Barak Ravid ברק רביד

@barakravid.bsky.social

Global Affairs Correspondent for Axios. CNN analyst. Washington correspondent for Walla. Author of Trump's Peace

🚨NEW: Ukrainian President Zelensky wants to meet President Trump "as soon as possible", possibly over Thanksgiving, to finalize the terms for ending the war, Zelensky's chief of staff Andriy Yermak told David Lawler & me. Read the interview on @axios.com www.axios.com/2025/11/25/t...

Zelensky ready to meet Trump over Thanksgiving to finalize deal, top aide tells Axios

U.S. and Ukrainian officials have agreed in principle on most aspects of the plan.

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🚨🚨🚨Scoop: The U.S. sent UN Security Council members a draft resolution on Monday for the establishment of an international force in Gaza for a duration of at least two years, according to a copy of the draft. My story on @axios.com www.axios.com/2025/11/03/g...

Scoop: U.S. seeks UN approval for Gaza security force with broad two-year mandate

The resolution would also empower the Trump-led Board of Peace at least through 2027.

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🚨Scoop: On Saturday the White House was concerned Netanyahu is going to reject the plan for ending the war in Gaza. Trump then held a tough call with Netanyahu and told him: "If you leave it, we walk away from you". @barakravid.bsky.social and I write for @axios www.axios.com/2025/10/01/s...

Scoop: How an Israeli attack inadvertently launched Trump's Gaza peace plan

Behind the scenes of how Trump's plan came together over three chaotic weeks.

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I think I’ve watched nearly every interview President Zelensky has given in the last 3 and 1/2 years. This was above and beyond— absolutely the very best one. Thank you, @barakravid.bsky.social — or as President Biden would say: Thank You, Thank You, Thank You!!! 🕊️

Zelensky warns Putin, reacts to Trump reversal, apologizes to Ukrainian kids - The Axios Show, Ep. 2

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🚨Exclusive: Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky tells me in an interview for The @axios.com Show that he's "ready" to leave office once the war ends and commits to hold elections if a ceasefire takes place. The full interview will be published Friday www.axios.com/2025/09/25/z...

🚨🇺🇸🇮🇱🇵🇸"Desperate people do desperate things": U.S. ambassador to Israel Mike Huckabee told me he's concerned there will be an economic collapse in the West Bank that could lead to violent escalation. My story on @axios.com www.axios.com/2025/09/02/h...

"Desperate people do desperate things": Huckabee warns of West Bank collapse

"If the Palestinian economy were to completely collapse it won't be a winning deal for anyone," Huckabee told Axios.

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"No piecemeal deals": Witkoff tells hostage families Trump wants to "shift" from trying to get a partial Gaza ceasefire and hostage deal to reaching a comprehensive agreement that ends the war and returns all remaining hostages at once. My story on @axios.com www.axios.com/2025/08/02/w...

"No piecemeal deals": Witkoff tells hostage families Trump wants full Gaza agreement

Witkoff's remarks were an acknowledgment that the approach Israel and the U.S. have pursued to reach a partial deal has failed.

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🇺🇸🇮🇱🇸🇾Senior Israeli and Syrian ministers met in Paris for four hours on Thursday under the auspices of President Trump's special envoy Tom Barrack and discussed de-escalation of tensions between the countries. My story on @axios.com www.axios.com/2025/07/24/s...

Senior Israeli and Syrian officials hold U.S.-brokered talks to discuss de-escalation

The meeting was the most high-level official engagement between Israel and Syria in more than 25 years.

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