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Stephanie Baker @stephanie-baker.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

Looking forward to joining this panel on US politics as Trump heads into the midterm elections at the Cheltenham Festival on Sun, Oct. 18 with former UK Ambassador to the US Kim Darroch, ex BBC’s Justin Webb, and Sarah Churchwell. Tickets available here: www.cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/ameri...

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Stephanie Baker @stephanie-baker.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Great to be on @bbcnews-world-rss.bsky.social world service this morning - 2.5 hours live on air talking about everything from Russia/Ukraine to Iran and Nepal. Here’s a segment www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Stephanie Baker @stephanie-baker.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

I will be on @bbcworldservice this morning from 6:30 am to 9 am to talk about everything under the sun including Ukraine, Russia and more

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Stephanie Baker @stephanie-baker.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Our investigation into the mysteries surrounding the bomb attack targeting a Ukrainian tycoon in Monaco. We discovered clues indicating accomplices are still at large.

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Stephanie Baker @stephanie-baker.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

Our latest deep dive investigation: The mystery behind a bomb attack targeting a Ukrainian tycoon in Monaco deepens as possible accomplices remain at large. Gift link below: www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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Ukrainian Tycoon Murder Plot Confounds Monaco Authorities

Unravelling the attempt to kill a Ukrainian tycoon in Monaco, and why accomplices could still be on the run.

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Stephanie Baker @stephanie-baker.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Spoke to Ben Wright on BBC’s Radio 4 about Sweden’s precedent setting decison to seize a Russian cargo ship that allegedly carried stolen grain from Russian occupied Crimea. Sweden will transfer the ship to #Ukraine.

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Stephanie Baker @stephanie-baker.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Russian influence operators called it Project 2026. The plan wasn’t just to spread fabricated stories on social media platforms. It outlined efforts to create an alternative information ecosystem. www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...

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Russia’s Wiki Warfare Tries to Distort Reality, Documents Show

Leaked files reveal the Social Design Agency’s efforts to control the information that underpins search engines and AI chatbots.

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Stephanie Baker @stephanie-baker.bsky.social · 21/06/2026

I joined @bloombergtv.bsky.social for our new weekend show to talk about Ukrainian drone attacks and Russia’s widening fuel shortages. Civilian fuel sales are now suspended in Crimea

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Stephanie Baker @stephanie-baker.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Great to be on @lbc.co.uk with Matthew Wright to talk about the significance of the British military boarding a Russian shadow fleet tanker for the first time in the English Channel. #Russia #sanctions #oil

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Stephanie Baker @stephanie-baker.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Joined BBC News to discuss the trouble brewing in the Russian economy as Putin spoke at the St Petersburg forum. Russia’s wartime economy is teetering on the brink of recession as sanctions begin to bite #Russia #Ukraine #Putiin

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Stephanie Baker @stephanie-baker.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

A clip from my recent interview on @siliconcurtain.bsky.social podcast about my investigation into Russian cognitive warfare. X is the Kremlin’s favorite platform for narrative laundering. Full episode here: youtu.be/MEMVkeWot18?... #russia #ukraine

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Stephanie Baker @stephanie-baker.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

British Prime Minister Keir Starmer effectively walked back tighter sanctions on Russian derived jet fuel, diesel and LNG maritime services by issuing licenses allowing both to continue. Another bungled policy. assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/media/6a0c62...

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Stephanie Baker @stephanie-baker.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

Listen to Bloomberg’s Big Take podcast about my story on how Russia is spreading disinformation on an industrial scale. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/b...

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Stephanie Baker @stephanie-baker.bsky.social · 10/05/2026

Our mini documentary on How to Spot a Russian Deep Fake is now out from behind the Bloomberg paywall and available on youtube. Have a watch below. #Russia #Ukraine #Putin #disinformation www.youtube.com/watch?v=X9GQ...

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How to Spot a Russian Deepfake | Bloomberg Investigates

YouTube video by Bloomberg Originals

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Stephanie Baker @stephanie-baker.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Great to be on the Telegraph’s Ukraine: The Latest podcast to talk about my latest investigation into a Russian disinformation operation known as Storm-1516 #Russia #Ukraine full episode: youtu.be/OKk-l_JWnQ4?...

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Stephanie Baker @stephanie-baker.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

I went on BBC Newshour last night to talk about the impact of Ukrainian strikes on Russian oil assets. The global oil price spike and Trump’s sanctions waivers have rescued Putin from a financial crunch. Have a listen about 30 minutes in. #Russia #Ukraine #oil #Iran www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Newshour - Iran says US has responded to its latest peace proposal - BBC Sounds

Iran says Trump must now choose between an impossible military operation and a bad deal

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Stephanie Baker @stephanie-baker.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

We spent a year tracking a covert Russian disinformation operation called Storm-1516 to catalogue almost 200 fabricated stories spread by mostly anonymous influencers that have racked up hundreds of millions of views on X. They're changing the conversation. #Russia www.bloomberg.com/graphics/202...

