Olga Tokariuk

Trump's Ukraine Peace Plan Is a Wake-Up Call for Europe Fortunately, there is a new 19-point plan. But Europe must stop outsourcing its diplomacy to Washington, writes Olga Tokariuk.

'Europe—which includes the E.U. and the U.K.—cannot just react when their house is on fire. It is becoming increasingly clear it cannot trust the Trump Administration to bring the war in Ukraine to an outcome which is favorable'
My latest for TIME
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Ukrainian Institute in London, which is doing so much for promoting Ukrainian culture, is hosting a fundraising evening on June 25, featuring @oliahercules.bsky.social, Felicity Spector and many others, including me! Please come join us, tickets here
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The Reckoning Written by Anastasiia Kosodii and Josephine Burton, and directed by Burton, The Reckoning is a vivid and powerful new play about war, survival and the fragile trust between those who uncover the truth...

If you are in London, please go and see this powerful performance running at Arcola Theatre until 28 June. The Reckoning is an impressive reminder of Russia's crimes committed in Ukraine and of the work of journalists who collect witnesses' testimonies
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Hunted From Above The 93-page report, “Hunted From Above: Russia’s Use of Drones to Attack Civilians in Kherson, Ukraine” and an accompanying web feature, document how Russian forces appear to be deliberately or reckle...

People who call it 'escalation' when Ukrainian drones hit legitimate military targets in Russia, never mention that Russian drones are deliberately hunting and killing Ukrainian civilians. Russian bombers apparently deserve protection more than the Ukrainian people
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Putin said he will have to bomb Ukraine even more - and Trump didn't contradict him. That's all you need to know

Ukraine’s ‘Trojan Horse’ Strike Scorches Putin An extraordinary Ukrainian covert drone operation has left many Russian strategic bombers in flames and analysts reaching for superlatives.

Here's your reminder that the planes Putin complained to Trump about were used by Russia to bomb Ukrainian civilians and kill at least 20,000 people in Mariupol alone. Ukraine had every right to destroy them and protect its civilians
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The new Pope Leo XIV chose Ukrainian president Zelenskyy for his first call to a foreign leader: very welcome news and hopefully a precursor to a more grounded in reality position of the Catholic church re Russia's war on Ukraine

Growing outrage at brutal murder of Ukrainian journalist - ABC listen Evidence is emerging that a young Ukrainian journalist who died in Russian captivity last year, days before she was due to be exchanged in a prisoner swap, was tortured. Viktoriia Roshcyna, 27, had t...

I spoke to @abcnewsbot.bsky.social Radio National about my former colleague, Ukrainian journalist Viktoria Roshchyna, who was illegally arrested on the occupied territories, tortured and murdered in a Russian prison. Russia's war crimes cannot go unpunished
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Growing outrage at brutal murder of Ukrainian journalist - ABC listen Evidence is emerging that a young Ukrainian journalist who died in Russian captivity last year, days before she was due to be exchanged in a prisoner swap, was tortured. Viktoriia Roshcyna, 27, had travelled to Zaporizhzhia in Russian-occupied Ukraine, to report on the treatment of Ukrainians in Russian detention, but disappeared in August 2023. Her mutilated body was among others returned to Ukrainian authorities in February.  *Warning, some details in this story are disturbing* Guest: Olga Tokariuk, Ukrainian journalist and a former colleague of Viktoriia Roshchyna  Producer: Anne Barker

Growing outrage at brutal murder of Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna. Tune in to listen to her colleague
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Inside Taganrog: beatings, electrocution and starvation at prison where Ukrainians were tortured Russia is holding an estimated 16,000 civilians in arbitrary detention at 180 separate facilities. Taganrog was the most notorious.

Yesterday we published our investigation into torture & death of Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna.

Now, what I & several Guardian colleagues have been working on for past few months: inside one of Russia's worst torture prisons for Ukrainians

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It is chilling. Viktoria Roshchyna was the bravest of journalists, willing to risk torture & death to "remain faithful to our mission, to convey the truth to the world” about Russia's occupation. For those who wonder why Ukrainians fight, and even for those who know why, this is necessary reading. 👇

Read what was done to this young journalist in Russian captivity. And then think about what it means for Trump to look at Zelensky and say to Americans: "You see the hatred he's got for Putin. It's very tough for me to make a deal with that kind of hatred. He's got tremendous hatred.”

The story about the life and death of journalist Viktoria #Roshchyna, killed by #Putin‘s men / #Russia, must be told again, and again, and again.

