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
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November 11, 2025 at 8:16 AM
REMINDER! Join us tomorrow at 18h for our book presentation
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Moderation: Loïc Simonet
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‘Loophole’ in sanctions allowing Russian oil to be imported to Australia through port part-owned by Macquarie Bank www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
‘Loophole’ in sanctions allowing Russian oil to be imported to Australia through port part-owned by Macquarie Bank
Australia stopped buying fuel directly from Russia after its invasion of Ukraine but has imported more than 3m tonnes of its oil products since 2023
www.theguardian.com
November 10, 2025 at 7:04 AM
‘Loophole’ in sanctions allowing Russian oil to be imported to Australia through port part-owned by Macquarie Bank www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
I’m smelling Brussels bullshit from miles away.
November 9, 2025 at 12:53 AM
I’m smelling Brussels bullshit from miles away.
Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads www.reuters.com/investigatio...
www.reuters.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:18 PM
Meta is earning a fortune on a deluge of fraudulent ads www.reuters.com/investigatio...
Vienna: There’s a New Spy in Town www.kyivpost.com/post/63496 A Ukrainian SBU general suspected of passing information to Moscow has fled to Vienna. Now, Russian TV is using him for a propaganda film. Austrian authorities are keeping a low profile.
Vienna: There’s a New Spy in Town
A Ukrainian SBU general suspected of passing information to Moscow has fled to Vienna. Now, Russian TV is using him for a
propaganda film. Austrian authorities are keeping a low profile.
www.kyivpost.com
November 7, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Vienna: There’s a New Spy in Town www.kyivpost.com/post/63496 A Ukrainian SBU general suspected of passing information to Moscow has fled to Vienna. Now, Russian TV is using him for a propaganda film. Austrian authorities are keeping a low profile.
Earlier this year, I provided commentary to PBS Frontline for its investigation into the rise of the far-right Alternative for Germany. The programme is now out, examining the forces behind the German far right’s growing appeal and the roles played by Russia and the US: www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontli...
November 6, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Earlier this year, I provided commentary to PBS Frontline for its investigation into the rise of the far-right Alternative for Germany. The programme is now out, examining the forces behind the German far right’s growing appeal and the roles played by Russia and the US: www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontli...
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Join us on 12.11. at 18h for our book presentation
"Russia against Ukraine: Russian Political Mythology and the War on Ukrainian Identity" with @shekhovtsov.substack.com
& Tatiana Zhurzhenko.
Moderation: Loïc Simonet
Register: www.oiip.ac.at/events/russi...
"Russia against Ukraine: Russian Political Mythology and the War on Ukrainian Identity" with @shekhovtsov.substack.com
& Tatiana Zhurzhenko.
Moderation: Loïc Simonet
Register: www.oiip.ac.at/events/russi...
November 5, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Join us on 12.11. at 18h for our book presentation
"Russia against Ukraine: Russian Political Mythology and the War on Ukrainian Identity" with @shekhovtsov.substack.com
& Tatiana Zhurzhenko.
Moderation: Loïc Simonet
Register: www.oiip.ac.at/events/russi...
"Russia against Ukraine: Russian Political Mythology and the War on Ukrainian Identity" with @shekhovtsov.substack.com
& Tatiana Zhurzhenko.
Moderation: Loïc Simonet
Register: www.oiip.ac.at/events/russi...
Indian Oil Corp, the country's top refiner, has bought five cargoes of Russian oil for December arrival from non-sanctioned entities, traders said, resuming purchases despite pressure from Washington on India to stop buying Russian oil. www.reuters.com/business/ene...
www.reuters.com
October 31, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Indian Oil Corp, the country's top refiner, has bought five cargoes of Russian oil for December arrival from non-sanctioned entities, traders said, resuming purchases despite pressure from Washington on India to stop buying Russian oil. www.reuters.com/business/ene...
“…Asked whether he feared Putin would ever fire a non-nuclear missile at Brussels, Belgian Defence Minister Theo Francken replied, “No, because that would hit the heart of NATO, and then we would level Moscow’.” 1/2
October 29, 2025 at 1:43 PM
“…Asked whether he feared Putin would ever fire a non-nuclear missile at Brussels, Belgian Defence Minister Theo Francken replied, “No, because that would hit the heart of NATO, and then we would level Moscow’.” 1/2
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🔊 Only a few tickets left for this event with @shekhovtsov.substack.com!
