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Jana Zikmundova

@jzk55.bsky.social
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Former ambassador of Belgium (ret.) to Ukraine (2011-2014) and Colombia (2017-2021). Memories of Soviet tanks are part of my Czech roots (remember 21.8.1968 ?) Here mainly to denounce Putin's war on 🇺🇦. @DefendDemocracy team member 🇪🇺

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Centre for European Reform @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Who’s afraid of the big bad bear? Europe’s resources are much greater than Russia’s, if Europeans are ready to use them to defend themselves. 🇷🇺 🇪🇺 New @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social policy brief by @cerianbond.bsky.social Read here: buff.ly/q40Cahl
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Mr Natural @neilmatheson66.bsky.social · 2h
The Great Dictator was released #OTD 1940. Director: Charlie Chaplin. #FilmSky
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Now feels like distant news from prehistoric times 🫟 #нетвойне
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Ariana Gic @arianagic.bsky.social · 11h
Ukrainian capitulation to Russia is NOT peace. It is Russian victory. It is ongoing genocide of Ukrainians, spread of fascism beyond Russian borders, and then war against NATO nations forcibly using Ukrainians - angry at having been sacrificed to Moscow by the West - to fight.
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Jana Zikmundova @jzk55.bsky.social · 1h
"...the video was, typically, posted by the notorious Crimean SMERSH Telegram channel which works closely with the occupation authorities in hunting down those viewed as ‘too pro-Ukrainian’." #Stalin 's crimes are back in #Putin 's 🇷🇺 #StopRussiaArmUkraine
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Must listen 🎧
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Well done, we need your voice ❕️👏
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Derek St. John @derek117.bsky.social · 2h
AND, don't forget Trump has invited Putin to attend the G-8 Summit that Trump is hosting in Florida. Even though Russia was kicked-out of the G-8 after Putin invaded Ukraine.
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Mujtaba Rahman @mijrahman.bsky.social · 2h
The argument that Trump would jolt the EU out of its malaise wasn't wrong: Germany's rearmament, €150bn on SAFE, €90bn Ukraine facility, trade diversification (Mercusor, Canada, India), the bloc's new policies on European preference etc are all a direct consequence of Trump 2.0 1/2
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"At Thursday’s EU summit, Belgium will embarrass Berlin once again. Bart De Wever, the country’s professorial prime minister, will admonish his German counterpart for securing a controversial carve-out in a landmark EU law aimed at centralising oversight of the bloc’s 27 capital markets." 👁 🇧🇪
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russian desk @deskrussia.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Who are the Russian dissidents that Jean-Luc Mélenchon presents as evidence that his camp is fighting Putinism? Meet Alexei Sakhnin, who wants to offer Putin a “dignified” peace, and whose arrival in France was facilitated at the highest levels 👇 desk-russie.info/2026/10/07/f...
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France Unbowed’s Russian Heroes • russian desk
Who are the Russian dissidents that Jean-Luc Mélenchon presents as evidence that his camp is fighting Putinism? The case of Alexei Sakhnin compels us to look
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Jana Zikmundova @jzk55.bsky.social · 12h
Mental strain from following the 🇷🇺 war on 🇺🇦 day in day out since 24.2.22 is nothing compared to what the #Ukrainians are going through *for real* ⬇️
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Kyiv Post @kyivpost.com · 21h
Russian ballistic missiles targeted ALL three of Kyiv’s municipal power plants and energy facilities in nearby regions. A wider barrage across Ukraine killed at least five civilians and wounded dozens, while damaging industrial sites, railway infrastructure and homes. www.kyivpost.com/post/87016
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Russia Targets All 3 Kyiv CHP Plants as Overnight Strikes Kill Civilians and Injure Dozens Across Ukraine
Russian missile strikes caused fires to erupt at industrial sites, railway infrastructure and homes across several regions, while emergency crews faced repeated threats of follow-up attacks.
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Jana Zikmundova @jzk55.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Superbe reportage de @radiopraguefr.bsky.social (1e partie) sur une région jadis célèbre par la chasse à l'homme officielle visant les fuyards du "paradis" communiste. Et #Rozvadov, où on était "accueilli" par des agents armés de fusils automatiques et des chiens dressés, est devenu un *casino*...
