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Eilish Hart
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Editor of Meduza’s long-reads newsletter, The Beet, covering Central and Eastern Europe, the Caucasus, and Central Asia. 📧 Send tips & pitches: beet@meduza.io
And there you have it: Putin came all the way to Alaska just to give the same spiel he’s been repeating since starting the full-scale invasion of Ukraine — just from a bigger podium. meduza.io/en/live/2025... @meduza.io
August 15, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Meduza’s Andrey Pertsev has learned that the Kremlin is advising media outlets not to raise Russians’ hopes about the Trump–Putin summit’s outcomes. “It’s a warm-up, so there aren’t any special expectations, so there won’t be disappointments.” meduza.io/en/live/2025... @meduza.io
August 15, 2025 at 4:31 PM
⚡️Trump has announced that Armenia and Azerbaijan plan to sign a U.S.-brokered peace deal Friday.

Three U.S. officials told @apnews.com the deal includes establishing a transit corridor linking Azerbaijan to its Nakhchivan exclave — and naming it after Trump. apnews.com/article/arme...
August 8, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Big update for The Beet: We now have our own landing page on @meduza.io! 🎉 Pay it a visit if you’re looking to subscribe to the newsletter or want to read any of our top reporting from the last year-ish. meduza.io/en/specials/...
May 29, 2025 at 3:48 PM
I knew this reminded me of something. As @faridaily.bsky.social recalls, Putin announced a similar “Christmas ceasefire” back in 2023.
April 19, 2025 at 2:50 PM