Doug Klain
@dougklain.bsky.social
Deputy Director for Policy and Strategy @razomforukraine.org | Nonresident Fellow @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social | Writing and speaking on Ukraine, America, and the global fight for democracy. Opinions mine 🫡
The Blue Angels flying over DC today!
October 28, 2025 at 3:53 PM
The Blue Angels flying over DC today!
It was great to moderate this #UkraineActionSummit panel on why U.S. security assistance to Ukraine is essential (and why it should resume). Thanks to Laura Cooper and @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social’s Amb. John Herbst for joining me!
October 27, 2025 at 5:03 PM
It was great to moderate this #UkraineActionSummit panel on why U.S. security assistance to Ukraine is essential (and why it should resume). Thanks to Laura Cooper and @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social’s Amb. John Herbst for joining me!
Big day in the Senate as these bills passed through the Foreign Relations Committee:
-Sanctions on China for supporting Russia's war on Ukraine
-Strengthening the REPO Act to transfer frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine
-Designation of Russia as a State Sponsor of Terrorism
Time to pass them!
-Sanctions on China for supporting Russia's war on Ukraine
-Strengthening the REPO Act to transfer frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine
-Designation of Russia as a State Sponsor of Terrorism
Time to pass them!
October 22, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Big day in the Senate as these bills passed through the Foreign Relations Committee:
-Sanctions on China for supporting Russia's war on Ukraine
-Strengthening the REPO Act to transfer frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine
-Designation of Russia as a State Sponsor of Terrorism
Time to pass them!
-Sanctions on China for supporting Russia's war on Ukraine
-Strengthening the REPO Act to transfer frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine
-Designation of Russia as a State Sponsor of Terrorism
Time to pass them!
Here’s something that hasn’t changed: a record 73% of Republicans voters want to see sanctions on Russia and arms to Ukraine. By refusing to act, Trump is flouting his own voters.
October 17, 2025 at 9:21 PM
Here’s something that hasn’t changed: a record 73% of Republicans voters want to see sanctions on Russia and arms to Ukraine. By refusing to act, Trump is flouting his own voters.
What a pleasant surprise to walk into a bar and see my former @razomforukraine.org colleague Allegra on @jeopardyofficial.bsky.social tonight! Go Allegra!
October 13, 2025 at 11:44 PM
What a pleasant surprise to walk into a bar and see my former @razomforukraine.org colleague Allegra on @jeopardyofficial.bsky.social tonight! Go Allegra!
Aw, is someone nervous about the U.S. helping Ukraine strike Russian oil refineries?
October 12, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Aw, is someone nervous about the U.S. helping Ukraine strike Russian oil refineries?
I’m also loving how many local DC spots are represented at DCA now. Solid State Books, Atlas Brewery, Zeke’s coffee, all favorites of mine.
October 1, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I’m also loving how many local DC spots are represented at DCA now. Solid State Books, Atlas Brewery, Zeke’s coffee, all favorites of mine.
It’s a beautiful day in Washington, our government has shut down, and I’ve got a hiking trip to get to. Perfect time to try taking a @bikeshare.bsky.social e-bike to the airport!
October 1, 2025 at 4:15 PM
It’s a beautiful day in Washington, our government has shut down, and I’ve got a hiking trip to get to. Perfect time to try taking a @bikeshare.bsky.social e-bike to the airport!
Split-screen at the White House tonight—pro-Palestine protest chanting “from the river to the sea” and a handful of pro-Trump demonstrators trying to drown them out playing the song “America f*** yeah” and Zach Brown Band saying “Palestine isn’t real, name the first president of Palestine.”
September 29, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Split-screen at the White House tonight—pro-Palestine protest chanting “from the river to the sea” and a handful of pro-Trump demonstrators trying to drown them out playing the song “America f*** yeah” and Zach Brown Band saying “Palestine isn’t real, name the first president of Palestine.”
Here's a forthcoming book I'm excited for—JUN FUJITA: BEHIND THE CAMERA. For a decade I've been fascinated by the story of 1920s Chicago's Japanese-American photojournalist who shot mobsters, dodged internment, and beautifully captured a city in tumult.
