Vlad Galushko

Analyst, grant-maker, and policy observer. Open Society Initiative for Europe (OSIFE). Views are my own.

[Vlad Galushko @vlado1978]

@MrKevinRothrock No, the point is as long as Russia’s “liberal” politicians continue to appeal to colonial sentiments among Russian domestic audiences, they will end up in jail, exile or dead while having zero real political influence. They perpetuate the regime that kills in Ukraine and at home

[Vlad Galushko @vlado1978]

@_JakubJanda Adding: Russia would weaponize access to Ukrainian grain and other agricultural products to blackmail most vulnerable nations into concessions on critical minerals and blackmail the EU with a potential refugee crisis.

[Vlad Galushko @vlado1978]

@TheAtlantic @annanemtsova Nobody in #Ukraine hoped for that. N O B O D Y! Ukraine hoped the attacks would degrade Russia’s capacity to wage this war. Which they did.

[Vlad Galushko @vlado1978]

@ChristopherJM It's almost like we in the West would benefit from inviting Ukrainians into an alliance that was once designed to defend the West to make that learning and cooperation institutionally embedded.

[Constanze Stelzenmüller @ConStelz]

A disgrace that should be investigated.

[Vlad Galushko @vlado1978]

@rochowanski @GeorgiGotev Except when these politicians instrumentalise the votes they get to promote Russian interests. Shall we hear from Bulgarian experts for a change: https://t.co/hmDl2k42O9

[Velina Tchakarova @vtchakarova]

Radev will also push for strategic dialogue with Russia claiming that Bulgaria would act as “neutral” platform between the EU leaders and Russia. Dealing with Putin for 20+ years, I can safely assume that he would announce being ready to come to Bulgaria. This will be Austria 2.0

[Vlad Galushko @vlado1978]

@maxbergmann Oh the German arrogance that got its country (to quote a German official) with their pants down during the biggest European war in 80 years. Favourite comparisons: a Blockbuster boss commenting on Netflix, BlackBerry assessing iPhone…

[Dimitar Bechev @DimitarBechev]

Europe worked for a modus vivendi until Feb 2022. Accommodated Putin both in 2008 (Sarkozy after Georgia) and 2014-5 (Minsk Accords).

[Carlo Calenda @CarloCalenda]

Ieri sera ho fatto un confronto con Jeffry Sachs e le sue strampalate teorie sulla Russia vittima di persecuzione degli europei. Gli ho posto un paio di domande a cui non ha saputo rispondere.
Con la propaganda putiniana funziona sempre così: loro accusano l’Europa e l’Ucraina di aver causato la guerra, tu argomenti le azioni di Putin e messi di fronte la realtà iniziano a balbettare.

Qui il link per recuperare il confronto integrale: https://t.co/SPY32DMwez

[Open Society Foundations @OpenSociety]

Press freedom is a cornerstone of any open society. Georgian authorities seek “to silence journalists, erase dissent and break our spirit,” writes imprisoned journalist Mzia Amaglobeli, the country’s first female political prisoner since independence. https://t.co/sFP5dF3V9I

[Vlad Galushko @vlado1978]

Counterfactual: Merkel negotiates, Putin knows #Germany is critically dependent on #Russia for energy and #China (which is aligned with Moscow) on its market access. As one man famously said, “You got no cards!” #RussiaUkraineWar

[Rihards Kols @RihardsKols]

Angela Merkel blaming the Baltic states and Poland for Putin’s war is beyond absurd - it’s indecent.

Those who warned her for years about the Kremlin’s imperial ambitions are now scapegoated by the same person who kept filling Russia’s coffers - after Georgia and Crimea - and called it “normalisation.”

The one who rewarded Russia’s blatant aggression with new pipelines now lectures those who refused to celebrate appeasement and self-destruction.

Perhaps some serious introspection - not historical revisionism - is in order. Because Europe is paying the price for her delusions.

[Vlad Galushko @vlado1978]

Despite Russia’s brazen attempt to bring their country to heel, Moldovans voted for their future with #Europe. You can’t choose your neighbors. And boy, hasn’t Ukraine got lucky with such a determined leader as @sandumaiamd as its ally! Onward and forward to the EU! 🇪🇺 🇲🇩

[Vlad Galushko @vlado1978]

“Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, small minds discuss people.” Eleanor Roosevelt

[James Cleverly🇬🇧 @JamesCleverly]

Did Keir Starmer borrow that suit from someone a lot bigger?

Crumpled at the ankles, too long in the cuff, loose enough to get another bloke in there with him.

And someone please tell him about the buttons.

[Vlad Galushko @vlado1978]

@ROH_London shameful ethical choices and the reputational consequences that will inevitably follow: https://t.co/hnA24iP1bu

[Vlad Galushko @vlado1978]

Terrific piece by ⁦@dansabbagh⁩ on #Kramatorsk and its great people. BUT these places were never traditionally Russian-speaking, they became predominantly Russian-speaking as a result of the Soviet forced Russification policy. A minor but key nuance https://t.co/lMIpCtojos

[Vlad Galushko @vlado1978]

The #UK cannot be supporting #Ukraine with one hand while platforming #Putin cheerleaders with the other. ⁦@rbo_org⁩ https://t.co/Ni7GKcg5Bq

[Alex Soros @AlexanderSoros]

https://t.co/F73zCwMTcB

[Vlad Galushko @vlado1978]

Chasing a good scoop, @nytimes decides to collaborate with the Akhmat battalion who are known war criminals and Kremlin propaganda pushers. Not much new insight in return for lowering journalistic standards. #UkraineRussianWar #NYTimes

[Ostap Yarysh @OstapYarysh]

Excuse me??? I don’t even know where to start. Akhmat is infamous for its war crimes — including torture, executions of civilians, looting, and participation in filtration operations. On top of that, they’ve been heavily used as propaganda tools by the Kremlin. What is this?

[Open Society Justice Initiative @OSFJustice]

The European Court of Human Rights may soon issue its first compensation awards against Russia for the war in Ukraine. Could Russian central bank assets frozen in other countries be used to award claimants?

Our Beini Ye & @EUI_EU’s Antoine De Spiegeleir: https://t.co/89oKPrY6Hn