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Andrej Matisak

@matisaksk.bsky.social
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#StandwithUkraine. Journalist, deputy head of foreign desk, Slovak daily @pravdask.bsky.social. The usual caveats apply. 🎙 #TheGlobalAgora #podcast ko-fi.com/amatisak

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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 8h
'We'll Keep Waiting': Afghanistan's Dead-End Road To #China www.rferl.org/amp/afghanis... #Afghanistan
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'We'll Keep Waiting': Afghanistan's Dead-End Road To China
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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 15h
Kimberly Guilfoyle is asked to resign by White House, new press secretary says www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
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Kimberly Guilfoyle is asked to resign by White House, new press secretary says
Guilfoyle, the ambassador to Greece, has faced allegations she asked a political donor for $100,000 to pay her personal American Express bill.
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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 19h
Trump shouldn't be anywhere close to the White House: exhibit #3479237292047... #Trump posts a made-up quote from Denzel Washington praising him. www.washingtonpost.com/style/2026/1...
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Trump posts a made-up quote from Denzel Washington praising him
The actor’s team confirmed that the quote is fabricated.
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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 23h
#NATO fund targets drone defence technologies as #Ukraine reshapes priorities www.reuters.com/business/fin... #Putinswar #Russia #drones
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NATO fund targets drone defence technologies as Ukraine reshapes priorities
Russia's invasion of Ukraine is reshaping NATO's defence technology priorities, with counter-drone systems and space-based ​surveillance emerging as some of the alliance's most ‌urgent capability gaps...
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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 23h
Why #Trump is going for #Zelenskyy’s jugular by @edwardluce.bsky.social. www.ft.com/content/1724... #Ukraine #Russia #Putinswar
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Why Trump is going for Zelenskyy’s jugular
No matter how much America’s allies urge the president to back Ukraine, he cannot forgive its leader for showing up his dealmaking impotence
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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 13/10/2026
Donald #Trump aligns with Vladimir #Putin yet again, leaving #Ukraine – and US relations with #Europe – under pressure, @stefwolff.bsky.social writes. theconversation.com/donald-trump... #Putinswar
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Donald Trump aligns with Vladimir Putin yet again, leaving Ukraine – and US relations with Europe – under pressure
The US president appears to have made an abrupt about-turn in US policy towards Russia and the Ukraine war.
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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
On Yemen's desert battlefield, a war with global consequences is being waged www.bbc.com/news/article... #Yemen
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On Yemen's desert battlefield, a war with global consequences is being waged
Yemen's entrenched civil war is now impossible to ignore. But in operating rooms in its port city of Aden, geopolitics feels remote.
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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Something related. #Brexit: Is the UK ready to rejoin the #EU? My 🎙 #podcast #TheGlobalAgora with @simonusherwood.bsky.social. ▶️ Apple podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/and... ▶️ Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/2rjT...
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Brexit: Is the UK ready to rejoin the EU? by The Global Agora
It has now been more than ten years since citizens of the United Kingdom made the decision in a referendum to leave the European Union, Yet, the latest public opinion polls show that as many as 59% of...
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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Adieu aux ‘Enfants Rouges’: Tears and shock as fire destroys Paris’s oldest covered food market www.france24.com/en/france/20...
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Adieu aux ‘Enfants Rouges’: Tears and shock as fire destroys Paris’s oldest covered food market
A devastating blaze destroyed the French capital’s oldest covered food market in the early hours of Monday, stripping Paris of a cherished venue popular with locals and tourists alike. Traders and res...
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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
If you, inexplicably :-), missed the most recent episode of my 🎙️ #podcast, #TheGlobalAgora, here it is: ▶️ #Brexit: Is the UK ready to rejoin the #EU?, with @simonusherwood.bsky.social. ▶️ podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/and... #politics
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Brexit: Is the UK ready to rejoin the EU? by The Global Agora
It has now been more than ten years since citizens of the United Kingdom made the decision in a referendum to leave the European Union, Yet, the latest public opinion polls show that as many as 59% of...
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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 12/10/2026
Who are the Ukrainian 'volunteers' under Russian command? amp.dw.com/en/who-are-t... #Ukraine #Russia #Putinswar
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Former Ukrainian prisoners are fighting under Russian command — voluntarily, Russia claims
Russia has announced a battalion consisting of Ukrainian "volunteers." But veterans and former prisoners of war share very different accounts.
