Yaroslav Trofimov
@yarotrof.bsky.social
Chief Foreign-Affairs Correspondent, The Wall Street Journal. 📕Author of No Country for Love, Our Enemies Will Vanish, Siege of Mecca and Faith at War 📕 Yarotrof.com
Russia has high expectations for the summit with Trump in Alaska. Peace in Ukraine isn’t one of them. My analysis. www.wsj.com/world/russia...
Russia Has High Hopes for Trump-Putin Summit. Peace Isn’t One of Them.
The meeting represents a victory for Russian President Vladimir Putin, who seeks to end international isolation and separate Russian ties with the U.S. from the fate of Ukraine.
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Really great conversation with @wsj.com Chief International Correspondent @yarotrof.bsky.social tonight on The Oz Katerji Show discussing the White House Ukraine pivot and Trump's growing frustration with Vladimir Putin. The full episode is out now on YouTube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmBy...
The Oz Katerji Show - Yaroslav Trofimov - 16/07/2025
YouTube video by Oz Katerji
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Talking to public radio’s @TheWorld about Russia’s dismissive reaction to the Trump ultimatum and what is next for Ukraine. theworld.org/segments/202...
US threatens Russia with ‘very severe tariffs’ over peace deal with Ukraine - The World from PRX
US President Trump has threatened “very severe tariffs” on Russia if a peace deal with Ukraine isn’t reached within 50 days. He’s also agreed to a plan to funnel military aid to Ukraine through NATO. ...
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The math of the air war in Ukraine is simple. Yes, air defenses are needed but there will never be enough Patriots etc. The only way to stop Putin from bombarding Ukrainian cities is by helping Kyiv strike deep inside Russia, against the Russian defense-industrial base, air and missile installations
How exactly does the axis of autocracies work? The war in Iran has given an insight — but only up to a point. Things may be different once China makes a call on its junior partners. My essay in @WSJ www.wsj.com/world/the-fa...
Essay | The Fault Lines in the Autocratic Axis
Russia, China, Iran and North Korea are all hostile to the U.S. That doesn’t mean they would go to war for one another—for now.
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The U.S. has stopped the delivery of air-defense interceptors and other weapons intended for Ukraine and is using them instead to beef up Pentagon stocks.
U.S. Halts Key Weapons for Ukraine in New Sign of Weakening Support for Kyiv
Ukraine’s Foreign Ministry summoned a senior U.S. diplomat to express the “critical importance” of continuing U.S. weapons deliveries and to emphasize that any delay or postponement would only encourage Russia to continue the war.
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The paperback of my novel 📕No Country for Love📕 is hitting the stores in the UK and Europe tomorrow. Get yours! www.amazon.co.uk/No-Country-L...
A Globo parliamo della possibilità di una nuova èra nucleare con @yarotrof.bsky.social, Chief Foreign-Affairs Correspondent del Wall Street Journal @ilpost.it www.ilpost.it/podcasts/glo...
La nuova èra nucleare, con Yaroslav Trofimov - Il Post
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Mon roman 📕Ce Pays Qui N’aimait Pas l’Amour📕 sort en France à fin août — et peut déjà être précommandé! www.amazon.fr/pays-qui-nai...
How Trump went from bombing Iran to being bombed to ceasefire in 48 hours, allowing everyone to claim victory — for now. Our latest. www.wsj.com/world/middle...
How Trump Cajoled Iran and Israel Into a Cease-Fire and Forced Them to Comply
It remains to be seen how long the truce will hold and whether it will pave the way for a nuclear deal between the U.S. and Iran.
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Ukraine gave up its nukes and got invaded. North Korea took advantage of American indecisiveness and is now invulnerable. Now, as Israel wages war on Iran, are we on the verge of a new nuclear age, with nukes becoming the only guarantee of sovereignty? www.wsj.com/world/nuclea...
Essay | Shifting World Order Threatens to Expand the Nuclear-Arms Club
Wars in Ukraine and Iran, and rising doubts about the reliability of the U.S., are making countries around the world wonder if having their own nukes is the key to survival.
