Christopher Miller

🚨NEW @financialtimes.com investigation reveals evidence that Russian executions of Ukrainian POWs are likely part of a systematic policy. And we uncover the identity of a Russian soldier likely involved in filming and carrying out the mass execution of 6 POWs. 📽️WATCH: www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Muw...

A Ukrainian official told the @financialtimes.com on Thursday that Kyiv hit a refinery in Russia’s Ryazan province overnight in retaliation for Moscow’s energy strikes. www.ft.com/content/4d79...

Ukraine to resume strikes on Russian refineries, Zelenskyy says ft.trib.al/NOCGoR0

‘The block [on attacking refineries] is out. We’re done,’ the Ukrainian president said in an interview with the FT in which he expressed anger at the ‘dangerous’ withdrawal of US intelligence sharing and weakening of Starlink satellite internet service. ft.trib.al/E4gAQX0

European delegates rebuffed the plan, pitched by US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner. But it has startled European capitals and Kyiv, raising questions about the US’s intentions and its starkly different approach to pressing Moscow to end its war in Ukraine.

FT Exclusive: European officials rebuffed the plan pitched by Donald Trump’s envoys during discussions in Miami last week to tempt Vladimir Putin back to the negotiating table. ft.trib.al/n1cPo4H

Ukraine's 7th Rapid Response Corps of Ukraine’s air assault forces said the Starlink restrictions presented several operational problems, including difficulties during drone take-offs and making them vulnerable to Russian air defences. It said “some missions had to be cancelled.”

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen: “The honest thing to do with Mr Zelenskyy is to tell him, to warn him in fact that, listen, we can’t do more, we can’t manage more,” she told the FT “We’ve already done €90bn of loans, that’s €18bn for France. €18bn is really a lot.” www.ft.com/content/45e8...

Kyiv’s attacks have disrupted services ranging from email and taxi apps to dating sites and even electronic key fobs for apartment buildings, exposing vulnerabilities created by Moscow’s drive to centralise and control the IT sector. ft.trib.al/oNh8gm7

Ukraine blindsided by Starlink restrictions and intelligence gaps during Russian attack ft.trib.al/ZJ3hwyf

In an interview with the FT, France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen promised a "trial of strength" to transform the EU. “Politics is a question of conviction confronted by constraints,” she said. “I have no intention of losing my convictions.” Read the interview on #FTEdit 👉 ft.trib.al/sJFsagL

NEW: Ukrainian troops were caught off guard by restrictions on Starlink satellite internet systems that disrupted frontline operations, as Kyiv received no advance warning from its partners of a Russian missile attack on its energy facilities for the second day running, Ukrainian officials tell me.

US threatens to block arms for Ukraine over attacks on Russian refineries as.ft.com/r/f366fd45-a... @christopherjm.ft.com @henryjfoy.ft.com @hauslohner.bsky.social

Volodymyr Zelenskyy has blamed Russia for breaking an “energy ceasefire” announced by Donald Trump on Sunday, but the Ukrainian president said Kyiv was still willing to observe a pause in strikes if Moscow did the same. Latest developments w/ @henryjfoy.ft.com www.ft.com/content/8636...

💥 The Trump administration has threatened European capitals that it could stop paid-for weapons shipments to Ukraine if Kyiv does not halt its deep strikes on Russian energy infrastructure, officials told @christopherjm.ft.com and me @financialtimes.com as.ft.com/r/bc5bd7e2-3...

"The @financialtimes.com spoke with officials from five different European intelligence agencies who warned that chief executives and other senior employees at defence companies were being targeted by Kremlin operatives." www.ft.com/content/5da2...

US officials stepped up pressure on Ukraine to stop striking Russian oil refineries and threatened to cut off vital intelligence sharing as Donald Trump announced a deal with Moscow to release diesel on to the world market. www.ft.com/content/7fd4... via @financialtimes.com

Donald Trump said he had reached a deal with Vladimir Putin for Russia to release diesel to the world, sparking a backlash from Ukraine as Washington aims to quell fuel prices ahead of November’s midterm elections. www.ft.com/content/84ca...

The combined death toll from Russian strikes on Ukrainian cities over the past day and a half rose to at least 64 people. www.ft.com/content/fb4d...

A Russian glide bomb killed dozens of Ukrainians at a bus stop Kramatorsk on Thursday, in one of the deadliest attacks on civilians in recent months. Two buses were hit by the bomb during rush hour, killing at least 30 people and injuring 18, according to Ukraine’s state emergency service.

