@shustry.bsky.social
Staff writer for Time Magazine in New York, by way of Kyiv, Moscow and Berlin, and author of "The Showman," a wartime biography of Volodymyr Zelensky: bit.ly/TheShowmanBook
My latest, on the knowledge gap inside the White House, and how it became an obstacle to peace in Ukraine.
"They’re not read-in on a lot of the background,” one official says of the administration. “Like they know everything and don't want to hear anything," said another.
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We’re joined by @shustry.bsky.social for an update on the White House’s peace talks to end Russia's war on Ukraine following Saturday's meeting in the Vatican between President Trump and President Zelensky on the sidelines of the Pope's funeral. soundcloud.com/user-8304426...
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In our interview on Friday, President Zelensky opened up for the first time about his argument with Trump in the Oval Office, and where the peace process goes from here.
An honor and a privilege as always to talk to him, all the more so at this critical point in the war.
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“The biggest problem is morale,” he added, as the armed forces of Ukraine are being left to fight without some of their best weapons systems, not as a result of Russian attacks but American pull backs. “It’s really causing an advantage for the enemy on the front line.” @shustry.bsky.social
08.03.2025 20:25 — 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 1New genetic research shows about half of all people on Earth descend from one nomadic warrior tribe, the Yamnaya.
They emerged from what is now a village in Ukraine, currently occupied by Russia.
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“As a result of this pause, there are hundreds of dead Ukrainians..."
On the U.S. decision to suspend intelligence sharing with Ukraine after the Oval Office blow-up.
My latest from Kyiv @TIME
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Incredible dispatch from TIME's @shustry.bsky.social, who literally wrote the book on Zelensky and was in Ukraine as news broke of the White House shouting match
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The weirdest thing about Musk and Trump's support for the AfD in Germany is that the party is deeply anti-American.
“If they actually read the AfD platform, they would see that it’s all, like, ‘Go, China, go!’” @benediktfranke.bsky.social told me.
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The far-right is set to double its support today in Germany's elections.
Its leader traces her views on immigration to the public pool in her hometown, where she recalls Muslim boys harassing German girls. "It was quite painful for us."
NEW profile of Alice Weidel:
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I asked Alice Weidel, the leader of the far-right in Germany, how she would talk to her sons about World War II. Her 12-year-old recently began to ask about it, and she struggles to find the answers. "I start very early in German history," she says.
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When she saw how Trump and Musk are backing the far-right in Germany, the EU's top diplomat, @kajakallas.bsky.social, was reminded of Russia election meddling.
“At least the Americans are very public about this,” she told me. “The Russians say, Well, it wasn’t us.”
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Important long-form story by TIME's @shustry.bsky.social about #AliceWeidel. #Weidel is the leader of the neo-Nazi, #FarRight German political party #AlternativeForGermany, or #AfD.
Sunday is the nat'l #GermanElection. AfD is expected to do very well. #Musk has been supportive of AfD.
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Would be curious to hear thoughts from @noclador.bsky.social on the "horseshoe" group of countries mentioned here and how it could/should begin to address the NATO weaknesses in the region, incl. GIUK
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Her call with Donald Trump was called "horrendous" in January, when Trump demanded Denmark give up control of Greenland.
In her first interview since the call, Danish PM Mette Frederiksen told me about Trump, NATO and Ukraine:
"The world is on speed."
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Why do Trump and Musk seem to adore Alice Weidel, the leader of Germany's far-right party AfD?
She told me all about it in an interview this week. It started with a fire at Musk's factory near Berlin. It will culminate in tomorrow's elections.
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A screenshot from the website PuncturedLines.com. A banner with old manuscript and samizdat pages at the top followed by the website content below. The opening post lines read: 2025 Books by Post-Soviet Authors February 11, 2025 ~ Sasha Vasilyuk ~ Edit"2025 Books by Post-Soviet Authors" 2025 is going to be a big year for books written by immigrant authors hailing from the Soviet Union who now call North America home. Since 2021, I’ve kept a running list of books coming out from our community as a way to keep tabs and, frankly, because no one else was doing it. Last year, when my own debut novel came out, there were only 7 books out from our community, a couple of them paperback editions of 2023 novels. This year, however, we have twelve new titles, plus three books–including my own–being released in paperback. A recent record! I imagine the war in Ukraine might have had something to do with this increased output as several of the authors below engage with the war and the resulting refugee crisis.
2025 Books by Post-Soviet Authors -- Thanks to @sashavasilyuk.bsky.social for keeping track of all the upcoming 2025 books by immigrant writers from the former USSR, writing in English and publishing in the US. Take a look -- it's quite a bounty of riches!
Authors include: @shustry.bsky.social,
"Mr. President, do you have any reaction to the new TIME Magazine cover that has Elon Musk sitting behind your Resolute Desk?"
Trump: "Is TIME Magazine still in business? I didn't even know that."
(TIME interviewed Trump for his last cover story 2 months ago.)
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My new TIME cover story feels like a good place to start posting on this platform.
"A Thousand Cuts," about Elon Musk's war on Washington
Written and reported with Brian Bennett and our brilliant colleagues at the DC bureau
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