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Vincent Artman

@geogvma.bsky.social
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Geographer and wayward academic. Ukraine/Czechia/Austria. Medium.com/@geogvma || geogvma.substack.com/

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Vincent Artman @geogvma.bsky.social · 27/09/2026
Makin’ some uzvar.
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Vincent Artman @geogvma.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Somehow it slipped past me, but I gave a few remarks for an article published in the EU Parliament Magazine on the Russian occupation back in May. www.theparliamentmagazine.eu/news/article...
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How occupied Ukraine became an EU security threat
Through propaganda and militarized youth programs, Russia is reshaping occupied Ukrainians into loyal citizens — raising fears some could become to...
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Vincent Artman @geogvma.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
Hey friends, I've just published a little follow-up to my Kyiv Independent op-ed on The Checkpoint. I develop one of the key political geographical arguments that I didn't have space for in the KI piece. geogvma.substack.com/p/occupation...
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Occupation beyond Territory
Cartographic violence and the ethics of “land for peace”
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Olena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
The 3rd day of russia's non-stop attacks on Kyiv and the region already claimed the lives of a 2yo girl in the Obolon district and a 14yo girl in Boryspil. 37 people were murdered last night. It's despicable how this russian massacre is allowed to escalate with full impunity.
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Romeo Kokriatski @vagrantjourno.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Sometimes I see even other Ukrainians forget this fact: the only side in the Ukrainian-Russian war that has a choice in whether to fight is Russia. They alone control the duration of this war. And they do not seem willing to lose.
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Michael Gentile @michaelgentile.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Those who fail the Syria test this way fail the Ukraine test too - by denying Russia has done any wrong, committed countless war crimes, etc.
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Romeo Kokriatski @vagrantjourno.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
Massive missile strike on Kyiv again tonight, with multiple ongoing fires and impact sites. A children's hospital and a shelter have both been damaged, city authorities report. Over 1 Russian bombers are in the air, capable of unleashing a 45 missile barrage. Kaliber cruise missiles have also
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Vincent Artman @geogvma.bsky.social · 20/08/2026
Very grateful to @kyivindependent.com for giving me space to write about the uncomfortable and inconvenient realities of violent assimilation under Russian occupation, from which advocates of "land for peace" negotiations seem intent on averting their gaze. kyivindependent.com/land-for-pea...
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'Land for peace' won't stop Russia's war on Ukrainian identity
As Russia's war against Ukraine grinds on with seemingly no end in sight and the Russian leadership rejecting any talk of ceasefires or meaningful negotiations, there has been a growing chorus arguing...
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 20/08/2026
"As inconvenient as it may be to acknowledge, without a just peace, the war will continue in the occupied territories until there are no Ukrainians left there," writes Vincent Artman, Senior Researcher at the University of Ostrava, in this op-ed.
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'Land for peace' won't stop Russia's war on Ukrainian identity
As Russia's war against Ukraine grinds on with seemingly no end in sight and the Russian leadership rejecting any talk of ceasefires or meaningful negotiations, there has been a growing chorus arguing...
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Sam (ABeardedPanda) @abeardedpanda.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Most of these people intuitively understand that American cultural works are vehicles of American soft power and influence but when the Russian government in their state media aggressively pushes their cultural works as part of "Russkiy Mir" this is actually something totally different
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Romeo Kokriatski @vagrantjourno.bsky.social · 19/07/2026
The damage from the nights Russian mass missile attack on Kyiv was severe. Ariund Lukianivska metro station, an underground pedestrian passage has half-collapsed due to the strikes.
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CJ Ciaramella @cjciaramella.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
Latest: A new Human Rights Watch/ACLU report interviewed 71 people at the largest ICE detention center in the US. They described beatings, malnutrition, and neglect. "Between August and September, I went a month without seeing the sun... I felt trapped, it was torture" reason.com/2026/07/16/a...
