Jakob Hedenskog @jakobhedenskog.bsky.social · 26/06/2026sceeus.se/en/publicati...sceeus.seNo going back now? Armenia-EU relations after the 2026 Parliamentary elections - SceeusSCEEUS Report | No Going Back Now? Armenia-EU relations after the 2026 Parliamentary elections | By Minna Ålander, Jakob Hedenskog & Fanny Wallberg 020
Jakob Hedenskog @jakobhedenskog.bsky.social · 26/06/2026sceeus.se/publikatione...sceeus.seUkrainian-Georgian relations: All love lost? - SceeusSCEEUS Guest Report | Fading Power? The EU’s Strategic Dilemmas in the South Caucasus | By Jakob Hedenskog & Yuliia Zyubrovska 011
Jakob Hedenskog @jakobhedenskog.bsky.social · 24/04/2026sceeus.se/en/publicati...sceeus.seThe Iran War and the South Caucasus - SceeusSCEEUS Guest Report | The Iran War and the South Caucasus | By Rusif Huseynov, Gia Japaridze, Sergei Melkonian and Teona Zurabashvili 000
Jakob Hedenskog @jakobhedenskog.bsky.social · 13/04/2026sceeus.se/publikatione...sceeus.seOccupation, Collaboration and Resistance in Ukraine - SceeusSCEEUS Report | Occupation, Collaboration and Resistance in Ukraine | By Jakob Hedenskog 020
Jakob Hedenskog @jakobhedenskog.bsky.social · 19/12/2025sceeus.se/en/publicati...sceeus.seThe Ukrainian Mobilization Challenge: Military and Society During Full-Scale War - SceeusSCEEUS Report | The Ukrainian Mobilization Challenge: Military and Society During Full-Scale War | By Jakob Hedenskog and Andreas Umland 010
Reposted by Jakob HedenskogUtrikesmagasinet @utrikesmagasinet.bsky.social · 10/10/2025Kampen mellan EU och Ryssland går rakt genom det splittrade Moldavien, där Moskva misslyckades med att sabotera det senaste valet – tills vidare. Det skriver @jakobhedenskog.bsky.social, analytiker vid Centrum för Östeuropastudier @uisweden.bsky.social i @utrikesmagasinet.bsky.social 👇ui.seRyskt misslyckande i europeisk frontstatKampen mellan EU och Ryssland går rakt genom det splittrade Moldavien, där Moskva misslyckades med att sabotera det senaste valet – tills vidare. 022
Reposted by Jakob HedenskogSCEEUS @sceeus-ui.bsky.social · 25/09/2025New SCEEUS Report🌐 Moldova’s Pivotal Parliamentary Elections This will be the most serious test of Moldova’s resilience against Russian hybrid attacks, electoral interference, and corruption that have plagued previous votes. Read the text by @jakobhedenskog.bsky.social ⬇️ sceeus.se/en/publicati...sceeus.seMoldova’s Pivotal Parliamentary Elections - SceeusSCEEUS Report| Moldova’s Pivotal Parliamentary Elections | By Jakob Hedenskog 094
Reposted by Jakob HedenskogAndreas Umland @umland.eurosky.social · 19/06/2025De skjebnesvangre hendelsene på Krim og i Donbass i februar-april 2014 var ikke lokale opprør, fredelige overføringer av territorium til Russland eller tilfeldige reaksjoner på ukrainske provokasjoner. @jakobhedenskog.bsky.social @sceeus-ui.bsky.social @uisweden.bsky.social @nupinytt.bsky.socialgeopolitika.noDerfor startet den russisk-ukrainske krigen allerede i februar 2014 - GEOPOLITIKATre misforståelser om Russlands første invasjon av Sør- og Øst-Ukraina. Mange politikere, diplomater og andre kommentatorer rundt om i verden daterer utilsiktet eller bevisst starten på den nåværende ... 0126
Reposted by Jakob HedenskogSCEEUS @sceeus-ui.bsky.social · 17/06/2025New SCEEUS Report Out 🌐Armenia’s European hopes amid Georgia’s crisis: The EU’s opportunity in the South Caucasus The South Caucasus is shifting – how should the EU respond? Read the full report here ➡️ sceeus.se/en/publicati...sceeus.seArmenia’s European hopes amid Georgia’s crisis: The EU’s opportunity in the South Caucasus - SceeusSCEEUS Publication | Armenia’s European hopes amid Georgia’s crisis: The EU’s opportunity in the South Caucasus | By Jakob Hedenskog and Hugo von Essen 033
