Matthew Bodner

International reporter @NBCNews. Moscow bureau exile, now elsewhere. The other place:

[Matthew Bodner @Matt_Bodner]

That’s it that’s my Grigorovich sea story! Conditions were poor (we had some fun dodging big ships) couldn’t see her anywhere on our horizon. But she was there, somewhere….Doesn’t seem like she’s moved far since Tuesday’s incident. We were basically running the same route. (3/3)

[Matthew Bodner @Matt_Bodner]

I crossed the channel today on a similarly sized sailing vessel. About half way across we heard a French Navy aircraft make repeated attempts to communicate with Grigorovich on VHF16. First asking them to switch to a UHF channel (we can’t hear that), and then later to VHF09 (1/3)

[Tom Cotterill @TomCotterillX]

🚨EXCLUSIVE🚨
The Russian warship that fired shots at a British yacht carried out multiple “dangerous” refuelling missions in the English Channel after almost running out of fuel.

The Admiral Grigorovich, which has been used by Vladimir Putin to protect his shadow fleet of oil tankers passing the UK, has been forced to conserve fuel after running low on supplies.

On Tuesday, the frigate fired shots at a retired British couple as they sailed their yacht through the waterway. It is thought the Grigorovich was drifting without power to save fuel and had been unable to dodge the 40ft pleasure boat as a result.

It can today be revealed the frigate has been forced to go “hull-to-hull” with a Russian Amur-class repair ship in the Channel to refuel on numerous occasions, in a move described as “extremely dangerous”.

The vessels, which are both more than 400ft in length, effectively collide into one another at sea while crews scramble to transfer fuel. Experts say the manoeuvre in one of the world’s busiest shipping lanes could put civilian ships at risk should something go wrong.

Full story: https://t.co/hESVxyq7NA

[Matthew Bodner @Matt_Bodner]

On VHF09, the French Navy aircraft continued to try to haul Grigorovich for several minutes. If they were answering, we couldn’t hear it. Eventually, French aircraft ask the Russian warship to state its intentions. No response. Eventually they give up and go back to VHF16 (2/3)

[Oliver Carroll @olliecarroll]

Heart-rending report from Putin’s favourite hack about long waits on the bus and shivering in cold ahead of Alaska summit. Confident the various Russian military junkets I’ve endured — one particularly awful trip in Chita 2018 comes to mind — were worse.
https://t.co/wScCig5uhS

[Matthew Bodner @Matt_Bodner]

This hurts to see NGL

[Jonny Tickle @jonnytickle]

RIP Dumskaya and Lomonosovskaya in St. Petersburg

Most of the grimy bars selling cheap shots and nitrous oxide balloons have vanished, both gay bars are gone, and the shawarma place that gave me food poisoning at least three times is now a Special Military Operation museum.

[MS NOW Reports @MSNOW_Reports]

'Vladimir, STOP!'

Russia launched its worst attack on Kyiv in months overnight. This comes just hours after President Trump said he thought he had a deal with Russia to end its war in Ukraine.

@Matt_Bodner and @SusanPage join @AnaCabrera to discuss.
https://t.co/7XdqpP1XKk

[Matthew Bodner @Matt_Bodner]

Obligatory I’m done here pinned tweet: https://t.co/ittBf3xYB3

[Yaroslav Trofimov @yarotrof]

Trump’s incoming national security advisor @michaelgwaltz and @MatthewKroenig on Ukraine policy, in their recent @TheEconomist piece ⬇️ Not a comforting choice for Putin.

[max seddon @maxseddon]

The Kremlin denies Trump spoke to Putin after his election victory last week.

"There was no conversation," Dmitry Peskov, Putin's spokesman, says. "This is completely made up, it is just false information." He says Putin does not have "concrete" plans to speak to Trump.

[Steve Rosenberg @BBCSteveR]

Regarding reports of a Trump-Putin phone call last week & what may have been discussed. Truth is...we don't exactly know what the truth is. Few confirmed details. Wondering whether the Kremlin will comment later.

[Meduza in English @meduza_en]

From July to September alone, 3,765 North Koreans arrived in Russia for “educational purposes.” This surge coincides with reports of North Korean military personnel being sent to Russia to support the war in Ukraine.
https://t.co/AJiAKsLBiO

[Sergey Radchenko @DrRadchenko]

As the incoming Trump administration considers options on Ukraine, the big question will be this: can Putin be enticed or coerced into a peace deal, and at what price. Let's consider some of the ingredients. (A thread of five points).

[Vladimir Frolov @vfroloff]

Trenin says Ru will reject Trump’s plan if it is just to freeze the conflict and will seek control over the government in UA, its military and defense industrial capabilities and its choice for security alliances, as well as Ru territorial gains. https://t.co/A2vUfnES35

[Christopher Miller @ChristopherJM]

Ukrainian officials sought to put on a brave face and position themselves as supporters of Trump who they portrayed as the leader who could forge peace with Russia. But hiding behind the veil of support was a lot of anxiety. https://t.co/d7QLT9Gb41

Story from Kyiv w/ @maxseddon

[max seddon @maxseddon]

With Trump's victory all but secured, jubilant reactions from Moscow are starting to roll in.

Former stand-in president Dmitry Medvedev implies Russia will retain its maximalist military gains in Ukraine – but hopes Trump winds down aid to Kyiv.

https://t.co/MHypCKxr7l

[Christopher Miller @ChristopherJM]

Zelensky places blame for not being able to preemptively strike North Korean troops solely on Ukraine’s biggest partners: “We know where these North Korean troops are gathering in Russia. We could act preemptively if we had the means—long-range capability. Yet, America, the UK, and Germany watch.”

[Matthew Bodner @Matt_Bodner]

I imagine it is pretty hard to find humans willing to work for RT at this point

[max seddon @maxseddon]

RT’s Margarita Simonyan says a “significant number” of the channel’s presenters are AI-generated.

[Pjotr Sauer @PjotrSauer]

Georgia’s ruling party and pro-western opposition both claim election victory
https://t.co/AQt21amkp6

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

Breaking: Russia provided satellite targeting data for Houthi rebels as they attacked Western ships in the Red Sea with missiles and drones earlier this year https://t.co/hrUN8d8wNE

[The Wall Street Journal @WSJ]

Elon Musk has secretly been in regular contact with Russian President Vladimir Putin since late 2022 https://t.co/GPxS9vZmZ9 https://t.co/GPxS9vZmZ9