Jan Cienski 🇨🇦
POLITICO Europe senior policy editor in charge of defense and mobility. Proud Canadian. Cruising between Warsaw and Brussels. press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/book/chic… Love bikes
- Reposted by Jan Cienski 🇨🇦Thousands of Poles who believed they were long divorced are discovering an unsettling possibility: They may still be legally married.
- Reposted by Jan Cienski 🇨🇦U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will send his deputy to a meeting of NATO defense ministers next month, according to a U.S. official and a European diplomat, a decision likely to raise further questions about Washington’s dedication to the transatlantic alliance.
- Reposted by Jan Cienski 🇨🇦Mark Rutte has one overriding mission as NATO chief: Stop Donald Trump from blowing up the alliance. That focus is now putting the former Dutch prime minister on a collision course with the very European capitals he once worked alongside.
- Reposted by Jan Cienski 🇨🇦From career diplomats to bureaucrats, people working at European institutions are united by a belief, to some degree, in the EU project. But working in Brussels can turn into a nightmare. Here’s who we think have the five hardest jobs in town 👇
- Reposted by Jan Cienski 🇨🇦European populist champions are turning away from a U.S. president they once openly admired.
- Reposted by Jan Cienski 🇨🇦At least it's not a leap year. patreon.com/BrianMcFadden
- Reposted by Jan Cienski 🇨🇦France will boost its military presence in Greenland in the coming days, Emmanuel Macron has said, as Donald Trump continues to ramp up pressure in his bid to annex the Danish territory.
- Reposted by Jan Cienski 🇨🇦A wave of AI-generated videos on TikTok promoting Poland’s departure from the European Union is a deliberate campaign to probe how its election in 2027 can be influenced, Warsaw's junior digital minister told us.
- Reposted by Jan Cienski 🇨🇦I will be in Nuuk in the coming weeks to officially open Canada’s consulate and mark a concrete step in strengthening our engagement in support of Denmark’s sovereignty and territorial integrity, including Greenland.
- Reposted by Jan Cienski 🇨🇦As a frontline NATO heavyweight, Poland is seething at being relegated to the diplomatic sidelines on a potential peace deal in Ukraine.
- Reposted by Jan Cienski 🇨🇦Ukraine's soldiers are doing much better in the pitched battles in the east of the country than Russia is letting on, Kyiv's top commander said, denouncing what he called Kremlin "disinformation" aimed at influencing a foreign audience.
- Reposted by Jan Cienski 🇨🇦🚨 EXCLUSIVE: Donald Trump made his sharpest critique of Europe yet to our Dasha Burns, slamming "weak" leaders of the "decaying" continent and saying he'd back candidates aligned with his vision.
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- Reposted by Jan Cienski 🇨🇦POLITICO exclusive: What the US wants from Ukraine: Leave Donbas, one way or another. An official familiar with the negotiation process tells us. www.politico.eu/article/us-w...
- Reposted by Jan Cienski 🇨🇦🚨 BREAKING: Donald Trump has warned that Europe faces “civilizational erasure” in an explosive new document. Read the story: www.politico.eu/article/dona...
- Reposted by Jan Cienski 🇨🇦Trump's national security strategy is out and some of the Europe sections are shocking. "...the growing influence of patriotic European parties indeed gives cause for great optimism." www.whitehouse.gov/wp-content/u...
- Reposted by Jan Cienski 🇨🇦COMMENTARY: If you’ve struggled to follow the latest US efforts to negotiate an end to the war in Ukraine, you’re not alone. The chaos stems from the Donald Trump administration’s lack of a formal process to develop policy, give guidance, engage foreign governments and set a clear direction.
- Reposted by Jan Cienski 🇨🇦Canada has reached a final agreement to join the EU’s €150 billion Security Action for Europe program, becoming the first third country to take part in the bloc’s flagship joint procurement initiative.
- Reposted by Jan Cienski 🇨🇦Germany wants to undermine the EU's 2035 clean car mandate and allow "highly efficient combustion engine cars" after that. What, you may ask, is a "highly efficient combustion engine car"? "A highly efficient combustion engine car is a combustion engine car that is highly efficient," per the govt.
- Reposted by Jan Cienski 🇨🇦"Over the past 100 years, Russia has attacked 19 different countries — some of them 3-4 times — and none of these countries, including Ukraine, has ever attacked Russia." - EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas.
- Reposted by Jan Cienski 🇨🇦I hate that this is necessary, but it is. So it’s good that things are moving. www.politico.eu/article/euro...
- Reposted by Jan Cienski 🇨🇦Poland will implement yesterday's EU court ruling requiring it to recognise same-sex marriages conducted in other member states, says the justice minister. By contrast, the president's office says it "will not succumb to the terror of rainbow rulings" that "completely destroy the family".
- Reposted by Jan Cienski 🇨🇦ICYMI: "The fighting in Ukraine no longer resembles the trench warfare of World War I — instead, drones have erased the solid front line by creating a killing zone." @politico.eu (Nov 18, 2025) www.politico.eu/article/surv...
- Reposted by Jan Cienski 🇨🇦This is not a peace plan. It is a proposal that weakens Ukraine and divides America from Europe, preparing the way for a larger war in the future. In the meantime, it benefits unnamed Russian and American investors, at the expense of everyone else. www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2025/1...