Reposted by Jakob HedenskogSCEEUS @sceeus-ui.bsky.social · 23/05/2025New SCEEUS Report Out 🌐 The European Offer for Democratic Belarus: A Strategic Agenda for the EU Read the full text by Victoria Leukavets here ➡️ sceeus.se/en/publicati...sceeus.seThe European Offer for Democratic Belarus: A Strategic Agenda for the EU - SceeusSCEEUS Publication | The European Offer for Democratic Belarus: A Strategic Agenda for the EU | By Victoria Leukavets 0125
Reposted by Jakob HedenskogSCEEUS @sceeus-ui.bsky.social · 03/06/2025New SCEEUS Commentary Out 🌐 Pledges and Priorities: Mapping Europe's Uneven Support for Ukraine by Nicole Jeffler and Sara Lannebo Read the text here ➡️ sceeus.se/en/publicati...sceeus.sePledges and Priorities: Mapping Europe’s Uneven Support for Ukraine - SceeusSCEEUS Publication | Pledges and Priorities: Mapping Europe’s Uneven Support for Ukraine | By Nicole Jeffler and Sara Lannebo 132
Reposted by Jakob HedenskogSCEEUS @sceeus-ui.bsky.social · 10/06/2025New SCEEUS Guest Report 🌐The prospects of Moldova’s EU Accession With or Without a Defined Status of the Transnistrian Region Read the full text here ➡️ sceeus.se/en/publicati...sceeus.seThe Prospects of Moldova’s EU Accession With or Without a Defined Status of the Transnistrian region - SceeusSCEEUS Publication | The prospects of Moldova’s EU accession with or without a defined status of the Transnistrian region | By Eugen Cara 032
Reposted by Jakob HedenskogKlara Lindström @klaralindstrom.bsky.social · 15/05/2025Several SCEEUS colleagues recently travelled to #Kyiv. Here are some quick impressions from the trip: sceeus.se/en/news/quic... @sceeus-ui.bsky.social @umland.bsky.social @wesslau.bsky.social @jakobhedenskog.bsky.socialsceeus.seQuick Impressions: Kyiv, May 2025 - SceeusQuick Impressions: Kyiv, May 2025 022
Reposted by Jakob HedenskogSCEEUS @sceeus-ui.bsky.social · 31/03/2025Finishing their South Caucasus tour, SCEEUS analysts Hugo von Essen and @jakobhedenskog.bsky.social visited Yerevan, Armenia. Read their quick impressions here ⬇️ sceeus.se/en/news/quic...sceeus.seQuick Impressions from Yerevan, Armenia – March 2025 - SceeusQuick Impressions from Yerevan, Armenia – March 2025 I Jakob Hedenskog and Hugo von Essen 052
Jakob Hedenskog @jakobhedenskog.bsky.social · 20/03/2025Read the quick impressions from Azerbaijan. 010
Jakob Hedenskog @jakobhedenskog.bsky.social · 13/02/2025Read the new commentary from @sceeus-ui.bsky.social 010
Reposted by Jakob HedenskogAndreas Umland @umland.eurosky.social · 19/12/2024@jakobhedenskog.bsky.social and #StefanIngvarsson: Residents of the four occupied regions of Ukraine—Kherson, Zaporizhzhia, Donetsk and Luhansk—face a deadline of 31 December 2024 to exchange their Ukrainian passports for Russian ones. sceeus.se/en/publicati... @sceeus-ui.bsky.social 32919
Jakob Hedenskog @jakobhedenskog.bsky.social · 17/12/2024www.mccaininstitute.org/resources/pr...mccaininstitute.orgMcCain Institute Leads Post-Election Mission to Tbilisi, Georgia - McCain InstituteThe McCain Institute organized an assessment mission to Tbilisi, Georgia, December 9-13, to meet with a diverse cross-section of Georgian society. 010
