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Iikka Korhonen @iikkakorhonen.bsky.social · 11h

[Belgium] has spent three years saying Euroclear is Belgian and so are the benefits,” said one senior EU diplomat involved in talks on the matter. “Now, when it wants to share the risks, it claims Euroclear is European.”
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EU pressure builds on Belgium to allow use of Russia’s frozen assets

Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever insists other capitals should cover financial and legal risks of €140bn loan

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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 1d

“The proposed rules will force Russian diplomats posted in EU capitals to inform other governments of their travel plans before crossing beyond the border of their host country.”

Henry Foy @henryjfoy.ft.com · 1d

Brussels to curb the travel of Russian diplomats within the EU, in response to a surge in sabotage attempts that intelligence agencies say are led by spies operating under diplomatic cover.

Czech-led initiative backed after Hungary drops its veto. With @andybounds.bsky.social

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EU to curb Russian diplomats’ travel as suspected spy attacks mount

[FREE TO READ] Intelligence agencies say sabotage operations are often led by spies posing as diplomats

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Henry Foy @henryjfoy.ft.com · 1d

Brussels to curb the travel of Russian diplomats within the EU, in response to a surge in sabotage attempts that intelligence agencies say are led by spies operating under diplomatic cover.

Czech-led initiative backed after Hungary drops its veto. With @andybounds.bsky.social

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EU to curb Russian diplomats’ travel as suspected spy attacks mount

[FREE TO READ] Intelligence agencies say sabotage operations are often led by spies posing as diplomats

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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 2d

Ukraine Air Force spox confirmed my FT reporting and explained on national TV: Patriot air defence systems have had greater difficulties intercepting Russian ballistic missiles b/c they now fly on quasi-ballistic trajectories and approach from multiple directions.
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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 5d

Washington already provides intelligence support to Ukraine, but the new measures could help Kyiv to better map Russian air defences and plot strike routes, bolstering the effectiveness of its existing long-range drones and missiles. www.ft.com/content/1417... via @financialtimes.com

US to provide intel to guide Ukrainian long-range missile attacks on Russia

Volodymyr Zelenskyy says he has discussed Tomahawk cruise missiles with Donald Trump

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 6d

Drone attacks threaten us all on.ft.com/48KPvKW | opinion

Drone attacks threaten us all

Emergency investment in the technology does not amount to a long-term defence strategy

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Henry Foy @henryjfoy.ft.com · 6d

Zelenskyy speaking at EPC in Copenhagen on drones, Russia and European security.

Spot the Lego flowers he was gifted in the foreground

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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 6d

Ukraine’s ballistic missile interception rate improved over the summer, reaching 37% in August, but plummeted to 6% in September, despite fewer launches, according to public Ukrainian air force data compiled by the @cen4infores.bsky.social & analysed by @financialtimes.com
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Russian missile upgrade outpaces Ukraine’s Patriot defences

Kyiv’s interception rates fall as enemy strikes dodge US interceptors in final seconds

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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 6d

Missile expert @frhoffmann.bsky.social Kyiv and Moscow are “playing an adaptability game” when it came to their missile and air defense tech. Tweaks to guidance systems could instruct a missile to execute a quick manoeuvre just before hitting the target... www.ft.com/content/078b...

Russian missile upgrade outpaces Ukraine’s Patriot defences

Kyiv’s interception rates fall as enemy strikes dodge US interceptors in final seconds

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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 6d

Months of devastating Russian air attacks suggest Moscow has succeeded in altering ballistic missiles to evade Ukraine's Patriot air defences, officials say. A "pattern" has emerged in which incoming missiles behaved differently in their "terminal phase."
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Russian missile upgrade outpaces Ukraine’s Patriot defences

Kyiv’s interception rates fall as enemy strikes dodge US interceptors in final seconds

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Henry Foy @henryjfoy.ft.com · 7d

💥 Russia’s hybrid war “only the beginning,” 🇩🇰 PM Frederiksen warns, calling on Nato to step up to deter Moscow.

As EU leaders arrive for talks in Copenhagen, she tells @richardmilne.ft.com & I: “We need all Europeans to understand what is at stake… the idea is to divide us”

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Russia’s hybrid war is ‘only the beginning’, warns Danish PM

[FREE TO READ] Mette Frederiksen says Nato needs to adjust its response to Russian provocations

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Barbara Moens @bmoens.bsky.social · 8d

The EU is preparing to start technical work on Ukraine and Moldova joining the bloc despite Hungary’s blockade of advancing accession talks, according to officials briefed on the process.

With @henryjfoy.ft.com @benhallnews.bsky.social @christopherjm.ft.com

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EU moves to advance Ukraine’s accession by sidestepping Hungary

[FREE TO READ] Brussels advises Kyiv to advance technical work despite Budapest holding up talks

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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 10d

🇬🇧 London friends, save the date! I'll return to the legendary Frontline Club on Monday, Oct. 27 for an event with colleagues still TBD to discuss Ukraine and the ongoing war. Our focus will be Ukraine's best security guarantee: a strong Ukrainian army.
Tix here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/panel-disc...

