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Isobel Koshiw, foreign correspondent with FT. Former Guardian. Hater of the void.
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Ukrainian NGOs are already feeling the pinch of Donald Trump's executive order freezing all US foreign aid.
Programs worldwide are being affected - from HIV relief to landmine clearing - but it's Ukraine that's being hit hardest.
My report from Kyiv
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
Programs worldwide are being affected - from HIV relief to landmine clearing - but it's Ukraine that's being hit hardest.
My report from Kyiv
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
Trump order on foreign aid sees Ukrainian veteran’s organization shut down
Veteran Hub, which supported Ukrainian soldiers in their post-combat lives, is one of many casualties after Mr. Trump ordered a 90-day halt to most U.S. foreign aid projects
www.theglobeandmail.com
January 27, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Ukrainian NGOs are already feeling the pinch of Donald Trump's executive order freezing all US foreign aid.
Programs worldwide are being affected - from HIV relief to landmine clearing - but it's Ukraine that's being hit hardest.
My report from Kyiv
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
Programs worldwide are being affected - from HIV relief to landmine clearing - but it's Ukraine that's being hit hardest.
My report from Kyiv
www.theglobeandmail.com/world/articl...
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I’m receiving a lot of messages asking why we only wrote about Assad’s jails after the regime fell - so for the avoidance of doubt, we didn’t. For context on what happened in Sednaya, here is our investigation into executions there as the pace accelerated: www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/201...
Syria’s once-teeming prison cells being emptied by mass murder
Assad’s government is doubling down on the killing of political prisoners as the civil war heads towards its end
www.washingtonpost.com
December 15, 2024 at 12:15 PM
I’m receiving a lot of messages asking why we only wrote about Assad’s jails after the regime fell - so for the avoidance of doubt, we didn’t. For context on what happened in Sednaya, here is our investigation into executions there as the pace accelerated: www.washingtonpost.com/graphics/201...
Yesterday, Russia targeted one of the 3 (?) functioning thermal power plants as well as a substation importing electricity from EU + gas storage facilities. With winter temperatures increasing consumption, Ukrenergo says that blackouts could last 14 hours on Sunday - up from 8 on Saturday.
December 14, 2024 at 9:18 PM
Yesterday, Russia targeted one of the 3 (?) functioning thermal power plants as well as a substation importing electricity from EU + gas storage facilities. With winter temperatures increasing consumption, Ukrenergo says that blackouts could last 14 hours on Sunday - up from 8 on Saturday.
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Before leaving Damascus, Assad reportedly asked Russia to help establish a mini-state on the Syrian coastline and was refused. He then fled to Moscow - leaving senior regime commanders, including his brother Maher, behind www.syriahr.com/en/351186/
Final hours in power | Al-Assad gave up everyone and his plane did not accommodate military commanders and senior officials
Bashar refused to deliver resignation speech and ordered dissolution of the army under pressure by Russian authorities
www.syriahr.com
December 12, 2024 at 1:21 PM
Before leaving Damascus, Assad reportedly asked Russia to help establish a mini-state on the Syrian coastline and was refused. He then fled to Moscow - leaving senior regime commanders, including his brother Maher, behind www.syriahr.com/en/351186/
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⚡️Zelensky announces 'successful tests' of new Ukrainian missile.
Successful tests of a new Ukrainian missile dubbed Ruta (Rue) are underway, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Dec. 10.
Successful tests of a new Ukrainian missile dubbed Ruta (Rue) are underway, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Dec. 10.
Zelensky announces 'successful tests' of new Ukrainian missile
Successful tests of a new Ukrainian missile, dubbed Ruta (Rue), are underway, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Dec. 10.
kyivindependent.com
December 10, 2024 at 6:44 PM
⚡️Zelensky announces 'successful tests' of new Ukrainian missile.
Successful tests of a new Ukrainian missile dubbed Ruta (Rue) are underway, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Dec. 10.
Successful tests of a new Ukrainian missile dubbed Ruta (Rue) are underway, President Volodymyr Zelensky announced on Dec. 10.
Worth taking a look at Russia's advances over the last 2 weeks. Russian troops appear to have occupied Shevchenko, 10km from the Dnipro-Donetsk border & southwest of Pokrovsk. They're advancing towards the main highway.