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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
US threatens to block arms for #Ukraine over attacks on Russian refineries www.ft.com/content/68fd... #Russia #Trump #Putinswar
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US threatens to block arms for Ukraine over attacks on Russian refineries
[FREE TO READ] Officials lobby European capitals and Kyiv following Trump’s diesel deal with Putin
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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Something related. #Brexit: Is the UK ready to rejoin the #EU? My 🎙 #podcast #TheGlobalAgora with @simonusherwood.bsky.social. ▶️ Apple podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/and... ▶️ Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/2rjT...
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Brexit: Is the UK ready to rejoin the EU? by The Global Agora
It has now been more than ten years since citizens of the United Kingdom made the decision in a referendum to leave the European Union, Yet, the latest public opinion polls show that as many as 59% of...
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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Yes. Thank you. All reports will updated accordingly.
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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
The MAGA report goes that Ukraine destroyed 7 billion Russia churches every day.
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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
They should be severely punished, but the the reality also is that except for their fairly limited fanbase nobody cares about Man-cheater City.
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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Nuclear war and malicious use of #AI threaten end of humanity by 2100, says Lancet assessment www.theguardian.com/global-devel...
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Nuclear war and malicious use of AI threaten end of humanity by 2100, says Lancet assessment
Newly established commission identifies 17 catastrophic threats to human health but says ‘realistic route to act’ on each exists
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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
#Brexit: Is the UK ready to rejoin the #EU? My 🎙 #podcast #TheGlobalAgora with @simonusherwood.bsky.social. ▶️ Apple podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/and... ▶️ Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/2rjT... ▶️ podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/and... #politics
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Brexit: Is the UK ready to rejoin the EU? by The Global Agora
It has now been more than ten years since citizens of the United Kingdom made the decision in a referendum to leave the European Union, Yet, the latest public opinion polls show that as many as 59% of...
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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Trump’s Diesel Doctrine and Betrayal of #Ukraine, by @warinthefuture.bsky.social. substack.com/app-link/pos... #Russia #Trump #Putinswar
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Trump’s Diesel Doctrine and Betrayal of Ukraine
This week: Trump’s diesel deal with Putin, failed Miami peace negotiations, Putin’s murderous week, China’s territorial claims, as well as my Big Five recommended readings.
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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 11/10/2026
Students recruited via Telegram, amateur saboteurs and hitmen: How #Russia outsources its operations in #Europe english.elpais.com/internationa... #Putinswar #Ukraine
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Students recruited via Telegram, amateur saboteurs and hitmen: How Russia outsources its operations in Europe
The Kremlin, which lost many of its agents through expulsions after the war in Ukraine, is trying to rebuild its tentacles to stoke the hybrid war
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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
US #midterms: Women candidates could make history amp.dw.com/en/money-net... #politics
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US midterms could bring more women into Congress — and make history
The US is holding Congress and state governors elections. At all levels of US politics, women are underrepresented — but they may win some historic victories in the midterms on November 3.
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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Trump is Putins's puppet. US should elect a new president... #Trump says #Ukraine should elect a new president. amp.dw.com/en/trump-sla... #Russia #Putinswar
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Trump says Ukraine should elect a new president, slamming Zelenskyy for not making a deal with Russia
President Trump has criticized Volodymyr Zelenskyy for not making a deal with Russia to end the Ukraine war. He has also warned Kyiv against targeting Russian oil refineries.
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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
#Brexit: Is the UK ready to rejoin the #EU? My #podcast, #TheGlobalAgora, with @simonusherwood.bsky.social. ▶️ ko-fi.com/post/Podcast... ✅️ If you enjoy what I do, please buy me ☕️ coffee. Thank you! #politics
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Podcast: Brexit: Is the UK ready to rejoin the EU?
Andrej Matisak published a post on Ko-fi
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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
#MFF: Statement by leading MEPs on the long-term budget and own resources, in response to the negotiating box presented on by the Irish Presidency. They firmly reject the draft negotiating position emerging from the Council. www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/pres... #EU
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Lead MEPs on EU’s long-term budget react to Irish presidency’s negotiating box | News | European Parliament
Statement by leading MEPs on the long-term budget and own resources, in response to the negotiating box presented on Saturday by the Irish Presidency.