Reposted by Jakob HedenskogAndreas Umland @umland.eurosky.social · 06/12/2024Moving forward, the international community must learn from past mistakes and adopt a more assertive and strategic approach to dealing with Russian aggression. With Julia Kazdobina and @jakobhedenskog.bsky.social in The @kyivindependent.com / @yahoonews.bsky.socialyahoo.comOpinion: Why the West misunderstood Russia’s initial assault on UkraineIt marked a significant escalation in Russia’s war against Ukraine that had been unfolding since early 2014. What followed was a hybrid war that would span nearly a decade, culminating in Russia’s fu... 15118
Reposted by Jakob HedenskogAndreas Umland @umland.eurosky.social · 06/12/2024Understanding the events of 2014 and the West’s delayed and inadequate response offers critical lessons for interpreting the current war. With #JuliaKazdobina and @jakobhedenskog.bsky.social in The @kyivindependent.com @nordicukraine.bsky.social @ukrainekompakt.bsky.social @kyivindependent.comOpinion: Why the West misunderstood Russia’s initial assault on UkraineOn July 17, 2014, the downing of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH-17, a commercial plane flying from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur, shocked the world. The crash claimed the lives of all 298 passengers and crew... 23913
Jakob Hedenskog @jakobhedenskog.bsky.social · 04/12/2024sceeus.se/en/publicati... New SCEEUS report on #Armenia’s resilience and cooperation with the #EU.sceeus.seThreading the needle: Boosting Armenia’s resilience and deepening EU cooperation - SceeusSCEEUS Report | Threading the needle: Boosting Armenia’s resilience and deepening EU cooperation | Hugo von Essen & Jakob Hedenskog 011
Jakob Hedenskog @jakobhedenskog.bsky.social · 16/10/2024Moldova’s presidential election and the referendum on membership of the European Union (EU), which take place on 20 October 2024, constitute a defining moment for the country. #moldova #eu sceeus.se/en/publicati...sceeus.seMoldova’s European Defining Moment: Presidential Election and Referendum in the Shadow of Russia’s War in Ukraine - SCEEUSSCEEUS Report No. 16, 2024 | Moldova’s European Defining Moment: Presidential Electionand Referendum in the Shadowof Russia’s War in Ukraine by Jakob Hedenskog | Centrum för Östeuropastudier, SCEEUS 000
Reposted by Jakob HedenskogAndreas Umland @umland.eurosky.social · 17/07/2024Had there not been so many Western misconceptions about Russia’s 2014-21 invasion, today’s larger war might have been avoided. With J. Kazdobina & @jakobhedenskog.bsky.social @foreignpolicy.com @konflikt-sicher.bsky.social @ukrainer.bsky.social @ukrainekompakt.bsky.social @munsecconf.bsky.socialforeignpolicy.comHow the West Misunderstood Moscow in UkraineTen years ago, Russia’s first invasion failed to wake up a bamboozled West. The reasons are still relevant today. 01110
Reposted by Jakob HedenskogAndreas Umland @umland.eurosky.social · 27/06/2024Russian war crimes in Ukraine, the forcible transfer of Ukrainian children to Russia or the population exchange in the occupied territories form a systematic pattern of atrocities targeted at Ukrainians as a group. Stefan Ingvarsson and @jakobhedenskog.bsky.socialsceeus.seA Ceasefire in Ukraine Won't Stop Violations against Civilians in Occupied Territories - SCEEUSSCEEUS Report | A Ceasefire in Ukraine Won't Stop Violations against Civilians in Occupied Territories by Jakob Hedenskog & Stefan Ingvarsson | Centrum för Östeuropastudier, SCEEUS 099