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December 11, 2024 at 12:59 PM
Worth taking a look at Russia's advances over the last 2 weeks. Russian troops appear to have occupied Shevchenko, 10km from the Dnipro-Donetsk border & southwest of Pokrovsk. They're advancing towards the main highway.
deepstatemap.live#9/48.0009496...
deepstatemap.live#9/48.0009496...
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I've signed a letter together with 40+ foreign correspondents expressing our dismay at the way at which the Guardian is gifting the Observer to Tortoise media. We wrote to Scott Trust chair asking how international coverage might be guaranteed? He didn't reply www.theguardian.com/media/2024/d...
Why foreign correspondents are alarmed and dismayed at plans to sell the Observer | Letter
Letter: Current and former contributors to the international pages of the Guardian and Observer respond to an article by Ole Jacob Sunde, chair of the Scott Trust
www.theguardian.com
December 10, 2024 at 3:48 PM
I've signed a letter together with 40+ foreign correspondents expressing our dismay at the way at which the Guardian is gifting the Observer to Tortoise media. We wrote to Scott Trust chair asking how international coverage might be guaranteed? He didn't reply www.theguardian.com/media/2024/d...
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The Wagner-style mercenaries plotting unrest in Romania on.ft.com/49z57zt
The Wagner-style mercenaries plotting unrest in Romania
[FREE TO READ] Horaţiu Potra, a former member of the French Foreign Legion, was arrested with 20 other armed men headed for Bucharest
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December 11, 2024 at 7:37 AM
The Wagner-style mercenaries plotting unrest in Romania on.ft.com/49z57zt
Russia is inching towards Dnipro region. It doesn't have the forces to occupy it but it's still relatively stronger than Ukraine. If this continues, a break is possible. It's 'not about Russia's strengths but Ukraine's weaknesses' said Rob Lee.
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December 11, 2024 at 12:04 PM
Russia is inching towards Dnipro region. It doesn't have the forces to occupy it but it's still relatively stronger than Ukraine. If this continues, a break is possible. It's 'not about Russia's strengths but Ukraine's weaknesses' said Rob Lee.
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The multipronged assault poses the most serious threat to Bashar al-Assad’s rule in a decade, reigniting a 13-year civil war that had been largely frozen since 2020 www.ft.com/content/708b...
December 7, 2024 at 5:14 PM
The multipronged assault poses the most serious threat to Bashar al-Assad’s rule in a decade, reigniting a 13-year civil war that had been largely frozen since 2020 www.ft.com/content/708b...
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⚡️Zelensky meets with Georgian President Zourabichvili, urges Georgians to 'not let government surrender country to Putin.'
"Ukraine supports and stands in solidarity with the Georgian people, who are currently fighting for a worthy future," Zelensky told Zourabichvili during their meeting in Paris.
"Ukraine supports and stands in solidarity with the Georgian people, who are currently fighting for a worthy future," Zelensky told Zourabichvili during their meeting in Paris.
Zelensky meets with Georgian President Zourabichvili, urges Georgians to 'not let government surrender country to Putin'
"Ukraine supports and stands in solidarity with the Georgian people, who are currently fighting for a worthy future for themselves," Zelensky told Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili during the me...
kyivindependent.com
December 7, 2024 at 7:26 PM
⚡️Zelensky meets with Georgian President Zourabichvili, urges Georgians to 'not let government surrender country to Putin.'
"Ukraine supports and stands in solidarity with the Georgian people, who are currently fighting for a worthy future," Zelensky told Zourabichvili during their meeting in Paris.
"Ukraine supports and stands in solidarity with the Georgian people, who are currently fighting for a worthy future," Zelensky told Zourabichvili during their meeting in Paris.
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Guerre en #Ukraine : à Odessa, la mobilisation pèse sur les entreprises www.la-croix.com/internationa...
Guerre en Ukraine : à Odessa, la mobilisation pèse sur les entreprises
Le besoin en hommes de l’armée ukrainienne se répercute sur l’économie du pays : les entreprises peinent à embaucher et les salariés craignent désormais d’être mobilisés au débotté, durant leurs heure...
www.la-croix.com
December 3, 2024 at 1:38 PM
Guerre en #Ukraine : à Odessa, la mobilisation pèse sur les entreprises www.la-croix.com/internationa...