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Link 👉 hatandbeard.com/products/fuj...
September 29, 2025 at 2:34 PM
Here's a forthcoming book I'm excited for—JUN FUJITA: BEHIND THE CAMERA. For a decade I've been fascinated by the story of 1920s Chicago's Japanese-American photojournalist who shot mobsters, dodged internment, and beautifully captured a city in tumult.
Link 👉 hatandbeard.com/products/fuj...
Link 👉 hatandbeard.com/products/fuj...
Europe’s single greatest defense asset is Ukraine. The largest and most experienced military in Europe is Ukraine. If Europe wants to be secure, it needs Ukraine at the heart of its security architecture.
www.ft.com/content/2a4d...
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September 27, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Europe’s single greatest defense asset is Ukraine. The largest and most experienced military in Europe is Ukraine. If Europe wants to be secure, it needs Ukraine at the heart of its security architecture.
www.ft.com/content/2a4d...
www.ft.com/content/2a4d...
Busy night, I’ll be doing an AMA on Zoom with @razomforukraine.org before heading over to BBC News at 10pm ET to talk Zelenskyy and Trump at UNGA and drones over the skies of Europe. Join me for either or both!
September 25, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Busy night, I’ll be doing an AMA on Zoom with @razomforukraine.org before heading over to BBC News at 10pm ET to talk Zelenskyy and Trump at UNGA and drones over the skies of Europe. Join me for either or both!
Suspicion between the Balts and the US is mutual, Rachman writes, after seeing a reminder that Trump's White House is willing to side with the Russians posted in the Estonian foreign ministry.
September 22, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Suspicion between the Balts and the US is mutual, Rachman writes, after seeing a reminder that Trump's White House is willing to side with the Russians posted in the Estonian foreign ministry.
Trump says he’s ready for sanctions on Russia if:
-NATO members stop buying Russian oil (Hungary and Slovakia sure aren’t stopping)
-They put tariffs on China (the EU certainly won’t)
These are poison pills. Trump doesn’t plan to sanction Russia. Congress has to force him.
-NATO members stop buying Russian oil (Hungary and Slovakia sure aren’t stopping)
-They put tariffs on China (the EU certainly won’t)
These are poison pills. Trump doesn’t plan to sanction Russia. Congress has to force him.
September 13, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Trump says he’s ready for sanctions on Russia if:
-NATO members stop buying Russian oil (Hungary and Slovakia sure aren’t stopping)
-They put tariffs on China (the EU certainly won’t)
These are poison pills. Trump doesn’t plan to sanction Russia. Congress has to force him.
-NATO members stop buying Russian oil (Hungary and Slovakia sure aren’t stopping)
-They put tariffs on China (the EU certainly won’t)
These are poison pills. Trump doesn’t plan to sanction Russia. Congress has to force him.
New! Rep. Don Bacon becomes the first Republican to sign on to Rep. Gregory Meeks’s discharge petition to force a vote on the UKRAINE SUPPORT ACT. This is the strongest legislation out there right now to arm Ukraine and sanction Russia—and the kind of leverage Trump needs for peace.
September 11, 2025 at 9:27 PM
New! Rep. Don Bacon becomes the first Republican to sign on to Rep. Gregory Meeks’s discharge petition to force a vote on the UKRAINE SUPPORT ACT. This is the strongest legislation out there right now to arm Ukraine and sanction Russia—and the kind of leverage Trump needs for peace.
There’s a truck playing an ad in support of Trump’s DC takeover, parked downtown on Farragut Square. Paid for by “Citizens for Sanity.”
“President Trump says lock up the criminals…and it’s working. Democrats say lock up your car/bike/packages/the shelves in every store.”
“President Trump says lock up the criminals…and it’s working. Democrats say lock up your car/bike/packages/the shelves in every store.”
September 4, 2025 at 6:26 PM
There’s a truck playing an ad in support of Trump’s DC takeover, parked downtown on Farragut Square. Paid for by “Citizens for Sanity.”
“President Trump says lock up the criminals…and it’s working. Democrats say lock up your car/bike/packages/the shelves in every store.”
