Luke Johnson
@ljohnson.bsky.social
Journalist in Berlin
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The long-range strikes may be much more consequential:
November 13, 2025 at 8:33 AM
The long-range strikes may be much more consequential:
Russia's looming win in Pokrovsk? Not much really to write home about.
November 13, 2025 at 8:31 AM
Russia's looming win in Pokrovsk? Not much really to write home about.
Looking forward to the conversation today with @phillipspobrien.bsky.social on his new book, “War and Power: Who Wins Wars — And Why” as well as the latest on Ukraine. Join at 1pm EST / 7PM CEST on the Substack app.
November 12, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Looking forward to the conversation today with @phillipspobrien.bsky.social on his new book, “War and Power: Who Wins Wars — And Why” as well as the latest on Ukraine. Join at 1pm EST / 7PM CEST on the Substack app.
On Wednesday at 1pm ET/7pm CEST on Substack Live, I will be chatting with @phillipspobrien.bsky.social about his new book, “War and Power: Who Wins Wars ― and Why” as well as the war in Ukraine, which he covers in his newsletter here -> phillipspobrien.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:06 AM
On Wednesday at 1pm ET/7pm CEST on Substack Live, I will be chatting with @phillipspobrien.bsky.social about his new book, “War and Power: Who Wins Wars ― and Why” as well as the war in Ukraine, which he covers in his newsletter here -> phillipspobrien.substack.com
Chatted with @mcfaulmike.bsky.social yesterday about his new book on China and Russia. Here's a clip from our conversation and a link to the full video.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWch...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWch...
November 5, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Chatted with @mcfaulmike.bsky.social yesterday about his new book on China and Russia. Here's a clip from our conversation and a link to the full video.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWch...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=yWch...
Looking forward to chatting with @mcfaulmike.bsky.social tomorrow on Substack Live at 12pmET/6pm Europe. (Download the Substack app to follow.)
November 3, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Looking forward to chatting with @mcfaulmike.bsky.social tomorrow on Substack Live at 12pmET/6pm Europe. (Download the Substack app to follow.)
October 26, 2025 at 2:31 PM
According to the FT, Trump threw a tantrum during his meeting with Zelenskyy Friday www.ft.com/content/7960...
October 19, 2025 at 7:52 PM
According to the FT, Trump threw a tantrum during his meeting with Zelenskyy Friday www.ft.com/content/7960...
October 18, 2025 at 11:19 AM
he shared this on social media a few months back substackcdn.com/image/fetch/...
October 17, 2025 at 12:08 PM
he shared this on social media a few months back substackcdn.com/image/fetch/...
"Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free...your AfD supporters" www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...
October 16, 2025 at 12:02 PM
"Give me your tired, your poor, Your huddled masses yearning to breathe free...your AfD supporters" www.nytimes.com/2025/10/15/u...
It's always a good bet to believe what Trump says. (From last October and yesterday.)
October 1, 2025 at 9:34 AM
It's always a good bet to believe what Trump says. (From last October and yesterday.)
September 28, 2025 at 12:37 PM
September 24, 2025 at 1:13 PM
August 28, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Read the full thing here: publicsphere.news/p/q-and-a-tw...
August 23, 2025 at 12:28 PM
Read the full thing here: publicsphere.news/p/q-and-a-tw...
In my Substack live discussion with @davekeating.substack.com yesterday, I discussed how we're probably going to be in this Trumpian diplomatic process divorced from reality for some time.
Link to full discussion: publicsphere.news/p/live-with-...
Link to full discussion: publicsphere.news/p/live-with-...
August 21, 2025 at 10:57 AM
In my Substack live discussion with @davekeating.substack.com yesterday, I discussed how we're probably going to be in this Trumpian diplomatic process divorced from reality for some time.
Link to full discussion: publicsphere.news/p/live-with-...
Link to full discussion: publicsphere.news/p/live-with-...
Talking in about 90 minutes with @davekeating.substack.com on the Substack app about the Zelenskyy-Trump-European leader and Trump-Putin meetings - Join!
August 20, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Talking in about 90 minutes with @davekeating.substack.com on the Substack app about the Zelenskyy-Trump-European leader and Trump-Putin meetings - Join!
For all the talk of "security guarantees," even sending Western weapons to Ukraine during a cessation of hostilities (and in general) is anathema to the Kremlin. Western officials saying Putin was open to them were either misinterpreting or he meant meaningless ones.
tass.com/politics/200...
tass.com/politics/200...
August 19, 2025 at 11:25 AM
For all the talk of "security guarantees," even sending Western weapons to Ukraine during a cessation of hostilities (and in general) is anathema to the Kremlin. Western officials saying Putin was open to them were either misinterpreting or he meant meaningless ones.
tass.com/politics/200...
tass.com/politics/200...
NYT: Putin says Ukraine should cede territory and offered a written promise to Ukraine not to attack it again.
Spoiler alert: Russia broke its written promises in the Budapest Memorandum not to attack Ukraine again.
Spoiler alert: Russia broke its written promises in the Budapest Memorandum not to attack Ukraine again.
August 16, 2025 at 2:28 PM
NYT: Putin says Ukraine should cede territory and offered a written promise to Ukraine not to attack it again.
Spoiler alert: Russia broke its written promises in the Budapest Memorandum not to attack Ukraine again.
Spoiler alert: Russia broke its written promises in the Budapest Memorandum not to attack Ukraine again.
August 16, 2025 at 1:15 PM
It seems that Donald Trump might be trying to force Ukraine into a modern-day Munich, but he can't without Ukrainian and European consent. publicsphere.news/p/piece-for-...
August 11, 2025 at 1:56 PM
It seems that Donald Trump might be trying to force Ukraine into a modern-day Munich, but he can't without Ukrainian and European consent. publicsphere.news/p/piece-for-...
My latest on the news of a Trump-Putin summit: "Trump is hoping for a touchdown -- a ceasefire deal that might net him the Nobel Peace Prize. However, the result is more likely to be a propaganda coup for the Kremlin."
August 7, 2025 at 3:13 PM
My latest on the news of a Trump-Putin summit: "Trump is hoping for a touchdown -- a ceasefire deal that might net him the Nobel Peace Prize. However, the result is more likely to be a propaganda coup for the Kremlin."
July 31, 2025 at 4:48 PM
July 21, 2025 at 10:52 AM