- Reposted by Jan Cienski 🇨🇦Russia is likely to test NATO’s collective defense pledge soon, Sweden’s top military official warned, as Moscow steps up its campaign of hybrid attacks against Europe.
- Reposted by Jan Cienski 🇨🇦On the leaked and thus not-so-secret US-Russia ”peace plan”: I have read nothing to indicate that it’s any different this time than in February/March, May, and August. The Trump admin is serving the same nothingburger for the fourth time. Media and analysts haven’t learned to see through the noise.
- Reposted by Jan Cienski 🇨🇦The US has stepped back from defending democracy.
- Reposted by Jan Cienski 🇨🇦Swedish Deputy PM: Sweden needs to pick its friends wisely, and we are choosing Canada… So when we come to America, we come to Canada now.
- Reposted by Jan Cienski 🇨🇦The fighting in Ukraine no longer resembles the trench warfare of World War I — instead, drones have erased the solid front line by creating a killing zone.
- Reposted by Jan Cienski 🇨🇦The EU's economy is set to expand by 1.4 percent this year, driven in large part by Poland's and Spain's growth.
- Reposted by Jan Cienski 🇨🇦October marked the 10th straight month of decline in Canadian travellers to the US. Air travel dropped nearly 24%, while car travel fell more than 30% compared to the same period last year, data from Canada's statistics office shows. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
- Reposted by Jan Cienski 🇨🇦This year’s annual military drill in Romania known as Dacian Fall carried extra weight. Part of NATO’s race to reinforce Europe’s eastern flank, it comes just a few weeks after Washington’s announced it will sharply reduce US troop levels in the country.
- Reposted by Jan Cienski 🇨🇦Weekend reading: Where America stands, one year after Trump’s election. A fascistic movement controls the government; they are trying to build an authoritarian state; but they have not consolidated authoritarian rule. A democracy no more, but not a stable autocratic regime yet. This week’s piece:
- Reposted by Jan Cienski 🇨🇦Germany’s top operational commander warned today that Russia could be capable of launching a large-scale attack on NATO “soon” if its military buildup continues unchecked.
- Reposted by Jan Cienski 🇨🇦Passengers on a high-speed train between Poland's two largest cities were taken by surprise when a sheep wearing a nappy began wandering through the carriages.
- Reposted by Jan Cienski 🇨🇦Poland has the highest rate of employment for Ukrainian refugees among OECD countries, at 78%. It also has one of the highest levels of employment among immigrants as a whole, new figures show.
- Reposted by Jan Cienski 🇨🇦The German far right wants to defend the homeland. It just can’t say how — or against whom.
- Reposted by Jan Cienski 🇨🇦The growing presence of Ukrainian refugees in Poland and Germany is increasingly becoming a flashpoint wielded by far-right parties. 🔗 www.politico.eu/article/stee...
- Reposted by Jan Cienski 🇨🇦Been saying for years that I want to open a restaurant called "Dumplins," & it would just be all types of dumplings from all around the world. Sweet, savory, vegan, meat-filled. Any kind, every kind. Apps, entrees, desserts but arranged by region. My kids laugh @ me, but I think it's a goldmine.
- Reposted by Jan Cienski 🇨🇦The 18th-century shift from militaries raised privately by nobles to standing armies financed by taxes is one of the central moves in the creation of the modern state. Trump is dialing it back to feudalism. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/24/u...
- Reposted by Jan Cienski 🇨🇦In 2012 I saw a similar ad, for a finance writer at The Economist. A few months later I got the job. It is not a pain-free application (you have to submit an original article) but I could only encourage you to have a punt.
- Reposted by Jan Cienski 🇨🇦A new exhibition on “Ten Centuries of Polish Russophobia” has opened in Moscow, organised by a state historical society. The display presents the Kremlin's revisionist view of history, including downplaying Soviet responsibility for the Katyn massacre.
- Reposted by Jan Cienski 🇨🇦I am at the @warsawforum.bsky.social with @jancienski.bsky.social — come say hi if you’re around!
- Reposted by Jan Cienski 🇨🇦How is NATO balancing deterrence and defense in responding to Russia’s repeated airspace violations? Read this @politico.eu article by @laukaya.bsky.social with my take ✈️ @rusi.bsky.social www.politico.eu/article/nato...
- Reposted by Jan Cienski 🇨🇦This is the wildest UN speech Trump has made yet.
- Reposted by Jan Cienski 🇨🇦Pouring fuel to the FCAS fire anyone? www.politico.eu/article/dass...
- Reposted by Jan Cienski 🇨🇦In the data on drone and missile strikes by fascist Russia on democratic Ukraine since Trump took office, you can literally see Putin test Trump, gauge the reaction, and then test more - each time raising the intensity of his attacks.
- Reposted by Jan Cienski 🇨🇦🇵🇱⚖️The recent headline news in Poland is a massive drop in trust for the Catholic Church, but the actually alarming part is a nosedive in the trust in the judiciary under the government that vowed to repair the rule of law. Whatever the Tusk government is trying, it's not sticking to the wall. 1/
- Reposted by Jan Cienski 🇨🇦The French prime minister’s office hinted today that a revamped, optional military service is on the way.
- Reposted by Jan Cienski 🇨🇦Berlin's tensions with Paris over Europe’s flagship €100 billion fighter jet program are pushing Germany to explore how to replace France with Sweden or even the UK unless a deal is struck by the end of the year.
