Bethany Elliott
@bethanyaelliott.bsky.social
Words in Unherd, Guardian, Politico, New Statesman, New Humanist, The Fence, The Critic, The Daily Mash, Jamestown Foundation. Usually about Russia-Ukraine. Voice/face on BBC radio/TV and Times Radio.
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not the kind of behavior I expect from the winner of the fifa peace prize
December 15, 2025 at 7:28 PM
not the kind of behavior I expect from the winner of the fifa peace prize
Tonight I spoke with BBC Radio Five Live about the latest on the Ukraine negotiations. From 2 hrs and 45 mins in. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
5 Live Drive - 15/12/2025 - BBC Sounds
A round-up of the day's top news and sport with Clare McDonnell and Johnny I'Anson.
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December 15, 2025 at 8:18 PM
Tonight I spoke with BBC Radio Five Live about the latest on the Ukraine negotiations. From 2 hrs and 45 mins in. www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Having to make myself a certificate because reasons. Which is giving strong “never mind if they didn’t invite you to the party, we’ll make one ourselves at home” teenage vibes.
December 15, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Having to make myself a certificate because reasons. Which is giving strong “never mind if they didn’t invite you to the party, we’ll make one ourselves at home” teenage vibes.
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stole all my neighbour's patio furniture during the purge and now he's just gotta stand there and watch me enjoy it for a whole year
June 17, 2023 at 6:31 PM
stole all my neighbour's patio furniture during the purge and now he's just gotta stand there and watch me enjoy it for a whole year
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Over the weekend, Volodymyr Zelensky dropped the demand that Ukraine be allowed to join Nato. The door was never open in the first place | Bethany Elliott
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Zelensky’s Nato concession is an admission of reality
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky over the weekend offered to abandon hopes of Nato membership in return for security guarantees from the US and other partners. The Daily Telegraph hailed the…
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December 15, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Over the weekend, Volodymyr Zelensky dropped the demand that Ukraine be allowed to join Nato. The door was never open in the first place | Bethany Elliott
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Zelensky abandoning hopes of joining NATO is not a real concession and he knows it. So do Trump and Putin. Me for @unherd.com unherd.com/newsroom/zel...
Zelensky’s Nato concession is an admission of reality
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky over the weekend offered to abandon hopes of Nato membership in return for security guarantees from the US and other partners. The Daily Telegraph hailed the mov...
unherd.com
December 15, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Zelensky abandoning hopes of joining NATO is not a real concession and he knows it. So do Trump and Putin. Me for @unherd.com unherd.com/newsroom/zel...
Oxford. Not unpleasant.
December 14, 2025 at 9:38 PM
Oxford. Not unpleasant.
Party update update: I’m stuck talking to a PhD student who’s using the word ‘Metaphysical’ in ways I’m sure it was never intended to be used.
Party update: A woman has started drinking from my drink and it’s become that Douglas Adams biscuit anecdote where I’m drinking from that glass to show her it’s mine and she keeps drinking from it.
Off to a Christmas party. Mum advised me to get there at the start, lest they all become friends without me.
It’s drinks in Croydon, not the start of the academic year.
It’s drinks in Croydon, not the start of the academic year.
December 13, 2025 at 11:27 PM
Party update update: I’m stuck talking to a PhD student who’s using the word ‘Metaphysical’ in ways I’m sure it was never intended to be used.
Party update: A woman has started drinking from my drink and it’s become that Douglas Adams biscuit anecdote where I’m drinking from that glass to show her it’s mine and she keeps drinking from it.
Off to a Christmas party. Mum advised me to get there at the start, lest they all become friends without me.
It’s drinks in Croydon, not the start of the academic year.
It’s drinks in Croydon, not the start of the academic year.
December 13, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Party update: A woman has started drinking from my drink and it’s become that Douglas Adams biscuit anecdote where I’m drinking from that glass to show her it’s mine and she keeps drinking from it.
The Holland Park peacock is back, by popular demand.
December 13, 2025 at 7:22 PM
The Holland Park peacock is back, by popular demand.
Michael Palin on No Such Thing As a Fish is a total delight podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/n...
No Such Thing As The Gordon Ramsay Songbook
Podcast Episode · No Such Thing As A Fish · 04/12/2025 · 51m
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December 13, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Michael Palin on No Such Thing As a Fish is a total delight podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/n...
Off to a Christmas party. Mum advised me to get there at the start, lest they all become friends without me.
It’s drinks in Croydon, not the start of the academic year.
It’s drinks in Croydon, not the start of the academic year.
December 13, 2025 at 5:09 PM
Off to a Christmas party. Mum advised me to get there at the start, lest they all become friends without me.
It’s drinks in Croydon, not the start of the academic year.
It’s drinks in Croydon, not the start of the academic year.
Saw ‘Stoker’ and the screen faded to black because the projector broke down and no one told the staff for ages as we all thought it was part of the film.
Raising the always fun question: What are your most memorable theater-going experiences?
Mine also include The Matrix, Blair Witch, and being way too stoned in Belgium when Fellowship of the Ring was sold out so we sat in the back row for Mulholland Drive instead.