🎃 This Friday at 5pm GMT
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🎃 This Friday at 5pm GMT
➡️ www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
We are pleased to invite you to this Politics and Sociology seminar with @shekhovtsov.substack.com, who will discuss the evolution of Russian political warfare.
🗓️ 31 October at 5pm
📍 UCL SSEES
➡️ Free and open to all: www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
🗓️ 31 October at 5pm
📍 UCL SSEES
➡️ Free and open to all: www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
October 29, 2025 at 11:45 AM
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Incredibly important reading that Western education usually misses -- on the beginning of WWII in eastern Europe, and its very belated end.
Injustice begets injustice. Russia’s war against Europe today stems from the unpunished legacy of Soviet crimes against Europe, whose perpetrators were neither held accountable nor whose ideology was fully discredited. shekhovtsov.substack.com/p/defeating-...
Defeating the Russian Behemoth in the Historiverse
The Second World War is not over until the world condemns the Soviet crimes
shekhovtsov.substack.com
October 27, 2025 at 8:17 PM
Incredibly important reading that Western education usually misses -- on the beginning of WWII in eastern Europe, and its very belated end.
A recent US intelligence assessment warns, NBC reports, that Vladimir Putin is more determined than ever to continue the war in Ukraine and achieve victory on the battlefield, showing no willingness to compromise. 1/4
October 29, 2025 at 9:00 AM
A recent US intelligence assessment warns, NBC reports, that Vladimir Putin is more determined than ever to continue the war in Ukraine and achieve victory on the battlefield, showing no willingness to compromise. 1/4
Russian forces hunt down their own soldiers trying to surrender euromaidanpress.com/2025/10/27/f...
Frontline report: Russian forces hunt down their own soldiers trying to surrender near Orikhiv
Russia's elite VDV paratroopers faced annihilation near Orikhiv after 22 of 26 assault vehicles were destroyed in a single day. As survivors attempted to surrender, their own command turned drones on…
euromaidanpress.com
October 28, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Russian forces hunt down their own soldiers trying to surrender euromaidanpress.com/2025/10/27/f...
Liar Jeffrey Sachs took millions from UAE authoritarians to research “well-being” theintercept.com/2021/12/29/j...
U.N. Power Broker Jeffrey Sachs Took Millions From the UAE to Research “Well-Being”
U.N. power broker Jeffrey Sachs’s happiness project might be easy to dismiss if it didn’t confer legitimacy on a repressive government.
theintercept.com
October 28, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Liar Jeffrey Sachs took millions from UAE authoritarians to research “well-being” theintercept.com/2021/12/29/j...
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🔊 Only a few tickets left for this event with @shekhovtsov.substack.com!
🎃 This Friday at 5pm GMT
➡️ www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
🎃 This Friday at 5pm GMT
➡️ www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
We are pleased to invite you to this Politics and Sociology seminar with @shekhovtsov.substack.com, who will discuss the evolution of Russian political warfare.
🗓️ 31 October at 5pm
📍 UCL SSEES
➡️ Free and open to all: www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
🗓️ 31 October at 5pm
📍 UCL SSEES
➡️ Free and open to all: www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
October 27, 2025 at 2:26 PM
🔊 Only a few tickets left for this event with @shekhovtsov.substack.com!
🎃 This Friday at 5pm GMT
➡️ www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
🎃 This Friday at 5pm GMT
➡️ www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
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@shekhovtsov.substack.com 's research into Brexit politicians shows that the anti-establishment zeal of right-wing populism can make it very susceptible to manipulation by Moscow and that there is a thin line between naïve engagement and active complicity with the fascist Russians.
The Russian spy network that targeted Brexit Party MEPs | Searchlight
Accused Russian spy Janusz Niedźwieck, here welcoming a pro-Putin biker gang to Poland When Anton Shekhovtsov, a Ukrainian researcher of Europe’s far right ...
searchlightmagazine.com
October 27, 2025 at 7:11 AM
@shekhovtsov.substack.com 's research into Brexit politicians shows that the anti-establishment zeal of right-wing populism can make it very susceptible to manipulation by Moscow and that there is a thin line between naïve engagement and active complicity with the fascist Russians.
Injustice begets injustice. Russia’s war against Europe today stems from the unpunished legacy of Soviet crimes against Europe, whose perpetrators were neither held accountable nor whose ideology was fully discredited. shekhovtsov.substack.com/p/defeating-...
