What Timothy Garton Ash thinks about war
Historian of contemporary Europe at the University of Oxford who writes about Europe, Germany, Ukraine and free speech in his newsletter History of the Present.
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2 dated positions, 2026, in their own words. Our reading of what Timothy Garton Ash has said — not written or endorsed by them.
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Our readingEurope's central response to Russia's hybrid attacks should be to redouble its support for Ukraine.
Their wordsWhile we in the rest of Europe must prepare as best we can to defend ourselves against every kind of hybrid attack, the central thrust of our response should be to redouble our support for Ukraine.
↗The more Putin escalates his attacks on Europe, the more Europe should support Ukrainetimothygartonash.substack.com 1st of 3 in this piece
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Our readingGermany has a unique historical responsibility to help defend a free and sovereign Ukraine.
Their wordsIn the first year of this war, I argued that Germany “has a unique historical responsibility to help defend a free and sovereign Ukraine”.
↗The more Putin escalates his attacks on Europe, the more Europe should support Ukrainetimothygartonash.substack.com 3rd of 3 in this piece