Adam Ure

Gee, the number of times I have walked past that place.... Have you ever tried it?

Trump and the future of the Russia-Ukraine war What would Trump’s return to the White House mean for Ukraine’s future and Europe’s security? How might his strategy for the war in Ukraine differ from the current administration’s? Can he deliver on

Thank you to my KCL War Studies colleagues, both US foreign policy experts, Charlie Laderman and Barbara Zanchetta for a really interesting (at least for me) discussion about the new Trump presidency and global security. Recorded about 10 days ago. soundcloud.com/warstudies/t...

If Putin manipulates Western leaders & persuades them to push Ukraine into a bad deal with Russia, it’s highly likely that his next step will be to test Article 5. Would Trump (& some others) would go to war if ‘little green men’ took over (for example) part of one of the Baltic states?

The Undeterred fight against disinformation – a conversation with Nina Jankowicz from the American Sunlight Project - Part 2 - Faktajouren In this second part of our conversation with Nina Jankowicz we focused on what possibly lies ahead of us in the light of the incoming US “broligarchy” committed to disrupt, dismantle and discredit wor...

The Undeterred fight against disinformation – a conversation with Nina Jankowicz from the American Sunlight Project – Part 2

In November, @kaianisser and I had the privilege of talking to @ninajankowicz.com This is part 2 of an absolutely fascinating conversation. fojo.se/faktajouren/...

If the objectives are the same, even though the approach against us is different, then we should take the threat as seriously as the Ukrainians. This is not a war as people might imagine the 20th-century scenario, but it is incredibly serious and will only get worse.

This delineation can distract us from assessing the holistic threat. To my mind, Moscow would quite happily implement the same aim against the UK and other countries as against Ukraine: the destruction of the state.

"Russians going feral" - it's time someone said it, though it's about a decade or more too late.

One thing that increasingly concerns me is how various terms - "war", "hybrid war", "low-intensity war", "disinformation" - can lead us to focus on definitions and delineate types of hostile activity >

Hallo Berlin! Morgen ist es soweit. Ich freue mich auf die Veranstaltung mit @niktwick.bsky.social @katriera.bsky.social @ukrindeu.bsky.social und @libmod.bsky.social. Anmelden kann man sich nach wie vor hier: bit.ly/27112024-1900

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A flower shop in a residential area of Kharkiv this morning while Russians poured ballistic missiles onto the city in an attack that claimed 25 victims.

World War, Episode III: The War For Reality Or: ‘The Mobile Phoney War’

My latest Substack, on World War III, mediaisation, and how our worldviews are manipulated by our mobile devices ('the mobile phoney war'). (I conclude that we cannot give up on the Ukrainians.)

open.substack.com/pub/adamure/...

As the Holodomor is researched more and more, new facts become available that not only prove further that Holodomor was genocide, but also amend the common narrative about unfortunate Ukrainian victims of Stalin’s madness.

In fact, Stalin did this because he feared Ukrainians and their movement

Once again, though - it is for the Ukrainians and for them alone to decide how to defend themselves, not for us.

However, one thing to note is that putin is possibly changing his focus to threatening grotesque retribution on Ukrainian civilians as a way of pressuring Kyiv/partner capitals/populations in Europe. His meeting with defence ministry officials tonight seems to support that.

I am a massive fan of @ruthdeyermond.bsky.social's thoughts and this thread is well worth reading, though I am still thinking through some points, especially on russia's cultural-political readiness to level extreme violence.

russia's hideous attack on Dnipro shows the most cynical form of putin's attempts to manipulate us: if you "escalate", we'll take it out on innocent Ukrainians. It's inexcusable and awful. But in all this, it is up to the Ukrainians as to how they respond. And we must help them with all they need.

Reuters: Russia's weekend strikes badly hit Ukraine's biggest private power producer - Euromaidan Press As winter descends on Ukraine with the first snow blanketing Kyiv, Russia has intensified its assault on the country's power infrastructure.

As winter descends on Ukraine with the first snow blanketing Kyiv, Russia has intensified its assault on the country’s power infrastructure.

Video or I don't believe you.

Russian foreign ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova takes a call during a news conference, audible over live mics, in which she is instructed not to mention Russia’s ICBM strike on the Ukrainian city of Dnipro. Source: t.me/uniannet/151...

Всероссийский конкурс "Соревнование по скоростной копке могил среди специализированных служб" YouTube video by LUK-MEDIA

Video of such an event (each participant faced stiff competition....)

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I was today years old when I learned that they hold speed grave-digging competitions in #russia

Депутат Пискарев: грань между иноагентом и предателем все менее различима Подробнее на сайте

State Duma deputy Vasily Piskarev saying the quiet part out loud, claiming that "the line between foreign agent and traitor is becoming less and less clear".

www.kommersant.ru/doc/7312496

It's crucial to remember that this latest war by russia on Ukraine has been going on for over a decade. It's vital to remember the enslaved people of Donbas and Crimea, not to normalise their occupation, and slide to the temptation that they can be easily handed over to moscow.

From #Ukraine's Centre of Civil Liberties. 3,926 days of murder, destruction, and terror.

LRB Contributors · Day 5, Day 9, Day 16: On Ukraine Responses to the invasion of Ukraine by Sofia Andrukhovych, Neal Ascherson, Ilya Budraitskis, James Butler, Andrew...

On the 1000th day, I re-read texts by Sofia Andrukhovych & Olena Stiazhkina that I translated for London Review of Books in the first days. I'm struck by their humanity. Reading the western intellectuals in the same issue, I'm reminded why I cancelled my subscription. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

My Open Letter to World Leaders on the Occasion of 1000 Days Since #Russia’s Full-Scale Invasion of #Ukraine

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I've read most of them, but there are a couple there that I didn't know. Thank you!

I want Megadeth to be added to this list.

The Temporarily Enslaved People of Ukraine and the News Performance and gullibility; or sensibilities and a lack of sense

I write about the performative and violent nature of #Russian information manipulation, our vulnerability, and how this has led to Ukraine deaths, in my latest Substack.

open.substack.com/pub/adamure/...

Don't forget that the #Kremlin outrage over the #ATACMS decision is manufactured. It's designed to undermine support for Ukraine, to increase fears among European & American populations, and to clear the way for Trump to present himself as peacemaker. Do not be fooled.

Great list - thank you.