Edward Lucas
@edwardlucas
🇪🇺🔶 ✝️ 🚲🏊🏻🌶 🍞
Before she became a drone operator, Yarina Chornohuz translated Sylvia Plath into Ukrainian. I'm fundraising for her drone unit in Kherson. DM me for the IBAN. they need 1) A two-axle trailer for a car 2) Batteries: 10 units (15 thousand ampere) 3) FPV Drone Detector Whoover 2…
There haven’t been any anti-Zelensky protests since the Russian full-scale invasion of 2022, as the Ukrainian society realized that to survive it must stay united. Today’s move, unless reversed, is likely to change that. Soldiers on the front are particularly infuriated.
It’s no exaggeration that Ukrainian public opinion is in an absolute firestorm after the parliament today approved a law essentially dismantling independent anti-corruption agencies, just days after SBU raided key investigators. The law isn’t enacted until Zelensky signs it — and…
The math of the air war in Ukraine is simple. Yes, air defenses are needed but there will never be enough expensive Patriots etc. The only way to stop Putin from bombarding Ukrainian cities is by helping Ukraine strike deep inside Russia, against the Russian defense-industrial…
Marek Kohv: Dispelling the 'Is Narva Next?' narrative #Estonia news.err.ee/1609751759/mar…
Ukraine lost its independence in the past because of strife and division at home. The sudden law to dismantle independent anti-corruption bodies, if signed by Zelensky, has the potential to spark the country’s first political crisis since the war began — and to prompt some…
Zelensky in 2019, shortly after being elected – and still active on his Facebook page: "We will never overcome corruption if you keep turning a blind eye to it. Are you being asked for a bribe? Being offered a 'kickback'? Please, don't stay silent! Contact the NABU hotline – 0…
Today’s shocking bill, which tried to overturn an important anticorruption reform, had the stench of something done in a panic. I understand the immediate trigger may have been activation of investigations into the dealings of presidential-office insiders. economist.com/europe/2025/07…
A UK wealth tax sounds simple: "tax the super‑rich, fund public services" But it's not. Our 16,000 word deep‑dive shows revenues are fragile, it puts growth, investment and jobs at risk, and there's no revenue before 2029. Here’s the evidence:
A chapter has closed in Estonian history. Ovid Avarmaa, the last surviving World War II resistance figure and operative of the Estonian National Committee—which fought against both Nazi and Soviet occupations—passed away in Montreal, Canada, at the age of 104.
Thank you @edwardlucas, and also @BitebackPub, for publishing my new book, The New Total War
🌟“Donald Trump is no bookworm, so it is a fair bet that his vacation reading won’t include The New Total War by the former Conservative MP @IoWBobSeely. But as Trump’s Russia policy hardens, aides may find the just-published book rather helpful. Seely is not the first to…
Empire’s Echoes: Secrets and Lies | "Government secrecy breaches leave red faces in London." @edwardlucas cepa.org/article/empire…
An important article by @edwardlucas Wake up West, Russia’s ready for perpetual war thetimes.com/comment/column…
.@edwardlucas: “Nato’s cohesion depends on shaky politics in Europe and on the mercurial man in the White House. Our defences (military and non-military) are a shambles. And we have no stomach for deterrence. Don’t let it spoil your holiday.” thetimes.com/comment/column…
A plug for my NEST analysis from @edwardlucas. Yes, Russia is capable of adaptation and it retains the initiative. thetimes.com/comment/column…
My Times column today, highlighting work by @bobseely @John_ForemanCBE and @KeirGiles thetimes.com/comment/column…
what's that slang Russian word for expendable infantry? it's something like "logs" (in English)
one of the many useful nuggets in the new @bobseely book on Russia's total war is his mention of Yeltin's decree 940 from 1995 -- one of the urtexts of Russian imperialism. Here's the link ( I can't find an English version) base.garant.ru/1118275/
"'The New Total War' is a sizzling read ... " ▶️First reviews of my book, The New Total War, coming in. Thank you to @edwardlucas for his generous comments. ▶️The New Total War is out now. amazon.co.uk/New-Total-War-… bitebackpublishing.com/books/the-new-… #UkraineWar cepa.org/article/beach-…
⛔️ I have included 55 Georgian citizens on Latvia’s persona non grata list, imposing a ban on their entry into 🇱🇻. This decision was made under Section 61(2) of the Immigration Law.
⛔️ Esmu pieņēmusi lēmumu Latvijas Republikai nevēlamo personu sarakstā iekļaut vēl 55 Gruzijas 🇬🇪 pilsoņus, atbilstoši Imigrācijas likuma 61. panta otrajai daļai. Liegums ieceļot Latvijā personām ir noteikts uz nenoteiktu laiku.
On July 12, 1918, the flag of White Sea Karelia was raised for the first time over Ukhta In the wake of the revolutionary events of 1917-1918, the idea of independence also engulfed Karelia. Despite the motley composition of the population - Karelians, Russians and Pomors - the…
One has commented on this scandal before. But the last thing the immoral organisers deserve is silence. So let’s repeat: such an invitation has nothing to do with music, it is about rewarding an individual supporting a genocidal war. Disgrace.👇
Putin ally Valery Gergiev is set to return to the stage in Italy this month, breaking a European ban on pro-Kremlin artists since the start of Russia’s full-scale war on Ukraine It’shappening as Russian missile & drone attacks on Ukraine intensify👇🏼 bbc.com/news/articles/…
“Unless NATO finds a way of magically crashing Russian missile production, it will have to rethink deterrence.” @edwardlucas cepa.org/article/dimmed…