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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
This Is About Much More Than Just Diesel: Since #Trump became president for the second time, the USA has moved steadily to support #Putin in his war to wipe out #Ukraine, writes @phillipspobrien.bsky.social. substack.com/app-link/pos... #Russia #Putinswar
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This Is About Much More Than Just Diesel
What Really Matters From The Last Few Hours
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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
Russia’s Attacks in #Europe Are Escalating. Here Is How to Push Back, by @lianafix.bsky.social & Rafaela Uzan. www.cfr.org/articles/rus... #Russia #Putinswar #Ukraine
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How Europe deter Russia attacks | Council on Foreign Relations
European countries have been too slow and too reactive in response to escalating Russian attacks. They need a coordinated playbook.
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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 10/10/2026
South Korean opposition criticizes #Ukraine envoy recall www.upi.com/amp/Top_News... #SouthKorea #Russia #Putinswar
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South Korean opposition criticizes Ukraine envoy recall
South Korea's opposition criticizes the recall of its Ukraine ambassador, accusing Seoul of taking a tougher stance toward Kyiv than North Korea.
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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Anyone who thinks Trump would be willing to actually put real pressure on #Putin at some point must have had a lobotomy... #Trump says US to get diesel from #Russia, relaxing pressure on Moscow to ease prices before midterms. apnews.com/article/trum... #Putinswar #Ukraine
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Trump says US to get diesel from Russia, relaxing pressure on Moscow to ease prices before midterms
Trump says the U.S. will obtain diesel from Russia, relaxing years of US pressure on Moscow to combat prices ahead of midterms.
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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Russian dissident @vkaramurza.bsky.social warns #France is sending 'dangerous signal' to #Putin www.rfi.fr/en/internati... #Russia #Putinswar #Ukraine
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Russian dissident Kara-Murza warns France is sending 'dangerous signal' to Putin
In an interview with RFI, Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza has accused France of sending a “very dangerous” signal that the West is ready to return to “business as usual” with Vladimir Pu...
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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
You are either pro-justice or pro-Trump... US announces sanctions on the International Criminal Court. www.dw.com/en/us-impose... #ICC
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US announces sanctions on the International Criminal Court
The US has announced new sanctions on the International Criminal Court. It's the latest in a series of steps by the Donald Trump administration as it seeks to "dismantle" the intergovernmental organiz...
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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
Stalled at the Front, #Russia Seeks to Undermine Ukraine’s Economic Capacity, Balázs Jarábik writes. carnegieendowment.org/russia-euras... #Ukraine #Putiswar
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Stalled at the Front, Russia Seeks to Undermine Ukraine’s Economic Capacity
Russian strikes are weakening the economy sustaining Ukraine’s war effort. Closing the growing funding gap will require more European support and politically contentious reforms in Kyiv.
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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
#Brexit: Is the UK ready to rejoin the #EU? My 🎙 #podcast, #TheGlobalAgora, with @simonusherwood.bsky.social. ▶️ #Apple podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/and... ▶️ #Spotify open.spotify.com/episode/2rjT... #politics
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Brexit: Is the UK ready to rejoin the EU? by The Global Agora
It has now been more than ten years since citizens of the United Kingdom made the decision in a referendum to leave the European Union, Yet, the latest public opinion polls show that as many as 59% of...
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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
#NobelPeacePrize: The Norwegian Nobel Committee has decided to award the Nobel Peace Prize for 2026 to Navanethem “Navi” Pillay for her efforts to promote peace and international law. www.nobelprize.org/prizes/peace...
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Nobel Peace Prize 2026
The Nobel Peace Prize 2026 was awarded to Navanethem "Navi" Pillay "for her efforts to promote peace and international law."
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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
El Niño could weaken the polar vortex. Does a scorching summer mean a freezing winter? www.euronews.com/2026/10/09/e...
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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
#Yemen is spiralling into another civil war that could swiftly engulf in the entire region theconversation.com/yemen-is-spi... #MiddleEast
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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 09/10/2026
As freezing winter approaches, #Kyiv residents look for shelter elsewhere www.bbc.com/news/article... #Ukraine #Russia #Putinswar
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As freezing winter approaches, Kyiv residents look for shelter elsewhere
A renewed Russian campaign of strikes on power and energy infrastructure has made some contemplate leaving Ukraine's capital.
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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Poland’s Power Needs a Purpose, by Monika Sus. visegradinsight.eu/polands-powe... via @visegradinsight.bsky.social #Poland #EU #politics #security
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Poland's Power Needs a Purpose
This text is a transcribed version of Poland’s Vision of Europe’s Future keynote speech delivered by the author during the core programme of the Forum. For most of the past 30 years, Poland’s vision o...