Viktoriia Project: a story of captivity and torture endured by journalist Roshchyna and thousands of Ukrainians imprisoned by Russia Content #757 VIKTORIIA’S PATH TORTURE IN MELITOPOL TAGANROG AND STARVATION HOW THE SYSTEM WAS PREPARING TO RECEIVE PRISONERS This text is part of the international Viktoriia Project, lau...

⚡️ Viktoriia Project: a story of captivity and torture endured by journalist Roshchyna and thousands of Ukrainians imprisoned by Russia

‘Numerous signs of torture’: a Ukrainian journalist’s detention and death in Russian prison The Guardian, working with media partners, has tracked down first-hand accounts to reconstruct Viktoriia Roshchyna’s final months

“the exact cause of death may never be known because when her body was returned during the exchange on 14 February, certain parts were missing, namely the brain, eyes and larynx.”

‘Numerous signs of torture’: a Ukrainian journalist’s detention and death in Russian prison

I’m out of words.

NEW: Russia is once again preparing to escalate the forced removal and deportation of Ukrainian children during the upcoming summer months. (1/3)

Russian Occupation Update, April 28, 2025: isw.pub/OccupationUp...

Also: it wasn't Putin who killed Viktoria Roshchyna. Someone in the Russian prison system did it, having a licence to kill from the top. The perpetrators of this terrible crime must be identified, found and brought to justice. We, people who knew and loved Viktoria, will make sure this happens

Viktoria's story is a stark reminder that for Ukrainians, Russian occupation is not peace. It's repression, torture, illegal arrests and extrajudicial killings. Russia's land grab must not be legitimized and justified

‘Numerous signs of torture’: a Ukrainian journalist’s detention and death in Russian prison The Guardian, working with media partners, has tracked down first-hand accounts to reconstruct Viktoriia Roshchyna’s final months

A chilling story about my ex colleague, journalist Viktoria Roshchyna, detained by Russia on the occupied territories of Ukraine while reporting. She was tortured and killed, her body returned to Ukraine several months later with missing organs, as brain www.theguardian.com/world/2025/a...

Spontaneous applause for Ukrainian President Zelenskyi at the funeral of Pope today in Rome. russia wants to convince us that we're all alone in this fight. We are not.
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In Kyiv, we don’t believe in the fantasy of Trump's ‘peace deal’. Our reality is more dead civilians | Nataliya Gumenyuk At the scene of the deadliest attack on our capital this year, I see the war on Ukraine is still very real – and Putin shows no signs of ending it, says Ukrainian journalist Nataliya Gumenyuk

'There are fewer than 10 air defence systems in Ukraine – this is simply not enough. Recently,Ukraine’s president made a request to the US to buy – not to be given – 10 additional Patriot systems.Trump treated it as a joke, as an example of Ukrainian warmongering'
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(1/4) It was America and Britain that guaranteed the sovereignty of Ukraine and its borders in return for persuading them to give up their nuclear weapons.

Pavlohrad. Russia struck an apartment building, killing at least 3 people and injuring 14 others, including 3 children.

It turns out "Vladimir, STOP" isn't working. What now?

Ok, again. In 2014, when russia launched its invasion, Ukraine held official non-aligned status enshrined in law. Ukraine was a neutral country.

This war did not begin because of Ukraine’s NATO aspirations. It started and continues because russia seeks to restore its empire.

Kyiv Neurologist Loses Both Children, Aged 19 and 21, in Russian Missile Strike on April 24 Kyiv neurologist Yaroslav Kozlov tragically lost both children in a missile strike on April 24, as confirmed by the Taras Shevchenko National University.

🕯️ Kyiv neurologist Yaroslav Kozlov lost both of his children, 21-year-old Nikita and 19-year-old Sofiia, during Russia’s missile attack on the capital on April 24.

Kyiv mourns 12 killed in violent Russian attack. Largest flag lowered in their memory

12 civilians, killed by Russia last night in Kyiv last night, barely made it into the news worldwide. The world has moved on, people are tired of the war. They want us to end it: if surrendering to Russia is needed, then be it. Few talk about accountability for Russia. This hurts more than anything

If you are Ukrainian, it's very difficult not to lose faith in humanity, justice and anything good in this world now. The betrayal is in the air, we are being accused of the war that has been unleashed upon us. Former partners side with our enemies. Past promises of support are forgotten.

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Please watch this investigative documentary about Viktoria's last months of life in the Russian prison, made by colleagues who interviewed her former cellmates. There are English subtitles. Viktoria should have lived. She was braver than most of us. Russia killed her for it youtu.be/0xhaNePtNfE?...