Anton Shekhovtsov
@shekhovtsov.substack.com
PhD UCL SSEES, visiting professor at CEU, director of the Centre for Democratic Integrity, author of books "Russia and the Western Far Right" and "Russian Political Warfare", columnist for EUObserver @euobserver.bsky.social, outdoor research fellow
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I’m honoured to announce the release of the volume "Russia against Ukraine: Russian Political Mythology and the War on Ukrainian Identity", a multi-author study that examines the politically driven hostility towards Ukraine deeply rooted in Russian geopolitical chauvinism: buff.ly/obr8I30
Let me correct this for you Reuters.
February 10, 2026 at 1:03 PM
Let me correct this for you Reuters.
Source (in Ukrainian): koordshtab.gov.ua/posts/uvaha-...
February 10, 2026 at 10:45 AM
Source (in Ukrainian): koordshtab.gov.ua/posts/uvaha-...
After Starlink terminals were cut off for the Russian armed forces, Russians reportedly began blackmailing the families of Ukrainian prisoners of war, forcing them to register Starlink in their own names so it could later be used against Ukraine.
February 10, 2026 at 10:41 AM
After Starlink terminals were cut off for the Russian armed forces, Russians reportedly began blackmailing the families of Ukrainian prisoners of war, forcing them to register Starlink in their own names so it could later be used against Ukraine.
“There are indications that the Orbán regime may be preparing a scenario for the 2026 elections in which allegations of foreign interference could be used to contest a potential victory by Péter Magyar’s Tisza” shekhovtsov.substack.com/p/how-orban-...
February 9, 2026 at 12:50 PM
“There are indications that the Orbán regime may be preparing a scenario for the 2026 elections in which allegations of foreign interference could be used to contest a potential victory by Péter Magyar’s Tisza” shekhovtsov.substack.com/p/how-orban-...
German police detain two men, a 37yo Romanian and a 54yo Greek, suspected of warship sabotage www.politico.eu/article/germ...
German police detain 2 men suspected of warship sabotage
Lawmaker Roderich Kiesewetter tells POLITICO the attack “fit a Russian pattern of using targeted acts of sabotage against militarily relevant and critical infrastructure.”
www.politico.eu
February 4, 2026 at 7:38 PM
German police detain two men, a 37yo Romanian and a 54yo Greek, suspected of warship sabotage www.politico.eu/article/germ...
Russian spy spacecraft have intercepted Europe’s key satellites, officials believe. www.ft.com/content/cd08... Unencrypted European communications are being targeted by Moscow.
Russian spy spacecraft have intercepted Europe’s key satellites, officials believe
Unencrypted European communications are being targeted by Moscow
www.ft.com
February 4, 2026 at 9:48 AM
Russian spy spacecraft have intercepted Europe’s key satellites, officials believe. www.ft.com/content/cd08... Unencrypted European communications are being targeted by Moscow.
Tulevane Euroopa - kontinentaalne jõud ja poliitiline uuenemine või juhitud allakäik? arvamus.postimees.ee/8408170/anto...
ANTON ŠEHHOVTSOV ⟩ Tulevane Euroopa - kontinentaalne jõud ja poliitiline uuenemine või juhitud allakäik?
Viinis elav ja töötav teadur Anton Šehhovtsov leiab Ukraina võimalikust Euroopa Liidu ja NATO liikmesusest rääkides, et vahest polegi need unistused see, mida Ukraina vajab. Teine trend, mis…
arvamus.postimees.ee
February 2, 2026 at 2:22 PM
Tulevane Euroopa - kontinentaalne jõud ja poliitiline uuenemine või juhitud allakäik? arvamus.postimees.ee/8408170/anto...
Germany’s push for a “two-speed” Europe can unlock the continent’s new potential: a core of major states moving faster on defence & related industry. What looks like contraction today may prove to be a coiled spring, releasing a more unified Europe tomorrow. buff.ly/seaTjqI
The Next Europe
Continental power and political renewal, or managed decline?
shekhovtsov.substack.com
February 2, 2026 at 11:19 AM
Germany’s push for a “two-speed” Europe can unlock the continent’s new potential: a core of major states moving faster on defence & related industry. What looks like contraction today may prove to be a coiled spring, releasing a more unified Europe tomorrow. buff.ly/seaTjqI
Ukraine’s EU accession risks becoming strategically hollow due to Europe’s internal contradictions. Ukraine may need to orient itself towards the next Europe, a more cohesive and power-conscious continental project. Yet building such a Europe will face serious political obstacles. buff.ly/seaTjqI
The Next Europe
Continental power and political renewal, or managed decline?
shekhovtsov.substack.com
February 1, 2026 at 12:57 PM
Ukraine’s EU accession risks becoming strategically hollow due to Europe’s internal contradictions. Ukraine may need to orient itself towards the next Europe, a more cohesive and power-conscious continental project. Yet building such a Europe will face serious political obstacles. buff.ly/seaTjqI
It wouldn’t. There are already around 30 “republics” in Europe - the only entity that can supersede that combination is not another “republic” - it’s Imperium.