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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Simon, many thanks!
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Simon Usherwood @simonusherwood.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Delighted to speak with @matisaksk.bsky.social about this @oupolitics.bsky.social @ou-gcsj.bsky.social
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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
#Brexit: Is the UK ready to rejoin the #EU? Listen to another episode of my 🎙️ #podcast, #TheGlobalAgora. I talked to @simonusherwood.bsky.social. ▶️ podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/and... #politics
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Brexit: Is the UK ready to rejoin the EU? by The Global Agora
It has now been more than ten years since citizens of the United Kingdom made the decision in a referendum to leave the European Union, Yet, the latest public opinion polls show that as many as 59% of...
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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
#EU drops sponsorship of disinformation conference at #Trump officials’ request #Lithuania and #Canada were also pressured to withdraw, and days before #Disinfo2026, logos were wiped off website. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
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EU drops sponsorship of disinformation conference at Trump officials’ request
Lithuania and Canada were also pressured to withdraw, and days before #Disinfo2026, logos were wiped off website
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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 08/10/2026
Ukraine's farmers struggle to sell harvest amid war, drought amp.dw.com/en/ukraines-... #Ukraine #Russia #Putinswar
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Ukraine's farmers struggle to sell harvest amid war, drought
Russian attacks on ships and ports in the Black Sea are threatening Ukraine's agricultural sector. Grain exports are severely restricted, and Kyiv is seeking solutions.
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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Russia's Escalation: what Moscow is trying to achieve, and how NATO, the EU and European governments should respond. With @oanalungescu.bsky.social, Martin Sklenar and Linas Kojala, moderated by Juraj Majcin. www.youtube.com/watch?v=8nYL... Russia #Putinswar #Europe #security #NATO #Ukraine
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Russia's Escalation: What comes next?
YouTube video by European Policy Centre
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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
If you, inexplicably :-), missed the most recent episode of my 🎙️ #podcast, #TheGlobalAgora, here it is: ▶️ Is the firewall a viable strategy? What to do about the #AfD and the Left?, with @aphclarkson.bsky.social. ▶️ podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/and... #politics #Germany
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Is the firewall a viable strategy? What to do about the AfD and the Left? by The Global Agora
Is the firewall a viable political strategy, and how could centrist parties deal with the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) and the radical Left? Alexander Clarkson, Lecturer in European Politic...
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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
My interview (in Slovak) with Katarína Mathernová, Ambassador of the European Union to #Ukraine. www.pravda.sk/spravy/svet/... #EU #Russia #Putinswar
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Veľvyslankyňa EÚ na Ukrajine: Rusi teraz útočia takmer výhradne na civilné ciele - Svet - Správy - pravda.sk
Európa sa mimoriadne zmobilizovala, no tlak na Moskvu zatiaľ očividne nie je dostatočný.
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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
Record bets against the euro: how low could it fall amid France's fiscal crisis and Europe's energy shock? www.euronews.com/2026/10/07/r... #EU
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Record bets against the euro: how much further could it fall?
The euro hit a 17-month low as French debt fears and Europe's energy shock weigh on the currency. Bond market stress could limit further ECB rate hikes, while analysts see scope for the euro to fall t...
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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 07/10/2026
#Russia: Doubling down in #Ukraine – and against the West www.lowyinstitute.org/the-interpre... #Putinswar
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Russia: Doubling down in Ukraine – and against the West
Peace talks continue in name only, as Moscow counts on exhaustion to secure gains it cannot win on the battlefield.
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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
'Every museum in the world is stressing': How brazen art heists are affecting visitors www.bbc.com/travel/artic...
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'Every museum in the world is stressing': How brazen art heists are affecting visitors
A spate of audacious thefts has rocked European museums. Now, some institutions are rethinking what's worth displaying.
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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
Alex, thanks a lot for a great discussion and insight. As always!
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Andrej Matisak @matisaksk.bsky.social · 06/10/2026
'We adapt somehow': #Kyiv struggles as #Russia expands attacks www.afp.com/de/node/3845... #Ukraine #Putinswar
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'We adapt somehow': Kyiv struggles as Russia expands attacks
On Monday morning in the war-torn Ukrainian capital, Alina Biriuk was waiting for a bus to take her across the river -- a once-mundane commute that has...
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