Mine also include The Matrix, Blair Witch, and being way too stoned in Belgium when Fellowship of the Ring was sold out so we sat in the back row for Mulholland Drive instead.
It was hands-down one of the most memorable theater-going experiences I can remember, a collective 30-minute butt-clench/armrest-grab for the final climb. And we knew he lived! Wild.
December 13, 2025 at 12:03 PM
Saw ‘Stoker’ and the screen faded to black because the projector broke down and no one told the staff for ages as we all thought it was part of the film.
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Zelensky arrived in Kupyansk, which Putin claims is "under Russian control."
December 12, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Zelensky arrived in Kupyansk, which Putin claims is "under Russian control."
Is she genuinely making a “we need to be more discerning about who we let in“ argument…?
December 12, 2025 at 10:40 AM
Is she genuinely making a “we need to be more discerning about who we let in“ argument…?
No word of a lie, I’m on tube and the woman next to me is scrolling Twitter and it’s all accounts and content to do with Napoleon.
December 11, 2025 at 5:53 PM
No word of a lie, I’m on tube and the woman next to me is scrolling Twitter and it’s all accounts and content to do with Napoleon.
I’ve had a marriage proposal in the comments. Mum’s thrilled.
Pleasure to talk to Times Radio today on The Trump Report about Ukraine, inflation, Europe and Latin America. youtu.be/DjGfgFhNxi8?...
Trump's attempt to distract from Epstein files and affordability backfire
YouTube video by Times Radio
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December 11, 2025 at 11:21 AM
I’ve had a marriage proposal in the comments. Mum’s thrilled.
This is such a lovely, charming piece and ‘Dr Watson’s Neglected Patients’ will definitely be my next pub quiz team name www.spectator.co.uk/article/ther...
There's no one more obsessive than Sherlock Holmes fans. And I should know
There is no better time to read a Sherlock Holmes story than a winter evening. As the rain lashes against the windows and the fog descends, we can imagine ourselves sitting companionably with the grea...
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December 11, 2025 at 11:19 AM
This is such a lovely, charming piece and ‘Dr Watson’s Neglected Patients’ will definitely be my next pub quiz team name www.spectator.co.uk/article/ther...
Pleasure to talk to Times Radio today on The Trump Report about Ukraine, inflation, Europe and Latin America. youtu.be/DjGfgFhNxi8?...
Trump's attempt to distract from Epstein files and affordability backfire
YouTube video by Times Radio
youtu.be
December 10, 2025 at 9:16 PM
Pleasure to talk to Times Radio today on The Trump Report about Ukraine, inflation, Europe and Latin America. youtu.be/DjGfgFhNxi8?...
Having not seen it since I was a kid, I took a chance on a last minute ticket for ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ @princecharlescinema.com How did I forget this film? It’s a total delight!
December 10, 2025 at 7:45 PM
Having not seen it since I was a kid, I took a chance on a last minute ticket for ‘The Nightmare Before Christmas’ @princecharlescinema.com How did I forget this film? It’s a total delight!
Tonight I’ve been speaking with BBC Radio Ulster about the latest with the Ukraine peace negotiations. From 56 mins in www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
Evening Extra - 09/12/2025 - BBC Sounds
All the day’s news and analysis with Richard Morgan.
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December 9, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Tonight I’ve been speaking with BBC Radio Ulster about the latest with the Ukraine peace negotiations. From 56 mins in www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
This story is incredible in so many different ways, not least the fact that the barrister in the case is Ted Loveday from University Challenge! www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...
December 9, 2025 at 9:11 AM
This story is incredible in so many different ways, not least the fact that the barrister in the case is Ted Loveday from University Challenge! www.thetimes.com/uk/crime/art...
My favourite ever comment below anything I‘ve written was someone who commented ”I’m sick to death of this woman”.
Mate, so am I!! But at least you can get away once in a while, I’m stuck with her all the time.
Mate, so am I!! But at least you can get away once in a while, I’m stuck with her all the time.
Some of the best content on the FT.com is not being produced by FT journalists, but by below-the-line commenter Winter Cruise Allowance.
Here's their take on the new taxes on cash held in stocks-and-shares ISAs:
Here's their take on the new taxes on cash held in stocks-and-shares ISAs:
December 8, 2025 at 1:43 PM
My favourite ever comment below anything I‘ve written was someone who commented ”I’m sick to death of this woman”.
Mate, so am I!! But at least you can get away once in a while, I’m stuck with her all the time.
Mate, so am I!! But at least you can get away once in a while, I’m stuck with her all the time.
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Watching the first part of Neil Jordan's film of The End of the Affair this morning and was reminded that Greene kept not only a secret diary, but TWO secret diaries. One was a bluff, so that his wife would feel she'd discovered his secret diary. The other secret diary was the real one.
December 5, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Watching the first part of Neil Jordan's film of The End of the Affair this morning and was reminded that Greene kept not only a secret diary, but TWO secret diaries. One was a bluff, so that his wife would feel she'd discovered his secret diary. The other secret diary was the real one.