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Jana Zikmundova @jzk55.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Remembering Robert J. Jackson, who served in Nuremberg, Germany, as United States Chief Prosecutor at the International Military Tribunal in 1946. His legacy is now being attacked by Trump/Rubio's campaign against the #ICC. #Nuremberg80Years #SeeYouInNuremgrad 👁
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Olga Lautman 🇺🇦 @olgalautman.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Ukrainians being murdered every single damn day cannot be normalized
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Jana Zikmundova @jzk55.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
The fate of #Ukrainians in territories occupied by 🇷🇺remains horrific, with no end in sight. 🫟 #CrimeaIsUkraine 🇺🇦
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Olena Halushka @halushka.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
Americans must be very proud of how great they are today.
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Jana Zikmundova @jzk55.bsky.social · 14/10/2026
The threat grows rather, because of #US intelligence sharing "failure" (?). If intentional and repeated, more 🇷🇺 #warcrimes to be expected. #RussiaIsATerroristState
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yarkot.bsky.social @yarkot.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
A very well written piece by @odragas.bsky.social - worth reading. «…Ukrainians and their supporters are astounded by how the leader of the most powerful democracy in the world has utterly abdicated the ideals Americans have always cherished and defended.» www.kyivpost.com/opinion/86928
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Putin’s Protector in the White House
The world is astounded by how Trump’s worship of Putin has led him to renounce America’s noblest ideals.
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Maria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Check out (and bookmark) this long thread with reporting on Russia’s widening attacks in Europe.
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Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum.wsocial.eu · 13/10/2026
In 1987 Trump visited Moscow. Since then, "He has changed his mind about abortion and crypto, he has supported different political parties, but his dislike of America’s democratic allies and his preference for Russia have remained remarkably consistent." www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/1...
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Trump’s Message to Ukraine Is Now Crystal Clear
The president’s actions over the past 72 hours look like an effort to force Kyiv to surrender.
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Caroline de Gruyter @carolinedegruyter.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
"One major takeaway from Florida, Mr. Seibert told ambassadors, was that the Americans were engaging more with the Russians than they publicly acknowledge" After Russian Diesel Deal, Trump Faces New Crisis Over Ukraine www.nytimes.com/2026/10/12/w...
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After Russian Diesel Deal, Trump Faces New Crisis Over Ukraine
President Trump’s surprise decision to suspend sanctions on Russian diesel fuel stunned Ukrainian and European officials, who were meeting with U.S. envoys at an exclusive golf club near Miami.
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Mick Ryan @warinthefuture.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
On BBC discussing diesel deals, energy ceasefires and the ongoing Russian attacks against Ukrainian power plants and other civil targets.
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Jana Zikmundova @jzk55.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
The putative agenda for next 2️⃣ weeks resumed in 1️⃣ horrendous point : more unarmed 🇺🇦 civilians murdered. #RussiaIsATerroristState
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halyapuff.bsky.social @halyapuff.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Murdered Ukrainian children, abducted and tortured civilians that Trump spits on by making 'deals' with Russia khpg.org/en/1608816125
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Murdered Ukrainian children, abducted and tortured civilians that Trump spits on by making 'deals' with Russia
Russia can, it seems, kill any number of civilians, persecute Ukrainians for remaining true to their country, torture some to death and the US President will demand that Ukrainians choose another, mor...
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Emmanuelle Chaze @emmanuellechaze.com · 13/10/2026
Kyiv night 👇 Worked until 10:00pm Explosions before air raid alert at 10:08pm Missiles Bathroom shelter at 10:10pm All clear at 1am ~ checking damage in Kyiv, trying to sleep ~ New alert at 3:49am All clear 4:10am Alert at 4:30am All clear at 5:19am Now: too anxious to sleep Repeat. Every day.
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Ariana Gic @arianagic.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Debris from intercepted Russian jet drones have damaged houses and vehicles in the Lviv oblast, just outside the city of Lviv in western Ukraine. The attack is yet another reminder that there is no safe place in Ukraine from Russian aggression and genocide.
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Andrius Kubilius @andriuskubilius.ec.europa.eu · 12/10/2026
Congrats to College of Europe in Natolin on the opening of the European Security and Strategy faculty! Because it all starts with the power of ideas. In 🇪🇺 defence we need not only a financial or industrial “big bang”, but also an intellectual "big bang”.  My keynote ⬇️ ec.europa.eu/commission/p...
