It’s Tuesday, it’s newsletter day. But this time it’s very different. I am telling a story about my family, about Europe, about third time lucky and why @RFERL means so much to me and so many others. The fight for its survival continues .

Yesterday, a documentary film was released about my colleague journalist Viktoriya Roshchina, who died suddenly in Russian captivity last year. Here are the main findings. Vika went to the occupied territories to collect testimonies about life under occupation. The Russians

People seem to think that Zelensky is waging this war as if he were playing Starcraft or something like that—selecting mindless units with a box and sending them into battle over and over again, as if they had no choice but to obey his right-click command and march to fight.

(1/3) It needs repeating: in 1994, Ukraine was persuaded to give up its nuclear weapons to Russia in return for the US, the UK, and Russia guaranteeing Ukraine’s sovereignty, security, and territorial integrity.

We are very grateful to the United States for all the support. I’m thankful to President Trump, Congress for their bipartisan support, and American people. Ukrainians have always appreciated this support, especially during these three years of full-scale invasion.

🚨🚨🚨US military aid to Ukraine could be in jeopardy, sources told @CBSNews. US senators warned Zelenskyy as recently as this morning not to try to litigate with Trump. Teams were already working ahead to get to a more detailed level of agreement for Ukraine after today's.

🚨🚨 High-level Trump sources tell me the White House is now uncertain if they can get the Russians and Ukrainians to stop fighting because this episode with @ZelenskyyUa raised questions about whether he can move forward toward a peace deal. It also raises questions about.