Paul Adams
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BBC Diplomatic Correspondent. Previously in Washington, Middle East and Balkans. Now a lot of Ukraine.
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Joined January 2010
RT @Tatarigami_UA: Ukraine’s Defense Intelligence has posted a 3D model of an unidentified Russian UAV on its WarSanctions platform, comple….
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Trump tonight on security guarantees: “We discussed Security Guarantees for Ukraine…provided by the various European Countries, with a coordination with the United States of America.” Coordination can mean almost anything. Much more clarity will be needed.
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Unfortunately, an American bald eagle desk statue (gift for Putin) is about as interesting as it gets.
A state department staffer seems to have left behind 8 pages of info on a hotel printer about the Trump-Putin summit. We published each of them. See what they say for yourself: Trump-Putin documents left on hotel printer .
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There’s no denying it’s an extremely big deal.
A senior French source has described tomorrow’s DC meeting to me as the “most consequential for peace and security in Europe” since the fall of the Soviet Union. Brief thread later.
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Trump's ceasefire pivot will have caused dismay in Kyiv and Europe
bbc.com
The US president demanded a ceasefire before he met Putin. His change of mind flies in the face of what Europe and Ukraine want.
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"The model is Palestine." A cursory look at the West Bank today might suggest just a few pitfalls.
thetimes.com
Trump’s envoy Steve Witkoff is understood to support the idea, which can be revealed before the president meets Putin in Alaska on Friday
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RT @EuromaidanPR: Davyd Chychkan, Ukrainian artist, killed in action defending Ukraine. A talented artist, he saw art as an instrument of c….
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Gaza City: on a countdown to oblivion?
bbc.co.uk
Takeover raises the prospect of curfews, evacuation orders and exhausted civilians on the road once more.
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MAJOR UK MOVE: UK to recognise Palestine statehood unless the Israeli govt takes steps to end appalling situation in Gaza, reaches ceasefire, makes clear there will be no annexation in the West Bank, and commits to long-term peace process that delivers a 2-state solution.
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Such an important discussion, laid out with the sort of moral and political clarity that few can muster as well as @ezraklein
podcasts.apple.com
Podcast Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 23/07/2025 · Subscribers Only · 24m
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No Proof Hamas Routinely Stole U.N. Aid, Israeli Military Officials Say
nytimes.com
Israel has long restricted aid to Gaza on the argument that Hamas steals it to use as a weapon of control over the population. On Saturday, the Israeli military announced new airdrops of aid.
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It doesn’t seem so long ago that I was talking to a Khan Yunis resident, discussing whether he should stay or leave. Beyond belief that his city has since been almost completely destroyed. An entire city. Let that sink in.
haaretz.com
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Kill Russians, win points: Is Ukraine's new drone scheme gamifying war?
bbc.com
The scheme allows Ukrainian troops to trade videos of confirmed kills on the battlefield for prizes.
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Trump’s about turn on Ukraine driven more by pique than principle? .via @NYTimes.
nytimes.com
President Trump is formalizing a new plan to sell American weapons to European allies, who would pass them onto Kyiv. But he made it clear this wasn’t his war.
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If true, that’s a huge amount.
⚡️ North Korea now supplies up to 40% of Russia’s ammunition in its war against Ukraine, Ukraine’s intel chief Budanov says. Pyongyang is also sending missiles and artillery in exchange for cash and tech.
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Kyiv’s night.
The Russian missiles and most drones targeted Kyiv, with some hitting Poltava, and several more cruising across western Ukraine to trigger air raid alerts there too.
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Kyiv under Russian drone attack again tonight. More deafening explosions. Air defences working frantically
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