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Henry Foy @henryjfoy.ft.com · 23/09/2026

The whole sordid story was revealed by the FT nine days ago. top work @maxseddon.bsky.social @christopherjm.ft.com & @paolatamma.bsky.social) (at the time denied by Paris, Baku and Tashkent, of course) www.ft.com/content/b016...

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France in ‘astonishing’ push to lift EU sanctions on Russian oligarch

Paris replicates Viktor Orbán’s tactics in bid to free French nationals from Azerbaijan

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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 21/09/2026

Donald Trump pressed his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a call on Sunday to halt Kyiv’s strikes on Russian refineries over concerns the attacks are exacerbating a global diesel shortage and pushing up prices. @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/adb8...

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Donald Trump presses Volodymyr Zelenskyy to stop hitting Russian refineries

US president tells Ukrainian leader in phone call it’s all about ‘diesel, diesel, diesel’, according to officials

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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 15/09/2026

Trump got ahead of himself. Kyiv was surprised, to say the least, by the US president's claim.

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 14/09/2026

Donald Trump said Ukraine and Russia had agreed to halt strikes on each other’s energy infrastructure, appearing to announce a deal that caught Ukrainian officials off guard in the absence of credible Russian guarantees. ft.trib.al/QtGzNlk

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 14/09/2026

FT Exclusive: France is lobbying EU countries to lift sanctions on Alisher Usmanov as part of a deal to release several French citizens held in Azerbaijan. ft.trib.al/6U4xsdu

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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 15/09/2026

'The Sonderstab Ukraine is the engine behind Germany’s €11.5bn-a-year military support for Kyiv. Unlike the sprawling bureaucracy behind procurement for Germany's armed forces, the unit prides itself on striking deals to buy weapons for Ukraine in as little as two weeks.' www.ft.com/content/aa94...

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The secretive German ‘guerrilla unit’ buying up arms for Ukraine

Small defence ministry team in Berlin strikes weapons deals in as little as two weeks

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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 14/09/2026

Scoop: France is lobbying EU countries to lift sanctions on Uzbek-Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov as part of a prisoner release with Azerbaijan, according to people familiar with the matter. w/ FT's @maxseddon.bsky.social @henryjfoy.ft.com @paolatamma.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/b016...

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France in ‘astonishing’ push to lift EU sanctions on Russian oligarch

Paris replicates Viktor Orbán’s tactics in bid to free French nationals from Azerbaijan

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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 09/09/2026

Our latest scoop below. The move comes as the White House is considering paring back the involvement of US special envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, who have been leading the talks with Moscow and Kyiv, according to five people familiar with the plans.

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 09/09/2026

FT Exclusive: CIA director John Ratcliffe will play a larger role in shuttle diplomacy between Moscow and Kyiv while maintaining contact with intelligence officers. ft.trib.al/pYYwLWn

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Max Boot @maxboot.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

The new acting Army chief of staff reassigned three heavy divisions from focusing on the Russian threat in Europe to the new Western Hemisphere Command. Are these armored units supposed to invade Mexico? Greenland? Canada? It makes no sense and sends a dangerous signal to Putin. wapo.st/4gFl3Ey

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Opinion | Hegseth’s purges are endangering national security

The Iran quagmire wouldn’t have happened under Trump’s first-term military leaders.

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Sally Hayden @sallyhayd.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

One of the most horrific stories I’ve ever reported was published this weekend. Please, everyone privileged in this world, read it and really think about what it means not to have freedom of travel. www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...

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‘It was day 13 or 14 when people started dying’: More than 200 set sail for Europe. Only 36 survived

A harrowing story of death and survival on the Atlantic migration route from west Africa, ‘the deadliest in the world’

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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 30/08/2026

I flew to Washington to meet Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s former defense minister, who is in an international tour after being sacked by President Zelenskyy in July. Interview below.

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 30/08/2026

Breaking news: Ukraine’s former defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov is seeking US investment for a defence technology fund he hopes will write a 'new history' of the war against Russia ft.trib.al/fKx0ZVr

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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 25/08/2026

Continued: Ukraine agreed, they said. Today we see that a US Air Force C-17 plane has landed in Moscow.

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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 25/08/2026

FT scoop: Trump admin last week requested Kyiv not strike Moscow, St Petersburg and nothern regions of Russia with its long range weapons on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday when the US would send a plane carrying a top official to the Russian capital, according to people familiar with the request.

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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 22/08/2026

Zelenskyy spoke to President Macron “about all the most important issues”, in particular air defence. He said Macron would “communicate with our other partners who have the necessary missiles for Patriots” and that they “agreed to accelerate the delivery of the latest French equipment and missiles”.

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Russian ‘double-tap’ attack on Ukrainian shopping mall kills at least 16

Volodymyr Zelenskyy calls on allies to pile ‘real pressure’ on Moscow to end the war

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Maria Popova @popovaprof.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Fedorov seems to have miscalculated both the level of personal support he had and the likelihood that his provocation about elections would strike a chord with society.

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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 22/08/2026

A Russian "double-tap" drone attack on a busy Ukrainian shopping mall on Friday evening killed at least 16 people and injured more than 130 others, including 23 children. Nine people in the mall during the attack were still unaccounted for on Saturday morning, including two children.

