Unusually (for big Western media anyway)honest, well-observed, realistic coverage of Georgia, with great photography that also draws a much more real picture of the country than we typically get to see. By Ivan Nechepurenko, with input by Sopo Japaridze. nytimes.com/2024/07/23/wor…

Long-overdue public service announcement: I am no longer with the Telegraph, and I have relocated back to Istanbul. Available for assignments, ✏️ and 📻.

Georgian liberals hope Saturday’s election will see a shift toward pro-EU parties. Yet Georgia’s dependence on bigger powers is making the country’s politics part of a wider geopolitical contest, as tensions rise between the US, Russia, and China. jacobin.com/2024/10/georgi…

Three exit polls show dramatically conflicting results as both the ruling party and the opposition claim and celebrate victory. Polls are closed.

A pivotal moment for Georgia: nytimes.com/2024/10/26/wor…

Political Crisis Looms for Republic of Georgia After Disputed Election by Ivan Nechepurenko nytimes.com/2024/10/27/wor…

Media: "As authorities in several countries tried to determine what caused the deadly crash of a passenger airplane in #Kazakhstan, investigators and experts on Thursday were focusing on the possibility that a #Russian air defense system had struck the plane, casting doubt on a

"He is a rare artist who hasn’t been blacklisted" and he "also hasn’t discredited himself by taking part in outright propaganda projects” - great profile of Anora star Yura Borisov by Ivan Nechepurenko also an update on Russian/Western cultural links nytimes.com/2025/02/27/mov…

Excellent story by Ivan Nechepurenko on the curious phenomenon of Yura Borisov: "He has continued a career in Russia, without endorsing or condemning the war, while in the West, he has evaded being seen as a representative of state-sponsored Russian culture." nytimes.com/2025/02/27/mov…

Stalin’s Image Returns to Moscow’s Subway, Honoring a Brutal History. Since Putin took power, at least 108 monuments to Stalin have been erected across Russia, and the pace has accelerated since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022. by Ivan Nechepurenko nytimes.com/2025/05/28/wor…

nytimes.com/2025/06/30/wor… Ivan Nechepurenko

Overheard in Moscow, via NYT: “Many young people want to go to China to study…There are so many prospects in China…It is so cool, and it is developing so fast.” “China is our only friend now…And it is becoming top country in the world.” Ivan Nechepurenko nytimes.com/2025/06/30/wor…

“China is our only friend now,” he said, listing technological fields where he sees China as the world’s leader, like solar power and artificial intelligence. “And it is becoming top country in the world.” Interesting piece by Ivan Nechepurenko nytimes.com/2025/06/30/wor…

"In a country that until recently worshiped everything Western, something surprising has happened: China has become desirable and trendy for Russians". By Ivan Nechepurenko nytimes.com/2025/06/30/wor…

During Trump's 50-day delay in imposing further sanctions against Moscow, Russia summer offensive in Ukraine is gaining ground as its forces attack on multiple fronts. Ivan Nechepurenko Constant Méheut nytimes.com/2025/07/19/wor…

Our father, Derk Sauer, has passed away. It’s an immeasurable loss, and no words can truly capture what a remarkable father and husband he was. He dedicated his life to defending independent Russian media. In his final days, he asked that people continue to support the free press

Read this important essay by Leonid Ragozin on the alienation of the Russian intelligentsia. And then read my book, Rebel Russia, which tackles this issue and its origins. (It's now out in the US of A. Order here: tinyurl.com/2hpzh9t8)

Putin indicates that he expects to talk about arms control and economic issues during his Alaska summit meeting with Trump, not just the Ukraine war. Ivan Nechepurenko nytimes.com/2025/08/14/wor…

"The energy war is back": As Trump peace effort stalls, Russia and Ukraine are stepping up attacks on key gas and oil facilities, stoking fears of shortages this winter amid efforts to gain leverage on the battlefield. Constant Méheut Ivan Nechepurenko nytimes.com/2025/08/26/wor…

Rare dispatch from Moscow by Ivan Nechepurenko nytimes.com/2025/08/30/wor… on "the government’s multibillion-dollar efforts to turn the Russian capital into a giant carnival and keep Muscovites in a state of perpetual distraction from the grinding war in Ukraine."