Reposted by Jakob HedenskogAndreas Umland @umland.eurosky.social · 30/04/2024Politiker & Journalisten folgen noch immer der russischen Propagandaerzählung eines “Bürgerkriegs“ in der Ostukraine 2014-21. Mit Julia Kazdobina & @jakobhedenskog.bsky.social für @russlandverstehen.bsky.social @libmod.bsky.social @dgoberlin.bsky.social @konflikt-sicher.bsky.socialrusslandverstehen.euWarum der Donbass-Konflikt nie ein Bürgerkrieg warIm April 2014 begann Russland eine verdeckte bewaffnete Invasion des ukrainischen Donezbeckens. Viele Politiker, Journalisten und auch manche Wissenschaftler folgen jedoch noch immer der russischen Pr... 02011
Reposted by Jakob HedenskogThe Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 01/05/2024"As Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine rages on, the stability of neighboring Belarus, which has been backing Russia's aggression, appears to be fracturing," writes Sławomir Sierakowski, a senior fellow at Mercator, in this guest op-ed.kyivindependent.comOpinion: Russia's war may have opened Pandora's box for BelarusAs Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine rages on, the stability of neighboring Belarus, which has been backing Russia's aggression, appears to be fracturing. Has Russian President Vladimir Putin's ... 0359
Reposted by Jakob HedenskogAndreas Umland @umland.eurosky.social · 02/05/2024Våldsamma protester fortsätter att skaka Georgiens huvudstad Tbilisi. En Ukrainabaserad expert fruktar en utveckling som i Kiev under Euromajdan. ”Ett första dödsfall kan bli den tändande gnistan” Jan Majlard in @svenskadagbladet1.bsky.social @nordicukraine.bsky.socialsvd.seProtester mot ”rysk lag” kan bli nytt Euromajdan | SvDVåldsamma protester fortsätter att skaka Georgiens huvudstad Tbilisi. En Ukrainabaserad expert fruktar en utveckling som i Kiev under Euromajdan. ”Ett första dödsfall kan bli den tändande gnistan”, sä... 143
Reposted by Jakob HedenskogAndreas Umland @umland.eurosky.social · 27/04/2024Багато політиків, журналістів i дипломатів у всьому світі, коментуючи ці події, досі дотримуються пропагандистського наративу Кремля про війну на Донбасі, яка триває протягом останніх 10 років. @jakobhedenskog.bsky.social @nordicukraine.bsky.social @uahistory.bsky.social @ukrainer.bsky.socialargumentua.comВійна Росії проти в Україні триває вже 10 років, а дехто з експертів на Заході досі цього не второпає10 років тому, в квітні 2014 року, російсько-українська війна, яка розпочалася з окупації Криму 20 лютого 2014 року, перетворилася на масштабний збройний конфлікт. Однак навіть сьогодні не бракує експ... 032
Jakob Hedenskog @jakobhedenskog.bsky.social · 16/04/2024www.axess.se/artiklar/kri... Efter att Azerbajdzjan lagt under sig Nagorno-Karabach kan den långvariga konflikten mellan Armenien och Azerbajdzjan vara över. Men Rysslands krig mot Ukraina riskerar att komplicera fredsprocessen. 000
Reposted by Jakob HedenskogMichael Gentile @michaelgentile.bsky.social · 13/04/2024Absolutely crucial to recognize that the Iranian attack on Israel is directly connected to the West's hesitant and inadequate support for Ukraine. Others may follow suit - soon - if the disastrous "escalation management" strategy doesn't stop. 021
Reposted by Jakob HedenskogThe Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 13/04/2024Following the Moscow mass shooting, in which 144 people were killed, allegedly perpetrated by followers of the Islamic State from Central Asian Tajikistan, Russia's national minorities have witnessed a growing number of attacks and hate.kyivindependent.comEthnic tensions on the rise in Russia, as government attempts to divert attention from warAdam, a Tajik migrant, navigates daily life in Moscow amidst growing scrutiny and suspicion: since the Crocus City Hall attack, he's been taken to the police station every other day. He also faced di... 0177
