Ernest Wyciszkiewicz
@ervitz.bsky.social
Here in statu nascendi
Over there at Mieroszewski Centre / Poland / mieroszewski.pl
Over there at Mieroszewski Centre / Poland / mieroszewski.pl
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The full 28-point U.S. peace plan for Ukraine, reportedly backed by Trump, has been published by MP Honcharenko. This thread outlines the key points. What’s clear is that the so-called Witkoff plan heavily favors Russia while offering little to nothing for Ukraine.
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November 20, 2025 at 9:11 PM
The full 28-point U.S. peace plan for Ukraine, reportedly backed by Trump, has been published by MP Honcharenko. This thread outlines the key points. What’s clear is that the so-called Witkoff plan heavily favors Russia while offering little to nothing for Ukraine.
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Unsere Reihe geht kommenden Mittwoch (12. November) mit dem Imre Kertész Kolleg in #Jena weiter: Dort diskutieren
@emesef.bsky.social, @ervitz.bsky.social, @umland.bsky.social und der Schriftsteller Marko Martin. Prof Joachim v. Puttkamer moderiert:
russlandverstehen.eu/de/herausfor...
@emesef.bsky.social, @ervitz.bsky.social, @umland.bsky.social und der Schriftsteller Marko Martin. Prof Joachim v. Puttkamer moderiert:
russlandverstehen.eu/de/herausfor...
Herausforderung Russland – deutsch-polnische Diskussion in Jena
Am 12. November um 18:00 Uhr diskutiert unsere deutsch-polnische Expertengruppe in Jena über die aktuelle Russlandpolitik. Eine Gemeinschaftsveranstaltung mit dem Imre Kertész Kolleg in der Jenaer Rat...
russlandverstehen.eu
November 4, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Unsere Reihe geht kommenden Mittwoch (12. November) mit dem Imre Kertész Kolleg in #Jena weiter: Dort diskutieren
@emesef.bsky.social, @ervitz.bsky.social, @umland.bsky.social und der Schriftsteller Marko Martin. Prof Joachim v. Puttkamer moderiert:
russlandverstehen.eu/de/herausfor...
@emesef.bsky.social, @ervitz.bsky.social, @umland.bsky.social und der Schriftsteller Marko Martin. Prof Joachim v. Puttkamer moderiert:
russlandverstehen.eu/de/herausfor...
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It’s 9am TFT time here, and citizens are already gathering to protest Tariffs by the United States. Our plain clothes Officer Penguins are attempting to maintain calm, but unfortunately we keep losing them in the crowd.
April 3, 2025 at 4:13 AM
It’s 9am TFT time here, and citizens are already gathering to protest Tariffs by the United States. Our plain clothes Officer Penguins are attempting to maintain calm, but unfortunately we keep losing them in the crowd.
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NEW: We obtained new US proposal. The Trump admin is pushing to gain sweeping control over all of Ukraine’s major minerals and energy assets, while offering Kyiv no security guarantees, in an aggressive expansion of previous demands. w/ @paolatamma.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/896d...
www.ft.com/content/896d...
US pushes for new and expansive deal to control Ukraine’s minerals and energy
Latest draft sent to Kyiv steps up demands and offers no security guarantees
www.ft.com
March 27, 2025 at 4:35 PM
NEW: We obtained new US proposal. The Trump admin is pushing to gain sweeping control over all of Ukraine’s major minerals and energy assets, while offering Kyiv no security guarantees, in an aggressive expansion of previous demands. w/ @paolatamma.bsky.social
www.ft.com/content/896d...
www.ft.com/content/896d...
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5 marca 1940 roku w Moskwie zapadła decyzja o wymordowaniu ponad 22 tysięcy polskich jeńców wojennych. Pamięć o kłamstwie i zbrodni katyńskiej niech będzie przestrogą dla świata. Nazywajmy zawsze rzeczy po imieniu: zbrodnia jest zbrodnią, ofiara - ofiarą, agresor - agresorem.
