Jonathan Brown
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Ukraine Deputy Bureau Chief
@afpnews.bsky.social
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The Migrants in the Ancient Forest
Five years ago, Belarus began enabling people from high-conflict countries to migrate into Europe. Despite high walls and backlash, they’re still coming.
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2026/03/02/the-migrants-in-the-ancient-forest
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A war foretold: how the CIA and MI6 got hold of Putin’s Ukraine plans and why nobody believed them
Drawing on more than 100 interviews with senior intelligence officials and other insiders in multiple countries, this exclusive account details how the US and Britain uncovered Vladimir Putin’s plans ...
https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng-interactive/2026/feb/20/a-war-foretold-cia-mi6-putin-ukraine-plans-russia?CMP=share_btn_url
2 days ago
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Skovorodynivka, Ukraine. February, 2026. 📷 by Ivan Samoilov for
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13 days ago
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Odesa, Ukraine. February, 2026. 📷 by Oleksandr Gimanov for
@en.afp.com
14 days ago
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"In Kherson, a city of broad tree-lined boulevards and stately czarist-era mansions, residents fear the open sky." A very good read from Andrew Kramer of
@nytimes.com
with pictures from Mauricio Lima.
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A City Where Every Step Outside Risks Death by Drone
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/28/world/europe/kherson-ukraine-drones-russia.html?smid=bs-share
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A source in the Ukrainian presidency told
@en.afp.com
that negotiators were engaging with talks despite the belief that Moscow wants to fight. The hope is that Trump will see that Russia is the obstacle to peace, lose patience with Putin, and then "we will get more weapons", the source said.
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'Just a show': Ukrainians believe Russia wants war, not talks
Hours after Russian and Ukrainian negotiators ended their first round of peace talks in the United Arab Emirates last Friday, Russian forces pummelled Ukraine with hundreds of drones and missiles.
https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20260127-just-a-show-ukrainians-believe-russia-wants-war-not-talks
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Kyiv, Ukraine. January, 2026 📷by Sergei Gapon for
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How Russia’s War Machine Brutalizes and Exploits Its Own Soldiers
Confidential complaints filed by troops and their families reveal patterns of wrongdoing in the ranks that are hidden from the Russian public.
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/12/31/world/europe/russia-military-abuse-soldiers.html
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Russia's losses in Ukraine rise faster than ever as US pushes for peace deal
A steep rise in soldiers' obituaries is documented by the BBC as part of its work in counting Russian war losses.
https://bbc.com/news/articles/c62n922dnw7o?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
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The Putin Confidant Who Pushed Back Against the War
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/18/world/europe/russia-putin-aide-dmitri-kozak-ukraine-war.html?unlocked_article_code=1.9k8.4FFu.vGiCrb42VPN1&smid=bs-share
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Zelensky’s Government Sabotaged Oversight, Allowing Corruption to Fester
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/world/europe/ukraine-corruption-zelensky.html
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Shadow navy: How China's civilian fleet could be a potent weapon in a Taiwan invasion
A Reuters visual investigation of China's annual naval exercises off the Chinese coast opposite Taiwan shows how Beijing's
https://www.reuters.com/graphics/USA-CHINA/TAIWAN-INVASION/zjpqdekmlvx/?fbclid=PAZXh0bgNhZW0CMTEAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQMMjU2MjgxMDQwNTU4AAGnI3zFj9JdMiDnyxg4xWjgTafs2UbU91zzwolEw4Sco8zLKfmqo1zWn_My7ZA_aem_9OsDllaYuKZfstYBgxczCw
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"No conflict shoddily mediated by fixers and compromised officials operating outside formal channels will produce a well-structured peace."
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The marketplace has superseded diplomacy in Ukraine talks
Kyiv is having to deal with actors who treat reconstruction as a money grab
https://giftarticle.ft.com/giftarticle/actions/redeem/383b03d2-e953-432a-ba03-448ba21fbee6
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Chinese parts supplier takes stake in leading Russian drone maker
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Chinese parts supplier takes stake in leading Russian drone maker
Tie-up marks new level of co-operation between Moscow and Beijing’s military industrial complexes
https://on.ft.com/4p8yTSG
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Russia acquired Western technology to protect its nuclear submarine fleet
Russia secretly used front companies to buy Western technology and erect a surveillance net in the Arctic where its submarines operate, an investigation shows.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2025/10/23/russia-nuclear-subs-western-technology-surevillance/
4 months ago
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Lviv, Ukraine. October, 2025. 📸 by Yuriy Dyachyshyn for
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5 months ago
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MOSCOW (AFP): Kremlin says Russia-Ukraine peace talks on 'pause'
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Kyiv, Ukraine. August, 2025 📸by Genya Savilov for
@afp.com
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Kharkiv, Ukraine. August, 2024 📸 by Ivan Samoilov for
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Why Putin Thinks Russia Has the Upper Hand
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...