Reposted by Jakob HedenskogAndreas Umland @umland.eurosky.social · 14/04/2024Konflikt zbrojny w Donbasie w latach 2014–2022 był wojną międzypaństwową między Rosją a Ukrainą, a nie wewnętrzną ukraińską wojną domową. new.org.pl/3848,na_donb... With Julia Kazdobina, #UkrainianPrism, & Jakob Hedenskog, SCEEUS, in #NowaEuropaWschodnia 114
Reposted by Jakob HedenskogBellingcat @bellingcat.com · 15/04/2024This Thursday, Bellingcat founder Eliot Higgins will be awarded the Peace of Nijmegen Medal. Find the ceremony details here: 8gylqnp.momice.events/page/1491250 On the Wednesday, hear Eliot speaking on the state of news, ahead of the award event, by signing up here: www.eventbrite.nl/e/tickets-in...eventbrite.nlINNOVATE Meetup: De Toekomst van de Waarheid met Eliot Higgins (Bellingcat)Hoe onthul je de waarheid in een post-truth tijdperk? Hoe verandert journalistiek in tijden van sociale media en open source informatie? 04012
Reposted by Jakob HedenskogAndreas Umland @umland.eurosky.social · 15/04/2024Politici, diplomatici e altri attori interessati al futuro dell’Ucraina dovrebbero sottolineare nelle loro dichiarazioni, che il conflitto armato nel Donbas nel 2014-2022 è stato una guerra interstatale delegata tra Russia e Ucraina. @jakobhedenskog.bsky.social @sceeus-ui.bsky.socialaffarinternazionali.itPerché la guerra del Donbas non è mai stata "civile" - Affari InternazionaliLa guerra del Donbas è stata uno dei diversi risultati di un più ampio tentativo russo di prendere sotto controllo le zone orientali e meridionali 012
Reposted by Jakob HedenskogAndreas Umland @umland.eurosky.social · 12/04/2024Actors interested in Ukraine should emphasize that the armed conflict in the Donbas in 2014–22 was a delegated interstate war between Russia and Ukraine, and not a Ukrainian civil war. With @jakobhedenskog.bsky.social @sceeus-ui.bsky.social @konflikt-sicher.bsky.social @nordicukraine.bsky.socialsceeus.seWhy the Donbas War Was Never “Civil” - SCEEUSReport | Why the Donbas War Was Never “Civil” by Julia Kazdobina, Jakob Hedenskog and Andreas Umland | Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies, SCEEUS 0108
Reposted by Jakob HedenskogAndreas Umland @umland.eurosky.social · 11/04/2024Actori interesați de viitorul Ucrainei ar trebui să sublinieze în mod explicit și continuu în declarațiile lor publice și nepublice că conflictul armat din Donbas din 2014-22 a fost un război interstatal delegat între Rusia și Ucraina. @jakobhedenskog.bsky.socialcontributors.roDe ce războiul din Donbas nu a fost niciodatăAutori: Julia Kazdobina, Jakob Hedenskog și Andreas Umland Rusia a început invazia armată a Ucrainei continentale în aprilie 2014 În urmă cu exact zece ani, la 12 aprilie 2014, războiul ruso-ucrainean... 001
Reposted by Jakob HedenskogAndreas Umland @umland.eurosky.social · 10/04/2024Dokonce i mnozí z těch, kteří dnes sympatizují s Ukrajinou, zůstávají v otázce prehistorie celého konfliktu poněkud rozpolcení. Ať už kvůli ruské propagandě, teoretickým předsudkům, prosté naivitě nebo z jiných důvodů. @jakobhedenskog.bsky.socialarchiv.hn.czZapojení Ruska do konfliktu v Donbasu. Po deseti letech už známe pravdu o začátku rusko-ukrajinské válkyPřed deseti lety, 12. dubna 2014, se rusko-ukrajinská válka změnila v rozsáhlý násilný ozbrojený konflikt. Ne až samotnou invazí z 24. února 2022. Dokonce i mnozí z těch, kteří dnes sympatizují s Ukra... 033
