Olya Vorozhbyt
@vorozhbyt.bsky.social
Head of foreign desk at www.tyzhden.ua
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Unbekannte #Drohnen über Schleswig-Holstein, mehrfach über Dänemark: Mein Leitartikel im STANDARD: Noch nicht im Krieg, nicht mehr im Frieden www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
@derstandard.at #putin
@derstandard.at #putin
Noch nicht im Krieg, nicht mehr im Frieden
Putin überzieht Europa mit Angriffen, Spionage – und Unsicherheit
www.derstandard.at
September 26, 2025 at 4:33 PM
Unbekannte #Drohnen über Schleswig-Holstein, mehrfach über Dänemark: Mein Leitartikel im STANDARD: Noch nicht im Krieg, nicht mehr im Frieden www.derstandard.at/story/300000...
@derstandard.at #putin
@derstandard.at #putin
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The former Welsh leader of Nigel Farage’s right-wing party Reform UK, Nathan Gill, has admitted to taking bribes in exchange for making pro-Russia statements while a member of the European Parliament.
www.politico.eu/article/uk-e...
www.politico.eu/article/uk-e...
Ex-Brexit Party MEP pleads guilty in Russia bribe case
Nathan Gill admitted to taking bribes in exchange for making pro-Kremlin statements while he was a member of the European Parliament.
www.politico.eu
September 27, 2025 at 1:41 PM
The former Welsh leader of Nigel Farage’s right-wing party Reform UK, Nathan Gill, has admitted to taking bribes in exchange for making pro-Russia statements while a member of the European Parliament.
www.politico.eu/article/uk-e...
www.politico.eu/article/uk-e...
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🔔An investigations report of Truth Hounds shows 🇷🇺Rosatom’s complicity in systematic torture, persecution of civilians, nuclear safety breaches at the #Zaporizhzhia NPP & call on Russia to release all unlawfully detained 🇺🇦civilians, including Enerhodar residents & ZNPP workers.
September 27, 2025 at 2:54 PM
🔔An investigations report of Truth Hounds shows 🇷🇺Rosatom’s complicity in systematic torture, persecution of civilians, nuclear safety breaches at the #Zaporizhzhia NPP & call on Russia to release all unlawfully detained 🇺🇦civilians, including Enerhodar residents & ZNPP workers.
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Russia paid for Orthodox priests from #Moldova to make pilgrimages to Moscow. In exchange, they had to set up social media accounts warning about the dangers of closer European integration. @reuters.com investigation about how Kremlin is trying to influence Sunday’s key #election in Moldova 🇲🇩
Holy war: How Russia recruited Orthodox priests to sway Moldova's voters
Russia paid for Moldovan Orthodox priests to make Moscow pilgrimages and gave them debit cards loaded with hundreds of dollars on their return home. In exchange, priests created Telegram channels to influence Moldova's elections, promoting traditional values over ‘gay Europe.’
www.reuters.com
September 27, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Russia paid for Orthodox priests from #Moldova to make pilgrimages to Moscow. In exchange, they had to set up social media accounts warning about the dangers of closer European integration. @reuters.com investigation about how Kremlin is trying to influence Sunday’s key #election in Moldova 🇲🇩
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Sigh. LLMs don't lie, because they don't know anything. What all LLMs do, including the latest models, is produce statistically plausible outputs that sometimes resemble the truth and sometimes resemble falsehoods. That's all the tech *can* do www.ft.com/content/2b3c...
‘Godfather’ of AI Yoshua Bengio says latest models lie to users
Turing Award winner warns recent models display dangerous characteristics as he launches LawZero non-profit for safer AI
www.ft.com
June 3, 2025 at 6:38 AM
Sigh. LLMs don't lie, because they don't know anything. What all LLMs do, including the latest models, is produce statistically plausible outputs that sometimes resemble the truth and sometimes resemble falsehoods. That's all the tech *can* do www.ft.com/content/2b3c...
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Last I heard, Ukraine didn't have any cards. Maybe they just swapped cards for drones
'Russian bombers are burning en masse' — Ukraine's SBU drones hit 'more than 40' aircraft in mass attack, source claims
"Currently, more than 40 aircraft are known to have been hit, including the A-50, Tu-95 and Tu-22 M3," a source told the Kyiv Independent.