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A Texas immigrant detention center is a 'human rights disaster,' civil rights groups say in report
Camp East Montana is the largest immigration detention center in the nation. It's also plagued by brutality and neglect.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 15/07/2026
The State Department has just put out a tender, offering funding of up to $3 million to European organizations who want to fight against "Supra-national institutions" - presumably the EU - and governments who seek to regulate the internet and end Western Civilization. www.state.gov/drl-nofo-dev...
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DRL NOFO Developing Civilizational Bonds, Democratic Resilience, and Rule of Law in Europe - United States Department of State
Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO)Developing Civilizational Bonds, Democratic Resilience, and Rule of Law in EuropeBureau of Democracy Human Rights and Labor, Department of StateOpportunity number: ...
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Ian Bond @cerianbond.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
This seems to me like a bad move at a time when Ukraine has been having battlefield success. Fedorov has a high reputation, not only in the West but in UA, & has been effective at getting innovative tech deployed, & laser-focused on increasing the human & material cost of the war to Russia.
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Vincent Artman @geogvma.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
The decision to replace Fedorov is a disaster. When the war is over, there will be two biographies of Zelensky: one about his role as a wartime leader and public diplomacy figurehead; the other about his role in domestic politics. One will be very flattering. The other, I expect, not so much.
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Vincent Artman @geogvma.bsky.social · 13/07/2026
Absolutely disgraceful stuff from Mark Galeotti. Whatever knowledge and expertise he may have, promoting the idea that Ukrainian civilians are merely "collateral damage" and are "getting in the way" of Russia hitting its real targets ought to be disqualifying. 🧵
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Kate from Kharkiv @kateinkharkiv.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
Russia strikes Kharkiv every single day. ​I rarely write about it anymore. Not many people seem to care, and the news outlets never mention it. Posting about it feels like screaming into a void. If Russia can kill 30 people in a capital city full of journalists without any global outrage, ​
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Vincent Artman @geogvma.bsky.social · 11/07/2026
The findings of the OSCE report about militarization of children under Russian occupation (link below) should come as little surprise. Ukrianians have been highlighting this process since 2022 (and even before, esp. in Crimea). The intent is cultural genocide.🧵 odihr.osce.org/sites/defaul...
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Vincent Artman @geogvma.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
What we’re seeing play out in real time is a lot of individuals and institutions who’ve spent four years feigning solidarity with Ukraine getting tired of keeping the mask on.
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The New Voice of Ukraine @english.nv.ua · 06/07/2026
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is once again sharpening his rhetoric against Vladimir Putin, signaling a broader shift in Kyiv's public messaging as the war enters a new phase
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Exclusive: NV sources on what personal war Zelenskyy started against Russian dictator Putin
The harsh public attacks by the Ukrainian president against Vladimir Putin are not accidental, experts and sources interviewed by NV believe. Over the past two months, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ha...
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Anastasia Klimash 🇺🇦 @nastasiaklimash.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
So apparently Russian soldiers are now living in my maternal grandma’s house. The one that belongs to me, where I spent my childhood. They cut down all the trees. The green apple I liked to climb and read books at, cherry trees, the two apricots, walnut trees, pear trees, plum tree, everything
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Romeo Kokriatski @vagrantjourno.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
I am very afraid that Russia has turned me into a refugee. It's ridiculous. My apartment is here. Windows, doors, all fine. My building is nice and modern. We have a big cargo elevator thats big enough for my bike to fit comfortably. But I really do not know if I can stay here any longer.
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Romeo Kokriatski @vagrantjourno.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
I'm in Vyshneve. I'm not doing well, to be honest. Half the streets are closed and smoke is still waiting through the town. Most buildings don't have power.
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Romeo Kokriatski @vagrantjourno.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
The overnight missile raid on Kyiv is currently counting casualties in the dozens. Multiple apartment building throughout the city and beyond have been hit, and detonations are continuing to be reported in the city outskirts as of 6 am Kyiv time.
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Romeo Kokriatski @vagrantjourno.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Follow the latest on the war at @english.nv.ua.
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Vincent Artman @geogvma.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
Russia and its proxies are seething about this decision because disseminating content through news aggregators and other third party sites is a tactic that Russia has used to get around sanctions on RT, etc. since 2022.