March 5, 2025 at 9:43 AM
5 marca 1940 roku w Moskwie zapadła decyzja o wymordowaniu ponad 22 tysięcy polskich jeńców wojennych. Pamięć o kłamstwie i zbrodni katyńskiej niech będzie przestrogą dla świata. Nazywajmy zawsze rzeczy po imieniu: zbrodnia jest zbrodnią, ofiara - ofiarą, agresor - agresorem.
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In der jüngsten Ausgabe der #Polen-Analysen beschäftigt sich @ervitz.bsky.social mit der gegenseitigen Wahrnehmung von Polen und Ukrainern. Absolut lesenswert!
laender-analysen.de/polen-analys...
laender-analysen.de/polen-analys...
February 24, 2025 at 9:28 AM
In der jüngsten Ausgabe der #Polen-Analysen beschäftigt sich @ervitz.bsky.social mit der gegenseitigen Wahrnehmung von Polen und Ukrainern. Absolut lesenswert!
laender-analysen.de/polen-analys...
laender-analysen.de/polen-analys...
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Compromising with Putin at Ukraine’s expense is effectively a compromise at the expense of Euro-Atlantic security, writes Igor Gretskiy.
Putin intends to exploit Trump’s eagerness for a quick deal to strangle Ukraine using Washington’s hands.
Putin intends to exploit Trump’s eagerness for a quick deal to strangle Ukraine using Washington’s hands.
Through Negotiations, Putin Hopes to Strangle Ukraine with Trump’s Hands
Over the nearly three years of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, several "peace plans" for ending the war have been proposed. However, none have attracted as much attention as Donald Trump’s “U...
icds.ee
February 13, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Compromising with Putin at Ukraine’s expense is effectively a compromise at the expense of Euro-Atlantic security, writes Igor Gretskiy.
Putin intends to exploit Trump’s eagerness for a quick deal to strangle Ukraine using Washington’s hands.
Putin intends to exploit Trump’s eagerness for a quick deal to strangle Ukraine using Washington’s hands.
Quick recommendation.
Euroclear holds 160 bln € of Russian assets, now is the time to stop inventing legal hurdles but to confiscate and allocate those resources for priorities defined below.
Euroclear holds 160 bln € of Russian assets, now is the time to stop inventing legal hurdles but to confiscate and allocate those resources for priorities defined below.
Ukraine's independence and territorial integrity are unconditional.
Our priority must now be strengthening Ukraine and providing robust security guarantees.
In any negotiation, Europe must have a central role.
Our Weimar+ statement ↓
Our priority must now be strengthening Ukraine and providing robust security guarantees.
In any negotiation, Europe must have a central role.
Our Weimar+ statement ↓
February 13, 2025 at 8:45 AM
Quick recommendation.
Euroclear holds 160 bln € of Russian assets, now is the time to stop inventing legal hurdles but to confiscate and allocate those resources for priorities defined below.
Euroclear holds 160 bln € of Russian assets, now is the time to stop inventing legal hurdles but to confiscate and allocate those resources for priorities defined below.
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ICYMI: Based on high-resolution satellite images, we investigated Russian military bases bordering Poland & the Baltic countries.
In Kaliningrad, Russian GRU special forces are trained for sabotage attacks. In Belarus, a new nuclear threat is building up. vsquare.org/russia-m...
In Kaliningrad, Russian GRU special forces are trained for sabotage attacks. In Belarus, a new nuclear threat is building up. vsquare.org/russia-m...
Mapping Russia’s War Machine on NATO's Doorstep - VSquare.org
Based on high-resolution satellite images, an investigation maps developments in Russia’s military bordering Poland and the Baltic countries.
vsquare.org
February 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM
ICYMI: Based on high-resolution satellite images, we investigated Russian military bases bordering Poland & the Baltic countries.
In Kaliningrad, Russian GRU special forces are trained for sabotage attacks. In Belarus, a new nuclear threat is building up. vsquare.org/russia-m...