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June 1, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Last I heard, Ukraine didn't have any cards. Maybe they just swapped cards for drones
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#SpiderWeb Les drones🇺🇦 ont pris pour cible des avions qui bombardent chaque nuit les villes🇺🇦. 29 ans exactement après avoir dû transférer à la Russie ses bombardiers stratégiques, l’#Ukraine détruit 41 appareils militaires, dont une partie de ces avions.
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L'Ukraine détruit des bombardiers russes aux 4 coins de la Russie - The Ukrainian Week - Actualités, reportages, analyses sur la vie en Ukraine
Lors de l'attaque contre des aérodromes russes, des drones entraînés à l'aide de l'intelligence artificielle ont été utilisés, rapporte Clash Report. «
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June 1, 2025 at 6:33 PM
#SpiderWeb Les drones🇺🇦 ont pris pour cible des avions qui bombardent chaque nuit les villes🇺🇦. 29 ans exactement après avoir dû transférer à la Russie ses bombardiers stratégiques, l’#Ukraine détruit 41 appareils militaires, dont une partie de ces avions.
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Honestly the most impressive part isn’t the actual strike, but 18 months of planing, sourcing FPVs and explosives, building the container launch pads and network all inside of Russia without anyone noticing or some official leaking it to the press.
June 1, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Honestly the most impressive part isn’t the actual strike, but 18 months of planing, sourcing FPVs and explosives, building the container launch pads and network all inside of Russia without anyone noticing or some official leaking it to the press.
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What stage of the Maoist Revolution is the White House at now?
Leavitt: "Electricians, plumbers -- we need more of those in our country, and less LGBTQ graduate majors from Harvard University. And that's what this administration's position is."
May 28, 2025 at 3:16 PM
What stage of the Maoist Revolution is the White House at now?
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While the US’ hard power was feared or admired around the world, it was really its soft power that was the envy of the world. Much harder to build, and so influential.
Seeing it being dismantled in this way is quite something.
Seeing it being dismantled in this way is quite something.
May 22, 2025 at 7:26 PM
While the US’ hard power was feared or admired around the world, it was really its soft power that was the envy of the world. Much harder to build, and so influential.
Seeing it being dismantled in this way is quite something.
Seeing it being dismantled in this way is quite something.
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A Russian Shahed drone attack tonight on the 🇺🇦civilians of #Kharkiv injured at least 46 people, including an 11-year-old child, reports said. #Ukraine🇺🇦 has repeatedly called for an international reinforcement of its air defense. #StopRussia
May 3, 2025 at 7:26 AM
A Russian Shahed drone attack tonight on the 🇺🇦civilians of #Kharkiv injured at least 46 people, including an 11-year-old child, reports said. #Ukraine🇺🇦 has repeatedly called for an international reinforcement of its air defense. #StopRussia
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What a powerful moment! ❤️🩹
Vasyl Kazymirko takes down his portrait from the Alley of the Missing Defenders. russia took him hostage in Mariupol & his family did not know if the man was alive until Red Cross confirmed his captivity. Vasyl was released in February.
Be the voice of prisoners of war.
Vasyl Kazymirko takes down his portrait from the Alley of the Missing Defenders. russia took him hostage in Mariupol & his family did not know if the man was alive until Red Cross confirmed his captivity. Vasyl was released in February.
Be the voice of prisoners of war.
March 30, 2025 at 2:59 PM
What a powerful moment! ❤️🩹
Vasyl Kazymirko takes down his portrait from the Alley of the Missing Defenders. russia took him hostage in Mariupol & his family did not know if the man was alive until Red Cross confirmed his captivity. Vasyl was released in February.
Be the voice of prisoners of war.
Vasyl Kazymirko takes down his portrait from the Alley of the Missing Defenders. russia took him hostage in Mariupol & his family did not know if the man was alive until Red Cross confirmed his captivity. Vasyl was released in February.
Be the voice of prisoners of war.