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Sharon 🪳🌹 @sharonk.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
so many people have sort of meme'd themselves into an anti-anti-Russia position primarily because they think Putin's Russia is an ally to anti-Western forces (which in part it is, though primarily more to the right than the left)
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Vincent Artman @geogvma.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
It's also pathetic and humiliating that Quincy bros and "Russia experts" are gushing about the blog of some guy who hangs out with "Big Serge" and "Russians with Attitude" and makes "khoholodomor" jokes in the "Team War Kriminal" group chat.
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Vincent Artman @geogvma.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Incredible news that John Mearsheimer, cited by many as an important and authoritative voice in the discourse about Ukraine, likes to cite twitter accounts called "Big Serge," run by public employees in Idaho, as incisive analysts on the war.
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Romeo Kokriatski @vagrantjourno.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
This article annoys me because it was patently obvious within the first week of the full-scale that Putin was utterly delusional, and we knew he was micromanaging a made up war in the first year. If he wasn't delusional, he never would have tried to invade! www.theatlantic.com/national-sec...
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Putin Is Slipping Into Delusion
The Russian dictator remains obsessed with his war in Ukraine but doesn’t seem to comprehend how badly it’s going.
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Vincent Artman @geogvma.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
So interesting that Katrina van den Heuvel, editorial director and publisher of The Nation, is also on the board of Quincy. Meanwhile, Quincy's Anatol Lieven, also associated with Valdai and Orban's MCC, is on the board of van den Heuvel's American Committee for US-Russia Accord.
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Vincent Artman @geogvma.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
Curious that Putin has started resurrecting the idea of "Novorossiya." Will be interesting to see if he continues with it. When was the last time he mentioned it, anyways?
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Vincent Artman @geogvma.bsky.social · 28/06/2026
A useful reminder of the moral and ethical perils western scholars put themselves in when collaborating with or accepting awards and prizes from organizations like the Russian Geographical Society (to say nothing of participating in things like the Valdai Club) pointmedia.io/story/6a3e9e...
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«Сережа просил, чтобы его имя звучало из всех утюгов»
Экс-пиарщик Шойгу рассказал о взносах олигархов на его экспедиции, травме Путина и откатах для Пескова
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Vincent Artman @geogvma.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
I'm not sure if she's on Bsky, but Tamara Krawchenko and I just published a piece for The Conversation, related to the much longer essay I put on Medium yesterday, about the "NATO expansion" myth and the deportation & russification of Ukrainian children. theconversation.com/ukraines-sto...
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Ukraine’s stolen children expose the lies at the heart of Russia’s four-year military assault
A Russian state whose leadership denies the existence of a separate Ukrainian identity will not be satisfied with mere territorial concessions in any peace efforts.
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Vincent Artman @geogvma.bsky.social · 23/03/2026
Happy to say I've finally gotten around to finishing an essay about the "NATO expansion" myth. It was intended originally for the newsletter, but it got too big so I put it on Medium instead. As always, it's free for everyone, so please have a read! medium.com/@geogvma/the...
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The “NATO Expansion” Myth
The war that Russia isn’t fighting.
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Vincent Artman @geogvma.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
Fascinating how "present" Russia is at these Olympics, despite being barred from competing: "neutral" athletes; flags everywhere; "apolitical" sports fans going on about how "Russia should be there"; and indeed in the IOC's own repeated efforts to deny Ukrainians a voice.
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Neil Abrams @readthedetox.com · 11/02/2026
Dictators think they reside in a fortress, insulated from the people. In truth, they depend on elites to act as pillars of their regimes. Popular resistance can force those pillars to break away. Part two of my series on the downfall of Philippine strongman Ferdinand Marcos:
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How to Overthrow a Dictator, Part 2
The ground beneath the temple shakes.
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Neil Abrams @readthedetox.com · 09/02/2026
My latest: Dictators are not omnipotent. They depend for support on security forces, business elites, party allies, civil servants, and ordinary people. Deprive him of that support, and he’s just a man, isolated and powerless. Understanding this will be the key to removing Trump. /n
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How to Overthrow a Dictator, Part 1
Despots are more vulnerable than you think.
