Christopher Miller
@christopherjm.ft.com
Chief Ukraine correspondent for the Financial Times. 15+ years in Ukraine. https://www.ft.com/christopher-miller
Author of the book, THE WAR CAME TO US, published by Bloomsbury: https://www.amazon.com/dp/139940685X
Author of the book, THE WAR CAME TO US, published by Bloomsbury: https://www.amazon.com/dp/139940685X
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Christopher Miller
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· Feb 20
'Film me!’: Russia's executions of Ukrainian POWs points to a policy | FT Film
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🚨NEW @financialtimes.com investigation reveals evidence that Russian executions of Ukrainian POWs are likely part of a systematic policy. And we uncover the identity of a Russian soldier likely involved in filming and carrying out the mass execution of 6 POWs.
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Ukraine’s top anti-corruption authorities searched properties linked to government officials and a former business partner of President Zelenskyy as part of a sweeping investigation into alleged graft in the country’s energy sector.
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Ukraine raids top officials as energy sector scandal unfolds
Anti-corruption search included properties linked to justice minister and Zelenskyy’s former business partner
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November 10, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Ukraine’s top anti-corruption authorities searched properties linked to government officials and a former business partner of President Zelenskyy as part of a sweeping investigation into alleged graft in the country’s energy sector.
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A large Russian air attack that overwhelmed Ukrainian air defences overnight targeted substations that power two of Ukraine’s nuclear power plants, according to the country’s foreign minister and a person with knowledge of the barrage.
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Ukraine says Russian missiles targeted its nuclear substations
Country accuses Moscow of ‘deliberately endangering nuclear safety in Europe’ after attack overwhelms air defences
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November 8, 2025 at 8:44 PM
A large Russian air attack that overwhelmed Ukrainian air defences overnight targeted substations that power two of Ukraine’s nuclear power plants, according to the country’s foreign minister and a person with knowledge of the barrage.
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In a first-of-its-kind trial in Ukraine, Russian soldier Dmitri Kurashov was convicted by a court of executing Ukrainian soldier Vitalii Hodniuk as he surrendered on the battlefield and sentenced to life imprisonment.
We mentioned the case in our FT investigative doc film below.
We mentioned the case in our FT investigative doc film below.
🚨NEW @financialtimes.com investigation reveals evidence that Russian executions of Ukrainian POWs are likely part of a systematic policy. And we uncover the identity of a Russian soldier likely involved in filming and carrying out the mass execution of 6 POWs.
📽️WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Muw...
📽️WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Muw...
'Film me!’: Russia's executions of Ukrainian POWs points to a policy | FT Film
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November 7, 2025 at 12:54 PM
In a first-of-its-kind trial in Ukraine, Russian soldier Dmitri Kurashov was convicted by a court of executing Ukrainian soldier Vitalii Hodniuk as he surrendered on the battlefield and sentenced to life imprisonment.
We mentioned the case in our FT investigative doc film below.
We mentioned the case in our FT investigative doc film below.
Big wins for Dems — and for NYC’s next mayor.
Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist who seized on discontent with the high cost of living, was elected New York City mayor on Tuesday, as Democrats swept elections across the US in a rebuke to Donald Trump and his Republican party.
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Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist who seized on discontent with the high cost of living, was elected New York City mayor on Tuesday, as Democrats swept elections across the US in a rebuke to Donald Trump and his Republican party.
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Democrats’ electoral sweep deals blow to Trump
[FREE TO READ] Zohran Mamdani wins New York and Republicans defeated in New Jersey and Virginia
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November 5, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Big wins for Dems — and for NYC’s next mayor.
Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist who seized on discontent with the high cost of living, was elected New York City mayor on Tuesday, as Democrats swept elections across the US in a rebuke to Donald Trump and his Republican party.
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Zohran Mamdani, a democratic socialist who seized on discontent with the high cost of living, was elected New York City mayor on Tuesday, as Democrats swept elections across the US in a rebuke to Donald Trump and his Republican party.
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Russia has started using jet-powered glide bombs to hit targets far beyond the frontline, an upgrade to Moscow’s arsenal that poses further strains on Ukraine’s stretched air defences.
