Senior Adviser @TRPforjustice.bsky.social and @Rasmussenglobal.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/wesslau.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/wesslau.bsky.social/post/3mjx7z7ksu22fSunset in Kyiv.20 Apr 2026 19:42 +0000at://did:plc:bdtij33ec3ym72ef7zazhu2p/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjx7z7ksu22fhttps://bsky.app/profile/wesslau.bsky.social/post/3m22r6kmcjc2wTrump is not only failing to make peace in Ukraine but also emboldening Russia by being unwilling to put pressure on Putin. My piece in @politico.eu. https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-ukraine-russia-war-vladimir-putin-foreign-policy https://www.politico.eu/article/donald-trump-ukraine-russia-war-vladimir-putin-foreign-policy/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=RSS_Syndication30 Sep 2025 14:44 +0000at://did:plc:bdtij33ec3ym72ef7zazhu2p/app.bsky.feed.post/3m22r6kmcjc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/wesslau.bsky.social/post/3lyhn6aalds2zNATO frontline states need to start shooting down Russian drones and missiles. Ignoring them is a dangerous option. Re-posting my piece from a year go. https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/09/10/nato-russia-drones-missiles-escalation-article-5-air-defense-shield-ukraine/10 Sep 2025 06:46 +0000at://did:plc:bdtij33ec3ym72ef7zazhu2p/app.bsky.feed.post/3lyhn6aalds2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/wesslau.bsky.social/post/3lrzsww7fvc2uWhat Putin’s abduction of Ukrainian children says about Russia's war against Ukraine by @MaksimasMilta and me in @politico @TRPforJustice https://www.politico.eu/article/vladimir-putin-abduction-ukrainian-children-russia-invasion-war-crime-icc-vladimir-medinsky/20 Jun 2025 10:21 +0000at://did:plc:bdtij33ec3ym72ef7zazhu2p/app.bsky.feed.post/3lrzsww7fvc2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/wesslau.bsky.social/post/3lkl6fslvys2aAnd now for something completely different. Here is a new pod where I speak about my work on fighting piracy in the Indian Ocean (in Swedish). 🏴‍☠️ @geopodden https://open.spotify.com/episode/1lLPc88UUdwyxnw6xcERlv?si=3f6395dc8fef435117 Mar 2025 12:40 +0000at://did:plc:bdtij33ec3ym72ef7zazhu2p/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkl6fslvys2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/wesslau.bsky.social/post/3liu5fjzdwk2qGood read on Russia’s hybrid war against Moldova by @peterpomerantsev.bsky.social https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/feb/23/moldova-former-soviet-republic-kremlin-putin?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other23 Feb 2025 15:25 +0000at://did:plc:bdtij33ec3ym72ef7zazhu2p/app.bsky.feed.post/3liu5fjzdwk2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/wesslau.bsky.social/post/3lhyk4b2vfs2xDoes Trump have a plan for Ukraine? Doesn’t seem like it. But what do we know about the Trump Administration’s thinking? Here is my take: https://sceeus.se/en/publications/a-man-with-a-plan-trumps-plan-for-ukraine/12 Feb 2025 15:58 +0000at://did:plc:bdtij33ec3ym72ef7zazhu2p/app.bsky.feed.post/3lhyk4b2vfs2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/wesslau.bsky.social/post/3lbwm6ah3is2wMy take on the limits of a deal between Trump and Putin on Ukraine in @ForeignPolicy. A deal may not happen. Even if it does, without Europe and Ukraine on board, it may not mean much. Real risk is Putin stringing along Trump to undermine West’s support. https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/11/27/trump-putin-deal-peace-ukraine-russia-war-europe/?tpcc=recirc_latest06292127 Nov 2024 12:59 +0000at://did:plc:bdtij33ec3ym72ef7zazhu2p/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbwm6ah3is2whttps://bsky.app/profile/wesslau.bsky.social/post/3lbwcyo37ks2dRussian interest in peace is no given, and Europe may not be on board. https://foreignpolicy.com/2024/11/27/trump-putin-deal-peace-ukraine-russia-war-europe/27 Nov 2024 10:15 +0000at://did:plc:bdtij33ec3ym72ef7zazhu2p/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbwcyo37ks2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/wesslau.bsky.social/post/3lbergnbbjk25Sobering take by @GresselGustav on Europe's missed opportunities: Der Untergang: As Trump returns, Putin will reap the rewards of Europe’s inaction on Ukraine: https://ecfr.eu/article/der-untergang-as-trump-returns-putin-will-reap-the-rewards-of-europes-inaction-on-ukraine/ via @ecfr20 Nov 2024 10:45 +0000at://did:plc:bdtij33ec3ym72ef7zazhu2p/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbergnbbjk25https://bsky.app/profile/wesslau.bsky.social/post/3lbcdx5tgps2pEurope must act now and ramp up support for Ukraine, not wait for Trump to take office. https://bylinetimes.com/2024/11/19/europe-must-forget-trump-and-form-a-coalition-of-the-willing-to-defend-ukraine/19 Nov 2024 11:38 +0000at://did:plc:bdtij33ec3ym72ef7zazhu2p/app.bsky.feed.post/3lbcdx5tgps2p