Anton Troianovski
@antontroian
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Moscow bureau chief for @nytimes. Formerly with @washingtonpost & @WSJ in Moscow, Berlin and New York. [email protected]
Joined September 2009
Syria became a “resort” for Russian soldiers and “exile” for failed generals. How Russia invaded Ukraine and lost Syria:
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With the fall of President Bashar al-Assad of Syria, Vladimir V. Putin has suffered one of the biggest geopolitical setbacks of his quarter-century in power.
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RT @StevenErlanger: Bathing in Oil at a Climate Summit? It Leaves a Stain. A chocolate-covered strawberry, is @antontroian ..
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In Azerbaijan, site of the COP29 climate talks and a petrostate, people aren’t only proud of their oil. They swear by its health benefits and visit resorts to soak in it.
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Iran's ambassador to Armenia, asked about Russia, tells the Times: “We are not allies.” . On the shifting geopolitics of the Caucasus, where Moscow and Tehran compete and the West has found common ground with Iran.
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In the volatile Caucasus region, Russia and Iran, often seen as united in their aims, are vying to secure trade routes and influence. That leaves Western countries facing an unusual dilemma.
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Putin's sovereign wealth fund chief reached out to the Trump campaign the day after the 2016 election, the U.S. special counsel found. Yesterday, he reprised his outreach by press release: there were now “new opportunities for resetting relations.”
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Russians close to the Kremlin voiced optimism that Donald J. Trump could help end the war in Ukraine on Russia’s terms. Vladimir V. Putin said Mr. Trump’s remarks on ending the war “deserve attenti...
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On the coming Baku climate summit and Azerbaijan’s crackdown on activists and media: . COP “is a disaster for us,” an exiled Azerbaijani journalist says.
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Human rights watchdogs say Azerbaijan is in the midst of a vicious campaign of repression. But in global geopolitics, this energy-rich Caucasus country now has a lot of leverage.
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On the Kremlin's social priorities: getting men to fight, and women to have more children
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President Vladimir Putin is throwing ever more resources at two interlocked priorities: recruiting more soldiers and encouraging bigger families.
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Kyiv is betting the incursion gives it new leverage for a favorable deal with the Kremlin. Russians who know Putin are still expecting him to lash out in response and argue he is prepared to force Russians to carry an even heavier cost.
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President Volodymyr Zelensky wants to hold Russian territory as leverage in future talks. In Moscow, many doubt the strategy.
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Ms. Duntsova said one woman told her she had been at the shelter in a university dormitory since “the first day of the war.” It turned out she was referring to the start of Ukraine’s incursion last week.
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The reality of 130,000 displaced Russians and a chaotic official response may begin to puncture the official line that Russia is steadily heading toward victory.
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In jail, the human rights champion Oleg Orlov sometimes grew wistful: What if he walked free someday as part of a deal between Russia and the West?. The chances seemed as remote as a “star twinkling far, far, far away.” .
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A sprawling exchange with the West underscored the Russian president’s loyalty to his intelligence services. It also showed his continued interest in making deals.
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Flying from Karlsruhe, a senior aide to Scholz shared the private jet with a killer. Flying from Moscow, the American and German prisoners were in business class, the Russians in economy. Complex choreography ensued. Inside the swap with @MarkMazzettiNYT
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The complex choreography caught some prisoners being freed in their robes and slippers, unaware of their fates, and required forensic experts to make positive identifications.
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RT @Andrew__Roth: @WSJ "There's one thing I would like to say. It was great to get on that bus today and see not just Americans and Germans….
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Evan Gershkovich and other high-profile prisoners are free, Turkey says
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RT @polinaivanovva: NEW: Russia is seeking an 18-year prison term for Wall Street Journal @WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich. His sentencing is….
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Trump and Vance seem to be lending credence to Putin’s conviction that the U.S. will eventually tire of supporting Ukraine. But Putin has been wrong before about American politics.
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The arc of American foreign policy could be moving closer to the Russian president’s view of it. But he has been wrong before about the U.S.
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RT @PashaButorin: Thank you @antontroian for mentioning #Alsu on “The American Journalist on Trial in Russia,” the excellent latest episode….
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RT @polinaivanovva: Listen to @antontroian talk about Evan Gershkovich on The Daily this morning: 🤍💪.
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Podcast Episode · The Daily · 03/07/2024 · Subscribers Only · 31m
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We've published 3 documents from the Ukraine-Russia talks of 2022. They shed new light on those negotiations and the likely sticking points in any future diplomacy. Our story: The sticking points: And download the documents:
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RT @VALERIEinNYT: The New York Times is looking for a talented, experienced and versatile journalist to join our International team as the….
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RT @polinaivanovva: Berlin!. 12:30 today! To mark a year of Evan’s arrest, we colleagues and friends of Evan Gershkovich are gathering at B….
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RT @polinaivanovva: 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….
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The WSJ reporter has been deprived of 12 months of normal existence; a year of missed weddings, reporting trips and travels with friends.
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