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RT @ChristopherJM: Volodymyr Zelenskyy has accused Beijing of doing nothing to stop Russia enlisting Chinese nationals to fight in Ukraine,…

Russian journalism in 2025: calling up the guy who helped get you an 8.5-year prison sentence in absentia for "fake news" over your reporting about Russian war crimes in Ukraine in 2022

Дождь @tvrain

Привет! Это Катя Фомина, журналистка Дождя, и я дозвонилась свидетелю-стукачу, из-за доноса которого, в том числе, меня осудили на 8,5 лет Посмотрите этот разговор до конца, полную версию вы найдете на YouTube Дождя https://t.co/pfE0NWmF89

The White House directed the Financial Times to a statement by press secretary Karoline Leavitt that read: “Whatever. We are the most transparent administration in history, expressing our disagreements in public.” https://t.co/VjdYjatdB6

RT @ChristopherJM: President Zelensky said his forces captured 2 Chinese men fighting for Russia in Ukraine, marking the first time Chinese…

RT @ChristopherJM: US Ambassador Brink has been a crucial voice and advocate for Kyiv since the early weeks of Russia's invasion. But there…

RT @polinaivanovva: "The outlook by this point is already pretty clear. We’re not going to see our parents any time soon." Ukrainians disp…

RT @ChristopherJM: "We can see that the question of the occupied territories is not even on the table," Kateryna said. "So the outlook by t…

RT @Peter__Leonard: The image of Tajikistan’s president created by drones in skies above Khujand at celebrations to mark Kyrgyz-Tajik-Uzbek…

“The payouts are gigantic, so those who wouldn’t even think to buy a high-end smartphone before can do it easily now.” important piece by @dariamslv on how Russia's wartime splurge is improving life in the struggling towns where most recuits come fromt: https://t.co/EV7FncErAx

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Mediazona @mediazona_en

THIS IS AN EMERGENCY. Mediazona is struggling. We’ve tracked 100K Russian casualties in Ukraine. Covered political prisoners repression. We survived Putin’s censors. Our reporters risk prison. Our editors will now work without pay. We need your help: https://t.co/Jz02KL8nlB https://t.co/c0vZVMtQ7j

“If we’re in the midst of a negotiation, you could say that I was very angry, pissed off . . . when Putin started getting into Zelenskyy’s credibility,” Trump told NBC News. “That’s not going in the right location, you understand?” https://t.co/qEHaUoSpf8

RT @ChristopherJM: President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine has reached new deals with several European allies to deepen intelligence co-…

RT @ChristopherJM: NEW: @FT obtained new US proposal. The Trump admin is pushing to gain sweeping control over all of Ukraine’s major miner…

RT @ChristopherJM: Brussels has rejected Russia’s demand to lift EU restrictions on a key agro bank as part of a partial ceasefire deal, sa…

Gazprom was a cornerstone of Vladimir Putin’s empire – until Russia’s invasion of Ukraine destroyed its business model. Now it’s facing a grim future after posting record losses and roiled by infighting. A rare look inside, with ⁦@NastyaStognei⁩: https://t.co/RC4D4Vo9B2

Zelensky says some US officials have begun taking Putin at his word, even when their own intelligence contradicted him. “I believe Russia has managed to influence some people on the White House team through information.” https://t.co/i8oq0kGEEu

RT @ChristopherJM: American and Ukrainian negotiators were set to meet in Saudi Arabia on Sunday for a second round of negotiations aimed a…