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Notable that Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs exclude Russia. Guess the US does not see a problem with it, unlike with its allies and friends 🤔
April 2, 2025 at 9:59 PM
Notable that Trump's 'Liberation Day' tariffs exclude Russia. Guess the US does not see a problem with it, unlike with its allies and friends 🤔
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Ha.
November 22, 2024 at 11:15 AM
Ha.
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For those who don’t know yet: Steve Rosenberg‘s almost daily reviews of Russian newspapers are extremely helpful!
Looking for clues in today’s Russian papers to how Moscow might react to Ukraine striking Russia with ATACMS missiles. In one paper: “Starting World War III over strikes on an arms depot in Bryansk region would probably be short-sighted.” #ReadingRussia
Steve's Reading Russia - Russian Press Review (20 November 2024)
YouTube video by Steve Rosenberg
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November 20, 2024 at 9:39 AM
For those who don’t know yet: Steve Rosenberg‘s almost daily reviews of Russian newspapers are extremely helpful!
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Maryna Kumeda est écrivaine et journaliste franco-ukrainienne qui a quitté Paris pour Kyiv en 2023. Dans ce témoignage elle raconte son expérience de participation au festival Le Grand bivouac.
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L’Ukraine, l’Iran et le Cameroun se rencontrent au festival le Grand bivouac d’Albertville - The Ukrainian Week - Actualités, reportages, analyses sur la vie en Ukraine
Maryna Kumeda est écrivaine et journaliste franco-ukrainienne qui a quitté Paris pour Kyiv en 2023. Dans ce témoignage elle raconte son expérience de
tyzhden.fr
November 8, 2024 at 7:58 AM
Maryna Kumeda est écrivaine et journaliste franco-ukrainienne qui a quitté Paris pour Kyiv en 2023. Dans ce témoignage elle raconte son expérience de participation au festival Le Grand bivouac.
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The reading nation resists #Putin's 🇷🇺 aggression.
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In 2022, they had less than 40 bookstores. Wow.
Ukraine’s biggest book chain announced the plan to expand to 100 stores by 2024
Despite the daily Russian bombardments of civil infrastructure and residential areas, Bookstore Ye (Knyharnia Ye), Ukraine's largest book chain with 57 current stores, plans to expand to 100 stores by...
chytomo.com
April 2, 2024 at 5:27 AM
The reading nation resists #Putin's 🇷🇺 aggression.
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But in the span of two years, #Bucha has transformed into more than just a symbol of Russian war crimes or tragedy—it has also become a symbol of revival," writes Ukrainian poet and translator Oleh Kotsarev on the 2nd anniversary of of Bucha’s liberation ukrainianweek.com/bucha-two-ye...
April 2, 2024 at 7:21 PM
But in the span of two years, #Bucha has transformed into more than just a symbol of Russian war crimes or tragedy—it has also become a symbol of revival," writes Ukrainian poet and translator Oleh Kotsarev on the 2nd anniversary of of Bucha’s liberation ukrainianweek.com/bucha-two-ye...
Interview that impressed me so much over the last time. Yaryna Chornohuz is a
Ukrainian soldier, poet, and this year’s laureate of #Ukraine’s prestigious literary award, the Shevchenko Prize:
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Ukrainian soldier, poet, and this year’s laureate of #Ukraine’s prestigious literary award, the Shevchenko Prize:
ukrainianweek.com/yaryna-chorn...
Ukrainian servicewoman, Yaryna Chornohuz: 'Women who lost their loved ones on the front lines— wouldn't they want to continue the fight? - The Ukrainian Week
Yaryna Chornohuz, a soldier, poet, and this year's laureate of Ukraine's prestigious literary award, the Shevchenko Prize, spoke to The Ukrainian Week about
ukrainianweek.com
March 19, 2024 at 9:20 PM
Interview that impressed me so much over the last time. Yaryna Chornohuz is a
Ukrainian soldier, poet, and this year’s laureate of #Ukraine’s prestigious literary award, the Shevchenko Prize:
ukrainianweek.com/yaryna-chorn...
