I wish I had the positive mindset of people who think Putin can lose the elections

Going for a run in Aberystwyth is so so pretty

Meanwhile in Russia: this is the kind of media coverage Alexei Navalny's funeral has received. youtu.be/EiUTid0gKjk

Boris Yakemenko bashes Alexei Navalny's funeral

Good morning Aberystwyth. Not a bad view to start the day

Removing makeshift memorials feels like such a petty thing to do. It greatly undermines the official line of Navalny’s death having no political relevance

MImeduza.ioFeb 17, 2024 7:43am

Plainclothes individuals have been removing makeshift memorials set up in cities across Russia to commemorate the life of Alexey Navalny, the Russian opposition politician who died in prison on Friday. New ones keep appearing. meduza.io/en/news/2024...

Memorials to Navalny in Russian cities taken down, new ones appear — Meduza

Plainclothes individuals have been removing makeshift memorials set up in cities across Russia to commemorate the life of Alexey Navalny, the Russian opposition politician who died in prison on Friday...

Another sad news on this very bad day. Dmitry Markov, a master of photography, a chronicler of the Russian daily life, died today. One of his world-famous pieces was a symbolic photo from a Russian court room.

I feel deeply saddened by Navalny’s death. He could have changed Russia’s future for the better. But instead the Putin’s regime prevails.

The handbook on Humanitarianism and Inequality is in print - should be out by the end of February. Michael Magcamit and I wrote a chapter for it on humanitarianism and new wars. Use the code HSHA35 for 35% off! It could be a quirky gift for Valentine's Day <3 if your SO is into this kind of thing

Handbook on Humanitarianism and Inequality

‘This Handbook is an excellent addition to the study of humanitarianism as a multifaceted practice with diverse histories, geographies, and indeed inequalities, unsettling conventional narratives of h...

An interesting take on possible outcomes of the war - the consensus is that Putin won’t give up

CHchathamhouse.bsky.socialFeb 12, 2024 7:27pm

The risks of a long war could have been avoided if Western policy since Russia’s full-scale invasion had been to help Ukraine win.

A long war works against Ukraine – and the West’s own security

A protracted conflict works in Russia’s favour. But there is a clear path to bringing it to an early end.

NEW: Russia seeks to persuade Ukraine and its supporters that Moscow’s control of occupied Ukraine is irreversible, writes Karolina Hird in a new report. The Kremlin's Occupation Playbook: Coerced Russification and Ethnic Cleansing in Occupied Ukraine: isw.pub/OccupationPlaybook020924