Anne Applebaum

don't look while they do it i don't know exactly how that works or what a deal like that looks like i mean it's hard even to figure out how you would contractually organize it i mean what we're just giving rights away to the u.s government or we're giving them to friends of trump or who are we giving them to i don't know but yeah folks in ukraine more optimistic that they might be open than maybe they had been to continued support or still pretty dire

don't look while they do it i don't know exactly how that works or what a deal like that looks like i mean it's hard even to figure out how you would contractually organize it i mean what we're just giving rights away to the u.s government or we're giving them to friends of trump or who are we giving them to i don't know but yeah folks in ukraine more optimistic that they might be open than maybe they had been to continued support or still pretty dire

hard to describe. I mean, I think people are, you know, there's a combination of fatalism, like, you know, whatever happens, we're not stopping fighting. And I actually know a lot of people who are involved in very forward-looking projects there, who are building drone factories, who are creating new forms of warfare. I mean, there's a

hard to describe. I mean, I think people are, you know, there's a combination of fatalism, like, you know, whatever happens, we're not stopping fighting. And I actually know a lot of people who are involved in very forward-looking projects there, who are building drone factories, who are creating new forms of warfare. I mean, there's a

hard to describe. I mean, I think people are, you know, there's a combination of fatalism, like, you know, whatever happens, we're not stopping fighting. And I actually know a lot of people who are involved in very forward-looking projects there, who are building drone factories, who are creating new forms of warfare. I mean, there's a

There's a piece of the Ukrainian story that never seems to get told. I periodically try to tell it, but, you know, they are really at the cutting edge of what is modern warfare. They're inventing new stuff all the time. And so there's a piece of the story that's actually very they're still very optimistic, like they still think they're. you know, they're gaining in various ways.

There's a piece of the Ukrainian story that never seems to get told. I periodically try to tell it, but, you know, they are really at the cutting edge of what is modern warfare. They're inventing new stuff all the time. And so there's a piece of the story that's actually very they're still very optimistic, like they still think they're. you know, they're gaining in various ways.

There's a piece of the Ukrainian story that never seems to get told. I periodically try to tell it, but, you know, they are really at the cutting edge of what is modern warfare. They're inventing new stuff all the time. And so there's a piece of the story that's actually very they're still very optimistic, like they still think they're. you know, they're gaining in various ways.

Then there's, you know, at another level, there's another part of the army and part of the security apparatus who's worried they just don't have enough people and they're losing territory and they'll do whatever it takes to get U.S. help. But it's not really a question of, you know, optimism or pessimism.

Then there's, you know, at another level, there's another part of the army and part of the security apparatus who's worried they just don't have enough people and they're losing territory and they'll do whatever it takes to get U.S. help. But it's not really a question of, you know, optimism or pessimism.

Then there's, you know, at another level, there's another part of the army and part of the security apparatus who's worried they just don't have enough people and they're losing territory and they'll do whatever it takes to get U.S. help. But it's not really a question of, you know, optimism or pessimism.

I mean, they're going to keep fighting, you know, and they will do what they can to get the equipment and weapons that they need. And they will they will make whatever deal is required.

I mean, they're going to keep fighting, you know, and they will do what they can to get the equipment and weapons that they need. And they will they will make whatever deal is required.

I mean, they're going to keep fighting, you know, and they will do what they can to get the equipment and weapons that they need. And they will they will make whatever deal is required.

I had a very dark view of what was going to happen. And it was so dark that I didn't want to share it that much in public. I mean, some of the details have surprised me. Like, I know I did not expect Elon Musk to take a group of 19-year-old engineers and download the U.S. government's data.

I had a very dark view of what was going to happen. And it was so dark that I didn't want to share it that much in public. I mean, some of the details have surprised me. Like, I know I did not expect Elon Musk to take a group of 19-year-old engineers and download the U.S. government's data.

I had a very dark view of what was going to happen. And it was so dark that I didn't want to share it that much in public. I mean, some of the details have surprised me. Like, I know I did not expect Elon Musk to take a group of 19-year-old engineers and download the U.S. government's data.

Like, I didn't see that exact form of... I did expect this kind of assault on the system, and I did expect the Republican Party not to resist it. So in that sense, I'm not surprised. I was prepared for this kind of thing to happen. I'm even surprised that other people are surprised.

Like, I didn't see that exact form of... I did expect this kind of assault on the system, and I did expect the Republican Party not to resist it. So in that sense, I'm not surprised. I was prepared for this kind of thing to happen. I'm even surprised that other people are surprised.

Like, I didn't see that exact form of... I did expect this kind of assault on the system, and I did expect the Republican Party not to resist it. So in that sense, I'm not surprised. I was prepared for this kind of thing to happen. I'm even surprised that other people are surprised.