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yarkot.bsky.social @yarkot.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
A worthwhile read (🧵👇 - also, worth seeing some of the comments). Snyder’s post link (if you’d rather just dive in & read that first): snyder.substack.com/p/war-throug... #AwarenessMatters Listen to Understand Speak, Think for Yourself #DemocracyMatters
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Jorge Liboreiro @jorgeliboreiro.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Confirmed: Ukraine and Moldova will open two new accession clusters on Tuesday. - Cluster 2: Internal Market - Cluster 3: Competitiveness The ones still closed are the most politically sensitive: Cluster 4 (green, energy, transport) and Cluster 5 (agriculture, cohesion).
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Zoe Samuel @zoesamuel.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
It would be much more surprising if this were NOT the case. #russianbots #astroturf
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RobinK @templeofhate.com · 12/10/2026
»Kyiv is targeting critical components that are hard to repair. The strikes have crippled Russia's diesel production and are at the center of a new standoff between President Trump and Ukraine.« 🎁 link (no paywall)
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How Ukraine uses precision drone strikes to hobble Russian oil refineries
Kyiv’s drone operators are targeting critical components that are hard to repair because of international sanctions. The attacks are damaging Russia’s economy.
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Oleksa Drachewych @odrachewych.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Thank God for that energy ceasefire Trump announced today. Stopped attacks on Ukrainian power plants...oh wait: abcnews.com/Internationa...
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Russia strikes power plant in Ukraine after Trump announces energy ceasefire
A thermal power plant was struck at least twice, Ukrainian officials said.
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Simon Nixon @nixonsimon.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Why Trump’s diesel deal sets traps for Europe, how Brussels scored a small win over China, whether Pedro Sanchez is a victim of his own success, and can Brazil walk a geopolitical tightrope - latest edition of Wealth of Nations nixons.substack.com/p/trumps-bet...
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Trump’s Betrayal
Why Trump’s diesel deal sets traps for Europe, how Brussels scored a small win over China, whether Pedro Sanchez is a victim of his own success, and can Brazil walk a geopolitical tightrope
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Ariana Gic @arianagic.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
With the Trump regime so flagrantly and openly coercing Ukraine to surrender to Russia, there is absolutely NO excuse for the rest of NATO to play along with Washington as "negotiator". A coalition MUST be formed TODAY to implement a humanitarian military mission to help Ukraine.
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Sarah Murphy @13sarahmurphy.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Brexit is forever tainted with disinformation, foreign interference, murky vested interests, ugly prejudice, unforgivable costs and now deep unpopularity. If you really cared about our country and wanted to fix its problems, you’d admit this… Good that Burnham is finally doing so…
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Scott Horton @robertscotthorton.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Yesterday we made the fascinating discovery that the bulk of the MAGA troll army operates out of a Russian intelligence service mill located inside the Yandex supercomputer center in Vladimir. The Ukrainians bombed it, and suddenly the troll army simply went silent.
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The Death of MAGA’s Troll Army
Inside A Dying Russian Data Center
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Keir Giles @keirgiles.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Dusting off slides from a decade ago about Russian information warfare definitions including "physical" interventions against data centres and communications hubs. It seemed to generate some pretty blank looks at the time.
Screenshot of slide on "physical" as well as electronic information warfare
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Carole Cadwalladr @carolecadwalla.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
NEW: Prime Minister Andy Burnham finally breaks a decade of UK govt silence…& reveals there was ‘clear’ Russian interference in the Brexit vote. 1/
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Lav @lavenderbean.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
I think the real takeaway is that all of Burnham's predecessors knew about Russia's involvement in the Brexit referendum, and chose to say or do nothing about it.
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Maria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Zelensky’s approval rating with AMERICANS is already higher than Trump’s. And my guess is the gap will become even bigger. Zelensky here speaking bravely and clearly (both factually and morally)
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Douglas Herbert @dougdecodes.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Cartoon by Bill Bramhall.
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Ambassador Greg Delawie @gregdelawie.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
It all makes sense once you realize that the Republican party is a fully-owned subsidiary of Russia. That is why Trump constantly helps Putin and hurts Ukraine.
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Oleksa Drachewych @odrachewych.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
So a couple of things here...did Ushakov really want to conjur up the image of a teenage romance between Trump and Putin? And clearly Putin is just stringing along Trump as per the Kremlin report: www.ctvnews.ca/world/articl...
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Neither Putin nor Trump wanted to hang up first, Kremlin aide says after ‘very friendly’ call
A conversation on Friday between President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump was “very substantive and friendly” and neither leader wanted to be the first to end the call, Russian news ag...
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