In Kaliningrad, Russian GRU special forces are trained for sabotage attacks. In Belarus, a new nuclear threat is building up. vsquare.org/russia-m...
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🤦When will Europe learn from its past mistakes? It's Russia who gambled and lost its game of weaponization. Going back to business as usual on energy will not incentivise Russia to come to the negotiating table, but encourage it to double down on its maximalist goals in UA
www.ft.com/content/a19a...
www.ft.com/content/a19a...
EU debates return to Russian gas as part of Ukraine peace deal
Advocates say reopening pipelines could help settlement with Moscow and cut energy costs
www.ft.com
January 30, 2025 at 1:17 PM
🤦When will Europe learn from its past mistakes? It's Russia who gambled and lost its game of weaponization. Going back to business as usual on energy will not incentivise Russia to come to the negotiating table, but encourage it to double down on its maximalist goals in UA
www.ft.com/content/a19a...
www.ft.com/content/a19a...
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Russian gas addicts want another hit. First, not going to happen. Second, how incredibly naive.
I know there are Germans/Hungarians that are desperate for this but the EU doesn’t have to indulge in nonsense. Does the EU enjoy looking idiotic?
on.ft.com/4hlAUXR
I know there are Germans/Hungarians that are desperate for this but the EU doesn’t have to indulge in nonsense. Does the EU enjoy looking idiotic?
on.ft.com/4hlAUXR
EU debates return to Russian gas as part of Ukraine peace deal
Advocates say reopening pipelines could help settlement with Moscow and cut energy costs
on.ft.com
January 30, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Russian gas addicts want another hit. First, not going to happen. Second, how incredibly naive.
I know there are Germans/Hungarians that are desperate for this but the EU doesn’t have to indulge in nonsense. Does the EU enjoy looking idiotic?
on.ft.com/4hlAUXR
I know there are Germans/Hungarians that are desperate for this but the EU doesn’t have to indulge in nonsense. Does the EU enjoy looking idiotic?
on.ft.com/4hlAUXR
Dragging anchor across seabed for 100 miles must have been an accident & anomalies in behavior, i.e. multiple U-turns, must have been caused by the charm of the Baltic nature.
Sherlocks of @washingtonpost.com in action or implementation of political order. What would anonymous sources say?
Sherlocks of @washingtonpost.com in action or implementation of political order. What would anonymous sources say?
January 20, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Dragging anchor across seabed for 100 miles must have been an accident & anomalies in behavior, i.e. multiple U-turns, must have been caused by the charm of the Baltic nature.
Sherlocks of @washingtonpost.com in action or implementation of political order. What would anonymous sources say?
Sherlocks of @washingtonpost.com in action or implementation of political order. What would anonymous sources say?
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This is big. The director for Vulnerabilities and Resilience at the joint NATO-EU Hybrid Centre of Excellence, whose expertise includes maritime affairs, completely trashes the Washington Post article about the recent incidents in the Baltic Sea.
Hybrid CoE COI Director Jukka Savolainen calls WaPo article as a canard: "Is someone feeding misinformation to WaPo or are they doing this on purpose?"
www.is.fi/kotimaa/art-...
www.is.fi/kotimaa/art-...
Asiantuntija tyrmää uudet väitteet Itämeren kaapelivaurioista: ”Kyllä tämä on aika isoa peliä”
Washington Postin uutinen Itämeren kaapelirikoista on Hybridiosaamiskeskuksen johtajan mukaan tyystin perätön.
www.is.fi
January 20, 2025 at 1:16 AM
This is big. The director for Vulnerabilities and Resilience at the joint NATO-EU Hybrid Centre of Excellence, whose expertise includes maritime affairs, completely trashes the Washington Post article about the recent incidents in the Baltic Sea.
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A long thread on the war and the current situation. Although the worst-case scenarios didn’t materialize in 2024, it was the most difficult period since spring 2022. There were positive developments, and bright spots, but the current trajectory is negative. 1/
January 4, 2025 at 3:54 PM
A long thread on the war and the current situation. Although the worst-case scenarios didn’t materialize in 2024, it was the most difficult period since spring 2022. There were positive developments, and bright spots, but the current trajectory is negative. 1/
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There are lots of people enabling Russia's shadow fleet (not least the owners of these rust buckets).
