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It has been a challenge for Westerners to comprehend how the Russian people could continue to support Vladimir Putin and his unsuccessful, four-year-long "Special Military Operation" in Ukraine. I examined that exact question from the perspective of Geert Hofstede's Six Dimensions of National Culture.
I am very pleased to report that an article I wrote and presented at the MakeLearn/TIMM conference in Ljubljana, Slovenia in May of this year this subject was just published in their conference proceedings:
Hoffman, F. P. (2026). Russian popular attitudes towards Putin’s war on Ukraine as viewed through the prism of Russian national culture. Proceedings of the Management, Knowledge, and Learning International Conference, Ljubljana, Slovenia, 309-328, lnkd.in/esRQNqsS
Dr. Fred Hoffman, Lieutenant Colonel (ret.) retweeted
The Storm Shadows sent by the UK last week have been rapidly put to good use.
The Proton plant in Oryol and the Energia plant in Yelets, which both produce missile components, were hit this week.
Thank you to our UK allies for helping us cut Russian missile production.💙💛
Dr. Fred Hoffman, Lieutenant Colonel (ret.) retweeted
Ukraine today is Britain in 1940, standing alone against aggression while others debate. The U.S. and Europe have a moral and practical obligation to stand with them. I joined @JessicaDean on @CNN.
Dr. Fred Hoffman, Lieutenant Colonel (ret.) retweeted
Serbian dictator said I’m paid by 🇺🇸 government to attack little Vučić, while Russian state propaganda RT claimed i was plotting a “color revolution” and work for 🇺🇸 intelligence. :)
Well… Pink #Barbie Revolution 💝
Serbia is free now.
Dr. Fred Hoffman, Lieutenant Colonel (ret.) retweeted
Great news! You must be thrilled, @ivanastradner 👌🇷🇸✊⚖️❤️
Aleksandar Vucic, Serbia's former president and dominant political figure for more than a decade, has conceded defeat to the student-led protest movement in the country's pivotal parliamentary elections.
Once an ultranationalist, Vucic has dominated Serbian politics for more than 14 years, during which he has consolidated his grip on power by reinventing himself as a reformer committed to Serbia's drive toward EU membership, while maintaining close ties with Russia and China.
🔗: rferl.org/a/33883844.html
Russia has the Midas touch in reverse: Everything Russia touches turns to shit
Exactly this. Whenever Moscow conquers a country, it is impoverished, polluted and destroyed. This is what happened to Estonia's economy (compared to Finland) during the Soviet Occupation. Estonia was wealthier than Finland in 1938, the Soviet occupation (1944-1991) turned it 10 times poorer. Since freedom from the Russians was achieved, it's back on track.
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Dr. Fred Hoffman, Lieutenant Colonel (ret.) retweeted
russia is a terrorist state.
Dr. Fred Hoffman, Lieutenant Colonel (ret.) retweeted
Secretary of State Rubio just called the war in Ukraine a regional war over the Donbas.
First, the Kremlin’s goal is to conquer all of Ukraine and erase Ukrainian identity.
Second, this war is bigger than Ukraine. It is about defending international law and the rules-based international order, and standing up to imperialist dictatorships whose ambitions should have been consigned to the dustbin of history.
Dr. Fred Hoffman, Lieutenant Colonel (ret.) retweeted
Supporting Russia today is like supporting Nazi Germany in 1940.
Don’t bother to change my mind.
Dr. Fred Hoffman, Lieutenant Colonel (ret.) retweeted
Russian tanks made it to Kyiv’s suburbs in 2022. Russian airborne troops temporarily took the Kyiv Airport until they were killed or captured. Putin wants all of Ukraine.
⚡️️️️️️️Rubio reveals theory on Russia's war against Ukraine ahead of next US peace push.
"People keep talking about it's a war in Ukraine. ... It's about one region of the country," U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said.
kyivindependent.com/rubio-re…
Dr. Fred Hoffman, Lieutenant Colonel (ret.) retweeted
It reminds me of 1938 when Nazi Germany, Great Britain and France decided Czechoslovakia’s fate.
Vladimir Putin's vaunted army is utterly dependent on non-ethnic Russian conscripts, North Korean soldiers dispatched by Kim Jong Un, and third country nationals from African countries, India, and other countries who were forced to serve in the Russian military.
What a joke.
Dr. Fred Hoffman, Lieutenant Colonel (ret.) retweeted
NATO did not “expand eastwards.”
Central and Eastern Europe chose to move westwards.
Dr. Fred Hoffman, Lieutenant Colonel (ret.) retweeted
Ukrainian POW returned from Russian captivity in prisoner exchange had “Jew” carved into his back. Putin isn’t fighting Nazis, he IS the Nazi.
Russia will keep pushing its luck until NATO finally responds in some meaningful way.
ASSUMING NATO ever responds in some meaningful way.
Once again, a civilian merchant vessel has been attacked near the edge of Romania’s territorial waters. The ship has sunk, and there are reports of deaths and injuries. The perpetrator is, in all likelihood, Russia once again.
And once again, NATO is taking no action.
In the Black Sea, 13 nautical miles (24 km) off the coast of Constanța, a merchant vessel sailing under the flag of the Comoros was attacked by a drone. There were 13 people on board: 10 Ukrainian citizens and 3 Azerbaijani citizens.
Nine crew members were rescued, one crew member died, and three others remain missing.
