Gulliver Cragg
@gullivercragg.bsky.social
Correspondent for France 24 in Kyiv, Ukraine since 2013. Born in London.
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Gulliver Cragg
@gullivercragg.bsky.social
· Oct 16
I didn’t leave Twitter cos I didn’t like the vibe or wanted anyone to be nicer! I left Twitter because I didn’t want to provide content to Elon Musk for free.
Isn’t that why the rest of you are here, too?
Isn’t that why the rest of you are here, too?
“Be acceptable to both Russia and Ukraine”
Can we see this as more backpedaling or is that wishful thinking?
Can we see this as more backpedaling or is that wishful thinking?
❗️🇺🇸US Vice President JD Vance:
"Any peace plan between Ukraine and Russia must:
▪️End the killing while preserving Ukraine's sovereignty.
▪️Be acceptable to both Russia and Ukraine.
▪️Maximize the chances that the war does not start again."
"Any peace plan between Ukraine and Russia must:
▪️End the killing while preserving Ukraine's sovereignty.
▪️Be acceptable to both Russia and Ukraine.
▪️Maximize the chances that the war does not start again."
November 22, 2025 at 6:22 AM
“Be acceptable to both Russia and Ukraine”
Can we see this as more backpedaling or is that wishful thinking?
Can we see this as more backpedaling or is that wishful thinking?
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❗️RETWEET if you stand with President 🇺🇦Zelensky!
November 21, 2025 at 7:41 PM
❗️RETWEET if you stand with President 🇺🇦Zelensky!
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All makes sense. I’d add this: Zelensky’s decision to treat this farcical turn of events with grave seriousness may have less to do with diplomatic prudence than with seeing an opportunity to dampen the fuss about corruption & the clamouring for him to sack Yermak
All makes sense. I’d add this: Zelensky’s decision to treat this farcical turn of events with grave seriousness may have less to do with diplomatic prudence than with seeing an opportunity to dampen the fuss about corruption & the clamouring for him to sack Yermak
“He Must Have Got This From K.”
How a Russian operative used the American media to force a risible “peace deal” into existence
open.substack.com
November 21, 2025 at 10:01 PM
open.substack.com/pub/macspaun...
All makes sense. I’d add this: Zelensky’s decision to treat this farcical turn of events with grave seriousness may have less to do with diplomatic prudence than with seeing an opportunity to dampen the fuss about corruption & the clamouring for him to sack Yermak
All makes sense. I’d add this: Zelensky’s decision to treat this farcical turn of events with grave seriousness may have less to do with diplomatic prudence than with seeing an opportunity to dampen the fuss about corruption & the clamouring for him to sack Yermak
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We're so fucked.
November 21, 2025 at 3:23 PM
We're so fucked.
Well noticed!
No shock here: The Guardian notes several phrases in the U.S. peace proposal to Ukraine appear to be directly translated from Russian.
One standout is the line “It is expected that Russia will not invade neighboring countries,” a clunky English phrasing mirroring the Russian “ожидается.”
One standout is the line “It is expected that Russia will not invade neighboring countries,” a clunky English phrasing mirroring the Russian “ожидается.”
November 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Well noticed!
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Au moins quatre personnes ont été tuées, et une quinzaine d'autres blessées, selon un bilan provisoire, dans une vaste attaque russe contre l'#Ukraine 🇺🇦. Une trentaine de bâtiments auraient subi des dégâts à #Kiev.
Correspondance de @gullivercragg.bsky.social, sur place, dans #ÀLaUneF24 ⤵️
Correspondance de @gullivercragg.bsky.social, sur place, dans #ÀLaUneF24 ⤵️
November 14, 2025 at 9:05 AM
Au moins quatre personnes ont été tuées, et une quinzaine d'autres blessées, selon un bilan provisoire, dans une vaste attaque russe contre l'#Ukraine 🇺🇦. Une trentaine de bâtiments auraient subi des dégâts à #Kiev.