Let's name them (and many of them will be shamed).
thetimes.com/comment/colu...
(Me @thetimes.com)
Let's name them (and many of them will be shamed).
thetimes.com/comment/colu...
(Me @thetimes.com)
January 4, 2025 at 10:33 AM
There are lots of people enabling Russia's shadow fleet (not least the owners of these rust buckets).
Let's name them (and many of them will be shamed).
thetimes.com/comment/colu...
(Me @thetimes.com)
Let's name them (and many of them will be shamed).
thetimes.com/comment/colu...
(Me @thetimes.com)
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Soviet and Russian gas flowed through Ukraine for 56 years. Until today.
The German-Austrian concept of changing Russia by building “interdependence” has failed.
Historical photo from Sept 1, 1968 - the launch of the first Soviet gas deliveries to Austria.👇
The German-Austrian concept of changing Russia by building “interdependence” has failed.
Historical photo from Sept 1, 1968 - the launch of the first Soviet gas deliveries to Austria.👇
January 1, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Soviet and Russian gas flowed through Ukraine for 56 years. Until today.
The German-Austrian concept of changing Russia by building “interdependence” has failed.
Historical photo from Sept 1, 1968 - the launch of the first Soviet gas deliveries to Austria.👇
The German-Austrian concept of changing Russia by building “interdependence” has failed.
Historical photo from Sept 1, 1968 - the launch of the first Soviet gas deliveries to Austria.👇
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🇷🇺🕵️ As Russian sabotage attacks in the Baltic region escalate, I’d like to recommend one of our most significant recent stories—a comprehensive mapping of Russian military bases and hybrid threats in the Baltics, backed by satellite imagery and insights from military and national security experts.
Mapping Russia’s War Machine on NATO's Doorstep - VSquare.org
Based on high-resolution satellite images, an investigation maps developments in Russia’s military bordering Poland and the Baltic countries.
vsquare.org
December 28, 2024 at 3:16 PM
🇷🇺🕵️ As Russian sabotage attacks in the Baltic region escalate, I’d like to recommend one of our most significant recent stories—a comprehensive mapping of Russian military bases and hybrid threats in the Baltics, backed by satellite imagery and insights from military and national security experts.
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Belarus has named a list of candidates who will simulate competition in Lukashenko's presidential election.
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December 23, 2024 at 5:31 PM
Belarus has named a list of candidates who will simulate competition in Lukashenko's presidential election.
t.me/c/1377735387...
t.me/c/1377735387...
🧵It was a privilege to be part of this endeavor. Thank you
@libmod.de & @oswpl.bsky.social
I encourage you to read the entire report that covers political, military, economic and societal domains, and calls for paradigm shift. Below is just a summary of my take 1/
libmod.de/en/the-russi...
@libmod.de & @oswpl.bsky.social
I encourage you to read the entire report that covers political, military, economic and societal domains, and calls for paradigm shift. Below is just a summary of my take 1/
libmod.de/en/the-russi...
The Russian Challenge
Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine is in a critical phase. In this moment, we need determination and political leadership. If Warsaw and Berlin work closer together in the future, that would b...
libmod.de
December 22, 2024 at 11:25 AM
🧵It was a privilege to be part of this endeavor. Thank you
@libmod.de & @oswpl.bsky.social
I encourage you to read the entire report that covers political, military, economic and societal domains, and calls for paradigm shift. Below is just a summary of my take 1/
libmod.de/en/the-russi...
@libmod.de & @oswpl.bsky.social
I encourage you to read the entire report that covers political, military, economic and societal domains, and calls for paradigm shift. Below is just a summary of my take 1/
libmod.de/en/the-russi...
