Alex Raufoglu
✍️ DC Correspondent covering Eastern Europe | @AmericanU 🎓 | @ForeignPressUSA Board | Posts=personal
- No VP visit for Tbilisi, but plenty of room on the Cap Hill. 🏛️ “Russian Dream" has cost Georgia its seat at the strategic table, replaced by a hearing on state-sponsored repression. You don’t wanna miss this Helsinki Comm briefing on the GD crackdown next Wed 👇
- NEW!! russian Strikes On Ukraine Test Diplomacy As US Congress Presses For Action 👇 www.rferl.org/a/russian-strikes-ukraine-test-diplomacy-us-congress/33668141.html
- Some personal news: Re-enlisting with @RFERL as Senior Washington Correspondent. 🇺🇸🇪🇺 From DC to the frontlines of Ukraine, Central Europe, Caucasus, and beyond – I’ll continue to cover the forces reshaping the transatlantic vanguard DMs open for tips. Let’s break some news. 🗞️
- NEW!! Proof, Not Promises: Ex-Ambassador Eyes Trump’s Claimed Russian Pause With Skepticism As Trump says Putin agreed to halt attacks during a deep freeze, a former US Ambassador to Ukraine calls it a “good first step” – if Moscow actually follows through 👇 www.kyivpost.com/post/69063
- NEW!!! OSCE invokes ‘Moscow Mechanism’ over Georgia human rights crisis Twenty-three nations trigger rare expert mission to investigate increased concerns over media freedom, civil society and the rule of law in Tbilisi odihr.osce.org/news/odihr/6...
- NEW!! Trump’s ‘Very Good Things’ Meet Ukraine’s Very Cold Reality As US-brokered peace talks inch forward, Russia pounds Ukrainian cities – and $250 million in emergency US energy aid sits stranded in Washington limbo. 👇 www.kyivpost.com/post/68905
- Talking Peace, Dropping Bombs: Ex-Ambassador Warns Putin Stalling Trump to Buy Time www.kyivpost.com/post/68832
- Abu Dhabi Thaw: US Officials Sell ‘Prosperity Plan’ to Kyiv, Moscow as Diplomatic Ice Breaks US-led talks between Kyiv & Moscow have produced a rare opening and a commitment to meet next week. Skeptics warn that the “momentum” is hollow without a firm security backstop www.kyivpost.com/post/68716
- NEW! Fragile Front: Trump Dispatches Vance to South Caucasus to Solidify Peace Deal Donald Trump is betting on a signature foreign policy win in the South Caucasus, even as Georgia is sidelined and Azerbaijan’s opposition faces a fresh wave of arrests 👇 www.kyivpost.com/post/68688
- NEW!! ‘Message Written in Fire’ – Kyiv Shaken by Massive Missile Barrage Amid Trilateral Peace Summit As diplomats in Abu Dhabi seek ceasefire, Moscow clarifies its opening position with drones and ballistic missiles. 👇 www.kyivpost.com/post/68687
- BREAKING!!! Pentagon's new defense blueprint just dropped and it classifies Moscow as a localized risk rather than a global peer, urging a ‘calibrated’ troop presence in Europe to free up resources for the Indo-Pacific. media.defense.gov/2026/Jan/23/...