Correspondance de @gullivercragg.bsky.social, sur place, dans #ÀLaUneF24 ⤵️
Correspondance de @gullivercragg.bsky.social, sur place, dans #ÀLaUneF24 ⤵️
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Take a listen back to @iandunt.bsky.social and @dorianlynskey.bsky.social's epic story of the British Broadcasting Corporation — the BBC - play.megaphone.fm/s74mbfkfsnep...
#TheBBC #BBCNews #BritishBroadcastingCorporation #originstory
#TheBBC #BBCNews #BritishBroadcastingCorporation #originstory
The BBC – Part one – Inform, educate, entertain
So far this season we’ve had to deal with Russell Brand and Benjamin Netanyahu, and we’ve got the Daily Mail coming up, so we all deserve a more uplifting tale. This week we commence the epic story…
play.megaphone.fm
November 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Take a listen back to @iandunt.bsky.social and @dorianlynskey.bsky.social's epic story of the British Broadcasting Corporation — the BBC - play.megaphone.fm/s74mbfkfsnep...
#TheBBC #BBCNews #BritishBroadcastingCorporation #originstory
#TheBBC #BBCNews #BritishBroadcastingCorporation #originstory
What could possibly go wrong?
India and Russia are set to sign a mobility pact, which would help increase the number of Indian workers in Russia in the coming years, The Economic Times reported.
The deal is likely to be signed during Putin's trip to India next month.
The deal is likely to be signed during Putin's trip to India next month.
November 10, 2025 at 1:13 PM
What could possibly go wrong?
open.substack.com/pub/iandunt/...
I would delete the used condom comparison and add that the survival of media like the BBC is crucial to our defence against Russia and if Keir Starmer understands that threat he should be appalled by what’s happened.
Apart from that I fully second this piece
I would delete the used condom comparison and add that the survival of media like the BBC is crucial to our defence against Russia and if Keir Starmer understands that threat he should be appalled by what’s happened.
Apart from that I fully second this piece
Extra edition: The populist assault on the BBC
Johnson, Gibb and the Telegraph are trying to turn the BBC into GB News.
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 12:23 PM
open.substack.com/pub/iandunt/...
I would delete the used condom comparison and add that the survival of media like the BBC is crucial to our defence against Russia and if Keir Starmer understands that threat he should be appalled by what’s happened.
Apart from that I fully second this piece
I would delete the used condom comparison and add that the survival of media like the BBC is crucial to our defence against Russia and if Keir Starmer understands that threat he should be appalled by what’s happened.
Apart from that I fully second this piece
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Massive Russian overnight strikes hit Kyiv, Odesa, Dnipro, Kharkiv, Poltava, and Mykolaiv. Power infrastructure was targeted, causing blackouts and fires. A woman was killed and dozens injured. Emergency outages are now in place across several regions.
November 8, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Massive Russian overnight strikes hit Kyiv, Odesa, Dnipro, Kharkiv, Poltava, and Mykolaiv. Power infrastructure was targeted, causing blackouts and fires. A woman was killed and dozens injured. Emergency outages are now in place across several regions.
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I'm hard-pressed to think of a non-Jewish Democratic politician who has spoken to Jews with more respect and empathy than Mamdani. The fact that many Jewish establishment orgs are going after him while staying relatively mum on resurgent Nazism is a disaster, both for American Jews and in general.
November 5, 2025 at 11:49 PM
I'm hard-pressed to think of a non-Jewish Democratic politician who has spoken to Jews with more respect and empathy than Mamdani. The fact that many Jewish establishment orgs are going after him while staying relatively mum on resurgent Nazism is a disaster, both for American Jews and in general.
Do watch my latest report it’s a sweet one www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/...
Focus - Ukrainian youth orchestra recreates sounds of Russian attacks
In the Ukrainian village of Kivshovata, south of Kyiv, air raid sirens have become part of everyday life. Although far from the front line, Kivshovata lies on the flight path for Russian drones and mi...
www.france24.com
November 6, 2025 at 7:45 AM
Do watch my latest report it’s a sweet one www.france24.com/en/tv-shows/...
