Ukraine - Il Foglio

Hostages of the Kremlin

Moscow arrests a Japanese journalist. A warning to Tokyo — and a favour to China

Yuki Imai of the Hokkaido Shimbun faces up to 20 years in prison on espionage charges. His arrest comes as Japan deepens military and intelligence cooperation with Kyiv, while Putin draws closer to Beijing over islands disputed with Tokyo

Giulia Pompili

15 OCT 26

Moscow arrests a Japanese journalist. A warning to Tokyo — and a favour to China

The City and the Front

The two screens to watch to understand why Putin needs Trump

The Kremlin is working to shape the perception that the Ukrainians have been defeated; this is intended to convince the US president that such a protracted war is down to Zelensky’s stubbornness, and that the best way to end it is therefore to stop him. The front line amongst civilians in Kyiv

Micol Flammini

15 OCT 26

The two screens to watch to understand why Putin needs Trump

towards the summit

The EU and NATO avoid a clash with Trump and play down the betrayal of Ukraine

For Europeans, the diesel deal and everything that followed are seen as a desperate move by Trump in the run-up to the mid-term elections. The hope is that after 3 November, everything will return to normal for Kyiv

David Carretta

15 OCT 26

The Secret War

From spy satellites to electromagnetic intelligence: France’s contribution to Kyiv. Interview with Yves Bourdillon

“France is making a substantial contribution to the Ukrainian cause,” says the military and security expert who contributes to Les Echos and Contrepoint.

Mauro Zanon

15 OCT 26

THE ARTICLE

Meloni on Ukraine: “Support for Kyiv is not an alternative to peace; it is what makes peace possible”

The Prime Minister in the Senate: “The surge in fuel prices is due ‘primarily to the war in Iran, not to the conflict in Ukraine’.” Italy’s position on the conflict remains unchanged: support for the invaded country “with particular attention to the civilian population, pressure on Moscow and Euro-Atlantic unity remain the pillars of our action”.

Redazione

14 OCT 26

Trump is appalling

Ukraine has moved from the ‘you don’t have the cards’ phase to the ‘don’t play your cards’ phase

The White House’s energy truce is holding the Ukrainians back whilst the Russians continue to strike. And Washington is threatening – a denial was issued yesterday – to suspend intelligence-sharing just as Kyiv’s forces are regaining ground

Paola Peduzzi

14 OCT 26

The interview

Putin must pay the price of war, says Keith Kellogg, Trump’s former envoy to Ukraine

“The Russian president could put an end to this war tomorrow,” the former official tells Il Foglio. “I believe Trump is playing to the domestic audience. Over a million barrels seems like a lot. The mid-term elections are approaching.”

Ani Chkhikvadze

14 OCT 26

Putin must pay the price of war, says Keith Kellogg, Trump’s former envoy to Ukraine

Attack on bots

Has Ukraine really managed to silence the Russian fake news factory? It’s complicated

Ukrainian attacks on Yandex’s data centres have caused automated traffic on the Russian search engine to plummet. Zelensky is celebrating a less toxic web, but there is no evidence that the disinformation trolls have disappeared. One thing is certain, however: data centres have become military targets

Pietro Minto

13 OCT 26

Yandex’s headquarters in Moscow (Mikhail Svetlov/Getty Images)

Lessons in democracy

By lashing out at Zelensky, Trump is uniting the Ukrainians and their president

Pressure from the US president is having the opposite effect: rallying the people around the national flag. “When Trump says that leadership needs to change, he is denying Ukrainians the right to decide for themselves when to do so,” political scientist Igor Reiterovych tells Il Foglio.

Kristina Berdynskykh

13 OCT 26

The double blunder

Trump’s art of striking a deal as imagined

The U.S. president continues to issue threats against Ukraine, placing his trust in Putin, who dangles non-existent business deals in front of him and even double-crosses him in the only war that matters to Trump – the one against Iran.

Paola Peduzzi

13 OCT 26

Trump’s art of striking a deal as imagined

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