Francisco de Borja Lasheras

(San Sebastián, 1981) is director of the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) in Madrid.

Articles

Cover for: Winter in Russia

A century after the Russian Revolution began there, Francisco de Borjas Lasheras reflects on a visit to Saint Petersburg – what is changing, and what stays the same?

Cover for: Leaving the Square

Leaving the Square

Stories from Ukraine

Thousands of Ukrainians tired of corruption, insecurity and lack of opportunities took to the streets during the Revolution of Dignity in 2014. That same year, Putin invaded the east and annexed the Crimean peninsula. Activists and reformists today try to keep the spirit of the Maidan, but face an ultraconservative political class and the threat of open warfare with Russia.

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