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Writer and historian, Associate Editor Spectator Magazine, Daily Telegraph columnist, ex-Newsweek Moscow Istanbul bureau chief. [email protected]

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calendar_today03-02-2012 11:44:11

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Kelvin MacKenzie (@kelvmackenzie) 's Twitter Profile Photo

This I can’t believe. The upscale Britannia Hotel in swanky Canary Wharf with its en-suite bathroom , TV and spectacular views of the Thames have closed the door to residents and replaced them with 300 young male Channel migrants. I know a couple who are paying a small fortune

Chay Bowes (@boweschay) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🚨Serious developments in Kiev🚨 My sources say Zelensky took out the anti corruption agencies as he was informed by the SBU they were compling cases against him with US intelligence support. He hit first. Rumours that the Whitehouse is working to remove Zelensky are

🚨Serious developments in Kiev🚨 

My sources say Zelensky took out the anti corruption agencies as he was informed by the SBU they were compling cases against him with US intelligence support. 

He hit first. 

Rumours that the Whitehouse is working to remove Zelensky are
Tatarigami_UA (@tatarigami_ua) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Instead of replying to each question, I decided to put together a thread that better explains the context of the recent protest, and why this particular law triggered such an unexpected reaction, especially for those, who don’t follow internal Ukrainian politics. 🧵Thread:

Oliver Carroll (@olliecarroll) 's Twitter Profile Photo

In a sign prez office is doubling down on indefensible, a social media channel widely understood to be one of their agents is now dropping threats they could open politically motivated investigations into the family of one of the MPs brave enough to stand up to them

In a sign prez office is doubling down on indefensible, a social media channel widely understood to be one of their agents is now dropping threats they could open politically motivated investigations into the family of one of the MPs brave enough to stand up to them
Slava 🇺🇦 (@heroiam_slava) 's Twitter Profile Photo

9 out of 10 Russian "shaheeds" were shot down by interceptor drones from Swift Beat, a company owned by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt

9 out of 10 Russian "shaheeds" were shot down by interceptor drones from Swift Beat, a company owned by former Google CEO Eric Schmidt
BenAris (@bneeditor) 's Twitter Profile Photo

all this bravado of Trump and new Patriot missiles for Ukraine Germans admit that two new Patriots will not arrive until NEXT SPRING... its all for show. UKR skies are open now. Russia daily attacks gone from 120/d to 750/d could go to 2000/d by spring. this is a repeat of

Kateryna Yushchenko 🌻 🇺🇦 (@katyayushchenko) 's Twitter Profile Photo

According to Spiegel and Insider, Putin established a network of contacts in Germany, particularly to restart Nord Stream 2. A key figure is Matthias Platzeck, former chairman of the Social Dems & PM of Brandenburg, who has visited Moscow 9 times since 2022, including March 2025.

✙ Constantine ✙ (@teoyaomiquu) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🇺🇦 Understanding anti-Corruption system in Ukraine For those unfamiliar with Ukraine and who only hear about it in headlines or Twitter threads, let me explain something fundamental. Ukraine’s corruption problem isn’t about a few bad actors. It’s the system. It comes from a

Brian McDonald (@27khv) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Russia trades with BRICS but lives like Western Europe. New data shows its average living standards are now higher than Italy’s, and not far off the UK. And way ahead of China––let alone Brazil, India and South Africa. So where does it belong? It doesn't really fit BRICS. It's

Russia trades with BRICS but lives like Western Europe.

New data shows its average living standards are now higher than Italy’s, and not far off the UK. And way ahead of China––let alone Brazil, India and South Africa. 

So where does it belong? It doesn't really fit BRICS. It's
Lord Bebo (@mylordbebo) 's Twitter Profile Photo

🇺🇦🇷🇺 Russia and Ukraine did not agree on anything of substance, except to continue the process! “The positions of Ukraine and Russia are quite far apart, but we agreed to continue contacts” — Medinsky 1/

Marta Havryshko (@havryshkomarta) 's Twitter Profile Photo

"F*cking Russians!" (Русаки, бл*дь!), SBU chief Vasyl Maliuk explains that FSB agents have infiltrated the National Anti-Corruption Bureau, and this required his immediate and harsh reaction. Kvartal 95. SBU edition.

Olga Rudenko (@olya_rudenko) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Protest in Kyiv today. I haven’t seen this in 11 years. Thousands of people, mostly very young, standing up for what’s right. Angry, patriotic, creative, demanding. This is Ukraine and this is the future. Gives me hope.

Leonid Ragozin (@leonidragozin) 's Twitter Profile Photo

Russian opposition gets to fully appreciate Michael McFaul’s vain idiocy and xenophobia after he agrees to be interviewed by Yury Dud’. Most people, like Yashin and Kara-Murza, react to him lashing out at Russian emigres for keeping Russian citizenship. But there is much more.

Russian opposition gets to fully appreciate Michael McFaul’s vain idiocy and xenophobia after he agrees to be interviewed by Yury Dud’. 

Most people, like Yashin and Kara-Murza, react to him lashing out at Russian emigres for keeping Russian citizenship. But there is much more.
Kyrylo Shevchenko (@kshevchenkoreal) 's Twitter Profile Photo

⚡⚡EU oil sanctions are working. India’s Reliance, a top private refiner processing 600,000 barrels per day, is cutting Russian oil, which made up nearly 50% of its 2025 imports. It's turning to Abu Dhabi’s Murban crude instead. Meanwhile, BP and PetroChina tankers are now

⚡⚡EU oil sanctions are working. India’s Reliance, a top private refiner processing 600,000 barrels per day, is cutting Russian oil, which made up nearly 50% of its 2025 imports. It's turning to Abu Dhabi’s Murban crude instead. Meanwhile, BP and PetroChina tankers are now
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Strong and timely piece from the FT on Andriy Yermak, head of the Presidential Administration and Ukraine’s “Grey Cardinal.” While I don’t agree with everything, the reporting offers valuable criticism worth unpacking in a thread. Key takeaways:

Strong and timely piece from the FT on Andriy Yermak, head of the Presidential Administration and Ukraine’s “Grey Cardinal.” While I don’t agree with everything, the reporting offers valuable criticism worth unpacking in a thread. Key takeaways:
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This is only part of the story. I recommend reading the full article yourself I don’t want to violate copyrights by reposting it here. You can find it at the link below ft.com/content/4d6114…