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Russian ‘double-tap’ attack on Ukrainian shopping mall kills at least 16

Volodymyr Zelenskyy calls on allies to pile ‘real pressure’ on Moscow to end the war

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 21/08/2026

Ukraine is requesting approval from Elon Musk to use Starlink-equipped drones against ballistic missile launchers up to 200km inside Russia as it struggles to counter intensifying missile and drone strikes. ft.trib.al/KfOL5xw

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John Reed @johnreedwrites.ft.com · 21/08/2026

Ukraine seeks Musk’s help to hit Russian missile launchers as.ft.com/r/19432ded-6... @christopherjm.ft.com

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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 20/08/2026

Another horrific night for Kyiv with waves of Russian missiles and jet-powered drones striking in the early hours of Thursday, killing at least 13 people in an attack that came as Ukraine struggles with a severe shortage of Patriot interceptor missiles. www.ft.com/content/7364...

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Russian missile attack kills at least 13 in Kyiv

Strikes come as Ukraine struggles with a shortage of Patriot interceptor missiles

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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 19/08/2026

Volodymyr Zelenskyy fired one of his top aides on Wednesday after her house was raided by anti-corruption authorities, as the Ukrainian president comes under attack over a litany of graft allegations against top allies. www.ft.com/content/5799...

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Zelenskyy fires top aide as corruption allegations pile up

Raid on Ukrainian official’s home came after ousted defence minister launches a blistering attack on wartime president

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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 19/08/2026

Former Ukrainian defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov has launched a sweeping political broadside against Volodymyr Zelenskyy, warning the president that rampant corruption is undermining the country’s ability to fight Russia and calling for extraordinary wartime elections. www.ft.com/content/7bf7...

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Ukraine’s ousted defence minister calls for wartime election

Mykhailo Fedorov launches major challenge to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

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John Reed @johnreedwrites.ft.com · 15/08/2026

“The shortage has become so acute that Ukraine’s air force has stopped routinely disclosing the number of missiles Russia fires, in order to avoid revealing how many it fails to intercept, Ukrainian officials told the FT.” as.ft.com/r/7e716d7c-d... @christopherjm.ft.com

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Ukraine left exposed as Patriot launchers run empty

Kyiv’s military momentum at risk as dwindling interceptor stocks leave it vulnerable to Russia’s winter campaign

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A Reader of the FT @a-reader-ft.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

Sun, sea and bombs in Odesa—“Ukraine is one of the largest grain producers. So cutting us out of the world market will impact and… www.ft.com/content/d046... @christopherjm.ft.com @financialtimes.com

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Sun, sea and bombs in Odesa

In the port city known for its beaches and nightlife, Russian attacks are choking off an export lifeline

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Ivo Daalder @ivodaalder.bsky.social · 14/08/2026

This week on World Review: Iran. Ukraine. Cuba. And the question in each case is the same: Success? Failure? Or Stalemate? newsletter.ivodaalder.com/p/world-revi...

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World Review: Iran, Ukraine, and Cuba. Failure? Success? Or Stalemate?

A synopsis of this week's edition of World Review

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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 15/08/2026

Kyiv’s air-defence crews were left helpless during recent waves of Russian ballistic missile attacks for one simple reason: their Patriot interceptor launchers were empty. www.ft.com/content/6448...

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Ukraine left exposed as Patriot launchers run empty

Kyiv’s military momentum at risk as dwindling interceptor stocks leave it vulnerable to Russia’s winter campaign

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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 13/08/2026

In Odesa, the war can disappear for hours, dissolving into the music, sea air and champagne fizz of a summer eve. And it can come roaring back with a massive Russian attack like the one I witnessed on Saturday. My @financialtimes.com dispatch from the Black Sea port city: www.ft.com/content/d046...

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Sun, sea and bombs in Odesa

In the port city known for its beaches and nightlife, Russian attacks are choking off an export lifeline

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Peter Baker @peterbakernyt.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

Ukraine halted an intense campaign of drone strikes on oil tankers using a critical Black Sea port after a request from JD Vance amid concern about further destabilizing energy markets, Ukrainian officials tell @christopherjm.ft.com @malcolmmoore.bsky.social Amy Mackinnon www.ft.com/content/725b...

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JD Vance asked Ukraine to halt strikes on tankers using Russian port

Washington alarmed by Kyiv’s drone attacks on vessels collecting Kazakh oil from Novorossiysk

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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 13/08/2026

The Caruzo, a 28-year-old tanker sanctioned by EU and UK governments, sailed out of the Black Sea through the Bosphorus on Tuesday with anti-drone nets and stackable water tanks hung off its sides, according to footage filmed by shipping analyst @yoruk.bsky.social. w/ @alicemhancock.bsky.social

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Russian ghost fleet tankers use ‘Mad Max’ nets to fend off Ukraine’s drones

Defences on vessels under sanctions aim to protect against Ukraine’s vast maritime drone campaign

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 12/08/2026

Ukraine has agreed to stop targeting non-Russian vessels in the Black Sea after a July 31 call between the US vice-president and Volodymyr Zelenskyy. ft.trib.al/WKxKwxr

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Ian Smith @iankmsmith.ft.com · 12/08/2026

Today's FT News Briefing pod 🎙️ (find below or wherever) has @christopherjm.ft.com on the Ukraine war and energy markets, and then me on the striking drop of volatility expectations in broader markets given that and everything else that is going on in the world podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/u...