January 30, 2026 at 10:47 PM
It wouldn’t. There are already around 30 “republics” in Europe - the only entity that can supersede that combination is not another “republic” - it’s Imperium.
Europeans! While the latest trove of Epstein files is about to take up residence in your minds this weekend, remember this: when you finally evict that noise, the European liberation movement must be what remains. Scandal is a diversion - liberation is the task.
January 30, 2026 at 10:33 PM
Europeans! While the latest trove of Epstein files is about to take up residence in your minds this weekend, remember this: when you finally evict that noise, the European liberation movement must be what remains. Scandal is a diversion - liberation is the task.
We need a new elite, young and strong enough to carry and develop the revolutionary idea of a European liberation movement – one that can ultimately be crowned by European Imperium. 8/8
January 30, 2026 at 9:41 PM
We need a new elite, young and strong enough to carry and develop the revolutionary idea of a European liberation movement – one that can ultimately be crowned by European Imperium. 8/8
The flag Weber gestures towards is not the EU flag - it is the flag of European Imperium. Yet he will not pronounce its name. He cannot. He remains bound by old wineskins, like Merz, like nearly the entire EU elite. 7/8
January 30, 2026 at 9:41 PM
The flag Weber gestures towards is not the EU flag - it is the flag of European Imperium. Yet he will not pronounce its name. He cannot. He remains bound by old wineskins, like Merz, like nearly the entire EU elite. 7/8
There will be no troops anywhere under the EU flag – it was never designed for this purpose. The EU flag symbolises a peace dividend that Europe cannot sustain without soldiers marching under the banner of stars and stripes. 6/8
January 30, 2026 at 9:41 PM
There will be no troops anywhere under the EU flag – it was never designed for this purpose. The EU flag symbolises a peace dividend that Europe cannot sustain without soldiers marching under the banner of stars and stripes. 6/8
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz swiftly dismissed these ideas.
Of course he did. New wine does not reform old wineskins; it splits them, and is wasted when it does. 5/8
Of course he did. New wine does not reform old wineskins; it splits them, and is wasted when it does. 5/8
January 30, 2026 at 9:41 PM
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz swiftly dismissed these ideas.
Of course he did. New wine does not reform old wineskins; it splits them, and is wasted when it does. 5/8
Of course he did. New wine does not reform old wineskins; it splits them, and is wasted when it does. 5/8
They include deploying troops under a “European flag” in Ukraine and creating a single European leader by merging the roles of President of the European Council and President of the European Commission. 4/8
January 30, 2026 at 9:41 PM
They include deploying troops under a “European flag” in Ukraine and creating a single European leader by merging the roles of President of the European Council and President of the European Commission. 4/8
This suggestion fits within Weber’s broader ambitions to amplify the EU’s global presence. 3/8
January 30, 2026 at 9:41 PM
This suggestion fits within Weber’s broader ambitions to amplify the EU’s global presence. 3/8
The President of the European People’s Party, Manfred Weber, has suggested that a joint European army could assume a role in postwar peacekeeping in Ukraine. 2/8
January 30, 2026 at 9:41 PM
The President of the European People’s Party, Manfred Weber, has suggested that a joint European army could assume a role in postwar peacekeeping in Ukraine. 2/8
The idea of European Imperium is beginning to seep slowly into certain pockets of the EU elite. 1/8
January 30, 2026 at 9:41 PM
The idea of European Imperium is beginning to seep slowly into certain pockets of the EU elite. 1/8
Royal Navy forces Russian ship out of British waters www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01... Wildcat helicopter pursues Sinegorsk after it anchors near crucial undersea cables in Bristol Channel.
www.telegraph.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Royal Navy forces Russian ship out of British waters www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01... Wildcat helicopter pursues Sinegorsk after it anchors near crucial undersea cables in Bristol Channel.
Royal Navy forces Russian ship out of British waters www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01... Wildcat helicopter pursues Sinegorsk after it anchors near crucial undersea cables in Bristol Channel.
www.telegraph.co.uk
January 29, 2026 at 11:01 PM
Royal Navy forces Russian ship out of British waters www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01... Wildcat helicopter pursues Sinegorsk after it anchors near crucial undersea cables in Bristol Channel.
The West and Ukraine are capsizing Russia’s shadow fleet economist.com/finance-and-...
The West and Ukraine are capsizing Russia’s shadow fleet
And sinking its oil revenues in the process
economist.com
January 29, 2026 at 5:30 AM
The West and Ukraine are capsizing Russia’s shadow fleet economist.com/finance-and-...
China helping Russia build arsenal of nuclear-capable hypersonic missiles www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
How China is powering Putin’s deadliest new weapon
Beijing provides vital equipment as Russia accelerates production of missiles that can strike Europe in minutes
www.telegraph.co.uk
January 28, 2026 at 11:49 AM
China helping Russia build arsenal of nuclear-capable hypersonic missiles www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev often joins the MAGA crowd accusing the EU of censorship, and yet he is forced to use VPN to connect to X via France as X is blocked in Russia.
January 28, 2026 at 9:29 AM
Russian envoy Kirill Dmitriev often joins the MAGA crowd accusing the EU of censorship, and yet he is forced to use VPN to connect to X via France as X is blocked in Russia.