This “Foreign Policy Speech” by Jeroen de Jong can be accessed here.
It was originally written for the ATHENA Jean Monnet Chair MSc Course “The EU and the Post-Soviet Space” taught by Dr. Olga Burlyuk. It is published as part of our mission to showcase peer-leading papers written by students during their studies. This work can be used for background reading and research, but should not be cited as an expert source or used in place of scholarly articles/books.
Context
This speech enacts Ivan Aleksandrovich Alekseyev more commonly known as the Russian musician/rapper Noize MC. Noize MC has released various study albums in Russia and is seen as an opposition musician. After the 2022 war he fled Russia and is now living in Lithuania with his wife and children. He has held various benefit concerts raising over 300.000 euros. He continues to oppose the stances of his government. This speech is given by invitation of the European Parliament to talk about his experiences on the war and is held in the here and now.