Defeating the Russian Behemoth in the Historiverse
The Second World War is not over until the world condemns the Soviet crimes
shekhovtsov.substack.com
October 27, 2025 at 9:47 AM
Injustice begets injustice. Russia’s war against Europe today stems from the unpunished legacy of Soviet crimes against Europe, whose perpetrators were neither held accountable nor whose ideology was fully discredited. shekhovtsov.substack.com/p/defeating-...
The Kremlin’s New Contractors shekhovtsov.substack.com/p/the-kremli... Inside Russia’s Market for Political Warfare
The Kremlin’s New Contractors
Inside Russia’s Market for Political Warfare
shekhovtsov.substack.com
October 27, 2025 at 9:38 AM
The Kremlin’s New Contractors shekhovtsov.substack.com/p/the-kremli... Inside Russia’s Market for Political Warfare
The Russian spy network that targeted Brexit Party MEPs searchlightmagazine.com/2025/10/the-...
The Russian spy network that targeted Brexit Party MEPs | Searchlight
Accused Russian spy Janusz Niedźwieck, here welcoming a pro-Putin biker gang to Poland When Anton Shekhovtsov, a Ukrainian researcher of Europe’s far right ...
searchlightmagazine.com
October 26, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The Russian spy network that targeted Brexit Party MEPs searchlightmagazine.com/2025/10/the-...
‘Jail is inevitable’ for former Reform politician awaiting bribery sentence observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
‘Jail is inevitable’ for former Reform politician awaitin...
Two other MEPs joined Nathan Gill on a trip paid for by pro-Russian interests – and 6 weeks later repeated his talking points in Parliament
observer.co.uk
October 24, 2025 at 8:43 AM
‘Jail is inevitable’ for former Reform politician awaiting bribery sentence observer.co.uk/news/nationa...
Europa har lagt plan for å holde USA involvert klassekampen.no/artikkel/202...
Europa har lagt plan for å holde USA involvert
Europeiske ledere planlegger et «fredsråd» for Ukraina, ledet av Donald Trump, ifølge Bloomberg. – Det er egentlig bare Trump som kan legge noe reelt press på Putin, sier statsviter.
klassekampen.no
October 24, 2025 at 8:10 AM
Europa har lagt plan for å holde USA involvert klassekampen.no/artikkel/202...
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We are pleased to invite you to this Politics and Sociology seminar with @shekhovtsov.substack.com, who will discuss the evolution of Russian political warfare.
🗓️ 31 October at 5pm
📍 UCL SSEES
➡️ Free and open to all: www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
🗓️ 31 October at 5pm
📍 UCL SSEES
➡️ Free and open to all: www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
October 21, 2025 at 12:00 PM
We are pleased to invite you to this Politics and Sociology seminar with @shekhovtsov.substack.com, who will discuss the evolution of Russian political warfare.
🗓️ 31 October at 5pm
📍 UCL SSEES
➡️ Free and open to all: www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
🗓️ 31 October at 5pm
📍 UCL SSEES
➡️ Free and open to all: www.ucl.ac.uk/arts-humanit...
That there will likely be no Trump-Putin meeting in the near future does not change the fact that Putin’s psychological operation to disrupt the Tomahawk deliveries to Ukraine has been, so far, a success. That disruption was the only thing that actually mattered.
October 21, 2025 at 6:10 PM
That there will likely be no Trump-Putin meeting in the near future does not change the fact that Putin’s psychological operation to disrupt the Tomahawk deliveries to Ukraine has been, so far, a success. That disruption was the only thing that actually mattered.
Pas de Tomahawk pour l’Ukraine – pas de Budapest pour Poutine desk-russie.eu/2025/10/20/p...
Pas de Tomahawk pour l’Ukraine – pas de Budapest pour Poutine • desk russie
La rencontre entre Trump et Poutine à Budapest va directement à l'encontre des intérêts de sécurité de l'Europe – et il est parfaitement dans le pouvoir de l'UE d'empêcher qu'elle ait lieu.
desk-russie.eu
October 21, 2025 at 12:06 PM
Pas de Tomahawk pour l’Ukraine – pas de Budapest pour Poutine desk-russie.eu/2025/10/20/p...
A special place in Kremlinwatchers’ hell is reserved for those who quote former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev as a relevant Kremlin stakeholder.
October 20, 2025 at 10:18 AM
A special place in Kremlinwatchers’ hell is reserved for those who quote former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev as a relevant Kremlin stakeholder.