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Timothy Garton Ash
@fromTGA
Historian, author. Latest book: Homelands: A Personal History of Europe. Substack: timothygartonash.substack.com. Bluesky: fromtga.bsky.social
Oxford, Stanford
Joined November 2010
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    It took me just 50 years to write this book, about the real Europe, where you can be 'at home abroad'. Now in 24 languages. Here's the English paperback:
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    It looks like a big win for the democratic opposition in Poland which will be a major positive turn for Europe as a whole… Bravo Poland Jeszcze Europa nie zginela! #Poland #Wybory
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    In this desperate moment, Ukraine's president asks EU to declare Ukraine a candidate for EU membership. Join me in appealing to EU leaders to make this long-term, strategic, symbolic statement to an embattled European people @EmmanuelMacron @bundeskanzler
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    As a long-time admirer of democratic Germany, I have been deeply depressed and dismayed this week by Chancellor Olaf Scholz's refusal to allow German Leopard 2 tanks to be sent to Ukraine. [long bitty Twitter thread here but full post on timothygartonash.substack.com]
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    Russian troops are to enter Donetsk & Luhansk as 'peacekeepers'. This is an invasion – Russian troops crossing Ukrainian frontier. Therefore full package of sanctions must be imposed now, including stopping #NordStream2
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    Turning in with a deep sense of satisfaction at this Polish result, showing that a mobilised society can win even an unfair election… one of most encouraging developments in European politics for a long time… here young Poles who queued till after midnight to vote..
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    60% now say Britain was wrong to leave the EU…. Well, better late than never; but what do we do about it now…?
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    With this election victory, Poland is smiling again – and that’s good for all of Europe
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    I return to England… and apparently it’s still 1895…
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    It looks as if turnout (current estimate 73%) was higher even than in the historic election in 1989…
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    It feels emotionally and morally unbearable to be sitting in comfort and safety while a major assault on Kyiv is about to begin tonight. We should have seen more clearly, done more, sooner, better. #StandWithUkraine
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    Le Pen 1. 2002. 18% Le Pen 2. 2017. 34% Le Pen 3. 2022. 42% (est.) Macron re-election is grounds for relief and hope for Europe, but no complacency… .#presidentielles2022 #FrenchElection2022