Anne Applebaum

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Historian/journalist; authoritarianism and European security.

Trump and Vance Encouraged Putin, Fueling Ongoing War
SocialApr 15, 2026

Trump and Vance Encouraged Putin, Fueling Ongoing War

This is why Russia is still fighting, why the war continues and why people are dying: Because Trump and Vance encouraged Putin to believe he could win

By Anne Applebaum
Orban Offers Aid to Iran After Israel's Hezbollah Strike
SocialApr 8, 2026

Orban Offers Aid to Iran After Israel's Hezbollah Strike

Just after Israel's attack on Hezbollah in 2024, Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban’s government offered issistance to Iran, the key sponsor of Hezbollah. from @CatherineBelton https://t.co/NTYKgJ3XUr

By Anne Applebaum
Vance’s Orban Backing May Hurt U.S. Interests
SocialApr 7, 2026

Vance’s Orban Backing May Hurt U.S. Interests

Is Vance's support of Orban, Russia's most important asset in Europe, really in America's national interest?

By Anne Applebaum
Hungarian Mission in Chad: Purpose Finally Revealed
SocialApr 3, 2026

Hungarian Mission in Chad: Purpose Finally Revealed

I was in Chad last year and heard about a Hungarian military mission. No one understood the purpose. Now we know

By Anne Applebaum
Trump’s Reckless Actions Fuel Putin, Alienate Europe
SocialApr 3, 2026

Trump’s Reckless Actions Fuel Putin, Alienate Europe

Trump has insulted and tariffed his European allies, persuaded Denmark to prepare for a US invasion and, by pressuring Ukraine and not Russia, encouraged Putin to keep fighting. All of which he has forgotten. https://t.co/GhDO27FyxK

By Anne Applebaum
Accusation: Putin’s Mole in NATO, Call to Ban Hungary
SocialMar 31, 2026

Accusation: Putin’s Mole in NATO, Call to Ban Hungary

"All this time Putin had, and still has, a mole in all European and NATO official meetings. If the integrity of these meetings is to be maintained, it would be appropriate to ban Hungary from all of them. Every generation...

By Anne Applebaum
Orban's Unprecedented Cognitive Warfare Sets High-Stakes Precedent
SocialMar 28, 2026

Orban's Unprecedented Cognitive Warfare Sets High-Stakes Precedent

Viktor Orban is waging cognitive warfare on a scale no one else has tried before. "Emotions are high because the stakes are high. If he succeeds, he will once again blaze a path that others will follow. And if he...

By Anne Applebaum
Orban Blames Ukraine to Secure Re‑election Amid Corruption
SocialMar 27, 2026

Orban Blames Ukraine to Secure Re‑election Amid Corruption

Viktor Orban wants Hungarians to re-elect him, even though he has turned Hungary into the most corrupt and one of the poorest countries in the EU. To do so, he is telling Hungarians to fear sabotage, thievery, or even a...

By Anne Applebaum
Trump's Short‑Term View Undermines Gulf Alliances
SocialMar 20, 2026

Trump's Short‑Term View Undermines Gulf Alliances

Trump does not connect actions he takes on one day to events that occur weeks later. Allied leaders know that if they help him in the Persian Gulf, he won't be grateful, or even remember. https://t.co/T41LaJfTWa

By Anne Applebaum
Ukrainian Drone War Redefines Modern Conflict Dynamics
SocialMar 19, 2026

Ukrainian Drone War Redefines Modern Conflict Dynamics

This is one of the best descriptions of the Ukrainian drone war, and its significance for all of us, that I have read https://t.co/mCJPWiwEe6

By Anne Applebaum
Putin Uses Negotiations to Advance War Victory
SocialMar 15, 2026

Putin Uses Negotiations to Advance War Victory

Putin has never been interested in peace, he wants the negotiations to help him win the war

By Anne Applebaum
Ukraine Holds World's Most Advanced Drone Technology
SocialMar 13, 2026

Ukraine Holds World's Most Advanced Drone Technology

Ukraine, as it turns out, has cards: the most advanced drone technology in the world

By Anne Applebaum
Orban Seizes Ukrainian Hostages to Sway Election
SocialMar 6, 2026

Orban Seizes Ukrainian Hostages to Sway Election

Hungary has taken seven Ukrainians hostage in another attempt to prevent Orban from losing the election

By Anne Applebaum
US Ignored Ukraine’s Drone‑War Expertise Before Middle East Conflict
SocialMar 6, 2026

US Ignored Ukraine’s Drone‑War Expertise Before Middle East Conflict

Strange that the US did not consult Ukraine, whose army knows how to counter attacks from thousands of cheap drones, before starting a war in the Middle East From @shustry and Nancy Youssef https://t.co/coBQlEyvzU

By Anne Applebaum