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Russia adds jet engines to Soviet-era ‘dumb bombs’
[FREE TO READ] Russian glide bombs are now capable of hitting Ukrainian targets up to 200km away
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November 5, 2025 at 12:22 PM
Russia has started using jet-powered glide bombs to hit targets far beyond the frontline, an upgrade to Moscow’s arsenal that poses further strains on Ukraine’s stretched air defences.
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New: Trump cancelled his Budapest summit with Putin after a Russian memo to Washington holding firm to hardline demands on Ukraine was swiftly followed by a tense call between Rubio and Lavrov. Moscow would not negotiate.
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Donald Trump-Vladimir Putin Budapest summit axed following Moscow memo
Russian foreign ministry’s maximalist demands for ending Ukraine war led US to scrap planned meeting
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October 31, 2025 at 11:33 AM
New: Trump cancelled his Budapest summit with Putin after a Russian memo to Washington holding firm to hardline demands on Ukraine was swiftly followed by a tense call between Rubio and Lavrov. Moscow would not negotiate.
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October 31, 2025 at 5:33 AM
The US cancelled the planned meeting in Budapest after a memo from Russia’s foreign ministry was swiftly followed by a tense call between the two countries’ top diplomats ft.trib.al/5MyfI4n
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Steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal’s energy joint venture in India purchased Russian oil transported on sanctions-listed vessels, according to an analysis of satellite imagery, shipping data and customs records by the FT on.ft.com/3WZkFHh
October 29, 2025 at 5:17 AM
Steel tycoon Lakshmi Mittal’s energy joint venture in India purchased Russian oil transported on sanctions-listed vessels, according to an analysis of satellite imagery, shipping data and customs records by the FT on.ft.com/3WZkFHh
Stopped by the @financialtimes.com mothership in London this week and spotted our recent award for our investigative documentary film published earlier this year about Russia’s executions of Ukrainian soldiers.
October 29, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Stopped by the @financialtimes.com mothership in London this week and spotted our recent award for our investigative documentary film published earlier this year about Russia’s executions of Ukrainian soldiers.
Awful news. Olena Hubanova and Yevhen Karmazin, Ukrainian journalists working for TV channel Freedom, were killed in a Russian Lancet drone attack in Kramatorsk, according to the city’s mayor and local media reports.
This makes three deaths of journalists in eastern Ukraine just this month.
This makes three deaths of journalists in eastern Ukraine just this month.
October 23, 2025 at 9:49 AM
Awful news. Olena Hubanova and Yevhen Karmazin, Ukrainian journalists working for TV channel Freedom, were killed in a Russian Lancet drone attack in Kramatorsk, according to the city’s mayor and local media reports.
This makes three deaths of journalists in eastern Ukraine just this month.
This makes three deaths of journalists in eastern Ukraine just this month.
The US is imposing sanctions on Russia’s two biggest oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil, aiming to “degrade” Putin’s war chest and support Trump’s effort to end the war in Ukraine.
The move marks the first time the Trump administration has imposed direct costs on Moscow over its full-scale invasion.
The move marks the first time the Trump administration has imposed direct costs on Moscow over its full-scale invasion.
US sanctions Russia’s Rosneft and Lukoil
[FREE TO READ] Measures mark Donald Trump’s first effort to impose direct cost on Moscow over invasion of Ukraine
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October 23, 2025 at 12:38 AM
The US is imposing sanctions on Russia’s two biggest oil companies, Rosneft and Lukoil, aiming to “degrade” Putin’s war chest and support Trump’s effort to end the war in Ukraine.
The move marks the first time the Trump administration has imposed direct costs on Moscow over its full-scale invasion.
The move marks the first time the Trump administration has imposed direct costs on Moscow over its full-scale invasion.
'As of Monday, roughly 8 per cent of US warships deployed globally were in the Caribbean, according to a fleet tracker. Until destroyers arrived to start the build-up in August, the only US ship spotted in the region by the tracker this year was a hospital ship.'
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The US forces threatening Venezuela
Donald Trump has made no secret of his desire to see Nicolás Maduro ousted. Here are the forces he has sent to the region
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October 22, 2025 at 12:10 PM
'As of Monday, roughly 8 per cent of US warships deployed globally were in the Caribbean, according to a fleet tracker. Until destroyers arrived to start the build-up in August, the only US ship spotted in the region by the tracker this year was a hospital ship.'
