Log inSign up
Edward Lucas
84K posts
user avatar
Edward Lucas
@edwardlucas
๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ”ถ โœ๏ธ ๐Ÿšฒ๐ŸŠ๐Ÿป๐ŸŒถ ๐Ÿž
London
edwardlucas.com
Joined March 2009
30.8K
Following
95.1K
Followers
  • Pinned
    user avatar
    Edward Lucas
    @edwardlucas
    Mar 8, 2025
    Before she became a drone operator, Yarina Chornohuz translated Sylvia Plath into Ukrainian. I'm fundraising for her drone unit in Kherson. DM me for the IBAN. they need 1) A two-axle trailer for a car 2) Batteries: 10 units (15 thousand ampere) 3) FPV Drone Detector Whoover 2
    Image
    en.wikipedia.org
    Yaryna Chornohuz - Wikipedia
    60K
  • user avatar
    Edward Lucas
    @edwardlucas
    Feb 24, 2022
    thread 1/13 Putin's risk appetite is far greater than we realised. We are deluding ourselves (I was too complacent and thought he wouldn't go this far) So forget the stirring talk about Western unity and a revived spirit of purpose in NATO.
  • user avatar
    Edward Lucas
    @edwardlucas
    Feb 24, 2022
    Replying to @edwardlucas
    13/13 And finally: Apologise to Ukrainians, Estonians, Latvians, Lithuanians, Poles, Czechs, Slovaks (and Russians) for ignoring their warnings over so many years.
  • user avatar
    Edward Lucas
    @edwardlucas
    Feb 21, 2022
    Thread: 1/5 Putin has done a classic bait and switch: frightened us with one thing so that we accept another. The further dismemberment of Ukraine, and an avowed Russian military presence there: in effect, two more Crimeas.
  • user avatar
    Edward Lucas
    @edwardlucas
    Feb 24, 2022
    Replying to @edwardlucas
    6/13 --. Remove RT and other Russian propaganda organs from the airwaves in all countries that have regulated broadcast media.
  • user avatar
    Edward Lucas
    @edwardlucas
    Feb 24, 2022
    Replying to @edwardlucas
    10/13 -- The US to announce that foreign politicians and senior officials who sit on Russian boards or act as consultants to Russian companies must resign at once, or be blacklisted from visiting the United States. Other countries to follow suit.
  • user avatar
    Edward Lucas
    @edwardlucas
    Feb 24, 2022
    Replying to @edwardlucas
    5/13 -- Withdraw all Western (NATO, EU, OECD) ambassadors from Moscow and send their Russian counterparts home. -- Close all Russian consulates, trade missions. We need barebones embassies, nothing more.
  • user avatar
    Edward Lucas
    @edwardlucas
    Feb 24, 2022
    Replying to @edwardlucas
    11/13 -- Any law firm, bank, accountancy firm, consulting outfit or other professional service firm that does business with a sanctioned Russian entity must cut ties at once or face similar penalties.
  • user avatar
    Edward Lucas
    @edwardlucas
    Feb 24, 2022
    Replying to @edwardlucas
    9/13 -- Delist these companies from the exchanges in London, Frankfurt, New York and other western financial centers. Stop trading their debt, bonds and other financial instruments
  • user avatar
    Edward Lucas
    @edwardlucas
    Feb 24, 2022
    Replying to @edwardlucas
    8/13 -- And on their spouses, siblings, offspring, parents and other associates. -- Announce a sweeping program of asset freezes on these individuals, and on companies linked to the Kremlin or owned (even in part) by Kremlin cronies.
  • user avatar
    Edward Lucas
    @edwardlucas
    Feb 24, 2022
    Replying to @edwardlucas
    7/13 -- visa bans on all government ministers, on all members of the Duma and Federation Council, all governors and office-holders in Russiaโ€™s regions, on all officials in the โ€œpower ministriesโ€ and security agencies, and on the 35 individuals named in Alexei Navalnyโ€™s list.
  • user avatar
    Edward Lucas
    @edwardlucas
    Apr 3, 2022
    Todayโ€™s Mail on Sunday
    Image
  • user avatar
    Edward Lucas
    @edwardlucas
    Feb 24, 2022
    Replying to @edwardlucas
    3/13 For the West, this may be (yet another) wake-up call. For Ukraine, it is a death-knell.We will have years (decades, probably) to mull the combination of naivete, complacency, arrogance, ignorance and โ€” most of all โ€” greed that brought us to this catastrophe.
  • user avatar
    Edward Lucas
    @edwardlucas
    Feb 24, 2022
    Replying to @edwardlucas
    2/13 Warm words and high spirits do not bring the dead back to life. As you read this, Ukrainians are huddling in bomb shelters, dodging bullets, and seeing their dreams of a free, prosperous, law-governed independent country destroyed.

New to X?

Sign up now to get your own personalized timeline!

Create account

By signing up, you agree to the Terms of Service and Privacy Policy, including Cookie Use.

Terms of Service|Privacy Policy|Cookie Policy|Accessibility|Ads info|ยฉ 2026 X Corp.
Don't miss what's happening
People on X are the first to know.
Log inSign up