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Why Putin Thinks Russia Has the Upper Hand Against Ukraine
As he heads to Alaska for talks with President Trump, the Russian leader projects confidence that his edge on the battlefield will secure a peace deal on his terms. It’s the result of a yearslong re-e...
https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/08/14/world/europe/putin-russia-ukraine-war-resurgence.html?rsrc=flt&smid=bs-share
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How Russia’s Economy Has Survived Putin’s War
Despite years of sanctions for annexing Crimea and a later full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia’s economy endured. Now, with Donald Trump shifting global alliances, it’s Europe that’s at a crossroad...
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/videos/2025-03-13/how-russia-s-economy-has-survived-video
7 months ago
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Privately, many Ukrainian soldiers repeat a bitter refrain: “Big Soviet army beats little Soviet army.”
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Ukraine’s Once Nimble Army Is Mired in Soviet Decision-Making
As U.S.-Russia summit approaches, Ukrainian military faces growing divisions between the rank-and-file and top brass
https://www.wsj.com/world/ukraine-russia-army-soviet-5fa8e1c9?st=uAzgNi&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
7 months ago
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“Vasyl, do you have hope?” The soldier laughed. “No,” he replied.
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Russia Goes After Ukraine With Distant Strikes and New Tactics
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/08/09/world/europe/russia-ukraine-frontline.html?rsrc=flt&smid=bs-share
7 months ago
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Home by Home, Russia Is Selling Occupied Ukraine to Russians
Kremlin-linked construction firms reap profits from redevelopment of housing destroyed by Russia’s invasion.
https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/home-by-home-russia-is-selling-occupied-ukraine-to-russians-dca94f5c?reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
7 months ago
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Derk Sauer, western media magnate in Russia, 1952-2025
Dutch editor founded The Moscow Times and Russian editions of magazines including Cosmopolitan and Playboy
https://on.ft.com/4mrAX6F
7 months ago
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Ortenca
7 months ago
Devastating
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7 months ago
AFP says its journalists are starving to death in Gaza
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'We refuse to see them die': AFP addresses about journalists' risk of starvation in Gaza
https://www.haaretz.com/israel-news/2025-07-22/ty-article/we-refuse-to-see-them-die-afp-addresses-about-journalists-risk-of-starvation-in-gaza/00000198-30e6-dce9-abfd-7be648ae0000
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A Landscape of Death: What’s Left Where Ukraine Invaded Russia
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/12/world/europe/ukraine-russia-kursk.html?rsrc=flt&smid=bs-share
8 months ago
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“It’s extremely difficult to deliver supplies, to rotate troops — to do anything, really.”
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Ukrainian Troops Struggle to Hold the Line on the Eastern Front
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/07/07/world/europe/ukraine-war-russia-donetsk.html?smid=bs-share
8 months ago
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Drifting From the West’s Orbit, Russians Find a New Role Model in China
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/30/world/europe/russia-china-culture.html?smid=bs-share
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The Weapon That Terrorizes Ukrainians by Night
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/magazine/ukraine-russia-war-drone-shahed-iran.html?smid=bs-share
8 months ago
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MEZHOVA, Ukraine. June, 2025 📸 by Tetiana Dzhafarova for
@afp.com
8 months ago
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‘An epic failure’: Russia reels from surprise Ukrainian attack on bomber fleet
Audacious drone raid threatens Moscow’s military operations and exposes vulnerability deep within its territory
https://on.ft.com/4kqZzvO
9 months ago
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“Why are the Koreans the ones storming? They are better prepared psychologically and they are better prepared physically. In Kursk, they completed their mission.” Great read from
@janelytv.bsky.social
, Dasl Yoon and Alistair MacDonald
@wsj.com
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The Battlefield Lessons North Korea Has Learned Fighting Ukraine
Combat experience has taught the Russian ally modern warfare tactics that, combined with ideological fervor, make it a significant adversary for the Ukrainians.
https://www.wsj.com/world/north-korea-russia-ukraine-combat-experience-3e043838?st=U53sXG&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
11 months ago
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Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine. April, 2025 📸 by Andriy Andriyenko of Ukraine's 65th Mechanized Brigade, distributed by
@afpfr.bsky.social
11 months ago
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KYIV: President Volodymyr Zelensky said Tuesday that Ukrainian troops had captured two Chinese citizens fighting alongside Russian forces, adding that Kyiv would demand an explanation from Beijing and a reaction from its allies.
11 months ago
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11 months ago
Russia’s killing of nine children in a missile strike has brought into focus the failure of President Trump to fulfill his campaign pledge of a swift end to the war.
www.wsj.com/world/russia...
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Russian Killing of Ukrainian Children Shows Limits of Trump’s Peace Efforts
Ukraine held funerals for some of the children on Monday as Kremlin demands concessions for a cease-fire.
https://www.wsj.com/world/russia-strike-ukraine-children-killed-kryviy-rih-e7ad20c3?st=gdyfGY&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
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Looks like this is the very crux of the controversy: "The independent jury judges entries anonymously – without names of photographers or outlets they work for. The principle is that the jury is judging the entry, not the person or agency they work for."
www.worldpressphoto.org/news/2025/st...