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Another hellish night in Ukraine. The air force said Russia launched 28 ballistic and cruise missiles and 405 drones predominantly aimed at critical infrastructure. But at least seven people were killed by strikes on residential building. on.ft.com/47l1SLk
October 22, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Another hellish night in Ukraine. The air force said Russia launched 28 ballistic and cruise missiles and 405 drones predominantly aimed at critical infrastructure. But at least seven people were killed by strikes on residential building. on.ft.com/47l1SLk
A huge Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv and other cities across Ukraine on Wednesday damaged energy and railway infrastructure and killed at least seven people, as US President Donald Trump’s latest peace efforts appeared to unravel.
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Russia launches strikes across Ukraine after Trump-Putin meeting cancelled
[FREE TO READ] Kyiv and other cities across the country suffer missile and drone attacks as ceasefire efforts falter
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October 22, 2025 at 10:53 AM
A huge Russian missile and drone attack on Kyiv and other cities across Ukraine on Wednesday damaged energy and railway infrastructure and killed at least seven people, as US President Donald Trump’s latest peace efforts appeared to unravel.
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Sheesh. The Netherlands has curtailed intelligence co-operation with the US over fears the Trump administration could use it to violate human rights or assist Russia.
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Netherlands curtails intelligence-sharing with US over ‘human rights’
Dutch spy chiefs cite concerns about Trump administration’s ‘politicisation’ of services
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October 21, 2025 at 11:16 AM
Sheesh. The Netherlands has curtailed intelligence co-operation with the US over fears the Trump administration could use it to violate human rights or assist Russia.
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Ukraine and its European allies are insisting negotiations to end the war with Russia be based on current front lines, after mixed signals from the White House over US President Donald Trump’s willingness to endorse Moscow’s territorial demands.
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Ukraine and allies call for peace deal based on ‘current’ front lines
Statement by Volodymyr Zelenskyy and nine national leaders comes after volatile White House meeting
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October 21, 2025 at 11:13 AM
Ukraine and its European allies are insisting negotiations to end the war with Russia be based on current front lines, after mixed signals from the White House over US President Donald Trump’s willingness to endorse Moscow’s territorial demands.
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“We see President Trump’s efforts to bring peace to Ukraine, all these efforts are welcome but we don’t see Russia wanting peace,” warned @kajakallas.bsky.social.
Europeans rush to Zelenskyy’s defence after tense Trump meeting
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Europeans rush to Zelenskyy’s defence after tense Trump meeting
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Europeans rush to Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s defence after tense Donald Trump meeting
[FREE TO READ] EU seeks to secure deal on frozen Russian assets and more sanctions on Moscow to show support for Ukraine
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October 20, 2025 at 1:22 PM
“We see President Trump’s efforts to bring peace to Ukraine, all these efforts are welcome but we don’t see Russia wanting peace,” warned @kajakallas.bsky.social.
Europeans rush to Zelenskyy’s defence after tense Trump meeting
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Europeans rush to Zelenskyy’s defence after tense Trump meeting
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Zelensky clearly annoyed with Steve Witkoff, who views the war as some sort of real estate transaction & pushes Kremlin talking points. Recently he pushed Kyiv to accept Putin's demand for the rest of the Donbas because "it was incorporated into [Russia's] constitution."
Read Zelensky's comments:
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October 20, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Zelensky clearly annoyed with Steve Witkoff, who views the war as some sort of real estate transaction & pushes Kremlin talking points. Recently he pushed Kyiv to accept Putin's demand for the rest of the Donbas because "it was incorporated into [Russia's] constitution."