Reposted by Jakob HedenskogAndreas Umland @umland.eurosky.social · 28/03/2024Za toto nedorozumění, které se samo udržuje již deset let, mohou tři narativy – formované celosvětovou dezinformací Moskvy o její nezákonné anexi Krymu a skryté intervenci v Donbasu. @jakobhedenskog.bsky.social @sceeus-ui.bsky.socialarchiv.hn.czTři nedorozumění týkající se ruské invaze na UkrajinuMnozí politici, diplomaté a další komentátoři po celém světě neúmyslně či záměrně datují začátek současné rusko-ukrajinské války do února 2022 namísto února 2014. Za toto nedorozumění, které se samo u... 011
Reposted by Jakob HedenskogAndreas Umland @umland.eurosky.social · 28/03/2024Los fatídicos acontecimientos de Crimea y Dombás en febrero-abril de 2014 no fueron levantamientos locales, transferencias pacíficas de territorio a Rusia o reacciones rusas ad hoc a las provocaciones ucranianas. With Julia Kazdobina and @jakobhedenskog.bsky.social @sceeus-ui.bsky.socialalmendron.comLas mentiras de Rusia sobre el origen de la guerra en UcraniaMuchos políticos, diplomáticos y otros comentaristas internacionales datan, inadvertida o deliberadamente, el inicio de la actual guerra rusoucraniana en febrero de 2022, en lugar de febrero de 201… 012
Reposted by Jakob HedenskogAndreas Umland @umland.eurosky.social · 20/03/2024Τα μοιραία γεγονότα στην Κριμαία και το Ντονμπάς τον Φεβρουάριο-Απρίλιο του 2014 δεν ήταν τοπικές εξεγέρσεις, ειρηνικές μεταβιβάσεις εδαφών στη Ρωσία ή ad hoc ρωσικές αντιδράσεις στις ουκρανικές προκλήσεις. @jakobhedenskog.bsky.social @sceeus-ui.bsky.socialbooksjournal.grΟ ρωσο-ουκρανικός πόλεμος είχε αρχίσει τον Φεβρουάριο του 2014Τρεις παρανοήσεις σχετικά με την πρώτη εισβολή της Ρωσίας στη νότια και την ανατολική Ουκρανία Από τη Julia Kazdobina, τον Jakob Hedenskog και τον And... 001
Reposted by Jakob HedenskogAndreas Umland @umland.eurosky.social · 08/03/2024Russia will do everything it can to discredit Ukraine in an attempt to divide the political and military establishments and reduce the morale of Ukrainian soldiers, as well as supporters of Ukraine in the West. Julia Kazdobina and @jakobhedenskog.bsky.social for the @sceeus-ui.bsky.socialsceeus.seChallenges of the Ukrainian Mobilization - SCEEUSSCEEUS Report | Challenges of the Ukrainian Mobilization by Julia Kazdobina & Jakob Hedenskog | Centrum för Östeuropastudier, SCEEUS 033
Reposted by Jakob HedenskogAndreas Umland @umland.eurosky.social · 30/03/2024Förloppet, resultaten och efterdyningarna av händelserna i Ukraina under första halvåret 2014 var dramatiska men kan inte på något sätt ses som ett rättfärdigande av Rysslands erövring av Krim eller hemliga intervention i östra Ukraina. @jakobhedenskog.bsky.social @sceeus-ui.bsky.socialblt.seDesinformationen om kriget i Ukraina lever fortfarandeMånga kommentatorer runt om i världen daterar oavsiktligt eller medvetet starten på det nuvarande rysk-ukrainska kriget till februari 2022, i stället för februari 2014. Tre narrativ – formade av Moskv... 021
Reposted by Jakob HedenskogJulia Davis @juliadavisnews.bsky.social · 10/01/2024NOT IN IT TO WIN IT Putin’s Sham Election Rivals Can’t Even Keep a Straight Face When asked if he thought he could win, one of the notional challengers said: “Of course not! Do I look like an idiot?” My latest for @thedailybeast www.thedailybeast.com/putins-sham-...thedailybeast.comPutin’s Sham Election Rivals Can’t Even Keep a Straight FaceWhen asked if he thought he could win, one of the notional challengers said: “Of course not! Do I look like an idiot?” 04819