“President Trump says lock up the criminals…and it’s working. Democrats say lock up your car/bike/packages/the shelves in every store.”
Are we really about to make U.S.oboronprom?
August 26, 2025 at 1:51 PM
Are we really about to make U.S.oboronprom?
The last few days in particular it’s been impossible to go a few blocks in DC without coming across some kind of heavy security presence. I’ve seen more police overall, DEA squads at night, and yesterday near a baseball game 40+ national guard plus 3 MRAPs and 2 humvees.
August 23, 2025 at 12:07 AM
The last few days in particular it’s been impossible to go a few blocks in DC without coming across some kind of heavy security presence. I’ve seen more police overall, DEA squads at night, and yesterday near a baseball game 40+ national guard plus 3 MRAPs and 2 humvees.
To get some semblance of peace, the world is flattering Trump & telling him what he wants to hear at every turn. But here's a much-needed sanity check from @nytimes.com Thomas Friedman.
There may be a parallel reality in the White House, but the truth is in Ukraine.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/o...
There may be a parallel reality in the White House, but the truth is in Ukraine.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/o...
August 20, 2025 at 2:25 PM
To get some semblance of peace, the world is flattering Trump & telling him what he wants to hear at every turn. But here's a much-needed sanity check from @nytimes.com Thomas Friedman.
There may be a parallel reality in the White House, but the truth is in Ukraine.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/o...
There may be a parallel reality in the White House, but the truth is in Ukraine.
www.nytimes.com/2025/08/19/o...
Good morning from Berlin, where I’m flying home to Washington, DC. In about 12 hours, Trump sits down with Putin in Alaska.
Read today’s @nickkristof.bsky.social column in @nytimes.com to understand the tremendous stakes at this meeting.
Link: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/o...
Read today’s @nickkristof.bsky.social column in @nytimes.com to understand the tremendous stakes at this meeting.
Link: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/o...
August 15, 2025 at 6:44 AM
Good morning from Berlin, where I’m flying home to Washington, DC. In about 12 hours, Trump sits down with Putin in Alaska.
Read today’s @nickkristof.bsky.social column in @nytimes.com to understand the tremendous stakes at this meeting.
Link: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/o...
Read today’s @nickkristof.bsky.social column in @nytimes.com to understand the tremendous stakes at this meeting.
Link: www.nytimes.com/2025/08/13/o...
The Trump effect. New @gallup.com poll finds a record number of Ukrainians doubt they’ll ever be accepted into NATO while disapproval of the President of the United States skyrockets.
Full poll here 👇 Trump’s damage to the U.S.-Ukraine relationship is immense.
news.gallup.com/poll/693203/...
Full poll here 👇 Trump’s damage to the U.S.-Ukraine relationship is immense.
news.gallup.com/poll/693203/...
August 7, 2025 at 3:47 PM
The Trump effect. New @gallup.com poll finds a record number of Ukrainians doubt they’ll ever be accepted into NATO while disapproval of the President of the United States skyrockets.
Full poll here 👇 Trump’s damage to the U.S.-Ukraine relationship is immense.
news.gallup.com/poll/693203/...
Full poll here 👇 Trump’s damage to the U.S.-Ukraine relationship is immense.
news.gallup.com/poll/693203/...
I'm reminded today of @zygaro.bsky.social's @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social report on Kremlin court politics, where he reported that far from Medvedev's rumored drunkenness, his boorish posts are part of a cultivated consultant-driven fascist image to position him as Putin's successor.
August 1, 2025 at 7:40 PM
I'm reminded today of @zygaro.bsky.social's @atlanticcouncil.bsky.social report on Kremlin court politics, where he reported that far from Medvedev's rumored drunkenness, his boorish posts are part of a cultivated consultant-driven fascist image to position him as Putin's successor.
Medvedev responds to Trump by doubling down with even more nuclear threats, alluding to the "Dead Hand" system to ensure Russian nukes launch even if Russian leadership is taken out in a first strike.
August 1, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Medvedev responds to Trump by doubling down with even more nuclear threats, alluding to the "Dead Hand" system to ensure Russian nukes launch even if Russian leadership is taken out in a first strike.