Polina Ivanova
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Correspondent @FT covering Russia, Ukraine, the Caucasus and Central Asia. [email protected] | DMs open
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“We’d go prepared with information to pass them, but the Russians would never provide information that was not transparently misleading.”
Courtney Weaver and Polina Ivanova on why Russia ignored US warnings of the Moscow terror attack on.ft.com/3U4Q62x
More than two weeks before terrorists staged a bloody attack in the suburbs of Moscow, the US government told Russian officials that Crocus City Hall, a popular concert venue, was a potential target Shane Harris The Washington Post washingtonpost.com/national-secur…
“The terrorists were fleeing towards Ukraine, so it seems to have been Ukraine.” Russians are buying the Kremlin spin and narrative that the Crocus attack was organised by some Isis-Kyiv nexus.
Anastasia Stognei speaks to victims & unpacks the polls: on.ft.com/3J17eQs
Tonight on The Situation Room 5-7p ET:
Two of Evan Gershkovich's close friends and fellow journalists, Polina Ivanova and Pjotr Sauer, join Wolf Blitzer for a powerful conversation a year into Evan's wrongful detention in Russia.
#IStandWithEvan
Today marks a year since Evan Gershkovich of The Wall Street Journal was arrested in Russia for simply doing his job as a journalist. Many of his friends & colleagues from Moscow are now in Berlin, and they are gathering at the Brandenburg Gate at 12:30 to mark this sad milestone.
Come along!
There are so many things Evan should have been able to do over the past year, so many trips he should’ve taken, so many stories he should’ve covered.
A beautiful piece by Eliot Brown about the year we’ve all had — and Evan hasn’t. 365 days today. wsj.com/world/russia/e…
Today marks one year since WSJ journalist Evan Gershkovich was detained by Russia on March 29, 2023. #istandwithevan
'If Russia’s propaganda machine can convince the public that the evil, omnipotent US is responsible for the attack... it will put Putin’s failure to keep Russians safe in a different light.'
On Kremlin attempts to salvage its reputation, read Hanna Notte ft.com/content/2136fb…