New: When Kamala Harris met privately with Volodymyr Zelensky in February, she told him something he didn’t want to hear: Refrain from attacking Russian oil refineries, a tactic U.S. officials believed would raise global energy prices and invite more aggressive Russian…

Penguin publishing house @VintageBooks will publish Alexei @Navalny’s memoir, PATRIOT, on 22 October 2024.

Begun shortly after his poisoning, this is the full story of #Navalny ’s life and a rousing call to continue the work for which he sacrificed his life.

Russia's economy, fueled by the ongoing war with Ukraine, shows surprising stability amidst sanctions. However, this stability is precarious and not everlasting. In my newest paper for Carnegie Endowment, I explore the resilience and risks of Russia's economy
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Just your average game of football in Kharkiv.

Laws meant to protect refugees are now used by vast numbers of economic migrants, nearly guaranteeing entry at borders and allowing applicants to remain while yearslong cases work through courts. Feat of reporting by David Luhnow Alicia A. Caldwell Juan Forero wsj.com/us-news/asylum…

From a battalion commander with Ukraine's 59th Motorized Brigade from 2 weeks ago,
'what is needed now are people...Because even young guys can’t stand to spend two years in the trenches, their health is not good enough. And in our army, the average age is probably 40-42.…

In years past, even recently, such sentences used to be national news in Russia, sparking campaigns and public outcry. Azat Miftakhov, Sasha Skochilenko, Yegor Zhukov, Ruslan Sokolovsky. Now there are new verdicts every week. It's become hard to keep track.

US Secretary Antony Blinken used meetings in Europe this week to warn allies of “concerning scale” of Chinese support for Russia, particularly in weapons production and the space industry

ft.com/content/ba5244… @ft w brilliant Felicia Schwartz Demetri & Claire Jones

A former Massachusetts city councilor was charged with possession of child pornography in 2020. He skipped a court date in January 2024, flying to Istanbul.
In February, he was reportedly in Avdiivka after joining the Russian army (with Pyatnashka).

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Shocking footage from drone attack on Kharkiv overnight. At least 4 dead. Russia has updated its Iranian munitions so that they now fly faster (up to 300km/h), higher, and with new wing coating that makes shooting them down much more difficult.

Rep. Victoria Spartz speaks of atrocities witnessed by friends and family in Ukraine—but says she won’t vote for the proposed $60 bln aid package for Kyiv. “We haven’t seen her harness her personal knowledge of the country to rally Republicans.” Katy Stech Ferek wsj.com/politics/polic…

Last Friday, to mark a full year that Evan Gershkovich has spent in jail, we stepped out with friends and colleagues in Berlin. Thank you to Bel Trew for covering:

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Ukrainian drone strike in Yelabuga, Tatarstan, where Russia built a facility to make Shahed drones. It is the longest range strike so far, some 700 miles away.

It is the first time since Alsu’s arrest on October 18, 2023, that her children and I have heard her voice in nearly six months. It is also the first time that journalists have dared or been allowed to ask Alsu anything in the courtroom. Before Judge Shaikhutdinova of the…

Irpin.
A new monument installed to mark the 2nd anniversary of the city's liberation from Russia.

“That is a hostage situation,” says Evgenia Kara-Murza. The wife of twice-poisoned Russian opposition politician Vladimir Kara-Murza – now imprisoned in a Siberian penal colony – reacts to the year-long detention of Evan Gershkovich.
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