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Russian Disinformation War’s Most Potent Weapon Is Bending Realities

Storm-1516 campaign uses fabricated videos, phony websites and anonymous influencers to spread tales about election fraud, corruption and sexual abuse.

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Stephanie Baker @stephanie-baker.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

On why the markets are the only check on Trump. (Monday’s show)

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Stephanie Baker @stephanie-baker.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

Always a pleasure to go on the Telegraph’s podcast Ukraine the Latest to discuss sanctions on Russia, particularly the impact of events in Iran and Venezuela. I’m on @ 27 minutes in. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/u...

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Russia forces African recruits to become suicide bombers & Zelensky declares ‘state of emergency’

Podcast Episode · Ukraine: The Latest · 15/01/2026 · 46m

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Stephanie Baker @stephanie-baker.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

The new Great Game in Central Asia > The Russian war machine’s scramble to secure an unlikely component for its ammunition – cotton pulp – looks to a new plant in Uzbekistan with ties to an Uzbek tycoon, Rustam Muminov, recently sanctioned by the UK and EU. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Russia’s Munitions Push Sparks Scramble for Central Asian Cotton

The Russian war machine’s scramble to secure an unlikely component for its ammunition – cotton pulp – may have found a potential supply in Uzbekistan, where a new plant’s capacity far outstrips domest...

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Stephanie Baker @stephanie-baker.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Enjoyed talking to Andrew Marr on LBC tonight about the EU meeting on whether to use frozen Russian assets to back a 90 billion euro loan for Ukraine. Crunch time

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Stephanie Baker @stephanie-baker.bsky.social · 10/12/2025

Five major lawsuits filed today against US chip manufacturers Texas Instruments, Intel, AMD and distributor Mouser in Texas for failing to stop their technology from getting into Russian missiles and Iranian drones killing and maiming Ukrainian civilians. www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Intel, AMD Accused of Failing to Block Chips in Russian Missiles

Microchip manufacturers Intel Corp., Advanced Micro Devices Inc. and Texas Instruments Inc. were accused in a series of lawsuits of failing to keep their technology out of Russian-made weapons used to...

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Stephanie Baker @stephanie-baker.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

I spoke with BBC World Service over the weekend about Ukraine’s attacks on two shadow fleet oil tankers linked to Russia in the Black Sea. Message from Kyiv: trade with Russia means you could lose your ship

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Stephanie Baker @stephanie-baker.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Honored to moderate a panel at BAFTA last night after the screening of #Timestamp, a documentary about how Ukrainian schoolchildren are struggling during the war. With Christina Lamb and producers Olha Bregman and Zoya Lytvyn.

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Stephanie Baker @stephanie-baker.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Great to be on @CNN.com albeit very early this morning to talk about the latest on Russia and Ukraine.

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Stephanie Baker @stephanie-baker.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Bloomberg Scoop: “Here’s what I think would be amazing,” Witkoff then added. “Maybe he says to President Trump: you know, Steve and Yuri discussed a very similar 20-point plan to peace and that could be something that we think might move the needle a little bit” www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Witkoff Advised Russia on How to Pitch Ukraine Plan to Trump

US presidential envoy Steve Witkoff, fresh from the triumph of the Gaza peace deal, held a phone call last month with a senior Kremlin official to suggest they work together on a similar plan for Ukra...

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Stephanie Baker @stephanie-baker.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

How Jared Kushner helped draft the 28 point Ukraine peace plan www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Stephanie Baker @stephanie-baker.bsky.social · 20/11/2025

A rollercoaster on BBC 5 Live’s call-in show this morning discussing latest talks to bring peace to Ukraine. Had to respond to one caller who said the war in Ukraine was a civil war, not an invasion. Some Brits still in a Russian echo chamber

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Stephanie Baker @stephanie-baker.bsky.social · 18/11/2025

Putin's war chest is shrinking because of Trump's recent sanctions on Rosneft/Lukoil - not because of the toothless Senate bill threatening tariffs on buyers of Russian oil. Graham's bill has waivers galore, and Trump can already impose tariffs if he wants to www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Russia’s Oil Flows and Prices Deepen Slide in Hit to War Funding

The value of oil shipments from Russian ports fell to the lowest since April 2023

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Stephanie Baker @stephanie-baker.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

On @bbcworldservice Newshour I discuss Trump’s decision to give Hungary’s Viktor Orban a 1 year exemption from his recent Russian oil sanctions and why Hungary’s continued import of Russian oil is such a problem. With @OwenBennettJone clip below:

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Stephanie Baker @stephanie-baker.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

I went on BBC News Radio 4 today with Jonny Dymond to talk about the EU’s scramble to use frozen Russian central bank assets to back up a 140 billion euro loan to Ukraine, and why it’s taken so long. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Stephanie Baker @stephanie-baker.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

Always a pleasure to go on Ukraine: The Latest from @telegraphnews.bsky.social with Dominic Nicholls and Francis Dearnley to talk about where we stand in the ecoomic war against Russia with Trump's latest oil sanctions. podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/u...

