Barbara Nejman

Research Analyst| U.S., Russia, and the Post-Soviet Space| MAs @NYUpolitics & @GeorgetownSFS| Proud immigrant, Grateful American

[Anne Applebaum @anneapplebaum]

Dozens of Ukrainian drones attacked Moscow last night, again
https://t.co/5cqLl4NevR

[The Washington Post @washingtonpost]

The Kremlin is scrambling to respond to an intensifying campaign of Ukrainian drone attacks reaching ever deeper into Russia, hitting key arms production facilities and causing fuel shortages across the country. https://t.co/QshJUil4B2

[Shaun Walker @shaunwalker7]

What would a Russian attack on Poland or the Baltics look like? And what happens if the Americans don’t get involved?

I’ve spent the last couple of months reporting this story

https://t.co/nCv9Tvpvav

[Visegrád 24 @visegrad24]

Putin’s closest associate has died under unknown circumstances

The two were longtime friends from their Soviet KGB days. He was considered Putin’s main successor until his sudden removal from power in February 2026.

Read the full article: https://t.co/G1XQAqrC7O

[Anton Gerashchenko @Gerashchenko_en]

Russian ex-defense minister Sergey Ivanov has died, Russian media report.

Ivanov worked in the KGB, the FSB, the Security Council, headed the Russian Defense Ministry, was at one point considered a possible successor to Putin, and after 2012 headed Putin's administration. In 2016, Ivanov resigned.

Cause of death unknown as of now. Ivanov was 73 years old (same age as Putin).

[Radosław Sikorski 🇵🇱🇪🇺 @sikorskiradek]

Słuchajcie, państwo nacjonaliści.

[Nate Sibley @NateSibley]

Those removed from Russia sanctions lists by @USTreasury today include several former Bank Otkritie executives, the jetskiing son of a major oligarch, and a Turkish elevator manufacturer…

https://t.co/Az3GwAXL5M

[Anton Gerashchenko @Gerashchenko_en]

❗️Lavrov: Russia will not agree to a ceasefire along the current front line as a condition for starting negotiations.

"We’re ready for negotiations. But we won’t let anyone trick us anymore. Although, sometimes we can be naive, and our simple-mindedness can be used to deceive us yet again. But we’re on high alert right now," he added.

[KyivPost @KyivPost]

Belarus has announced “mobilization exercises” starting June 20, with all reservists ordered to immediately report to collection points to update their military records, according to the Belarusian Defense Ministry.

[Jackie Forrest @JackieForrest]

It was an honour to have Dr. @AngelaStent join this week's podcast. The geopolitics of energy are increasingly shaping global supply, including in Russia. Angela offers a highly informed perspective that helps make sense of recent events, events that carry real consequences for Canada, which is increasingly being asked to supply more oil and gas to allies like Europe. The recent news of German companies seeking LNG from Canada's west coast is a case in point. This week's episode brings it all together #oilandgas #Russia #Ukraine #cndpoli

[KyivPost @KyivPost]

Russia is ready for dialogue with the European Union, Putin’s aide Yuri Ushakov said.

[Christopher Miller @ChristopherJM]

Trump was "hugely impressed and enthusiastic" about Ukraine's long-range strikes inside Russia at last week's G7 summit, said people briefed on the leaders' discussions. Trump also agreed to increase sanctions on Russian energy.
w/ @maxseddon @HenryJFoy
https://t.co/jQ7mKmcr4T

[Radosław Sikorski 🇵🇱🇪🇺 @sikorskiradek]

To brzmi jak zapowiedź prowokacji.
Spodziewam się ataku na terytorium Rosji pod fałszywą flagą, na który Putin ‚odpowie.’
Przypominam, że w sierpniu 1939 roku Abwehra zaaranżowała ‚polski’ atak na radiostację w Gliwicach aby dać sobie pretekst do wojny.
https://t.co/HU0S7sWvRm

[KyivPost @KyivPost]

Putin claimed the West continues to “militarize” and prepare for war with Russia but has not yet dared to strike from its own territory.

He also said Russia will continue modernizing its nuclear triad and other weapons, supports ��equal and indivisible security” and a multipolar world, and repeated the Kremlin’s long-standing claim that Moscow “endured eight years” and tried to negotiate before being “forced” to “liberate” Donbas.

[Anton Gerashchenko @Gerashchenko_en]

Putin: "Russia is ready for peace talks with Ukraine on the basis of the agreements reached back in Istanbul. I see no reason for us to deviate from these agreements."

By Istanbul agreements he effectively means Ukraine's capitulation.

[Financial Times @FT]

Putin sours on Trump over his latest Ukraine shift https://t.co/XmlzhbCBAR

[The Moscow Times @MoscowTimes]

#OpEd It sounds like a capitulation, but allowing Putin to travel to hypothetical peace talks in Switzerland is necessary pragmatism for peace, argues Gleb Bogush.
https://t.co/bVaD805WEp

[Meduza in English @meduza_en]

Russia’s school history textbooks will be updated to include North Korean troops’ participation in the war.
https://t.co/nBRf4OKsOB

[Free Russia Foundation 4freerussia.org @4freerussia_org]

Russia’s economy is sliding toward recession despite the oil windfall from the Iran war. GDP is shrinking, deficits are growing, investment is falling, and inflation remains high. New analysis by Vladimir Milov explains why the Kremlin’s wartime economic model is reaching its limits.

Read more: https://t.co/tJN6itGlc0

[Krystian 🇪🇺🇵🇱 @kryztiandk]

Bardzo dobry dla Donalda Tuska materiał w "New York Timesie" o sporze o ordery i na tle historii między Polską a Ukrainą.

https://t.co/SeXkglAL3f