Mary Ilyushina

RT @John_Hudson: Rubio's rise has coincided with his cultivation of MAGA allies and visits to Butterworth's. “This is a room where, if he h…

Ukrainian and European officials meeting in London will be faced with a fast-moving U.S. proposal to recognize Russia’s illegal annexation of Crimea and freeze the front lines as part of a peace agreement @siobhan_ogrady https://t.co/LblJGTMXs1

RT @PaulSonne: Imagine learning about Elon Musk's decision to shut down your U.S.-funded media outlet from prison in Belarus, where you hav…

RT @shaneharris: In 25 years of covering national security, I’ve never seen a story like this: Senior Trump officials discussed planning fo…

RT @TheAtlantic: American war planning usually takes place in highly secure facilities. But the Trump administration planned its strikes on…

Putin on Thursday refused to fully embrace a U.S. proposal for a ceasefire in the Ukraine war, stating that there were “nuances” that required “painstaking research.” Trump said it was “promising but incomplete” & urged “to get it over with fast.” https://t.co/8028VIjr5M

RT @maxseddon: NEW: A former spy and close friend of Vladimir Putin has been engineering a restart of Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline t…

RT @drewharwell: The reporter who asked Zelensky if he owned a suit, Brian Glenn, is from the pro-Trump network Real America’s Voice and Re…

Vance’s Munich speech stood out in its similarity to Putin’s anti-woke, anti-globalist rhetoric. In Moscow, this convergence of views is seen as a chance to bridge some of the ideological gaps between Russia and US as Putin & Trump prepare to meet. https://t.co/cJeccJuygb

Even the former president of Russia is surprised

Dmitry Medvedev @MedvedevRussiaE

"A Dictator without Elections, Zelenskyy better move fast or he is not going to have a Country left." If you'd told me just three months ago that these were the words of the US president, I would have laughed out loud. @realDonaldTrump is 200 percent right. Bankrupt clown…

RT @RobynDixon__: Must read from @maryilyushina which puts the moment into context: Putin raised the anti-woke banner long before it flew…

U.S.-Russia talks are expected to lay the groundwork for a potential Trump-Putin summit, another sign of the dramatically different approach Trump has taken in navigating a conflict that plunged Europe into its worst security crisis in 70 years. https://t.co/1zuNa75O6a

One senior Ukrainian official joked that the country’s leaders would consider nearly anything to maintain U.S. support, including a massive shipment of eggs. The country has an egg surplus, and leaders there are aware of their skyrocketing cost in the US. https://t.co/FVwOsB8ipv

Rubio held a call with Russian FM Lavrov & according to Moscow they agreed to resolve problems “in the interests of removing the unilateral barriers to mutually beneficial trade, economic and investment cooperation inherited from the previous administration.” Aka sanctions relief

“[Vance’s] remarks amounted to an attempt to export MAGA to Europe — and a declaration of common cause with rising anti-migrant parties in Europe.” @Cat_Zakrzewski @michaelbirnbaum @ellen_fra https://t.co/8CFf9H8CI4