While "peace" negotiations continue, remember that Russia could simply stop the war at any time.
Chris York
@chrisdyork.bsky.social
News Operations Editor, Kyiv Independent
If you want to know how shamelessly fucking evil Russians are then read this. kyivindependent.com/without-sham...
Without shame, Russia’s children’s commissioner casually discusses kidnapping a Ukrainian child
Maria Lvova-Belova openly said around 20,000 Ukrainian children have been taken by Russia,
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Everything you need to know about Russia's attack drones in two charts: kyivindependent.com/everything-w...
Recorded this a couple of weeks ago but even more relevant in light of Russia’s record attack on Ukraine overnight. tiktok.com/@chrisdavidy...
Interesting report from Steve Rosenberg talking to everyday Russians. Such blind support for the man doing such harm to their country. A mediocre State led by a malign leader. #UkraineWar #r4today @chrisdyork.bsky.social
"There was a young woman living on the 6th floor, who had recently given birth. She was thrown out into the street by the blast wave. "She was found under the slab of the building at 5 a.m. The child was also found dead."
The Kyiv Independent@kyivindependent.com · 11mo ago⚡️Update: 2 killed, 17 injured in Russia's overnight attack on Kyiv. The number of injured victims has again risen to 17 amid Russia's large-scale attack on residential buildings in Kyiv, Mayor Vitali Klitschko said. Seven people have been hospitalized as a result of the attack.
Thanks to @chrisdyork.bsky.social for quoting me in this @kyivindependent.com article about Medvedev and his role in Russian foreign policy rhetoric (also, regarding the 5th on the list in the article: who else remembers 'dance like the president' flash mobs? 😹) kyivindependent.com/the-kremlins...
The Kremlin's 'bad cop' — 5 things you might not know about Dmitry Medvedev
An international war of words erupted on July 30 when U.S. President Donald Trump squared up on social media to former Russian President Dmitry Medvedev. "(...)Tell Medvedev, the failed former presid...
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"Last week, we warned of a coming anti-democratic backslide. Now, we see it happening."
Editorial: Zelensky is one signature away from betraying Ukraine’s democracy
Last week, we warned of a coming anti-democratic backslide. Now, we see it happening. A parliamentary vote, led by President Volodymyr Zelensky’s lawmakers, today took away the independence of Ukrain...
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A pretty bleak chart showing how much Russia is ramping up drones strikes on Ukraine. Full story here: kyivindependent.com/russia-launc...
The conditions that have led to what’s happening in the US today exist in democracies around the world. They are an inevitable outcome of our collective failure to adapt to fundamental changes in the information ecosystem on which our democracies were originally built.
Yeah 1 million is cool, but what about the economic time bomb
As Russian losses in Ukraine hit 1 million, Putin faces an economic time bomb
Russian losses in Ukraine hit a massive, and grim milestone on June 12 — 1 million Russian soldiers killed or wounded during the 39-month-long full-scale war, according to figures from Kyiv. Although...
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Kyiv is under a massive Russian ballistic missile and drone attack. This is what it sounds like sitting in your hallway listening to them explode, as the walls shake.
Any notion of a peace process is effectively over, and there's only one remaining hope — those Americans who actually mean what they say and truly want the war to end must follow through and finally apply some good old-fashioned global superpower pressure on Russia.
Editorial: Russia just said it doesn’t want peace. This is what you need to do
Russia is now saying the quiet part out loud. It has no intention of stopping the war in Ukraine. We in Ukraine knew this all along, of course, but to sate the demands of international diplomacy, Mo...
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All you need to know about the Trump-Putin call is that Russia has, once again, refused to a full ceasefire. It's almost as if they don't really want to stop the war...
'Not what Putin was expecting' — What we know (and don't know) about Ukraine, Russia peace talks in Istanbul. @chrisdyork.bsky.social @kyivindependent.com kyivindependent.com/not-what-put...
'Not what Putin was expecting' — What we know (and don't know) about Ukraine, Russia peace talks in Istanbul
Russian President Vladimir Putin may have gotten more than he bargained for when, on May 11, he rejected calls for a 30-day unconditional ceasefire and invited Ukraine to engage in direct talks in Ist...
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Thanks @chrisdyork.bsky.social and @martinfornusek.bsky.social for including my thoughts, among those of several others, about what to expect from #Putin's next move kyivindependent.com/as-ukraine-r...
As Ukraine, Russia peace talks loom, all eyes are on Putin's next move
With just two days to go before Russian-proposed peace talks might begin in Istanbul, the Kremlin is still refusing to confirm whether or not President Vladimir Putin will attend the event. President...
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Very significant — Trump has said he expects "both leaders" to attend the Ukraine-Russia talks in Istanbul.
Trump says he hopes Zelensky, Putin will attend Istanbul peace talks on May 15
"I believe both leaders are going to be there," U.S. President Donald Trump said.
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Thanks @chrisdyork.bsky.social for quoting me, along with John Foreman and @warinthefuture.bsky.social, in this @kyivindependent.com article about drone strikes in Moscow as we approach Victory Day kyivindependent.com/ukraine-ramp...
Ukraine ramps up drone strikes on Moscow as Russian-friendly leaders set to attend Victory Day parade
For the second night in a row, the Kremlin has reported downing Ukrainian attack drones on their approach to Moscow. While not an unprecedented event, the timing of these attacks on the Russian capit...
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And when exactly is a good time to launch mass missile attacks against civilians?
Multiple massive explosions over Kyiv right now, Russian ballistic and cruise missiles, as well as drones. But sure Trump, Zelensky is the one who’s the obstacle to peace…
— Steve Witkoff planning his fourth love-in with Putin. — Not even bothering to meet America's supposed allies today to discuss the future of Ukraine. Tells you everything you need to know about the new United States.
To the surprise of no one but Trump and Witkoff, the Easter "truce" is total bullshit.
Moscow declared an Easter ceasefire. According to Ukrainian soldiers, the shooting never stopped
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced an Easter ceasefire starting on April 19, claiming that it would "test Ukraine's sincerity in pursuing peace talks," but across the front line, Ukrainian so...
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The Kremlin playbook unfolding right now: — Russia announces 'truce' — Russian state media report explosions in Donetsk — Russia accuses Ukraine of violating 'truce' — Russia intensifies attacks on Ukraine — Trump swallows it all whole
Just minutes after Putin declares an "Easter truce," the air raid sirens are blaring in Kyiv because a Russian recon drone is doing its thing above the capital.
Russia's embassy in Kenya would like you to believe they're totally chill about tariffs. They very much aren't kyivindependent.com/trump-spares...