Over three days of work and still no answer to a yes/no question. Ukraine is calling on others to stop buying Russian fossil fuels but hasn’t yet publicly committed to ending its Russian gas transit
Much more on this story with @alicemhancock.bsky.social and Raphael Minder
on.ft.com/3B8F59I
Much more on this story with @alicemhancock.bsky.social and Raphael Minder
on.ft.com/3B8F59I
December 3, 2024 at 12:52 PM
Over three days of work and still no answer to a yes/no question. Ukraine is calling on others to stop buying Russian fossil fuels but hasn’t yet publicly committed to ending its Russian gas transit
Much more on this story with @alicemhancock.bsky.social and Raphael Minder
on.ft.com/3B8F59I
Much more on this story with @alicemhancock.bsky.social and Raphael Minder
on.ft.com/3B8F59I
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Oxford’s 2024 Word of the Year is “brain rot” — a term that describes that overconsumption of material or content to the point that it deteriorates one’s mental state.
(As in, how sludgy you feel after bingeing an entire Netflix show after — or while — doomscrolling.)
(As in, how sludgy you feel after bingeing an entire Netflix show after — or while — doomscrolling.)
‘Brain rot’ is Oxford English Dictionary’s word of the year
“Brain rot” is the 2024 Oxford Word of the Year, adding to a growing list of Internet-specific words that are chosen by dictionaries as words of the year.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 2, 2024 at 7:32 PM
Oxford’s 2024 Word of the Year is “brain rot” — a term that describes that overconsumption of material or content to the point that it deteriorates one’s mental state.
(As in, how sludgy you feel after bingeing an entire Netflix show after — or while — doomscrolling.)
(As in, how sludgy you feel after bingeing an entire Netflix show after — or while — doomscrolling.)
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Agent for Russia and UK-based Bulgarian planned ‘honeytrap’ for journalist, court hears
Agent for Russia and UK-based Bulgarian planned ‘honeytrap’ for journalist, court hears
Pair chatted on Telegram about plot to target Christo Grozev, known for his investigations into Russian espionage
An agent for Russia and a Bulgarian based in Britain discussed setting up a “honeytrap” for an investigative journalist, the Old Bailey has…
www.theguardian.com
December 2, 2024 at 7:48 PM
Agent for Russia and UK-based Bulgarian planned ‘honeytrap’ for journalist, court hears
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Think "Europe First", new EU industry chief Stephane Séjourné tells @financialtimes.com
The EU "cannot be the destination for all the overcapacities in the world, otherwise we will find ourselves in a situation of short-term economic crisis”
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The EU "cannot be the destination for all the overcapacities in the world, otherwise we will find ourselves in a situation of short-term economic crisis”
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EU commissioner pitches ‘Europe first’ in response to Donald Trump
Stéphane Séjourné says his ‘biggest fear’ is for the bloc to become ‘collateral victim’ of global trade war
www.ft.com
December 2, 2024 at 7:53 AM
Think "Europe First", new EU industry chief Stephane Séjourné tells @financialtimes.com
The EU "cannot be the destination for all the overcapacities in the world, otherwise we will find ourselves in a situation of short-term economic crisis”
www.ft.com/content/f112... w @henryjfoy.bsky.social
The EU "cannot be the destination for all the overcapacities in the world, otherwise we will find ourselves in a situation of short-term economic crisis”
www.ft.com/content/f112... w @henryjfoy.bsky.social
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🇺🇦 Zelensky: "Our army lacks the strength to reclaim some territories like Crimea by military means. We must seek diplomatic solutions." He emphasized that this would only be possible when Ukraine is strong enough to deter new Russian invasions and once again called for Ukraine's invitation to NATO.
December 2, 2024 at 7:59 AM
🇺🇦 Zelensky: "Our army lacks the strength to reclaim some territories like Crimea by military means. We must seek diplomatic solutions." He emphasized that this would only be possible when Ukraine is strong enough to deter new Russian invasions and once again called for Ukraine's invitation to NATO.
