Andrey Sychev

Journalist at @AFP covering Russia, Ukraine, Caucasus and Central Asia.

[AFP News Agency @AFP]

#BREAKING Monaco attack suspect shot dead in Ukraine: police

[AFP News Agency @AFP]

Four people were killed and fuel sales were suspended in Russian-occupied Crimea, the Moscow-backed authorities there said on Sunday, after a massive Ukrainian barrage hit the Black Sea peninsula.
https://t.co/G3I6MbUzoJ

[Andrey Sychev @sich_11]

AFP – Russia's central bank on Friday cut its benchmark interest rate to 14.25 percent, less than analysts expected, and signalled a more cautious approach to further monetary policy easing as the Ukraine war takes a growing toll on Moscow's finances.

https://t.co/zPREyjtp43

[Andrey Sychev @sich_11]

Russian oil producer rations fuel as Ukraine attacks bite https://t.co/AVQCFWV6Ap

[Andrey Sychev @sich_11]

Russia on Tuesday tested a new long-range missile capable of carrying nuclear warheads, months after the last treaty with the United States limiting their atomic arsenals lapsed.

https://t.co/gFOdaUB0aO

[The Kyiv Independent @KyivIndependent]

The Kyiv Independent reveals how a classified "non-violent resistance" program encouraged civilians in occupied territories to perform breathtakingly dangerous tasks — while ignoring warnings that the FSB was tracking them.

https://t.co/HXGC6IwHga

[Euractiv @Euractiv]

Russia reports toxic rain, orders locals to stay home after Ukrainian oil strike https://t.co/MmDgnVdI9W

[Andrey Sychev @sich_11]

Ukraine and Russia will cease fire for the Orthodox Easter holidays, the warring countries' leaders said on Thursday, announcing a rare 32-hour halt in fighting. https://t.co/Mt7nmVOHRD

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I looked at how the US sanctions waiver helps Russia (short answer - not much for now) https://t.co/VRT0trbDbH

[Andrey Sychev @sich_11]

Putin, women, favours: Epstein's Russia connections https://t.co/76xdlpiL4H via @@YahooNews

[Andrey Sychev @sich_11]

Russia says 'no longer bound' by last nuclear treaty with US - AFP

[Andrey Sychev @sich_11]

Russia's sanctioned oil firm Lukoil to sell foreign assets to Carlyle https://t.co/549HORLY4Q via @FRANCE24

[Trita Parsi @tparsi]

WOW!!!

Never thought we would hear this level of honesty from a Western leader, and certainly not Canada, given the direction of Canada in the past 25 years. Canada's shift towards multialignment is quite clear - and this level of honesty from Carney on Western "fiction" about the old order will be warmly welcomed in much of the Global South:

"We knew that the story about the rules-based order was partially false... We knew that international law applied with varying rigour depending on the identity of the accused and the victim. This fiction was useful [because of the goods provided by American hegemony]... So we placed the sign in the window. We participated in the rituals. And we largely avoided calling out the gaps between rhetoric and reality. This bargain no longer works. Let me be direct. We are in the midst of a rupture, not a transition... You cannot live within the lie of mutual benefit through integration when integration becomes the source of your subordination."

[Iuliia Mendel @IuliiaMendel]

Over 1 million consumers in Kyiv are left without electricity, and thousands of apartment buildings are without heat following another massive Russian missile attack.

[Andrey Sychev @sich_11]

The Russian economy continues to defy expectations: inflation drops sharply in 2025 https://t.co/maZPBPXBNi via @FRANCE24

[Andrey Sychev @sich_11]

Falling snow piles kill two as massive storm hits Russia's far east https://t.co/FxlRWJTOA8 via @yahooNewsUK

[Euractiv @Euractiv]

The Brief – Banned in Brussels: How Euractiv landed on the Commission’s enemies list https://t.co/qG8fSV1K8t

[Andrey Sychev @sich_11]

Though EU diplomats view such speedy accession sceptically.

Even the most optimistic types, like enlargement commissioner Marta Kos, had been hoping to see Kyiv join by 2030 at the earliest.

https://t.co/0amJp6FQQ3

[Andrey Sychev @sich_11]

Russia is the world’s third-largest oil producer and income from fossil fuels is vital for its state finances, under pressure from meagre economic growth and the mounting impact of sanctions and Ukrainian attacks on its energy sites.

https://t.co/PSQSZCD7Xv

[Dirk Gotink @DirkGotink]

I asked ECB President Lagarde about the potential impact on financial stability of using Russian frozen assets held at Euroclear (140 billion). The ECB has (rightly) indicated that a guarantee would be a breach of the Treaty. Other options urgently needed for Ukraine👇 @wbeke