Christopher Miller

@FT’s chief correspondent in Kyiv. 16 years living + reporting in Ukraine. 📖 Author of THE WAR CAME TO US: LIFE AND DEATH IN UKRAINE, @BloomsburyBooks

[Christopher Miller @ChristopherJM]

It’s here! U.S. publication day for THE WAR CAME TO US: LIFE AND DEATH IN UKRAINE! Huge gratitude to @BloomsburyBooks @BloomsburyPub for believing in it from the start, and to the many Ukrainians who shared their stories over the years. Get your copy in bookstores across America!

[ABC News @ABC]

"If this is what fate has brought me, I will defend my country and my daughter."

Former @ABC News producer Maksym "Max" Oseredchuk was killed in a Russian drone strike while serving in Ukraine’s military.

@JamesAALongman pays tribute to "an incredibly special person."

[max seddon @maxseddon]

“I had a dream that we were being bombed. Then I woke up at half past four, realising it was not a dream.”

@nastyastognei on how Ukraine is bringing the war to Moscow: https://t.co/CxtDY6Qf1X

[Christopher Miller @ChristopherJM]

I spoke with @ianmastersmedia about Ukraine’s intensifying drone campaign inside Russia and on targets in occupied Crimea that have reinvigorated Kyiv’s fight back and forced power cuts and gas rationing on the Black Sea peninsula. Listen at the link below.

[Background Briefing w/ Ian Masters @ianmastersmedia]

Today's Briefing: Eric Blanc @_ericblanc | Stephen Wertheim @stephenwertheim | Christopher Miller @ChristopherJM

https://t.co/RLAEldf4gV

[Background Briefing w/ Ian Masters @ianmastersmedia]

Today's Briefing: Eric Blanc @_ericblanc | Stephen Wertheim @stephenwertheim | Christopher Miller @ChristopherJM

https://t.co/RLAEldf4gV

[Rob Lee @RALee85]

The commander of the 425th “Skala” Assault Regiment has been suspended while an inspection of the unit is conducted by the Ukrainian General Staff and an investigation by the State Bureau of Investigation. An investigation by Babel published this week alleged widespread abuse and inhumane conditions in the unit.
https://t.co/IBzay7cCNx

[Christopher Miller @ChristopherJM]

Zelenskyy says he “approved a 40-day influence operation for the Service against the aggressor state aimed at compelling it to end the war.”

It’s gonna be a hot summer.

[Volodymyr Zelenskyy / Володимир Зеленський @ZelenskyyUa]

Report by Major General Yevhenii Khmara on our long-range sanctions plan, mid-range sanctions, and the results of the Security Service of Ukraine – specifically the Center of Special Operations “Alpha” – on the front.

I approved a 40-day influence operation for the Service against the aggressor state aimed at compelling it to end the war.

Importantly, for several months in a row, the SSU has demonstrated the highest performance in defending Ukraine’s positions on the front lines through the use of various types of drones. The Center of Special Operations “Alpha” leads in terms of the occupier’s personnel and equipment neutralized.

We also separately discussed challenges to Ukraine’s internal security. I am grateful for the protection of our state and Ukrainians!

[Christopher Miller @ChristopherJM]

Macron shares a video showing French authorities intercepting a Russian shadow fleet vessel off the coast of Sicily. “We will not allow the shadow fleet to evade sanctions and fund Russia’s war effort,” he says.

[Emmanuel Macron @EmmanuelMacron]

La Marine Nationale a arraisonné mardi le pétrolier Deliver alors qu’il transitait au large de la Sicile en infraction avec le droit de la mer.

Cette nouvelle action contre la flotte fantôme, conduite quelques jours après une opération similaire par le Royaume-Uni illustre la détermination des Européens.

Nous ne laisserons pas la flotte fantôme contourner les sanctions et financer l’effort de guerre russe.

L’Europe est déterminée.

Elle poursuivra tous les efforts nécessaires pour accroître le coût de la guerre pour la Russie et permettre l’avènement d’une paix robuste et durable en Ukraine.

[Christopher Miller @ChristopherJM]

Artem Chapeye, a novelist who joined the army in 2022, called the reforms an “abomination” that imposed “a new dilemma” on soldiers: “Either you settle for the crumbs from the master’s table, or you refuse and, serf that you are, you’re to blame.”

Kyiv’s army reforms come late for exhausted troops
via @fabrice_deprez

https://t.co/fwEyEkCVc0

[Alexandra Prokopenko @amenka]

The West keeps looking for cracks in Putin's regime, such as elite splits and falling ratings. The real erosion is duller, as I argue in my piece for @FT In 72 hours, parliament let the finance ministry borrow past the debt ceiling — no Duma needed. The state is quietly abandoning its own procedures 1/
https://t.co/PlS316B3KZ

[Financial Times @FT]

Putin’s system is in a state of slow implosion https://t.co/8YCHNNauyj | opinion

[Financial Times @FT]

Crimea’s big cities in total blackout after Ukrainian drone strikes https://t.co/8fcYZmEqJD

[Christopher Miller @ChristopherJM]

US defence groups to meet Donald Trump as missile production struggles

According to PwC research the five largest so-called US defence primes had a combined backlog of undelivered orders of $1.36tn through 2025, up 24 per cent on the year before, @crsdavies writes.
https://t.co/G5T7UYXMzz

[Christopher Miller @ChristopherJM]

Hegseth forces out top army officer in Europe

General CD Donahue, a widely respected special forces veteran who has been critical to US efforts to help Ukraine fight Russia, will announce his retirement, according to people familiar with the situation.
https://t.co/ysWEzGCIwt

[max seddon @maxseddon]

Trump was “hugely impressed and enthusiastic” about Ukraine’s recent campaign of long-range strikes on targets deep inside Russia at last week’s G7 summit. And Russia is realizing Putin’s bet on him hasn’t paid off.

New, with @henryjfoy @christopherjm: https://t.co/BZSZyBpjb3

[Financial Times @FT]

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

[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

[Michael Kofman @KofmanMichael]

I try to take a balanced look at the question of Russian military reconstitution after this war, the problems and enduring weaknesses in the force, but also how it has evolved and expanded in ways that we need to consider in future contingencies. https://t.co/J0jaZ9ViCW

[Tatarigami_UA @Tatarigami_UA]

Today’s successful strikes on facilities involved in the production of both ballistic and cruise missiles are extremely important. The Kremlin is placing a major bet on its ability to degrade Ukraine’s critical infrastructure this winter, counting on Kyiv’s low AD stocks.

[Neri Zilber @NeriZilber]

How Benjamin Netanyahu’s big moment backfired

The war in Iran fulfilled a longtime goal of the Israeli premier. But it has left him in his worst position in years.

On Bibi's over-reach @FT https://t.co/sitI3kZ7d4

[Yaroslav Trofimov @yarotrof]

Both Ukraine and Poland have so-called Institutes of National Remembrance/Memory, government bodies that focus on proving that the respective country was most heroic, most victimized, most valiant and otherwise a flawless example to the human race through modern history.
That’s where the demons of 20th century toxic nationalism brew.
The Polish president, Karol Nawrocki, was the head of that institute until his election last year.