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Ukraine strikes elite Russian unit on Black Sea oil rig & rescues camel from overrun Russian position

Podcast Episode · Ukraine: The Latest · 04/11/2025 · 50m

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Stephanie Baker @stephanie-baker.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

I went on Times Radio this morning to talk about Trump’s decision to impose sanctions on Russia’s two biggest oil producers, Rosneft and Lukoil. It is a significant turning point and the first time Trump has hit Russia directly with sanctions in his second term. This will squeeze Russia’s revenues

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Stephanie Baker @stephanie-baker.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Trump finally sanctions Russia’s two largest oil producers Rosneft and Lukoil after Putin refused a ceasefire. This is a major turning point and hopefully will be backed up by threats of secondary sanctions on anyone that does business with them.

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Stephanie Baker @stephanie-baker.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

Another big turnout for our panel on Trump’s second tumultuous term at the Cheltenham Literature Festival moderated by the always sharp @hugorifkind.bsky.social Rifkind alongside @joshglancy.bsky.social and Katy Balls. We covered the world, from Gaza/Israel to Russia/Ukraine, tariffs and ICE.

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Stephanie Baker @stephanie-baker.bsky.social · 14/10/2025

We had 800 people sign up to attend our panel discussing Russia’s hybrid attacks on Europe and its devastating war in Ukraine at the Cheltenham Literature Festival with @olivermoody.bsky.social , Andrew Monaghan and Kataryna Wolczuk. Heartening to see such a good turnout @thetimes.com

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Stephanie Baker @stephanie-baker.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

Honored honored that my book, Punishing Putin: Inside the Global Economic War to Bring Down Russia, has been shortlisted for the 2025 SABEW Best in Business Book Awards for Business Reporting. A privilege to be included among such talented authors and journalists. sabew.org/2025/09/shor...

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Stephanie Baker @stephanie-baker.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

Looking forward to this panel on Russia’s threat to Europe at the Cheltenham Literary Festival next week with @olivernmoody @AndrewCMonaghan and Kataryna Wolczuk. Tickets here cheltenhamfestivals.org/events/the-spe… @cheltfestivals

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Stephanie Baker @stephanie-baker.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

Another epic 2.5 hours on @bbcworldservice this morning talking about the big news stories of the week, including Russia, Ukraine, Moldova, Trump, Israel, Egypt and much more. Thanks to the excellent @rebeccakesby1 and @JosephTorigian for such an interesting show. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Stephanie Baker @stephanie-baker.bsky.social · 28/09/2025

Fascinating discussion at the inaugural Hereford Military History Festival at the city’s beautiful cathedral with @Jess-Norman.bsky.social, Sir Robin Niblett and @TerryStiastny.bsky.social The conversation was dominated by Putin’s continued hybrid attacks on Europe.

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Stephanie Baker @stephanie-baker.bsky.social · 25/09/2025

My take on Trump’s latest change in rhetoric about Russia and Ukraine on @bbc5live.bsky.social. Watch his actions not his words

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Stephanie Baker @stephanie-baker.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

Really good discussion on @BBC Ukrainecast with @lucyhockings @vitalybbc and @mikey-kay.bsky.social to talk about the recent horrific attacks on Ukraine and possible new sanctions on Russia. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...

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Stephanie Baker @stephanie-baker.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

Great to take part in panels on economic and espionage battles at the Ukraine Freedom Summit in London with a good turnout despite the tube strike. @BorisJohnson called for seizing Russian assets for Ukraine. An impressive array of Ukrainian veterans made it a powerful gathering.

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Stephanie Baker @stephanie-baker.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

Sadly the Putin-Xi lovefest in Beijing with Modi and Kim has left Ukraine in an even worse position unless Europe steps up military aid and Trump imposes more US sanctions on Russia.

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Stephanie Baker @stephanie-baker.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

I really don’t understand why there’s not more outrage at Putin’s deliberate attacks on civilians in Ukraine. This time 14 killed including 3 children. The EU mission and British Council were also damaged in the 2nd largest attack this year. Meanwhile no sanctions www.bloomberg.com/news/article...

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Stephanie Baker @stephanie-baker.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Security guarantees are needed for any peace in Ukraine but the details remain vague, including whether Europe can muster enough troops, what exactly would they do, and the role of the US. Setting aside the fact that the Kremlin objects to European troops in Ukraine - why give Putin a veto?

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Stephanie Baker @stephanie-baker.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Good to be on @msnbc.com with Alex Witt, @radiofreetom.bsky.social and Ambassador Steven Pifer to talk about the Trump-Putin summit. Longer segment here: www.msnbc.com/weekends-wit...

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