachdem der grosse Sieg zerronnen ist, könnte er leicht einen kleinen Sieg erklären. Aber Putin ist Teil eines Landes, das mangels Idee notorisch Gewalt gegen... nzz.ch/meinung/der-he…

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Russia asks Kazakhstan, Georgia and Azerbaijan to close their borders with Russia. Mobilization coming. Скоро наступит чёрный август. По информации от источника, Кремль провёл закрытые консультации с руководством нескольких соседних стран (в первую очередь Казахстан, в меньшей степени Грузия, возможно Азербайджан и другие) о временном закрытии въезда/выезда из РФ осенью 2026года. Россия сама границы перекрывать не будет — официально всё останется открыто. Закрытие организуют именно соседние страны на своей стороне: «технические проблемы», «усиление контроля», «учения» или «санитарные меры». Таким образом, выехать из России станет крайне сложно или практически невозможно в нужный период. Цель — обеспечение проведения какого-то крупного «события» внутри страны в условиях максимальной изоляции от внешнего мира и минимизации оттока населения/специалистов. Пока это именно неподтверждённая информация, но несколько независимых друг от друга контактов в приграничных регионах начали намекать на «неприятные сюрпризы» в логистике уже с сентября-октября. ___ Запись #711, 01 июля 2026. Дневник разведчик

Two very stark contrasts. Russians are queuing for up to 28 hours to buy fuel, and still complaining. Ukrainians are spending their nights in metro stations, waiting out another wave of Russian missiles simply to survive. One queue is the consequence of logistics coming under pressure. The other is the consequence of a deliberate campaign targeting civilians, families and children. The difference couldn’t be clearer. 🇺🇦

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Russia losing 8 troops for every 1 Ukranian soldier killed as army casualties skyrocket: report trib.al/FHTR8k7

The world needs to see this, and Caolan captures those emotions. Civilians remain central to Putin’s campaign of violence and the evidence is there for everyone to see.

Caolan @CaolanReports

2 weeks ago

A European capital is on fire because Russia spent the night firing missiles at civilians in their beds. Kyiv is full of smoke. People are buried under rubble. This is terrorism.

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What Ukraine bombs What Russia bombs

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They invaded us. They were “the magnificent empire”. We were the lowly “pig breeders”. When we didn’t greet them with flowers and fought back, they called us “American proxies”. When America said “it’s not our war”, they called us “war mongers”. As if we attacked them. In the fifth year of bombarding our cities, they started calling their strikes “retaliation” and our strikes “provocation”. Which doesn’t change the truth: their war is a geopolitical murder in plain view. It’s fascism pure. “Never again” is now, again.

Russia is losing the war and its economy is crumbling. Putin’s leadership has been disastrous. All Putin has in his dilapidated tool kit is bombing civilians. He’s hoping to pound citizens into submission. The U.S. and all free world must step up. The U.S. House has passed Ukrainian military aid and a Russian sanctions bill. It’s time for the President and Senate to follow suit.

Kate from Kharkiv @BohuslavskaKate

2 weeks ago

Overnight Russian attack on Kyiv update: The death toll has risen to 18‼️ Another 85 people have been injured, including 2 children. Bastards. Fucking terrorists.

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