Olena Snigyr
@olenasnigyr.bsky.social
Jean Monnet Fellow at the EUI’s Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies
Non-Resident Senior Fellow in the FPRI's Eurasia Program
Russian foreign policy, European Security, and the role of narratives in international relations
Non-Resident Senior Fellow in the FPRI's Eurasia Program
Russian foreign policy, European Security, and the role of narratives in international relations
If you know, you know.
I joke, therefore I survive the news cycle.
It’s all fake of course
I joke, therefore I survive the news cycle.
It’s all fake of course
June 6, 2025 at 8:07 AM
If you know, you know.
I joke, therefore I survive the news cycle.
It’s all fake of course
I joke, therefore I survive the news cycle.
It’s all fake of course
A new and growing threat—naive individuals unknowingly turned into walking bombs.What’s happening in Ukraine today could spread elsewhere tomorrow
🇷🇺intelligence agency reportedly blew up its agents carrying IED near railway station.Two teens were recruited via Telegram channels offering “easy money”
🇷🇺intelligence agency reportedly blew up its agents carrying IED near railway station.Two teens were recruited via Telegram channels offering “easy money”
Russian Intelligence Recruited Two Ukrainian Teenagers in Ivano-Frankivsk on Suicide Mission
SBU and National Police uncover details of a terrorist act in Ivano-Frankivsk linked to Russian agents, involving recruited local teenagers.
united24media.com
March 15, 2025 at 10:15 AM
A new and growing threat—naive individuals unknowingly turned into walking bombs.What’s happening in Ukraine today could spread elsewhere tomorrow
🇷🇺intelligence agency reportedly blew up its agents carrying IED near railway station.Two teens were recruited via Telegram channels offering “easy money”
🇷🇺intelligence agency reportedly blew up its agents carrying IED near railway station.Two teens were recruited via Telegram channels offering “easy money”
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🇪🇺 A week that felt like a decade: Europe reels from J.D. Vance’s speech in Munich 🇺🇸
At this @eui-eu.bsky.social webinar last week, experts dissected the US shift away from European security, J.D. Vance’s controversial speech, & what this means for EU’s strategic autonomy.
www.eui.eu/news-hub?id=...
At this @eui-eu.bsky.social webinar last week, experts dissected the US shift away from European security, J.D. Vance’s controversial speech, & what this means for EU’s strategic autonomy.
www.eui.eu/news-hub?id=...
A week that felt like a decade: Europe reels from J.D. Vance’s speech in Munich
In that one moment, all the pillars of transatlantic relationsshared values, mutual respectwere smashed to smithereens This is how EUI Prof Trine Flockhart de
www.eui.eu
February 27, 2025 at 5:16 PM
🇪🇺 A week that felt like a decade: Europe reels from J.D. Vance’s speech in Munich 🇺🇸
At this @eui-eu.bsky.social webinar last week, experts dissected the US shift away from European security, J.D. Vance’s controversial speech, & what this means for EU’s strategic autonomy.
www.eui.eu/news-hub?id=...
At this @eui-eu.bsky.social webinar last week, experts dissected the US shift away from European security, J.D. Vance’s controversial speech, & what this means for EU’s strategic autonomy.
www.eui.eu/news-hub?id=...
It’s 80 years since WWII. Russians are already designing their information campaign around this date, blending narratives of war with Ukraine in the cauldron of historical mythology about Russia’s liberation of Europe from Nazism.
February 21, 2025 at 6:09 PM
It’s 80 years since WWII. Russians are already designing their information campaign around this date, blending narratives of war with Ukraine in the cauldron of historical mythology about Russia’s liberation of Europe from Nazism.
Reposted by Olena Snigyr
My thoughts on the Russian-American talks on Ukraine, without Ukraine. The simplest interpretation of the available facts is that the Americans are using Russian violence to try to exploit Ukraine.
snyder.substack.com/p/peace-or-p...
snyder.substack.com/p/peace-or-p...
Peace or Partition?
Russians and Americans speak about Ukraine, without Ukrainians
snyder.substack.com
February 18, 2025 at 9:22 PM
My thoughts on the Russian-American talks on Ukraine, without Ukraine. The simplest interpretation of the available facts is that the Americans are using Russian violence to try to exploit Ukraine.
snyder.substack.com/p/peace-or-p...
snyder.substack.com/p/peace-or-p...
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🗣️ The Munich Security Conference 2025 exposed growing tensions between the US & Europe over NATO and Ukraine. What does this mean for Europe’s security and economic future?
🔗 Register now to join the discussion: www.eui.eu/events?id=57...
🔗 Register now to join the discussion: www.eui.eu/events?id=57...