Panel discussion: Ukraine's Security Guarantees

Ukraine’s best security guarantee is a strong Ukrainian army.

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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 8d

Taras Kachka, Ukraine’s deputy prime minister for European integration, said Kyiv was hoping to persuade Hungary to allow negotiations to proceed given that the ultimate decision to let a country join the bloc still requires unanimity and is a “deep political question”.
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EU moves to advance Ukraine’s accession by sidestepping Hungary

Brussels advises Kyiv to advance technical work despite Budapest holding up talks

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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 8d

Ukraine’s air defence forces say they need to deploy three interceptors for every one Shahed, which at current rates means 2,500 a day. “The scale is mind-boggling.” www.ft.com/content/a513... via @financialtimes.com

Military briefing: Ukraine races to intercept Russian drones

Semi-automated interceptors can fill a gap in air defences — and help Europe address its own aerial vulnerabilities

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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 10d

🇬🇧 London friends, save the date! I'll return to the legendary Frontline Club on Monday, Oct. 27 for an event with colleagues still TBD to discuss Ukraine and the ongoing war. Our focus will be Ukraine's best security guarantee: a strong Ukrainian army.
Tix here: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/panel-disc...

Panel discussion: Ukraine's Security Guarantees

Ukraine’s best security guarantee is a strong Ukrainian army.

www.eventbrite.co.uk

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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 10d

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the “massive Russian attack” on Ukraine lasted for more than 12 hours, calling it “savage” and “deliberate, targeted terror against ordinary cities”. He said that Russia had fired nearly 500 attack drones and more than 40 missiles, including ballistic missiles.

Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 10d

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Russian missiles and drones pound Ukraine in ‘savage’ 12-hour attack

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says assault involved nearly 500 drones and more than 40 missiles

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 10d

Russian missiles and drones pound Ukraine in ‘savage’ 12-hour attack on.ft.com/4gJIKLn

Russian missiles and drones pound Ukraine in ‘savage’ 12-hour attack

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says assault involved nearly 500 drones and more than 40 missiles

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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 10d

🎙️ I recently chatted with @ianbremmer.com for the @gzeromedia.com world podcast about the evolution of the Russo-Ukrainian war from a conventional land invasion into a high-tech war of attrition dominated by drones — and what it’s like reporting here in Ukraine: www.gzeromedia.com/podcast/gzer...

Ukraine's high-tech war of attrition, with Christopher Miller

Ukraine’s battlefield has transformed into a high-tech war of attrition, with tens of thousands of drones swarming the skies at any given moment. Christopher Miller, chief Ukraine correspondent at the...

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 12d

Denmark and the rest of Europe are waking up to potential attacks that could be directed against hundreds if not thousands of targets in each country on.ft.com/3VDScpZ

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 12d

FT Investigation: Using radar data collected by European Space Agency satellites, the FT was able to locate the spy ship hovering over critical cables in the middle of the Irish Sea in November, at a point in the voyage when the ship was seeking to hide its activities. on.ft.com/46JjsIJ

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Liselotte Mas @liselottemas.bsky.social · 14d

Great piece by @chriscook.news @christopherjm.ft.com & @yoruk.bsky.social
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Chinese cargo ship docks in Russian-occupied Crimea

Heng Yang 9 stops in Ukrainian port of Sevastopol, which has been under western sanctions since 2014

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Financial Times @financialtimes.com · 13d

European officials fear Trump is preparing to blame them for Ukraine failure on.ft.com/4o8McBZ

European officials fear Trump is preparing to blame them for Ukraine failure

US president sets bloc ‘impossible’ condition to secure more Washington support for Kyiv

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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 14d

“What is new in Trump’s statements made today or what do they mean for us? Absolutely nothing,” said Yaroslav Zheleznyak, a Ukrainian MP. “And what should we expect next? Also nothing.”

On the Ukrainian and Russian reactions to Trump’s messages.
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Ukrainians find no concrete support in Donald Trump’s warm words

US president’s claim that Kyiv could win back all its territory from Russia came with no economic or military help

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Christopher Miller @christopherjm.ft.com · 15d

🔥 “It seems to be the most effective campaign that Ukraine has carried out so far.”

Ukraine’s drone strike campaign against Russia’s oil refineries has left Russian fuel exports approaching their lowest level since 2020, disrupting a key source of revenue for the Kremlin. www.ft.com/content/8f8c...

Russian fuel exports drop as Ukraine intensifies its strikes on oil refineries

Kyiv accelerates drone campaign aimed at reducing Moscow’s ability to fund its war

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