Lada bought with casket money, homophobic picnic, and the other Pelevin
Horrible News with Kirill Martynov
Russian troops continue to fire at Ukrainian cities, while the Russian propaganda reports that a family of a soldier killed in Ukraine has bought a Lada with the money received from the government after his death. Russian Authorities fight against the LGBT movement and threaten to close down the Jewish agency for Israel, while Putin is busy solving Syria's problems. The European Union has introduced a new set of sanctions, and Ukraine and Russia have reached an agreement on grain export. Kirill Martynov, Novaya Gazeta. Europe's Editor-in-chief, comments on this week's Russian and world news. Subscribe to our channel and tell us in the comments: what horrified you this week?
Against all odds
How sound economics has brought Ukraine’s GDP close to prewar levels despite four years of devastation
Four years of hell
Putin’s misjudged effort to subjugate Ukraine has only helped cement its national identity, and it won’t ever stop fighting
The artlessness of the deal
Trump’s diplomatic blitz exposes his fundamental misunderstanding of peacemaking
Electoral illusion
Claims that Kyiv is preparing to go to the polls to end the war in Ukraine are far-fetched to say the least
Anyone’s game
Who would win if presidential elections were actually held in Ukraine this spring?
Suspect citizens
Much as in Soviet times, the Kremlin still views those with second passports as disloyal
The new atomic era
The expiration of the New START Treaty last week showed that the world has grown too comfortable with nuclear weapons
Powerless
Farcical peace talks in Abu Dhabi have gone nowhere as Ukraine freezes amid Russia’s winter onslaught
Under pressure
Giving up Donbas in return for US security guarantees could be fatal misstep for Ukraine