After the Munich Security Conference. Which future for Europe?
J.D. Vance’s speech at the Munich Security Conference has reignited debates on the future of transatlantic relations, NATO’s role, and Europe’s strategic autonomy. As shifting U.S. foreign policy prio...
www.eui.eu
February 18, 2025 at 4:53 PM
🗣️ The Munich Security Conference 2025 exposed growing tensions between the US & Europe over NATO and Ukraine. What does this mean for Europe’s security and economic future?
🔗 Register now to join the discussion: www.eui.eu/events?id=57...
🔗 Register now to join the discussion: www.eui.eu/events?id=57...
One of my key points was defence Without it efforts at recovery will mean little
Western ground forces in 🇺🇦remain a debated issue. But NATO-led air operation to shield 🇺🇦airspace combined with threat of massive long-range strikes from aircraft & missile systems, could be real deterrent to 🇷🇺aggression
Western ground forces in 🇺🇦remain a debated issue. But NATO-led air operation to shield 🇺🇦airspace combined with threat of massive long-range strikes from aircraft & missile systems, could be real deterrent to 🇷🇺aggression
Over the past 2 days, the ‘𝗨𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆: 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗯𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿?’ conference has brought together Special Envoys from Italy, Norway, and Austria, experts, policymakers, and academics to discuss Ukraine’s reconstruction—addressing security, governance, and the role of international support.
February 10, 2025 at 8:55 AM
One of my key points was defence Without it efforts at recovery will mean little
Western ground forces in 🇺🇦remain a debated issue. But NATO-led air operation to shield 🇺🇦airspace combined with threat of massive long-range strikes from aircraft & missile systems, could be real deterrent to 🇷🇺aggression
Western ground forces in 🇺🇦remain a debated issue. But NATO-led air operation to shield 🇺🇦airspace combined with threat of massive long-range strikes from aircraft & missile systems, could be real deterrent to 🇷🇺aggression
Russian propaganda thrives partly because Western intellectuals have long admired Russian culture uncritically, while criticism from Russia’s neighbors was dismissed as biased. Elif Batuman’s piece in @newyorker.com gives hope that this is finally changing.
Rereading Russian Classics in the Shadow of the Ukraine War
How to reckon with the ideology of “Anna Karenina,” “Eugene Onegin,” and other beloved books.
www.newyorker.com
February 2, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Russian propaganda thrives partly because Western intellectuals have long admired Russian culture uncritically, while criticism from Russia’s neighbors was dismissed as biased. Elif Batuman’s piece in @newyorker.com gives hope that this is finally changing.
Let’s leave “just peace” aside. A peace deal with Russia on Russian terms would be a doomed agreement from the start. Beyond the arguments presented in the @fpri.bsky.social webinar, Europe will also have to contend with the challenge of dealing with the Russian regime that has made war its lifeline
A Just Peace for Ukraine? Prospects for Conflict Settlement in 2025 - FPRI Events
Discussions of possible ceasefire negotiations in the war between Russia and Ukraine focus on the concessions that Ukraine could make to stop the hot phase of
www.fpri.org
January 31, 2025 at 11:20 PM
Let’s leave “just peace” aside. A peace deal with Russia on Russian terms would be a doomed agreement from the start. Beyond the arguments presented in the @fpri.bsky.social webinar, Europe will also have to contend with the challenge of dealing with the Russian regime that has made war its lifeline
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Together with Andrew Palmer, I will be hosting a new Standing Section at the upcoming @europeanisa.bsky.social PEC in Bologna: Narrating World Polics.
If you are working on narratives in IR (broadly understood) we are much looking forward to your submissions!
eisa-net.org/pec-2025/
If you are working on narratives in IR (broadly understood) we are much looking forward to your submissions!
eisa-net.org/pec-2025/
January 28, 2025 at 8:41 AM
Together with Andrew Palmer, I will be hosting a new Standing Section at the upcoming @europeanisa.bsky.social PEC in Bologna: Narrating World Polics.
If you are working on narratives in IR (broadly understood) we are much looking forward to your submissions!
eisa-net.org/pec-2025/
If you are working on narratives in IR (broadly understood) we are much looking forward to your submissions!
eisa-net.org/pec-2025/
Good to start my Bluesky with such a special feedback about my text.
Thank you, @erik-jones.bsky.social
Thank you, @erik-jones.bsky.social
If you read one essay on the prospects for peace between Russia and Ukraine, read this: euideas.eui.eu/2025/01/24/w...
January 27, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Good to start my Bluesky with such a special feedback about my text.
Thank you, @erik-jones.bsky.social
Thank you, @erik-jones.bsky.social