I spoke with BBC World Service over the weekend about Ukraine’s attacks on two shadow fleet oil tankers linked to Russia in the Black Sea. Message from Kyiv: trade with Russia means you could lose your ship

Great to be on @CNN.com albeit very early this morning to talk about the latest on Russia and Ukraine.

A rollercoaster on BBC 5 Live’s call-in show this morning discussing latest talks to bring peace to Ukraine. Had to respond to one caller who said the war in Ukraine was a civil war, not an invasion. Some Brits still in a Russian echo chamber

On @bbcworldservice Newshour I discuss Trump’s decision to give Hungary’s Viktor Orban a 1 year exemption from his recent Russian oil sanctions and why Hungary’s continued import of Russian oil is such a problem. With @OwenBennettJone clip below:

I went on BBC News Radio 4 today with Jonny Dymond to talk about the EU’s scramble to use frozen Russian central bank assets to back up a 140 billion euro loan to Ukraine, and why it’s taken so long.

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I went on Times Radio this morning to talk about Trump’s decision to impose sanctions on Russia’s two biggest oil producers, Rosneft and Lukoil. It is a significant turning point and the first time Trump has hit Russia directly with sanctions in his second term. This will squeeze Russia’s revenues

My take on Trump’s latest change in rhetoric about Russia and Ukraine on @bbc5live.bsky.social. Watch his actions not his words

Sadly the Putin-Xi lovefest in Beijing with Modi and Kim has left Ukraine in an even worse position unless Europe steps up military aid and Trump imposes more US sanctions on Russia.

Security guarantees are needed for any peace in Ukraine but the details remain vague, including whether Europe can muster enough troops, what exactly would they do, and the role of the US. Setting aside the fact that the Kremlin objects to European troops in Ukraine - why give Putin a veto?

Good to be on @msnbc.com with Alex Witt, @radiofreetom.bsky.social and Ambassador Steven Pifer to talk about the Trump-Putin summit. Longer segment here: www.msnbc.com/weekends-wit...

With Russia’s economy struggling, Putin is desperate to head off any additional US sanctions or secondary tariffs that will make financing the war even more difficult #russia #trump #putin #ukraine

Spoke with @anitaanand.bsky.social on @BBCRadio4 about Trump’s order to impose additional US tariffs of 25% on India for buying Russian oil. Better ways to hit Russia directly.