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Odd - I don’t remember Kellogg criticising the assassination of IRGC General Soleimani by the US, though the US wasn’t even at war with Iran, unlike UA/RU. If Russia doesn’t want Ukraine to kill its generals, it should end its illegal occupation of Ukrainian territory & negotiate peace.
Trump’s team have taken Putin’s side over the Ukrainian assassination of a Russian general who authorised banned chemical weapons attacks on Ukrainian troops.
Trump team criticises killing of Russian general in Moscow
Keith Kellogg, Donald Trump’s appointed special representative for Ukraine and Russia, has criticised the assassination of Russian Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov in Moscow.
www.pravda.com.ua
December 19, 2024 at 8:07 AM
Odd - I don’t remember Kellogg criticising the assassination of IRGC General Soleimani by the US, though the US wasn’t even at war with Iran, unlike UA/RU. If Russia doesn’t want Ukraine to kill its generals, it should end its illegal occupation of Ukrainian territory & negotiate peace.
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Leave it to Quincy Inst. shills (Lieven) recommending "grand bargains" between imperial "great powers" at the expense of the victims of a genocidal invasion and casting it as "peace." The mask, if there ever was one, is fully off.
foreignpolicy.com/2024/12/16/u...
foreignpolicy.com/2024/12/16/u...
Keep Ukraine Out of Talks to End Its War
The Trump administration needs to engage Moscow and avoid, at first, involving Kyiv.
foreignpolicy.com
December 16, 2024 at 2:26 PM
Leave it to Quincy Inst. shills (Lieven) recommending "grand bargains" between imperial "great powers" at the expense of the victims of a genocidal invasion and casting it as "peace." The mask, if there ever was one, is fully off.
foreignpolicy.com/2024/12/16/u...
foreignpolicy.com/2024/12/16/u...
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Together with colleagues on the absolute urgency for the EU to respond decisively against the GD government and in support of society to the escalating violence in Georgia www.euractiv.com/section/glob...
The EU should act now to sanction the violent regime in Georgia
Where is the geopolitical EU that understands the importance of its neighbours? ask a group of European foreign policy experts.
www.euractiv.com
December 13, 2024 at 10:45 AM
Together with colleagues on the absolute urgency for the EU to respond decisively against the GD government and in support of society to the escalating violence in Georgia www.euractiv.com/section/glob...
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Update. A larger number of Russian transport aircraft can now be seen at Khmeimim. The S-400 battery is packing up for transport. The tactical aviation is still there, but there is a withdrawal under way.
December 13, 2024 at 12:06 PM
Update. A larger number of Russian transport aircraft can now be seen at Khmeimim. The S-400 battery is packing up for transport. The tactical aviation is still there, but there is a withdrawal under way.
1/ Georgia’s democratic future hangs by a thread. Its progress was derailed by a 'foreign agent law' in 2024. The government has suspended EU accession until 2028—a direct violation of Georgia's constitution—and is using force to crush pro-EU protests. 🧵
December 13, 2024 at 12:24 PM
1/ Georgia’s democratic future hangs by a thread. Its progress was derailed by a 'foreign agent law' in 2024. The government has suspended EU accession until 2028—a direct violation of Georgia's constitution—and is using force to crush pro-EU protests. 🧵
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Almost the end of a 56-year energy relation between Moscow and Vienna. Yes, it started as long ago as 1968. Future indirect purchases through intermediaries aren't fully ruled out, but the ball-and-chain of the 25-year contract that OMV signed in 2006 is finally broken.
www.omv.com/en/media/pre...
www.omv.com/en/media/pre...
OMV announces termination of Austrian supply contract with Gazprom Export with immediate effect
www.omv.com
December 11, 2024 at 10:20 PM
Almost the end of a 56-year energy relation between Moscow and Vienna. Yes, it started as long ago as 1968. Future indirect purchases through intermediaries aren't fully ruled out, but the ball-and-chain of the 25-year contract that OMV signed in 2006 is finally broken.
www.omv.com/en/media/pre...
www.omv.com/en/media/pre...