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Statement on TASS photographer Mikhail Tereshchenko | World Press Photo
https://www.worldpressphoto.org/news/2025/statement-on-tass-photographer-mikhail-tereshchenko
11 months ago
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Mariinka, Ukraine. April, 2025. 📸 stringer for
@afpnews.bsky.social
11 months ago
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The Kyiv Independent
11 months ago
As Ukraine's seven-month-long incursion into Russia's Kursk Oblast came to what appears to be its end, Ukrainian soldiers and military experts are questioning the operation's goal and the long-term effect it will have on the war.
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'Paratroopers turned into battered infantry' — The rise and fall of Ukraine's Kursk gambit
As Ukraine's seven-month-long incursion into Russia's Kursk Oblast came to what appears to be its end, Ukrainian soldiers and military experts are questioning the operation's goal and the long-term ef...
https://kyivindependent.com/the-rise-and-fall-of-ukraines-kursk-gambit/
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TUZ, Kyrgyzstan. March, 2025 📸 by Guliza Urustambek kyzy for
@afpnews.bsky.social
11 months ago
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11 months ago
#CentralAsia
certainly still has a lot of problems to deal with, but this photo of the presidents of three once hostile countries grinning as border disputes are settled after three decades really sums up the mood of optimism this has generated
www.gazeta.uz/ru/2025/03/3...
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Узбекистан, Таджикистан и Кыргызстан подписали Договор о точке стыка границ и открыли стелу Дружбы
Президенты Узбекистана, Таджикистана и Кыргызстана по итогам трёхсторонней встречи в Худжанде подписали Договор о точке стыка государственных границ. Они также торжественно открыли стелу Дружбы в райо...
https://www.gazeta.uz/ru/2025/03/31/border/
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Four U.S. service members and their tracked vehicle went missing yesterday during exercises in Lithuania’s Pabrade training area, some 7 miles from the border with Belarus.
www.rferl.org/amp/us-soldi...
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Four US Soldiers Missing in Lithuania After Training Exercise Near Belarus Border
https://www.rferl.org/amp/us-soldiers-missing-lithuania-belarus/33360885.html
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AFP News Agency
11 months ago
#BREAKING
Istanbul court orders arrest of AFP photographer after protests coverage: lawyer
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This a great story by Ian and Nikita
@wsj.com
that details the arbitrary detention of one Ukrainian woman's family by Russian forces and the lengths she goes to to free them, at great personal risk. And it reveals an important truth about Russia, about the power of money and corruption.
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Russia Jailed Her Husband In Occupied Ukraine. Then Natalya Swung Into Action.
Thousands of Ukrainian civilians are in Russian custody, some enduring torture—and there is no legal process for freeing them.
https://www.wsj.com/world/russia-jail-ukraine-civilians-d6639d0e?st=YBErDz&reflink=desktopwebshare_permalink
11 months ago
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Ukrainian soldiers in Kursk have lost ground in recent days but are not encircled by Russian forces, contrary to recent comments by U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to three U.S. and European officials
www.reuters.com/world/europe...
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Exclusive: Intelligence shared with White House shows Ukrainians not 'encircled' in Kursk
Ukrainian soldiers in Kursk have lost ground in recent days but are not encircled by Russian forces, contrary to recent comments by U.S. President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin, according to three U.S. and European officials familiar with their governments' intelligence assessments.
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/intelligence-shared-with-white-house-shows-ukrainians-not-encircled-kursk-2025-03-20/
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Organized Crime and Corruption Reporting Project
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NEW: Russian state-controlled channel RT has largely vanished from Western screens due to sanctions. But iStories found that RT is paying influencers who push pro-Russian narratives, deny Russian war crimes, and strive to make Westerners love — and move to — Russia
www.occrp.org/en/investiga...
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Banned Russian Channel RT Secretly Pays Video Bloggers Who Promote Kremlin Narratives
The bloggers rack up millions of views, promote Russia as a haven for conservatives, glorify the war in Ukraine — and never disclose any ties to the Russian government. The money tells a different sto...
https://www.occrp.org/en/investigation/banned-russian-channel-rt-secretly-pays-video-bloggers-who-promote-kremlin-narratives
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Sofia Gubaidulina, Composer Who Provoked Soviet Censors, Dies at 93
Blacklisted at home but finding acclaim abroad, she sought to bridge East and West, the sacred and the secular, in vivid, colorful compositions.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/03/13/arts/music/sofia-gubaidulina-dead.html?smid=bs-share
12 months ago
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12 months ago
this is such a gorgeous listen -- what a spotlight on central asia and that club, as charles calls it, the soviet union.
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KYIV, Ukraine. March, 2025 📷 by Roman Pilipey for
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12 months ago
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