Old neighbourhood nostalgia..

Thank you Dmytro Kuleba for inviting me to Kharkiv today. Besieged, bombed, liberated – this city is a symbol for the madness of Russia’s aggression and for Ukrainian’s unbreakable will to live in freedom from oppression. Be sure that Germany will support you all the way.

These German nightclubs are all about techno-beat, togetherness and non-alliterative small balls...

Journalismus ist kein Verbrechen. Russland muss Evan #Gershkovich umgehend freilassen. Seine Festnahme ist völlig inakzeptabel. Journalist*innen dürfen nicht zum Spielball perfider politischer Manöver und der Willkür des Kremls werden.

Wir fordern die russische Regierung auf, Evan Gershkovich, der Ende März 2023 in Jekaterinburg festgenommen wurde, unverzüglich und bedingungslos freizulassen. #FreeEvan bild.de/politik/auslan…

Our The Wall Street Journal colleague Evan Gershkovich is featured among TIME's 100 Most Influential People of 2023 #IStandWithEvan #TIME100 time.com/collection/100…

Our friend and colleague Evan in a Moscow courtroom as he is investigated on bogus espionage charges. Maximum sentence 20 years. We can see the marks from the handcuffs on his wrists. But he is still smiling. #FreeEvan

It’s incredible to see the Arsenal community come together and show their support for Evan, an ardent fan, during his time of need and call for his immediate release. Seeing his face at the Emirates would mean the world to him. #IStandWithEvan #FreeEvan

European Commission Vice President Jourová says EU member states must do more to enshrine media freedom, in an interview with the European Newsroom. European Newsroom (enr) nordot.app/10246366498651…

European Newsroom (enr) The senior EU official drew particular attention to US journalist Evan Gershkovich, imprisoned in Russia. She called for "continuous pressure" on Moscow to release him, "because this is an outrageous attack on journalists and also on freedom of expression." /3

My colleague and friend Evan has been stuck in a Russian prison cell for 5 weeks now as a hostage for doing one thing and one thing alone: being a Journalist. We call for Evan's immediate release. #IstandwithEvan

Read this lovely piece by Polina Ivanova about Evan Gershkovich, the journalist Russia has taken hostage. "We’ve sent that letter, and we will send many more. Twenty roubles per page, 65 for the envelope, 75 more so he has the option to reply." ft.com/content/846952… -3-

“On the surface there is an air of normality. In reality, there is nothing normal about what's happening here.” My personal reflections on what it feels like in Moscow more than 14 months after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. BBC News (UK)

A fascinating, chilling, haunting portrayal of life now in Moscow.

Brandenburg Gate in Berlin tonight

Great to see my Doppelgänger again - Senator Chris Coons!

Today’s ⁦The Wall Street Journal⁩

Journalism is not a crime. #Russia must immediately release The Wall Street Journal reporter Evan #Gershkovich. His detention is unacceptable. Journalists must not become pawns in perfidious political maneuvers or the Kremlin’s political bargaining chips.

To Evan. An anniversary we all hoped we’d never see. A year in Putin’s prisons has not diminished his smile, his spirit, or his talent, which will hopefully grace our pages again soon. To the finest of colleagues. We hope to see you soon. And to his Kremlin captors #FreeEvanNow.

On the first anniversary of the arrest of US journalist Evan Gershkovich in Russia, the outlet he wrote for - the Wall Street Journal - has called for his immediate release nordot.app/11464631473805…