Six months of war, Roizman without Twitter, Russian poets hit a new low
Horrible News with Kirill Martynov
On 24 August, Ukraine was celebrating Independence Day, while Russian soldiers shelled the train station Chaplyino. As a result, 25 people were killed.
A criminal case over “discrediting the Russian army” was opened against politician Yevgeny Roizman; he was prohibited from certain activities, including using the Internet, by court. Russia’s Federal Security Service accused Ukrainian intelligence of assassinating Daria Dugina, now her father wants revenge.
Every Saturday, Kirill Martynov, editor-in-chief of Novaya Gazeta. Europe, comments on last week’s news from Russia and the world.
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
