Max Bergmann

Director Europe, Russia, Eurasia @csis. Host EuroFile/RussianRoulette. Fmr State Department (PM/T/SP). Dad, husband. Largely at @maxbergmann.bsky.social

[Rasmus Jarlov @RasmusJarlov]

It is a lonely job being the USA ambassador to Denmark these days.

Previous USA ambassadors were treated like rock stars and were very popular in Denmark which has always been a very pro-American country. But that is over now.

The current ambassador, Ken Howery, @USAmbDenmark was sent to Denmark last year accompanied by a message from Trump that his job is to secure U.S. control over Greenland.

He keeps posting BS on social media about how he wants to deepen ties between Denmark and the USA. But you have to choose. You can't both try to take Greenland and have good relations with Denmark.

As a result, he is treated like the enemy that he is, and nobody wants to socialize with him.

A Danish newspaper recently spotted him going undercover as a Danish football fan at a carnival. He has to dress up and hide like this to be able to go out and be among the Danes.

[Jorge Liboreiro @JorgeLiboreiro]

🚨🚨🚨 Huge breaking news from Brussels: Hungary has lifted its two-year-long veto on Ukraine's EU accession.

Ukraine and Moldova will soon be able to open the first cluster of the accession process.

The saga is over.

[Szabolcs Panyi @panyiszabolcs]

A Russian spy under diplomatic cover who spent years infiltrating think-tanks tied to the Orbán government was quietly sent home from Budapest — but only after Orbán's electoral defeat removed the shield that had protected him for months. @VSquare_Project https://t.co/7xJW2j0U04

[Yaroslav Trofimov @yarotrof]

Delegates of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum arriving at the opening ceremony as the St Petersburg port (10 miles away) burns in the background, following a wave of Ukrainian strikes. Video posted by Ksenia Sobchak https://t.co/SuL4mL1Qd0

[Narendra Modi @narendramodi]

Congratulations to my friend Ms. Mette Frederiksen on assuming office as the Prime Minister of Denmark for a remarkable third consecutive term.

India and Denmark share an enduring partnership founded on mutual trust, shared values and a common commitment to a sustainable future. I look forward to working closely with Prime Minister Frederiksen to further strengthen the India-Denmark Green Strategic Partnership and take our cooperation to new heights for the benefit of our peoples.

@Statsmin

[Amazing Maps @amazingmap]

A comparison of climatic analogues across the Northern Hemisphere.

[Conor Sen @conorsen]

I simply wasn’t prepared for how sophisticated FIFA was in its extortion. It’s like trying to trade against Jane Street.

[Mark Simpson @BBCMarkSimpson]

DUP’s Tracy Kelly hands over chain of office to new Belfast mayor Róis-Máire Donnelly from Sinn Féin.

[Steven Erlanger @StevenErlanger]

it will take years to recover, if ever

[Max Bergmann @maxbergmann]

EU needs to get serious about treaty reform. Nordics/EEU can say reform is not "required" for enlargement. But there is just no way the EU adds more members without reform. 16yrs of Orban's hostage taking has made it clear unanimity has to go. Until that happens, no enlargement.

[POLITICOEurope @POLITICOEurope]

EXCLUSIVE: Hungary has signaled it will drop its long-standing opposition to Ukraine’s bid for EU membership, allowing it and Moldova to begin formal negotiations to join the bloc in the coming days, four diplomats told POLITICO. https://t.co/B4jaW4lByv

[Mariska den Eelden 🇪🇺🇳🇱 @eeldenden]

https://t.co/IOjq6bE0Zy

[CSIS Europe, Russia, and Eurasia Program @csiserep]

NEW: Max and Maria welcome Sir Lawrence Freedman to #RussianRoulette to discuss how the conflict in Ukraine is evolving — and what the critical months ahead may hold. Listen to the latest episode below.

🎙️@LawDavF @maxbergmann @MSnegovaya
https://t.co/LjSX0JdQys

[Alex Wickham @alexwickham]

Bloomberg News exclusive:

Vladimir Putin has been told by senior Russian officials that the war in Ukraine is becoming unaffordable, the most serious sign of internal division in Moscow since the full-scale invasion began

https://t.co/gpk6OChdlC

[Michael Kofman @KofmanMichael]

Good piece by @Jack_Watling in FA today https://t.co/kCxXKtB1FT

[Rob Lee @RALee85]

And this is why I think the arguments that drones have made maneuver impossible are wrong. Cheap ISR and strike drones right now are enabling an interdiction campaign at operational depths without air superiority that Ukraine could not achieve with ATACMS/HIMARS in 2023. Along with destruction and effective suppression of UAS positions, Ukraine can set conditions for employing armor again.

[Robert McCartney @McCartneyWP]

Capital Weather Gang has been a huge success, and this looks like a loss for The Post.

[Michael Carpenter @mikercarpenter]

Alliances founded solely on “interests,” and not values, will inevitably be transient and weak. That’s why NATO and the EU are explicitly founded on shared values. Why we support ROK not DPRK, Ukraine not Russia, and the Quad not China. This is a big departure from US history.

[Max Tani @maxwelltani]

Capital Weather Gang, the weather blog that has been a part of the Washington Post for almost 20 years, is becoming an independent site and rebranding as Capital Weather.

Per a note to WaPo staff today, the site will still contribute to WaPo during major weather events.

[Grace Panetta @grace_panetta]

and this is why the standard greeting in DC is “nice to see you”

[Soumaya Keynes @SoumayaKeynes]

Footage from my London “How to Win a Trade War” book party, feat. ukulele + singing