It is my hope that when people in the free world today think and speak about Russia, they will remember not only the war criminals who are sitting in the Kremlin but also those who are standing up to them. Because we are Russians, too.

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Preparing to discuss the findings of the newest Freedom House #NationsinTransit report and delve into the causes of continued democratic decline

Follow live here: freedomhouse.org/event/report-l….

Delighted to moderate the session on security at the first Reintegration Forum, Rep Moldova. Excellent organisation, full of substance, serious, realistic debates. Graceful treatment of participants from Transnistria. Testimony to an already European RMD!

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🚨NEXT WEEK!🚨

#NationsInTransit 2024 launches April 11!

Join our launch event featuring David Kramer, Edit Zgut-Przybylska, Oana Popescu-Zamfir, & Agon Maliqi, as well as FH's Mike Smeltzer & Nicole Bibbins Sedaca, for an overview of this year's key takeaways.

Register today!
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Such a beautiful day to be in Rome for the ZEIT STIFTUNG BUCERIUS /Istituto Affari Internazionali - IAI / ORF - organised ‘Governance Talks’! I look forward to speaking on transatlantic relations post-2024 elections

#NationsInTransit 2024 launches April 11!

Be sure to RSVP for our virtual launch event, where we’ll cover this year’s major takeaways and hear from regional experts like Edit Zgut-Przybylska, Oana Popescu-Zamfir, Agon Maliqi, and FH’s own Mike Smeltzer.

Save your seat:
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🇪🇺 Beyond Catch-27: How to make EU enlargement work?

Looking back on a very insightful lunch briefing at ERSTE Foundation on March 6th with experts:
- Engjellushe Morina
- Piotr Buras
- Nikola Dimitrov
- Vedran Dzihic
- Richard Grieveson
- Oana Popescu-Zamfir
- Hedvig Morvai

📷: eSeL Lorenz Seidler – Joanna Pianka

The line of people wanting to say goodbye to Alexey Navalny is over a kilometre long.

📹: Novaya Gazeta Europe

The ambassadors of Germany and France, here in the Centre, other ambassadors. The line to the church is now 1.5 kilometers long.
#Navalny

With President Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський, we discussed security of our countries and emphasized our shared path towards EU accession.

I reaffirmed Moldova’s strong commitment to Ukraine, whose resistance also protects our peace at home.

BREAKING:

The thousands of Russians attending Navalny’s funeral in Moscow today are chanting the most forbidden words in Russia:

“No to the war”

'No to war', shout the crowds who came to say goodbye to Alexey Navalny

Alexei Navalny lying in state at his memorial service. His parents sit at bottom left.

People are applauding and shouting ‘Navalny!’ as the hearse carrying his body arrives at the church

Tiefe Bewunderung

People in Moscow chanting “Putin is a murderer!” at Navalny’s funeral.

Some will later pay a price: Police will find them, with help from surveillance cameras. Trials will begin. We’ve seen this countless times.

Very long lines of mourners in Moscow waiting to pay their final respect to Aleksei Navalny, who was announced dead two weeks ago. Photos via Varlamov News.

📹 Footage of the crowds that gathered for Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny’s funeral near Moscow today.

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