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I don’t think people appreciate enough the new asymmetry. Iran relies on the finite and fast dwindling stockpile of ballistic missiles. Israel now can bomb with a near-infinite magazine of JDAM and SPICE bombs, using F-15 and F-16 in addition to F-35s. www.wsj.com/world/middle...
Israel Takes Control of Iran’s Skies—a Feat That Still Eludes Russia in Ukraine
The power mismatch in the Israel-Iran war shows the importance of air superiority.
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Ukraine’s SBU said it damaged the bridge between Crimea and Russia, blowing up one of the pillars. Extent of structural damage from the underwater explosion is unclear. t.me/SBUkr/14960
After reports of initial wavering, the U.S. signed up to tough language on Russia in the G7 finance ministers’ meeting statement.
My latest from Istanbul on the first talks between Russia and Ukraine in three years — and the flurry of global diplomatic activity around them. www.wsj.com/world/europe...
Russia-Ukraine Peace Talks Begin Amid Low Expectations
Trump is seeking a meeting with Putin after the Russian leader refused to attend the negotiations in Turkey.
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Zelensky sends a team to Istanbul for the first direct talks with Russia in three years. It’s the kind of whirlwind day when your afternoon story has kept just a few words from the morning one. www.wsj.com/world/zelens...
Zelensky Sends Team for Ukraine’s First Peace Talks With Russia in Three Years
The Ukrainian president likened Russian negotiators dispatched to Istanbul to “theater props,” as direct talks between both sides remain uncertain.
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Ukrainian officials dismiss as “Russian fake news” reports in Russian media that Russian and Ukrainian negotiators will meet for talks in Dolmabahçe Palace in Istanbul this morning. Zelensky is due to land in Ankara for talks with Erdogan soon.
Our latest on the complicated diplomatic dance about potential peace negotiations in Turkey. www.wsj.com/world/ukrain...
Ukraine and Russia Can’t Even Agree on Who Will Meet Where—If at All—for Peace Talks
Each side is seeking to call the other’s bluff by demonstrating they alone want peace while the other is the obstacle.
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And here is a photo of the piece, for those who cannot access.
Yaroslav Trofimov@yarotrof.bsky.social · last yr.Now that all attention is on possible peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in Turkey, here’s an excerpt from my book 📕Our Enemies Will Vanish📕 that explains what exactly went down the previous time the two sides met, in Istanbul in 2022. www.thetimes.com/life-style/a...
Now that all attention is on possible peace talks between Russia and Ukraine in Turkey, here’s an excerpt from my book 📕Our Enemies Will Vanish📕 that explains what exactly went down the previous time the two sides met, in Istanbul in 2022. www.thetimes.com/life-style/a...
The inside story of Russia and Ukraine’s ‘peace’ talks
The month after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the two sides met for negotiations in a palace in Istanbul. The men in the room tell Yaroslav Trofimov what happened — and why an intervention from Boris ...
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Trump’s push to annex Greenland backfires, pushing Greenlanders closer to Denmark despite their independence aspirations and resentment over Copenhagen’s colonial legacy. My big story from Greenland 🇬🇱 www.wsj.com/world/trumps...
Trump’s Threats Push Greenlanders Closer to Denmark
The prospect of American annexation has reinvigorated ties between the island and Copenhagen, though aspirations for independence persist.
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The worst part? They didn’t even gain anything! It’s not like “I cheated my siblings out of their inheritance and now they hate me but at least I’m rich”. The US government has torched all trust and goodwill *for no clear benefit*! In fact it *hurts* their stated goal of taking on China.
Yaroslav Trofimov@yarotrof.bsky.social · last yr.Stunning declines in favorable opinion of the United States among its closest allies since the election, with swings of 20% to 30% in major European nations, Japan, Korea and Australia. And most of this polling was done before Trump’s trade war! www.ipsos.com/en/americas-...
You hear a lot in the U.S. about how a dynamic and competitive America has left the decaying lazy Europe far behind in the 21st century. That is only true in nominal GDP terms, which reflect the overvalued $. The picture is completely different if you look at purchasing parity-adjusted statistics.