- NEW!! U.S. Helsinki Comm to discuss Georgia’s anti-Western pivot next week With nearly all major opposition leaders jailed or exiled, a bipartisan panel will examine the evolving tactics used by 'russian dream' to crush pro-EU sentiment and move Georgia closer to the orbit of Moscow and Beijing
- NEW!! Trump Floats ‘Forever’ Greenland Deal as Europe Draws Red Line 👇 www.kyivpost.com/post/68610
- NEW!! ‘Last Mile’ Moves to Desert: Ukraine Peace Talks Hit Abu Dhabi After Midnight Kremlin Huddle 👇 www.kyivpost.com/post/68609
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- NEW!!! Zelensky Dashes to Davos for High-Stakes Trump Huddle As the two leaders prepare to meet, advocates warn of a “diplomatic ambush” where Trump could use aid as leverage to force a Ukrainian capitulation. 👇 www.kyivpost.com/post/68531
- NEW!! Art of the Arctic: Trump’s Greenland Blink How NATO’s whisperer and a jittery bond market talked the US president off the ledge – for now. 👇 www.kyivpost.com/post/68530
- NEW!!! ‘Pressure, Not Appeasement’ – European Lawmakers Warn US Congress Against Cutting Ukraine Loose www.kyivpost.com/post/68445
- NEW!! Trump Teases, Allies Bristle: Inside White House Briefing That Put Greenland, NATO on Edge 👇 www.kyivpost.com/post/68444
- NEW! EU Unity Key in Greenland Crisis, Says Former US Envoy As world leaders gather in Davos and EU capitals brace for US tariff threats, a former US Amb warns the Greenland crisis risks unraveling alliance unity – and handing Moscow a strategic gift 👇 www.kyivpost.com/post/68374
- NEW!!! Silence from Washington Marks Latest US-Ukraine Negotiations in Miami Kyiv speaks publicly about progress while the US remains quiet, leaving details scarce ahead of Davos consultations. 👇 www.kyivpost.com/post/68296
- NEW!!! Trump’s Arctic Sweetener: US Prepares ‘Puerto Rico Option’ and Century-Long Lease for Greenland, Sources tells me 👇 www.kyivpost.com/post/68295
- NEW! From Washington to Tehran: ‘Ayatollah Must Go’ Says Trump as Iranians Demand Action As Tehran kills protesters, exiled Iranians – and Ukraine supporters – press the White House to “keep its promise” and act. www.kyivpost.com/post/68257
- NEW!! Allies Align, Congress Revolts: Trump’s Greenland Tariff Threat Faces Broad Resistance 👇 kyivpost.com/post/68256
- NEW!!! Zelensky’s A-Team to Arrive in Miami as Trump Tightens the Screws Ahead of Davos High-stakes talks could secure guarantees and an $800 billion rebuilding pact – or unravel under a Trump White House’s push for speed. 👇 www.kyivpost.com/post/68229
- NEW! Putin’s Global Attrition: How Russia is Losing Friends, Allies, Credibility From Latin America to the Sahel, experts say Moscow’s muted interventions and unkept promises are eroding its influence – and even loyal partners are reconsidering ties. 👇 www.kyivpost.com/post/68157
- NEW!! ‘Pressure, not patience’ – US Lawmakers Urge Trump Administration to Sink Putin’s ‘Shadow Fleet’ www.kyivpost.com/post/68155
- JUST NOW!!! U.S. lawmakers urge sanctions on russia’s dilapidated shadow fleet to choke off war funds Bipartisan Helsinki Commission calls on State and Treasury Departments to blackball 100 vessels used to bypass oil price caps and threaten maritime safety 👇
- NEW!! No Deal, No Retreat: Trump’s Unyielding Greenland Push Sparks Diplomatic Cold War in Arctic White House pitches NATO logic, Nordic allies push back, Congress fumes as Trump reframes the Arctic as a missile-defense prize. 👇 www.kyivpost.com/post/68086
- Real NATO Crisis Isn’t Europe – It’s Washington, McConnell Warns The longest-serving party leader in US history defends the transatlantic alliance, rebukes talk of seizing Greenland, and argues that America – not its allies – has become NATO’s weak link. www.kyivpost.com/post/68084
- US Lawmakers Move to Fence Off Trump on NATO as Greenland Rhetoric Rattles Allies As the White House prepares for sensitive talks with Denmark and Greenland, Congress moves to lock in a hard line on alliance unity. 👇 www.kyivpost.com/post/68013
- JUST NOW!!! U.S. Senators move to block Trump from ‘annexing’ Greenland Bipartisan Senate bill would prohibit use of federal funds to seize territory of NATO allies following ‘deeply troubling’ remarks from White House
- THIS!! U.S. lawmakers move to ban military action against NATO allies in bid to curb ‘inflammatory’ rhetoric Bipartisan bill would prohibit use of federal funds to invade member states as representatives seek to reassure European partners of American commitment 👇 bacon.house.gov/news/documen...
