Yaroslav Trofimov
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Chief Foreign-Affairs Correspondent, The Wall Street Journal. 📕Author of No Country for Love, Our Enemies Will Vanish, Siege of Mecca and Faith at War 📕 Yarotrof.com
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Bad news for Ukraine. Lapin was its secret weapon.
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⚡️ Russia's 'good-for-nothing' general reportedly dismissed after Ukraine blunders.

Russian Colonel General Alexander Lapin has long been associated with battlefield setbacks since 2022.
Russia's 'good-for-nothing' general reportedly dismissed after Ukraine blunders
Russian Colonel General Alexander Lapin has long been associated with battlefield setbacks since 2022.
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L’édition française de mon roman est déjà en vente! Bonne lecture. www.amazon.fr/gp/aw/d/2889...
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Really great conversation with @wsj.com Chief International Correspondent @yarotrof.bsky.social tonight on The Oz Katerji Show discussing the White House Ukraine pivot and Trump's growing frustration with Vladimir Putin.

The full episode is out now on YouTube:
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The Oz Katerji Show - Yaroslav Trofimov - 16/07/2025
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Which cover do you like more?
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The math of the air war in Ukraine is simple. Yes, air defenses are needed but there will never be enough Patriots etc. The only way to stop Putin from bombarding Ukrainian cities is by helping Kyiv strike deep inside Russia, against the Russian defense-industrial base, air and missile installations
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The paperback is out in the UK and Europe, in a few months in the US. yarotrof.com/books/no-cou...
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How exactly does the axis of autocracies work? The war in Iran has given an insight — but only up to a point. Things may be different once China makes a call on its junior partners. My essay in @WSJ www.wsj.com/world/the-fa...
Essay | The Fault Lines in the Autocratic Axis
Russia, China, Iran and North Korea are all hostile to the U.S. That doesn’t mean they would go to war for one another—for now.
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Satellite image from Izhevsk 🤩💥
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The paperback of my novel 📕No Country for Love📕 is hitting the stores in the UK and Europe tomorrow. Get yours! www.amazon.co.uk/No-Country-L...
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A Globo parliamo della possibilità di una nuova èra nucleare con @yarotrof.bsky.social, Chief Foreign-Affairs Correspondent del Wall Street Journal @ilpost.it www.ilpost.it/podcasts/glo...
La nuova èra nucleare, con Yaroslav Trofimov - Il Post
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Mon roman 📕Ce Pays Qui N’aimait Pas l’Amour📕 sort en France à fin août — et peut déjà être précommandé! www.amazon.fr/pays-qui-nai...
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Ukraine gave up its nukes and got invaded. North Korea took advantage of American indecisiveness and is now invulnerable. Now, as Israel wages war on Iran, are we on the verge of a new nuclear age, with nukes becoming the only guarantee of sovereignty? www.wsj.com/world/nuclea...
Essay | Shifting World Order Threatens to Expand the Nuclear-Arms Club
Wars in Ukraine and Iran, and rising doubts about the reliability of the U.S., are making countries around the world wonder if having their own nukes is the key to survival.
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I don’t think people appreciate enough the new asymmetry. Iran relies on the finite and fast dwindling stockpile of ballistic missiles. Israel now can bomb with a near-infinite magazine of JDAM and SPICE bombs, using F-15 and F-16 in addition to F-35s. www.wsj.com/world/middle...
Israel Takes Control of Iran’s Skies—a Feat That Still Eludes Russia in Ukraine
The power mismatch in the Israel-Iran war shows the importance of air superiority.
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Why wouldn’t it play well?
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Ukraine’s SBU said it damaged the bridge between Crimea and Russia, blowing up one of the pillars. Extent of structural damage from the underwater explosion is unclear. t.me/SBUkr/14960
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After reports of initial wavering, the U.S. signed up to tough language on Russia in the G7 finance ministers’ meeting statement.