Ukrainian soldier, poet, and this year’s laureate of #Ukraine’s prestigious literary award, the Shevchenko Prize:
ukrainianweek.com/yaryna-chorn...
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Rheinmetall forecasts record sales amid Europe’s ‘changing threat situation’
https://on.ft.com/3TkhmIq
https://on.ft.com/3TkhmIq
Rheinmetall forecasts record sales amid Europe’s ‘changing threat situation’
German defence contractor says a ‘new decade in security policy has begun’
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March 14, 2024 at 8:46 AM
Rheinmetall forecasts record sales amid Europe’s ‘changing threat situation’
https://on.ft.com/3TkhmIq
https://on.ft.com/3TkhmIq
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L’Assemblée Nationale a soutenu la stratégie française d’aide à l’Ukraine et l’accord bilatéral de #sécurité signé avec Kyiv. Il a été approuvé à 372 voix pour, et 99 voix contre. 101 députés se sont abstenus. Ce soir, c’est le #Sénat qui débat sur les mêmes textes.
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March 13, 2024 at 10:23 AM
L’Assemblée Nationale a soutenu la stratégie française d’aide à l’Ukraine et l’accord bilatéral de #sécurité signé avec Kyiv. Il a été approuvé à 372 voix pour, et 99 voix contre. 101 députés se sont abstenus. Ce soir, c’est le #Sénat qui débat sur les mêmes textes.
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We asked Bundestag MPs and German journalists how has the attitude of #German society changed towards #Russia since the start of its full scale invasion to Ukraine. Here are some answers: ukrainianweek.com/german-socie... Thank you to all the speakers who agreed to answer
German society slowly realises that they were mistaken about Russia — a survey of German politicians and journalists | The Ukrainian Week
ukrainianweek.com
March 14, 2024 at 2:30 AM
We asked Bundestag MPs and German journalists how has the attitude of #German society changed towards #Russia since the start of its full scale invasion to Ukraine. Here are some answers: ukrainianweek.com/german-socie... Thank you to all the speakers who agreed to answer
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My latest for @politico.com in which I explore how the farmers' protests in the EU — that do not have their origins in Moscow — have nonetheless been fertile ground for Russia's propaganda, notably to push an anti-Ukraine agenda and fuel resentment against Kyiv.
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
Europe’s farmer protests have been fertile ground for Russian propaganda
While starting at the grassroots level, the protests have been keenly exploited by Russia to sow division and undermine popular support for Ukraine’s defense.
www.politico.eu
March 13, 2024 at 9:38 AM
My latest for @politico.com in which I explore how the farmers' protests in the EU — that do not have their origins in Moscow — have nonetheless been fertile ground for Russia's propaganda, notably to push an anti-Ukraine agenda and fuel resentment against Kyiv.
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
www.politico.eu/article/euro...
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Le film ukrainien Vingt jours à Mariupol qui raconte l’attaque russe contre cette citée des bords de la Mer d’Azov a été primé par un Oscar à Hollywood. C’est un document pour l’histoire qui montre frontalement les crimes commis par l’armée russe contre des civils.
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March 11, 2024 at 4:23 PM
Le film ukrainien Vingt jours à Mariupol qui raconte l’attaque russe contre cette citée des bords de la Mer d’Azov a été primé par un Oscar à Hollywood. C’est un document pour l’histoire qui montre frontalement les crimes commis par l’armée russe contre des civils.
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tyzhden.fr/le-documenta...
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The best way to protect US diplomats in Ukraine is by providing Ukraine the security and military capabilities to defend and secure its territory. I spoke to Jack Detsch & Robbie Gramer @foreignpolicy.com about why the US needs a bigger presence in Kyiv.
State Department Beefs Up U.S. Diplomatic Presence in Kyiv
Lawmakers still think the U.S. Embassy in Kyiv is too small, and diplomats can’t get close enough to the front lines.
foreignpolicy.com
March 11, 2024 at 3:26 PM
The best way to protect US diplomats in Ukraine is by providing Ukraine the security and military capabilities to defend and secure its territory. I spoke to Jack Detsch & Robbie Gramer @foreignpolicy.com about why the US needs a bigger presence in Kyiv.