Alistair Holloway
@alistairholloway.bsky.social
Wrote 'Putin's Stories: How Russia Was Sold Into Ceaseless War'. Graduated from UCL with an MA in Russian and Post-Soviet Politics. Spent 25 years as a journalist, including a decade as a Bloomberg and Reuters correspondent in Finland and the Baltics.
Steve Witkoff: the schooldays.
November 26, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Steve Witkoff: the schooldays.
Should the EU sell out its ideals and the Belarusian opposition to break Lukashenko's alliance with Putin?
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Belarus: Opportunity & Betrayal
Should the EU sell out its ideals and the Belarusian opposition to break Lukashenko's alliance with Putin?
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October 17, 2025 at 6:02 PM
Should the EU sell out its ideals and the Belarusian opposition to break Lukashenko's alliance with Putin?
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Just published this. Thank you for your interest.
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One Way or Another, Russia Will Lose Its War
Because of Putin, Russia is not a Great Power. It's not even a resurrected empire. His maximalist war aims in Ukraine will fail. His nation will remain isolated, diminished and weakened.
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August 28, 2025 at 4:07 PM
Just published this. Thank you for your interest.
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The gas giant's decline is emblematic. Vladimir Putin's Vertical of power and corruption Mark One - Gazprom at the core - stagnates. Mark Two is unborn.Things fall apart. The ruling structure shakes.
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Gazprom: A Light That Never Goes Out?
The gas giant's decline is emblematic. Vladimir Putin's Vertical of power and corruption Mark One - Gazprom at the core - stagnates. Mark Two is unborn.Things fall apart. The ruling structure shakes.
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July 31, 2025 at 10:01 PM
The gas giant's decline is emblematic. Vladimir Putin's Vertical of power and corruption Mark One - Gazprom at the core - stagnates. Mark Two is unborn.Things fall apart. The ruling structure shakes.
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Blurb is ... The gas giant's decline is emblematic. Vladimir Putin's Vertical of power and corruption- with Gazprom at the core - stagnates. Mark Two is unborn. Things fall apart. The ruling structure shakes.
Blurb is ... The gas giant's decline is emblematic. Vladimir Putin's Vertical of power and corruption- with Gazprom at the core - stagnates. Mark Two is unborn. Things fall apart. The ruling structure shakes.
Gazprom: A Light That Never Goes Out?
The gas giant's decline is emblematic. Vladimir Putin's Vertical of power and corruption Mark One - Gazprom at the core - stagnates. Mark Two is unborn.Things fall apart. The ruling structure shakes.
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July 30, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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Blurb is ... The gas giant's decline is emblematic. Vladimir Putin's Vertical of power and corruption- with Gazprom at the core - stagnates. Mark Two is unborn. Things fall apart. The ruling structure shakes.
Blurb is ... The gas giant's decline is emblematic. Vladimir Putin's Vertical of power and corruption- with Gazprom at the core - stagnates. Mark Two is unborn. Things fall apart. The ruling structure shakes.
I've written an essay. It draws in part on my book Putin's Stories: How Russia Was Sold Into Ceaseless War, published in February.
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War is Coming to Europe. Only Russia's Decisive Military Defeat Will Bring Peace
Europe must ditch all dams to action. Now. Not later. Or it will lose.
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May 11, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I've written an essay. It draws in part on my book Putin's Stories: How Russia Was Sold Into Ceaseless War, published in February.
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⚡️Update: 12 injured in mass Russian missile, drone attack on Kyiv.
"Twelve have been injured in the capital as a result of an enemy attack. All are hospitalized," Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on April 24.
"Twelve have been injured in the capital as a result of an enemy attack. All are hospitalized," Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on April 24.
12 injured in mass Russian missile, drone attack on Kyiv
A round of explosions occurred in Kyiv around 1:00 a.m. local time on April 24 amid a Russian missile attack.
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April 23, 2025 at 11:30 PM
⚡️Update: 12 injured in mass Russian missile, drone attack on Kyiv.
"Twelve have been injured in the capital as a result of an enemy attack. All are hospitalized," Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on April 24.
"Twelve have been injured in the capital as a result of an enemy attack. All are hospitalized," Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on April 24.
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“If America recognises the Russian annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula, the impact on international security will be disastrous.”
Business Ukraine’s Peter Dickinson joined Телеканал FREEДОМ amid speculation over the possible terms of a US-brokered peace proposal to end the Russo-Ukrainian War
Business Ukraine’s Peter Dickinson joined Телеканал FREEДОМ amid speculation over the possible terms of a US-brokered peace proposal to end the Russo-Ukrainian War
April 19, 2025 at 6:25 PM
“If America recognises the Russian annexation of Ukraine’s Crimean peninsula, the impact on international security will be disastrous.”
