Simon Shuster

New York

Reporter at TIME

Reporter for @TIME covering Russia and Ukraine. My book about President Zelensky and the war in Ukraine is available here: https://t.co/DJ9mn0Ps5N

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Articles

Ukraine’s Drone Strikes Against Russia Could Become the Global Norm

3 weeks ago | aol.com | Simon Shuster

In this image taken from video released June 1, 2025, by a source in the Ukrainian Security Service shows a Ukrainian drone striking Russian planes deep in Russia's territory. Credit - Ukrainian Security Service/APThe drone factory in Kyiv had an enviable problem. It could make more combat drones than the Ukrainian military needs. The heavy ones, known as Vampires, can be assembled at a rate of 4,000 per month, the factory’s founder told me on a tour of the facility in March.
Trump Discovers the War In Ukraine May Be Too Complicated to Fix

1 month ago | time.com | Simon Shuster

Coming out of his two-hour call with Vladimir Putin on Monday, Donald Trump made an unusual concession: Only Russia and Ukraine should be involved in talks to end the war between them, he wrote on social media, “because they know details of a negotiation that nobody else would be aware of.” The admission of ignorance seemed out of character for a President who often claims to know more than anyone else about a great variety of subjects, and it may have set the peace process on a new and...
Russia and Ukraine Agree to Largest Prisoner Swap of the War

1 month ago | businessandamerica.com | Simon Shuster |Chantelle Lee

Russia and Ukraine agreed to exchange 1,000 prisoners of war each during peace talks held in Istanbul on Friday, in what would be the biggest prisoner swap of the conflict. The negotiations, which lasted less than two hours and were mediated by Turkey, marked the first time the nations have engaged in direct peace talks since the war began.
Russia and Ukraine Agree to Largest Prisoner Swap of the War

1 month ago | time.com | Simon Shuster

Russia and Ukraine agreed to exchange 1,000 prisoners of war each during peace talks held in Istanbul on Friday, in what would be the biggest prisoner swap of the conflict. The negotiations, which lasted less than two hours and were mediated by Turkey, marked the first time the nations have engaged in direct peace talks since the war began.
How Putin Missed His Shot At Peace

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Simon Shuster

President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting in Helsinki, Finland, on July 16, 2018. Credit - Brendan Smialowski—Getty ImagesOn Thursday in Istanbul, the empty seat reserved for Vladimir Putin perfectly symbolized Russia’s unwillingness to end the war in Ukraine. Putin’s counterpart in the negotiations, Volodymyr Zelensky, had spent days calling on him to show up and face him. "We are ready to talk," the Ukrainian President said.
Elon Musk

2 months ago | ca.finance.yahoo.com | Simon Shuster

Credit - Graeme Sloan—The Washington Post/Getty Images The meteoric rise of Elon Musk has been punctuated by bouts of frenetic energy, which usually come over him when he takes on a new challenge. Musk’s biographer, former TIME editor Walter Isaacson, has described these periods as “demon mode,” and they have led Musk to some of his greatest conquests, like his reinvention of electric cars at Tesla, his takeover of Twitter, or his push into the cosmos with SpaceX, his rocket company.
TIME's Interview with Ukraine's Pres. Zelensky

Mar 25, 2025 | yahoo.com | Simon Shuster

Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky in his presidential office on March 21, 2025. Credit - Sasha Maslov for TIMEPresident Volodymyr Zelensky has not talked much about his meeting at the White House since it ended in acrimony on Feb. 28. He never expected to find himself arguing with Donald Trump on television that day, and he knew the dangers of making the situation worse by discussing it openly afterward.
Zelensky on Donald Trump and the Ukraine Endgame: Exclusive

Mar 24, 2025 | yahoo.com | Simon Shuster

Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky in his presidential office on Mar. 21, 2025. Credit - Sasha Maslov for TIMENearly six years have passed since Volodymyr Zelensky was elected president of Ukraine, yet he still cringes at all the polished brass and chandeliers that crowd his office. The place does seem rather gaudy, like a room plucked straight from Mar-a-Lago, and Zelensky can’t seem to stop apologizing for it as he shows me around one evening in March.
Zelensky on Donald Trump and the Ukraine Endgame: Exclusive

Mar 24, 2025 | time.com | Simon Shuster

Nearly six years have passed since Volodymyr Zelensky was elected president of Ukraine, yet he still cringes at all the polished brass and chandeliers that crowd his office. The place does seem rather gaudy, like a room plucked straight from Mar-a-Lago, and Zelensky can’t seem to stop apologizing for it as he shows me around one evening in March. He would rather scrap the furniture, he says, rip down the pilasters, and use white paint to hide the gold leaf on the ceiling.
Hundreds Dead: Inside the Trump Ukraine Fallout

Mar 7, 2025 | yahoo.com | Simon Shuster

The U.S. decision to suspend the flow of military intelligence to Ukraine this week has aided the Russian advance along a critical part of the front, weakening the negotiating position of President Volodymyr Zelensky and killing many Ukrainian soldiers in recent days, according to five senior Western and Ukrainian officials and military officers familiar with the situation.