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UNITED24 Media @united24media.com · 16/01/2026
⚡️Kyiv residents are vowing to never surrender as brutal Russian missile strikes leave the capital frozen without heat or power in subzero temperatures.
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“They Want Us to Surrender”: Kyiv Residents Without Heat and Electricity After Russian Strikes
Kyiv residents face prolonged power, heating, and water outages after Russian missile and drone attacks as temperatures drop below zero.
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Kyle Griffin @kylegriffin1.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Renee Good's family is accusing federal immigration officers of killing the Minneapolis mother of three as she attempted to follow agents' instructions, and have now hired the same law firm that represented George Floyd's family to press for answers and accountability.
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Renee Good's family hires George Floyd law firm to investigate Minneapolis ICE shooting
Renee Good’s family hired the law firm that represented George Floyd’s family to seek answers and accountability for the Minneapolis mother’s killing by a federal immigration agent
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Vincent Artman @geogvma.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
media.tenor.com
a man with a beard is smiling and the word yes is on his face
ALT: a man with a beard is smiling and the word yes is on his face
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The New Voice of Ukraine @english.nv.ua · 16/01/2026
Russia’s senior military leadership is significantly exaggerating the amount of Ukrainian territory its forces have captured, a spokesperson for Ukraine’s General Staff said
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General Staff: Russia exaggerates claims of territorial gains amid heavy losses
Russia’s senior military leadership is significantly exaggerating the amount of Ukrainian territory its forces have captured, a spokesperson for Ukraine’s General Staff said.
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Vincent Artman @geogvma.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
A little article I posted a bit over a month ago but forgot to mention here, I guess. A look at how popular culture and media can shape (or reaffirm) what we know (or think we know) about the world. open.substack.com/pub/geogvma/...
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"Ambassadors" and Popular Geopolitics
How do we imagine the world?
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Meanwhile in Ukraine @meanwhileua.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Until this morning, Ukraine had no missiles left for air defense systems, Zelenskyy said. A major package arrived this morning. Launchers without missiles can’t protect cities. When deliveries move slowly, Ukraine pays in blood and lives. Words don’t intercept strikes. Air defense does.
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Armin Samii @arminsamii.bsky.social · 16/01/2026
Holy shit. Renee Good was alive when the bystander physician asked to check her pulse. She was alive when ICE refused to let him help. She was alive when they told him “I don’t care.” www.nytimes.com/live/2026/01...
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Live Updates: Newly Released Records Detail Chaos During Fatal ICE Shooting in Minneapolis
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Acyn @acyn.bsky.social · 15/01/2026
Pritzker: The Insurrection Act is designed for circumstances where your rights can’t be protected by local authorities This is exactly the opposite. Your civil rights are being infringed upon by CBP and ICE, and then they want to call in troops claiming that they’re protecting CBP and ICE.
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The Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 16/01/2026
Over the past week, Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s critical infrastructure have left people across the country without electricity, heating, and water amid subzero temperatures. The Kyiv Independent team is reporting from Kyiv, where prolonged blackouts have forced us to adapt.
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Darth Putin @darthputinkgb.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
Who'd have thought the horseshoe theory would ever manifest as Trump's and Chomsky's fans both using the same excuse for their cult leader's relationship with one of the worst sex traffickers in modern times.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 20/12/2025
Who chose Steve Witkoff? Putin www.wsj.com/world/putin-...
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How Putin Got His Preferred U.S. Envoy: Come Alone, No CIA
The Kremlin fueled the rise of Trump’s friend Steve Witkoff with a prisoner release, sidelining career diplomats.
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Vincent Artman @geogvma.bsky.social · 20/12/2025
One silver lining in the US-Russia rapprochement is that it’s forced mouthpieces like Aaron to shift to the much more ridiculous and less believable narrative that the EU is “war crazy” and waging a “Ukraine proxy war” against the country they all used to buy gas from. /1
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