Deputy director, Centre for European Reform, London @centreeuropeanref.bsky.social . Supporter of democracy, the rule of law, the EU & Ukraine. Opponent of authoritarianism, corruption & Putin's Russia.https://bsky.app/profile/cerianbond.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/cerianbond.bsky.social/post/3mwtujk4x5s2xThis definitely feels like a mis-step. Russian-language news etc had already been curtailed earlier this year. Why give people whose main language of communication is Russian more reason to seek out 'news' from Russian state channels? [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Oct 2026 22:06 +0000at://did:plc:jok2j6ozm5whebepz577lv4x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwtujk4x5s2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/cerianbond.bsky.social/post/3mwdq3352ws2pI agree with this by @andrewchak.bsky.social 100 per cent. [contains quote post or other embedded content]25 Sep 2026 12:03 +0000at://did:plc:jok2j6ozm5whebepz577lv4x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwdq3352ws2phttps://bsky.app/profile/cerianbond.bsky.social/post/3mw76ay6p4s2kIf Putin accepts, every European leader (at least) should boycott the event. The G20 no longer serves the useful purpose it had during the global financial crisis, when it was founded, so nothing that matters will be lost by not being there. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Sep 2026 16:34 +0000at://did:plc:jok2j6ozm5whebepz577lv4x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw76ay6p4s2khttps://bsky.app/profile/cerianbond.bsky.social/post/3mw75o63fg22kWhen @thomasmaddock.bsky.social & I predicted in March that the Trump/Netanyahu war on Iran would be "a prolonged nightmare", we were unfortunately right. Whether Trump carries out his latest threats of genocide or not, he has done huge harm to the US's allies in Europe, the Middle East & Asia. [contains quote post or other embedded content]23 Sep 2026 16:23 +0000at://did:plc:jok2j6ozm5whebepz577lv4x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw75o63fg22khttps://bsky.app/profile/cerianbond.bsky.social/post/3mw4n7jli4s2cAbsolutely right. The American Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine have been raising this with the administration for ages; they have got nowhere. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Sep 2026 16:23 +0000at://did:plc:jok2j6ozm5whebepz577lv4x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw4n7jli4s2chttps://bsky.app/profile/cerianbond.bsky.social/post/3mw4haxdzck2tFixing the UK's relationship with the EU is the only way to get our economy back on track, says @eddavey.libdems.org.uk, calling for an EU-UK customs union & UK membership of the single market. I wd welcome that; but how wd UK persuade the EU27 to make this a priority? A hard sell at present.22 Sep 2026 14:37 +0000at://did:plc:jok2j6ozm5whebepz577lv4x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw4haxdzck2thttps://bsky.app/profile/cerianbond.bsky.social/post/3mw3ttecknc2zI enjoyed chairing this excellent discussion. Lots of good ideas for EU-UK co-operation. Thanks to @euinuk.bsky.social for support & welcome (back) to the world of British political party conferences, Jukka Salovaara! A gentle re-introduction, with @libdems.org.uk the most pro-EU UK party. [contains quote post or other embedded content]22 Sep 2026 08:49 +0000at://did:plc:jok2j6ozm5whebepz577lv4x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw3ttecknc2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/cerianbond.bsky.social/post/3mvxbyx7zrs2zI don't suppose cyber attacks would affect vote counting - since the numbers will have been made up well in advance to meet whatever target the Kremlin has set for showing fealty to Putin. [contains quote post or other embedded content]20 Sep 2026 13:20 +0000at://did:plc:jok2j6ozm5whebepz577lv4x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvxbyx7zrs2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/cerianbond.bsky.social/post/3mvpy42qa522xGood piece by CER associate fellow @caminomortera.bsky.social. @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu took the right line yesterday: "Ceuta's border is a European border. Because Ceuta is Spain. Ceuta is Europe. And Europe will be there for you." But that wasn't what happened in July - Spain got no solidarity. [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Sep 2026 15:34 +0000at://did:plc:jok2j6ozm5whebepz577lv4x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpy42qa522xhttps://bsky.app/profile/cerianbond.bsky.social/post/3mvpxroandk2xGood thread by @ruthdeyermond.bsky.social. Another risk with this bill is that Trump will use its tariff provisions to punish countries he doesn't like (eg Europeans who still buy Russian LNG) while sparing at least some of the big buyers of Russian fossil fuels (eg China, India, Turkey). [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Sep 2026 15:28 +0000at://did:plc:jok2j6ozm5whebepz577lv4x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpxroandk2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/cerianbond.bsky.social/post/3mvpg4enhdk2uJust over 24 hours to go! If QMV makes you go "OMG", you can't resist a good trilogue & you read the OJEU while drinking your morning OJ, this may be the job for you [contains quote post or other embedded content]17 Sep 2026 10:12 +0000at://did:plc:jok2j6ozm5whebepz577lv4x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvpg4enhdk2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/cerianbond.bsky.social/post/3mvnc6bgy7c2uIt's not an election, it's a Special Political Operation. I'm baffled by the Western commentators who act as though Putin is on tenterhooks, waiting to see whether his war of aggression against Ukraine has cost him votes in Nakhuygrad South-West. @andrewchak.bsky.social offers an antidote... [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Sep 2026 13:56 +0000at://did:plc:jok2j6ozm5whebepz577lv4x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvnc6bgy7c2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/cerianbond.bsky.social/post/3mvlkxdigc22gI was honoured to take part in this discussion. The point I want to underline: European governments can't just rely on Ukraine to take the whole weight of defending Europe forever. Europe needs to help UA much more actively, not just praise the resilience of the Ukrainian people. [contains quote post or other embedded content]15 Sep 2026 21:28 +0000at://did:plc:jok2j6ozm5whebepz577lv4x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvlkxdigc22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/cerianbond.bsky.social/post/3mvawqfjtak2nA visit to Riga isn't complete unless you've heard a Latvian choir. Thanks to Balsis, capping an excellent #RigaConference2026.11 Sep 2026 15:59 +0000at://did:plc:jok2j6ozm5whebepz577lv4x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvawqfjtak2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/cerianbond.bsky.social/post/3mv3l4dvotc2yDelighted to be back in Latvia for the 2026 Riga Conference, where I'm on a panel tomorrow on 'Ukraine's role as a pillar of European security'. Once you get away from this part of Europe, I'm not sure how much people further west understand that if that pillar falls, Europe falls. rigaconference.lv https://rigaconference.lv/09 Sep 2026 12:48 +0000at://did:plc:jok2j6ozm5whebepz577lv4x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv3l4dvotc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/cerianbond.bsky.social/post/3mugw2c777c2pThis is - in more military language - what Putin set out in his July 2021 article 'On the historical unity of Russians & Ukrainians'. Putin's aims for Ukraine were & are genocidal. No-one in Europe should kid themselves that this is a war for territory, still less 'to prevent NATO expansion'. 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