Ilona Solohub
ilonasolohub.bsky.social
Ilona Solohub
@ilonasolohub.bsky.social
economist, VoxUkraine editor
Putin's "willingness to negotiate".
August 21, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Putin's "negotiations" is the carrot in this picture. And being a donkey is the choice of some governments.
August 7, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Now not only Trump acts as Putin's press-secretary but also the Department of State acts as a Kremlin's communication department
June 12, 2025 at 6:36 AM
Ukrainian prosecutor general under Yanukovych (who later ran away to Moscow) was named Viktor Pshonka. He is remembered for "Pshonka-style" (i.e. extreme kitsch but very expensive). A few illustrations below: his portrait like "Julius Caesar", his house.
April 23, 2025 at 1:28 AM
Appeasing Putin is NOT ending the war
April 14, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Russia killed 19 people in Kryvyi Rih, of them 9 children, and injured almost 70. As usual, Russian propaganda says that they hit a meeting of Ukrainian and NATO officers.
US ambassador to Ukraine says "missile struck" as if it's a rain or snow. What a shame.
April 5, 2025 at 3:38 PM
March 3, 2025 at 2:08 PM
Russian medal "for regaining Crimea" 20 Feb 2014 - 18 March 2014. This is when the war started.
February 23, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Average WTI price needed for U.S. oil and gas producers to stay profitable by well status in selected U.S. oilfields as of 2024 (source - Statista).
Cost of Russian oil is between $20 and $40 per barrel.
January 24, 2025 at 3:30 PM