- THIS!!! Sweden and Finland call for ‘full maritime ban’ on russian energy in latest EU sanctions push Top diplomats urge Brussels to tighten the screws on Moscow’s ‘shadow fleet’ and fertilizer exports in proposed 20th sanctions package. 👇
- THINK ABOUT IT!! RuZZia now fighting Ukraine longer than Nazi Germany...
- NEW! Trump Claims ‘Progress’ on Ukraine Peace as Allies Hedge Bets, Europe Steels Itself for Postwar Order As Trump talks peace, Europe debates troops, doubts NATO’s future and braces for a settlement shaped by uncertainty over US power and commitment 👇 kyivpost.com/post/67868
- Kyiv Accelerates Diplomacy With Washington Ahead of UN Showdown, Davos Meeting As President Zelensky ramps up diplomacy, top negotiator Umerov leads Kyiv’s talks with Washington on a sensitive economic and security pact. www.kyivpost.com/post/67832
- ‘Raiding Putin?’ – Maduro’s Arrest Leaves Trump Facing Question Washington Can’t Ignore U.S. president dismisses talk of sending US forces after Russia’s leader even as his Venezuela operation jolts Congress, allies and adversaries alike 👇 kyivpost.com/post/67792
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- NEW!! Behind-the-Scenes Peace Efforts Collide With Kremlin Attacks A near-final US-Ukraine security deal, possible Trump-Zelensky meeting, and fresh Russian strikes expose the widening gap between Western diplomacy and battlefield reality 👇 kyivpost.com/post/67719
- NEW!!! russia Sanctions: Trump’s Greenlight Meets Wall of Shrugs on Capitol Hill Lawmakers talk tough on russia – but aides say the final text of the revised bill Trump supposedly approved has yet to gain agreement on both sides of the aisle. 👇 www.kyivpost.com/post/67717
- NEW!!! Trump’s mass withdrawal from international organizations draws fire from top House Democrat on foreign policy @repgregorymeeks.bsky.social says exit from UN agencies and global bodies threatens US jobs, security and rule-based order
- NEW!! The US Embassy in Kyiv warns of a major russian air attack in Ukraine. Warnings aren’t enough. Putin is emboldened because words come without consequences. We must do more than issue alerts – deterrence requires action.
- NEW!! Two more senators join bipartisan push to seize russian assets for Ukraine GOP Senator Rick Scott and Democrat Senator Angela Alsobrooks back Senator Sheldon Whitehouse's bill to streamline the transfer of frozen Kremlin funds to aid Kyiv’s war effort.
- Trump Pulls US Out of 66 International Bodies, Including Ukraine Nuclear Watchdog The move sparks concerns over nuclear oversight in Ukraine, climate cooperation, and global credibility as Washington shifts to selective, America-first diplomacy READ 👇 www.kyivpost.com/post/67638
- NEW!! After months on ice, a bipartisan Russia sanctions bill resurfaces as Trump loses faith in Moscow, Senate leaders eye action, and the White House clears a $14M-plus defense re-export to Ukraine. READ 👇 www.kyivpost.com/post/67636
- Not NATO, Not Minsk: West Backs Stronger Ukraine Defense A historic European-led security deal gives Kyiv more protection than past pledges, draws in the US, and pressures Moscow – without collective defense READ 👇 www.kyivpost.com/post/67550
- NEW!! Peace Plan Without Teeth Won’t Stop Putin, Analysts Warn, as Leaders Gather in Paris to Revive Ukraine Talks 👇 www.kyivpost.com/post/67472
