New episode of State of Play is out now: Four years into the war, is the balance finally shifting in Ukraine's favor?
Together with @maxbergmann.bsky.social, I've joined @willtodman.bsky.social to discuss our trip to Kyiv and how recent developments are altering the course of the war.
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Will speaks with Max Bergmann and Maria Snegovaya about their recent trip to Kyiv and if the shifting balance of power means the war may finally end soon.
Excited to have my first book "When Left Moves Right" (global.oup.com/academic/pro...) translated in Polish. Huge thanks to Wojciech Albert Lobodzinski and Instytut Myśli Politycznej im. Gabriela Narutowicza for making this happen!
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Last week on #RussianRoulette, @maxbergmann.bsky.social and I sat down with Sir Lawrence Freedman (@ldfreedman.bsky.social) — one of the most clear-eyed analysts of the conflict in Ukraine.
Crimea banned canister fill-ups at gas stations & capped sales at 20 liters (5.3 gallons) per car, so buyers are taking their own canisters to black-market sellers who charge roughly 6x the national avg. One Simferopol man tells reporters he's earning 650K rub ($9K) a day moving empty containers.
Russia adds political scientist @msnegovaya.bsky.social to its federal wanted list, following a "foreign agent" designation in 2023 and a "terrorism/extremism" listing in April 2025. In response to the warrant, she told Mediazona that Russia is "an enemy of the civilized world." t.me/mediazzzona/...
Drawing on our recent trip to Ukraine, we discussed whether momentum has shifted in Ukraine's favor, the drone race, and what the months ahead may bring.
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Signs of internal divisions in Moscow: Bloomberg says Russia's Finance Ministry and Central Bank privately warned Putin that current defense spending is unsustainable, but the Defense Ministry is demanding more funding, not less. Putin says to start with the nonmilitary spending cuts.
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This was v good.
NEW: Max and Maria welcome Sir Lawrence Freedman to #RussianRoulette to discuss how the conflict in Ukraine is evolving — and what the critical months ahead may hold. Tune in below.
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Senior government officials have warned Russian President Vladimir Putin that spending on the war in Ukraine is on an unaffordable path, the most serious sign of internal division in Moscow since the ...
Last week on #RussianRoulette, @maxbergmann.bsky.social and I sat down with Sir Lawrence Freedman (@ldfreedman.bsky.social) — one of the most clear-eyed analysts of the conflict in Ukraine.
YouTube video by Center for Strategic & International Studies
Will speaks with Max Bergmann and Maria Snegovaya about their recent trip to Kyiv and if the shifting balance of power means the war may finally end soon.