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Reporting from Tbilisi on a fourth night of protests. I ask Georgia’s prime minister if he can understand the public anger. Camera: Anton Chicherov Producer @bentavener.bsky.social Thanks to @annagvarish.bsky.social
Tbilisi, Georgia - our report on the fourth night of protests
YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg
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December 2, 2024 at 8:21 AM
Reporting from Tbilisi on a fourth night of protests. I ask Georgia’s prime minister if he can understand the public anger. Camera: Anton Chicherov Producer @bentavener.bsky.social Thanks to @annagvarish.bsky.social
A disorienting weekend of being jolted awake by outgoing air defense missiles, wondering around the city in the pitch back, and a weird new jamming system switching your phone to Belarus time (1+ ahead) and geolocation to somewhere I (probably) shouldn’t say.
December 2, 2024 at 7:46 AM
A disorienting weekend of being jolted awake by outgoing air defense missiles, wondering around the city in the pitch back, and a weird new jamming system switching your phone to Belarus time (1+ ahead) and geolocation to somewhere I (probably) shouldn’t say.
Touching moment when Georgian firemen pour out water intended for spraying on protesters (via Jaanika Morilo)
December 2, 2024 at 7:40 AM
Touching moment when Georgian firemen pour out water intended for spraying on protesters (via Jaanika Morilo)
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EU’s outgoing energy chief warns against faking Russian gas imports as ‘Azeri’, as eastern states seek to keep up supplies after Gazprom shutters Ukraine transit
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EU’s outgoing energy chief warns against masking Russian gas imports
[FREE TO READ] Kadri Simson says talks with Azerbaijan would allow Gazprom to continue exporting to central Europe
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December 1, 2024 at 1:38 PM
EU’s outgoing energy chief warns against faking Russian gas imports as ‘Azeri’, as eastern states seek to keep up supplies after Gazprom shutters Ukraine transit
on.ft.com/4fPr9AA @financialtimes.com @alicemhancock.bsky.social @ikoshiw.bsky.social
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Ukrainian prosecutors opened 60,000 cases between January and October this year against soldiers for abandoning their positions, almost twice as many as they initiated in 2022 and 2023 combined. @ikoshiw.bsky.social reports on the rise of desertions. www.ft.com/content/9b25... v @financialtimes.com
Ukraine struggles to recruit new soldiers as desertions rise
Prosecutors opened 60,000 cases against troops abandoning positions in 2024 — almost double number of past two years
www.ft.com
December 1, 2024 at 8:08 AM
Ukrainian prosecutors opened 60,000 cases between January and October this year against soldiers for abandoning their positions, almost twice as many as they initiated in 2022 and 2023 combined. @ikoshiw.bsky.social reports on the rise of desertions. www.ft.com/content/9b25... v @financialtimes.com
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Violent protests in Tbilisi after government suspends EU accession process. Very Kyiv 2014... civil.ge/archives/638...
Live Blog: Aborted EU Accession | Another University Temporarily Shuts Down
Irakli Kobakhidze announced on November 28 that the ruling Georgian Dream party decided to abort the efforts to start the accession negotiations with the EU “until 2028.” He also said the cabinet woul...
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November 29, 2024 at 11:17 AM
Violent protests in Tbilisi after government suspends EU accession process. Very Kyiv 2014... civil.ge/archives/638...
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A severe shortage of manpower that has weakened Kyiv’s position on the battlefield and led to the fastest Russian gains in two years. However, Ukraine has been unwilling to conscript under-25s. Here’s why www.ft.com/content/3281...
November 28, 2024 at 12:27 PM
A severe shortage of manpower that has weakened Kyiv’s position on the battlefield and led to the fastest Russian gains in two years. However, Ukraine has been unwilling to conscript under-25s. Here’s why www.ft.com/content/3281...
I've written so many Russian attacks Ukraine stories over since 2022 that I've become numb to them. "Russia attacks XYZ, two killed, 6 wounded. Missile hits apartment block 20 killed 48 wounded, rescue operation continues. Russia targets Ukraine's energy sector, prompting emergency shutdowns"
BUT
BUT
November 28, 2024 at 1:06 PM
I've written so many Russian attacks Ukraine stories over since 2022 that I've become numb to them. "Russia attacks XYZ, two killed, 6 wounded. Missile hits apartment block 20 killed 48 wounded, rescue operation continues. Russia targets Ukraine's energy sector, prompting emergency shutdowns"
BUT
BUT