No one could have predicted this
🇺🇦 Almost 100,000 young Ukrainian men have fled the country in just two months after President Zelensky relaxed travel restrictions for those aged 18 to 22, - The Telegraph
October 30, 2025 at 10:06 AM
No one could have predicted this
Seems like a parody but I’m not sure it is
From @theathletic.com: A few years ago, Matt Berninger, the singer-songwriter and frontman of The National, was stuck with writer’s block. “I started getting depressed by notebooks.” So he wrote on a baseball instead. Then the words kept coming.
nyti.ms/3WtMo2Q
nyti.ms/3WtMo2Q
Matt Berninger traded his notebook for a baseball. And the words kept coming
For The National’s frontman, the way forward was written on rawhide.
nyti.ms
October 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM
Seems like a parody but I’m not sure it is
Well worth watching - thanks Anton for posting this.
Brilliant how he cuts short the presenter’s attempt to defuse the row by saying there are lots of different interpretations of Maidan - “not really, and you were there too, reporting - you think you were fooled cos it was actually a CIA plot?”
Brilliant how he cuts short the presenter’s attempt to defuse the row by saying there are lots of different interpretations of Maidan - “not really, and you were there too, reporting - you think you were fooled cos it was actually a CIA plot?”
Italian Senator Carlo Calenda left Jeffrey Sachs literally speechless and shocked by calling him a liar and someone who repeats Russian propaganda narratives.
I believe this is exactly how public accountability should work - when a liar is called a liar.
I believe this is exactly how public accountability should work - when a liar is called a liar.
October 26, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Well worth watching - thanks Anton for posting this.
Brilliant how he cuts short the presenter’s attempt to defuse the row by saying there are lots of different interpretations of Maidan - “not really, and you were there too, reporting - you think you were fooled cos it was actually a CIA plot?”
Brilliant how he cuts short the presenter’s attempt to defuse the row by saying there are lots of different interpretations of Maidan - “not really, and you were there too, reporting - you think you were fooled cos it was actually a CIA plot?”
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im sorry but if you think “normies” dont care about the white house being demolished for a half billion dollar golden vanity ballroom as the economy implodes then you just arent as plugged in as you think you are
October 24, 2025 at 11:58 AM
im sorry but if you think “normies” dont care about the white house being demolished for a half billion dollar golden vanity ballroom as the economy implodes then you just arent as plugged in as you think you are
Can’t stop imagining interviews with Mark Rutte, Volodymyr Zelensky, Keir Starmer etc. after Trump dies, about just how hard it was to keep feigning respect for this abomination
October 23, 2025 at 6:08 AM
Can’t stop imagining interviews with Mark Rutte, Volodymyr Zelensky, Keir Starmer etc. after Trump dies, about just how hard it was to keep feigning respect for this abomination
IKR
it keeps hitting me that he’s literally tearing down the White House lol joke country
October 23, 2025 at 6:04 AM
IKR
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36 out of every 100 Americans shrugged and went to crossfit or some shit. Great job, wockaflockas.
October 23, 2025 at 5:22 AM
36 out of every 100 Americans shrugged and went to crossfit or some shit. Great job, wockaflockas.
We knew Trump would be disastrous for the U.S. presidency.
Literally demolishing the White House though?
Literally demolishing the White House though?
October 23, 2025 at 6:01 AM
We knew Trump would be disastrous for the U.S. presidency.
Literally demolishing the White House though?
Literally demolishing the White House though?
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"Statue-maxxing" is bleak
Conservative-leaning tech investors are racing to build a new American colossus, and they want something much, much bigger than the Statue of Liberty. Meet the new monuments men of the tech right and their plans for statue-maxing:
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
www.bloomberg.com/news/feature...
America’s Tech Right Is Obsessed With Building Giant Statues
With proposals for a 450-foot statue of Prometheus on Alcatraz and a 650-foot George Washington, MAGA adherents are racing to build America’s largest statue.
www.bloomberg.com
October 18, 2025 at 12:14 AM
"Statue-maxxing" is bleak
I’m really wishing I were a baseball fan this morning
October 18, 2025 at 8:02 AM
I’m really wishing I were a baseball fan this morning