Christophe Kopp
chkopp.bsky.social
Christophe Kopp
@chkopp.bsky.social
French, ex GP and medical editor. Daily roundup of information about Ukraine, based mostly on Ukrainian, Baltic, Nordic and Eastern European sources.
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FT quotes a former senior defense official who said Driscoll often shifts political positions easily, while another European official called his tone with western diplomats “nauseating”. euromaidanpress.com/2025/11/30/t...
Trump envoy pushed Europe to help force Ukraine into US-Russia's deal recognizing Moscow control of allegedly disputed cities - Euromaidan Press
A senior European official described Driscoll’s tone during the Kyiv meeting as “nauseating,” according to the Financial Times.
euromaidanpress.com
November 30, 2025 at 7:34 PM
whose conduct stood out in the memories of inmates who said they suffered near-constant violence and deprivation -- a regime of abuse that some prisoners did not survive." www.rferl.org/a/russian-pr...
Unmasking 'Dr. Evil': Ukrainian Soldiers Haunted By The Horrors Of A Russian Prison
In an award-winning investigation conducted jointly with OCCRP, Schemes determined the identity of a doctor whose conduct stood out in the memories of inmates who said they suffered near-constant viol...
www.rferl.org
November 30, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Enhance societal resilience by involving civic society, the media and the IT sector in national efforts to counter hybrid threats. Use creative national responses, such as Lithuania’s Debunk.eu. cepa.org/article/how-...
How to Counter Russia’s Hybrid Threats? First, Make Them a Priority
Moscow’s hybrid war on the West needs a robust and smart response, which means coordinated action from the European Union.
cepa.org
November 30, 2025 at 2:42 PM
It is no coincidence that Russia controls the oil refineries of both Serbia and Bulgaria, Russia did so to prevent potential investments from the West” europeanwesternbalkans.com/2025/11/18/c...
Corruption is Russia's biggest foreign influence tool - European Western Balkans
We witness the drone attacks and Russian disinformation campaigns almost every day, these are multi-layered, “invisible wars”, the most dangerous of which is the one that is fought for the minds and h...
europeanwesternbalkans.com
November 30, 2025 at 2:19 PM
It added that the decision had been taken to intimidate the FBK’s supporters in the hopes that they would be too frightened to lend the organisation their support." novayagazeta.eu/articles/202...
Russia‘s Supreme Court declares Alexey Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation ‘terrorist organisation’ — Novaya Gazeta Europe
Russia’s Supreme Court has deemed ACF Inc., the American legal arm of late Russian opposition leader Alexey Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK), a “terrorist organisation”, TASS reported on T...
novayagazeta.eu
November 30, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Justement, il faut donner la parole aux quelques media indépendants ukrainiens anglophones qui montrent la vitalité de leur démocratie aux yeux des Occidentaux. Parler de sa chimiothérapie ne fait pas le jeu du cancer!
November 30, 2025 at 12:23 PM
And this week, arguably the most important step in that fresh start occurred when Zelensky’s long-time Chief of Staff, Andriy Yermak, was both raided by anti-corruption agencies and then forced to resign.” phillipspobrien.substack.com/p/weekend-up...
Weekend Update #161: Not A Bad Week For Ukraine
Truth, Democracy and Corruption, Possible High Command Changes, Are European Gloves Coming Off?
phillipspobrien.substack.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Maybe but wo are we non Ukrainians to judge what their politicians think? Read Philipps Obrien assessment of the not so bad week: “The Zelensky Administration corruption scandal has been a huge problem for Ukrainian government, but also offered a chance for a fresh start.
November 30, 2025 at 12:08 PM
Simplement, je salue le travail des média indépendants ukrainiens qui contribuent à laver le linge sale de leur démocratie.
November 30, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Mykhailo Tkach asked Semen how often they receive threats. "Every day, about three times a day," Kryvonos replied. "One moment they're threatening to jail us, then to arrest us, charge us, detain us. T
November 30, 2025 at 11:11 AM
flats, property, and cash in bank accounts. And we must return all of it to the Ukrainian budget. That is our task."
November 30, 2025 at 11:11 AM