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Trump told Zelenskyy he was losing the war, warning: “If [Putin] wants it, he will destroy you”
The US president threw Ukraine’s battlefield maps to one side & said he was “sick” of seeing the frontline again & again
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The US president threw Ukraine’s battlefield maps to one side & said he was “sick” of seeing the frontline again & again
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Trump urged Zelenskyy to accept Putin’s terms or be ‘destroyed’ by Russia on.ft.com/4ou3MjY
Trump urged Zelenskyy to accept Putin’s terms or be ‘destroyed’ by Russia
US president tossed aside maps of Ukraine frontline in volatile White House meeting
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October 19, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Trump told Zelenskyy he was losing the war, warning: “If [Putin] wants it, he will destroy you”
The US president threw Ukraine’s battlefield maps to one side & said he was “sick” of seeing the frontline again & again
Scoop w @christopherjm.ft.com @maxseddon.bsky.social & @a-mackinnon.bsky.social
The US president threw Ukraine’s battlefield maps to one side & said he was “sick” of seeing the frontline again & again
Scoop w @christopherjm.ft.com @maxseddon.bsky.social & @a-mackinnon.bsky.social
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Breaking news: Donald Trump urged Volodymyr Zelenskyy to accept Russia’s terms for ending its war in a volatile White House meeting on Friday, warning that Vladimir Putin had said he would 'destroy' Ukraine if it did not agree on.ft.com/4ou5h1A
October 19, 2025 at 5:08 PM
Breaking news: Donald Trump urged Volodymyr Zelenskyy to accept Russia’s terms for ending its war in a volatile White House meeting on Friday, warning that Vladimir Putin had said he would 'destroy' Ukraine if it did not agree on.ft.com/4ou5h1A
NEW:Trump urged Zelenskyy to accept Russia’s terms for ending its war in a volatile White House meeting on Friday, warning that Putin had said he would “destroy” Ukraine if it did not agree.
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Trump urged Zelenskyy to accept Putin’s terms or be ‘destroyed’ by Russia
US president tossed aside maps of Ukraine frontline in volatile White House meeting
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October 19, 2025 at 5:11 PM
NEW:Trump urged Zelenskyy to accept Russia’s terms for ending its war in a volatile White House meeting on Friday, warning that Putin had said he would “destroy” Ukraine if it did not agree.
The meeting between Trump and Zelenskyy descended many times into a “shouting match” on.ft.com/3WMSQSu
The meeting between Trump and Zelenskyy descended many times into a “shouting match” on.ft.com/3WMSQSu
Trump had signaled willingness to send Tomahawk missiles to Kyiv and even said he believed Ukraine could win back lost territory. But he changed tack Friday, saying he didn't want to escalate the war and the warring sides "should stop where they are."
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Trump backs away from Tomahawk missiles offer in meeting with Zelenskyy
US president equivocates on support for Kyiv a day after conversation with Vladimir Putin
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October 17, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Trump had signaled willingness to send Tomahawk missiles to Kyiv and even said he believed Ukraine could win back lost territory. But he changed tack Friday, saying he didn't want to escalate the war and the warring sides "should stop where they are."
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US President Donald Trump is unlikely to approve the sale of the long-range weapons to Nato allies for onward delivery to Kyiv, US and Ukrainian officials told the Financial Times.
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Trump-Zelenskyy live: US and Ukrainian leaders set for White House meeting
Two presidents to discuss how they can force Russia’s Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table
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October 17, 2025 at 5:10 PM
US President Donald Trump is unlikely to approve the sale of the long-range weapons to Nato allies for onward delivery to Kyiv, US and Ukrainian officials told the Financial Times.
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The EU has offered to use part of a proposed €140bn loan backed by Russia’s frozen assets to buy US weapons for Ukraine, provided Washington keeps supporting Kyiv in defending itself against Russia.
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Trump-Zelenskyy live: US and Ukrainian leaders set for White House meeting
Two presidents to discuss how they can force Russia’s Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table
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October 17, 2025 at 5:10 PM
The EU has offered to use part of a proposed €140bn loan backed by Russia’s frozen assets to buy US weapons for Ukraine, provided Washington keeps supporting Kyiv in defending itself against Russia.
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The Ukrainian delegation is “very nervous” and uncertain of what clear victories they will gain from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s meeting with Donald Trump at the White House on Friday, according to a senior official from the country.
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Trump-Zelenskyy live: US and Ukrainian leaders set for White House meeting
Two presidents to discuss how they can force Russia’s Vladimir Putin to the negotiating table
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October 17, 2025 at 5:09 PM
The Ukrainian delegation is “very nervous” and uncertain of what clear victories they will gain from President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s meeting with Donald Trump at the White House on Friday, according to a senior official from the country.
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