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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 12/08/2026

Scoop: Ukraine halted an intense campaign of drone strikes on oil tankers using the Caspian Pipeline Consortium terminal in the Russian port of Novorossiysk after a request from US vice-president JD Vance in a call with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/725b...

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JD Vance asked Ukraine to halt strikes on tankers using Russian port

Washington alarmed by Kyiv’s campaign on vessels collecting Kazakh oil from Novorossiysk

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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 06/08/2026

On the front lines of eastern Europe, a Colombian soldier volunteering for Ukraine’s army discovered something disturbing: some of his other compatriots trying to fight for Ukraine had ties to organised crime back home. The men were weeded out and “sent home.” But the case was not a one-off.

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Colombian narcos head to Ukraine for drone expertise

Unmanned aerial vehicles have upended Colombia’s decades-long armed conflict, as cartels and rebel groups reclaim the skies

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 01/08/2026

Exhumations of soldiers from frontline cemeteries are rare. But fallen Ukrainian fighters are now being reburied hundreds of miles from where they died: ft.trib.al/MoBSdkv

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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 03/08/2026

A Russian attack on a gas station in Dnipropetrovsk region killed three people including an 8-year-old boy and injured six other people, said Oleksandr Hanzha, head of Dnipropetrovsk Regional Military Administration.

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 31/07/2026

Ukrainian officials said the attacks appeared aimed at disrupting civilian life in areas where Russian forces were struggling to advance, and looked to be retaliation for Kyiv’s drone and missile strikes on Russian oil and gas facilities. ft.trib.al/QUXShE1

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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 30/07/2026

Former Ukrainian defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov said he was dismissed because of his efforts to overhaul the military procurement system in his most explicit comments yet on what prompted his sacking.

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Ukraine’s ex-defence minister blames procurement reforms for dismissal

Fedorov interview offers his most detailed account of sacking that triggered wave of protest

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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 30/07/2026

Russian missiles and attack drones targeted 10 Ukrainian cities, including the capital of Kyiv, Zelenskyy’s hometown of Kryvyi Rih and Lviv in the west. Poland scrambled fighter jets after “radars detected an unidentified object” in its airspace, the country’s Armed Forces Operational Command said.

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Ukraine’s ex-defence minister blames procurement reforms for dismissal

Fedorov interview offers his most detailed account of sacking that triggered wave of protest

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Pierre Alonso @pierrealonso.com · 29/07/2026

Selon le @financialtimes.com, la France a fourni du renseignement à l’Ukraine lui permettant de cartographier les défenses antiaériennes russes et d’affiner ainsi les trajectoires des frappes à longue portée en Russie

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Ukraine adapts strikes on Russian energy industry to hit critical components

Kyiv is shifting its long-range drone campaign to keep plants offline for longer

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🦋Special Kherson Cat🐈🇺🇦 @specialkhersoncat.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

A pair of Ukrainian FP-1 strike drones break through fire from Russian mobile air-defence teams during yesterday’s attack on Ryazan.

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 30/07/2026

An FT analysis of refinery layouts, photographs, satellite images and thermal-infrared data shows that damage at several major Russian refineries has persisted for weeks or even months after attacks ft.trib.al/yTfCIfY

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 29/07/2026

The US Senate voted 86-12 to advance a bill intended to increase pressure on Vladimir Putin to end his years-long war in Ukraine, in a sign Washington is starting to warm to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. ft.trib.al/vQGdfjU

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Josh Spero @joshspero.ft.com · 28/07/2026

Astonishing detail on Laura Loomer/Ukraine from @christopherjm.ft.com as.ft.com/r/69a6effe-a...

Her visit was embraced by Zelenskyy, senior government figures and energy executives, with officials even unearthing the birth certificate of her paternal great-grandfather, Pinkus Loomer, born in Vinnytsia, west-central Ukraine, in 1895, in the hope that her conversion will impress Trump.

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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 29/07/2026

NEW: Why have Ukraine's deep strikes become so effective? Tech innovation is one thing. Deep strike pilots and Commander Robert "Magyar" Brovdi tell me Kyiv has shifted its long-range drone campaign on Russia's energy industry from broad attacks to more targeted strikes on critical components.

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Ukraine adapts strikes on Russian energy industry to hit critical components

Kyiv is shifting its long-range drone campaign to keep plants offline for longer

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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 28/07/2026

The Ukrainian president’s advisers and a person close to the Trump administration said today's meeting in the Oval Office offered Zelenskyy his best chance since Trump began his second term to secure fresh military backing and revive efforts to end Russia’s full-scale war.

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Zelenskyy returns to Oval Office as Trump shifts towards Ukraine

Kyiv hopes White House talks will turn improved relations with US into fresh backing against Russia

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