Petr Kozlov
@kozlov.bsky.social
Bloomberg |ex-The Moscow Times Reporter covering Russia, Central Asia, South Caucasus | alumni: BBC Russian Kremlin correspondent | The Kozlovpaper | MBA in Media management, SSE Riga | https://linktr.ee/pyotrkozlov
This step builds on my time at MoscowTimes. I owe special gratitude to Derk Sauer, who tragically passed away this month. A mentor and visionary, he never stopped being a journalist, curious, driven and inspiring until his last day.I’ll carry that spirit forward, committed to journalism that matters
August 26, 2025 at 6:36 PM
This step builds on my time at MoscowTimes. I owe special gratitude to Derk Sauer, who tragically passed away this month. A mentor and visionary, he never stopped being a journalist, curious, driven and inspiring until his last day.I’ll carry that spirit forward, committed to journalism that matters
Striking detail: Putin refused to meet — or did not meet — with Brazilian President Lula, despite the fact that Lula, who just yesterday promised to ‘ask comrade Putin’ to meet with Zelensky, arrived in Moscow on Thursday evening. The conversation took place by phone (!), according to the Russian FM
May 14, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Striking detail: Putin refused to meet — or did not meet — with Brazilian President Lula, despite the fact that Lula, who just yesterday promised to ‘ask comrade Putin’ to meet with Zelensky, arrived in Moscow on Thursday evening. The conversation took place by phone (!), according to the Russian FM
One option involved Putin traveling to Turkey without meeting Zelensky. Another saw him skipping the trip altogether — portraying Zelensky, in the Kremlin’s narrative, as an “errand boy” left empty-handed.
May 14, 2025 at 5:51 PM
One option involved Putin traveling to Turkey without meeting Zelensky. Another saw him skipping the trip altogether — portraying Zelensky, in the Kremlin’s narrative, as an “errand boy” left empty-handed.
The Kremlin’s silence is a deliberate tactic — intended to keep Kyiv and its allies off balance, while preserving room for a sudden last-minute shift in plans.
Moscow was weighing several scenarios as it prolongs the suspense around Putin’s potential attendance:
Moscow was weighing several scenarios as it prolongs the suspense around Putin’s potential attendance:
May 14, 2025 at 5:50 PM
The Kremlin’s silence is a deliberate tactic — intended to keep Kyiv and its allies off balance, while preserving room for a sudden last-minute shift in plans.
Moscow was weighing several scenarios as it prolongs the suspense around Putin’s potential attendance:
Moscow was weighing several scenarios as it prolongs the suspense around Putin’s potential attendance:
Beyond this it hopes to use high turnout as a signal to its adversaries that their efforts to isolate Russia over the Ukraine invasion have failed, experts told The Moscow Times.
May 8, 2025 at 1:07 PM
Beyond this it hopes to use high turnout as a signal to its adversaries that their efforts to isolate Russia over the Ukraine invasion have failed, experts told The Moscow Times.