Business Ukraine’s Peter Dickinson joined Телеканал FREEДОМ amid speculation over the possible terms of a US-brokered peace proposal to end the Russo-Ukrainian War
Business Ukraine’s Peter Dickinson joined Телеканал FREEДОМ amid speculation over the possible terms of a US-brokered peace proposal to end the Russo-Ukrainian War
For years the Baltics warned about Russian aggression. Too little heed was paid. Now a small Estonian village has built a bomb shelter and introduced civil defence courses. Perhaps attention should be given to these small things.
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First purpose built bomb shelter opens in South Estonian village
A bomb shelter built in the basement of a new volunteer rescue depot building in Võru County is the first of its kind in Estonia and built to Finnish standards, with ventilation, water and electricity...
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April 19, 2025 at 12:00 AM
For years the Baltics warned about Russian aggression. Too little heed was paid. Now a small Estonian village has built a bomb shelter and introduced civil defence courses. Perhaps attention should be given to these small things.
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Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused US special envoy Steve Witkoff of "disseminating Russian narratives" after he repeatedly pushed Kremlin propaganda
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Zelensky says US envoy Witkoff is spreading 'Russian narratives'
Witkoff appeared to suggest that a peace deal hinged on the status of five Ukrainian regions.
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April 17, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelensky has accused US special envoy Steve Witkoff of "disseminating Russian narratives" after he repeatedly pushed Kremlin propaganda
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I’m not soft-pedaling my rhetoric or refusing to say what I think. We need fearlessness, not cowardice. We need to build informed communities who will not bow down to these fascists who despise our country. I hope you’ll join us and subscribe (free or paid).
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April 17, 2025 at 10:51 PM
I’m not soft-pedaling my rhetoric or refusing to say what I think. We need fearlessness, not cowardice. We need to build informed communities who will not bow down to these fascists who despise our country. I hope you’ll join us and subscribe (free or paid).
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Below is what Pokrovsk looked like before the "Russian world" in August 2024.
And this is the current view of the city. It's hard to imagine that I once rented an apartment in these ruins for a couple of days, taking a break from the front.
📷 Anatolii Stepanov
And this is the current view of the city. It's hard to imagine that I once rented an apartment in these ruins for a couple of days, taking a break from the front.
📷 Anatolii Stepanov
April 16, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Below is what Pokrovsk looked like before the "Russian world" in August 2024.
And this is the current view of the city. It's hard to imagine that I once rented an apartment in these ruins for a couple of days, taking a break from the front.
📷 Anatolii Stepanov
And this is the current view of the city. It's hard to imagine that I once rented an apartment in these ruins for a couple of days, taking a break from the front.
📷 Anatolii Stepanov
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Four Russian journalists have been convicted of extremism and jailed for working with an anti-corruption group founded by the opposition leader Aleksei Navalny, highlighting the perils of independent journalism amid an intensified Kremlin crackdown on freedom of expression.
Russia Jails 4 Journalists for Working With Navalny’s Organization
The case highlighted the perils of independent journalism amid an intensified Kremlin crackdown on freedom of expression.
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April 16, 2025 at 12:24 PM
Four Russian journalists have been convicted of extremism and jailed for working with an anti-corruption group founded by the opposition leader Aleksei Navalny, highlighting the perils of independent journalism amid an intensified Kremlin crackdown on freedom of expression.
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⚡️Ukrainian forces liberate 16 square kilometers near Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast, Syrskyi says.
Ukrainian forces liberate 16 square kilometers near Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast, Syrskyi says
The recently recaptured territory by Ukrainian troops includes areas near the settlements of Udachne, Kotlyne, and Shevchenko, according to Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine Oleksandr ...
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April 17, 2025 at 2:32 PM
⚡️Ukrainian forces liberate 16 square kilometers near Pokrovsk in Donetsk Oblast, Syrskyi says.
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❗️For the first time in its history,Czechia has become fully independent of Russian oil supplies
This happened after the completion of the modernization of the Transalpine pipeline capacity coming from the West
The first increased supplies along the pipeline have reached the central oil depot
This happened after the completion of the modernization of the Transalpine pipeline capacity coming from the West
The first increased supplies along the pipeline have reached the central oil depot
April 17, 2025 at 12:57 PM
❗️For the first time in its history,Czechia has become fully independent of Russian oil supplies
This happened after the completion of the modernization of the Transalpine pipeline capacity coming from the West
The first increased supplies along the pipeline have reached the central oil depot
This happened after the completion of the modernization of the Transalpine pipeline capacity coming from the West
The first increased supplies along the pipeline have reached the central oil depot
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There can be no just and lasting peace without the return of Ukrianian children
#ChildrenAreNonNegotiable
#BringKidsBack
#ChildrenAreNonNegotiable
#BringKidsBack
April 16, 2025 at 2:52 PM
There can be no just and lasting peace without the return of Ukrianian children
#ChildrenAreNonNegotiable
#BringKidsBack
#ChildrenAreNonNegotiable
#BringKidsBack