NEW: Volodymyr Zelenskyy asked Donald Trump to impose sanctions on Russian and Chinese companies involved in developing a rival satellite network to Starlink. He told me China was working with Russia on the tech and that Rassvet could become operational by “the end of the year, beginning next year”

Shortly after Merz began his visit to Ukraine's capital, a Russian air strike targeted the city’s North Bridge, according to Mayor Vitali Klitschko. Air raid sirens wailed across the city, and black smoke could be seen rising from the scene. www.ft.com/content/b7bd...

Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrived in Kyiv with a German business delegation, making a show of support as Russia steps up attacks on Ukrainian cities. “Ukraine is facing decisive weeks. That is why I travelled to Kyiv today with the message: you can rely on us,” Merz said. w/ @chassnews.bsky.social

NEW: Volodymyr Zelenskyy asked Donald Trump to impose sanctions on Russian and Chinese companies involved in developing a rival satellite network to Starlink. He told me China was working with Russia on the tech and that Rassvet could become operational by “the end of the year, beginning next year”

@christopherjm.ft.com: ‘More from my FT interview with President Zelenskyy and on the intelligence intercepted by Kyiv about Russia's winter attack plans. It's deeply disturbing.’ 1/

More from my interview with Zelenskyy and on the intel intercepted by Kyiv about Russia's winter attack plans. Attacks concentrated on Kyiv, Kharkiv, Odesa, Lviv to isolate them, sow chaos, spark a new flood of refugees. Also: Russia wants to sever Ukraine's nuclear facilities from the energy grid.

NEW: Yesterday I interviewed President Zelenskyy. Speaking at a school that had just been hit by a Russian jet drone, he said Ukrainian spy agencies had obtained intel that Putin told his military to remove all constraints that governed earlier air campaigns. “He said there are no rules now.”

Putin has told military leaders to abandon rules of war, Zelenskyy says ft.trib.al/VFLqMHL

The whole sordid story was revealed by the FT nine days ago. top work @maxseddon.bsky.social @christopherjm.ft.com & @paolatamma.bsky.social) (at the time denied by Paris, Baku and Tashkent, of course) www.ft.com/content/b016...

Donald Trump pressed his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a call on Sunday to halt Kyiv’s strikes on Russian refineries over concerns the attacks are exacerbating a global diesel shortage and pushing up prices. @financialtimes.com www.ft.com/content/adb8...

Trump got ahead of himself. Kyiv was surprised, to say the least, by the US president's claim.

Donald Trump said Ukraine and Russia had agreed to halt strikes on each other’s energy infrastructure, appearing to announce a deal that caught Ukrainian officials off guard in the absence of credible Russian guarantees. ft.trib.al/QtGzNlk

Zelenskyy imposes sanctions on former aide turned critic ft.trib.al/nHcpYFs

FT Exclusive: France is lobbying EU countries to lift sanctions on Alisher Usmanov as part of a deal to release several French citizens held in Azerbaijan. ft.trib.al/6U4xsdu

'The Sonderstab Ukraine is the engine behind Germany’s €11.5bn-a-year military support for Kyiv. Unlike the sprawling bureaucracy behind procurement for Germany's armed forces, the unit prides itself on striking deals to buy weapons for Ukraine in as little as two weeks.' www.ft.com/content/aa94...

Scoop: France is lobbying EU countries to lift sanctions on Uzbek-Russian oligarch Alisher Usmanov as part of a prisoner release with Azerbaijan, according to people familiar with the matter. w/ FT's @maxseddon.bsky.social @henryjfoy.ft.com @paolatamma.bsky.social www.ft.com/content/b016...

Our latest scoop below. The move comes as the White House is considering paring back the involvement of US special envoy Steve Witkoff and President Donald Trump’s son-in-law Jared Kushner, who have been leading the talks with Moscow and Kyiv, according to five people familiar with the plans.

FT Exclusive: CIA director John Ratcliffe will play a larger role in shuttle diplomacy between Moscow and Kyiv while maintaining contact with intelligence officers. ft.trib.al/pYYwLWn

Who is voting for the far-right Alternative for Germany? ft.trib.al/ju96yU5

The new acting Army chief of staff reassigned three heavy divisions from focusing on the Russian threat in Europe to the new Western Hemisphere Command. Are these armored units supposed to invade Mexico? Greenland? Canada? It makes no sense and sends a dangerous signal to Putin. wapo.st/4gFl3Ey

One of the most horrific stories I’ve ever reported was published this weekend. Please, everyone privileged in this world, read it and really think about what it means not to have freedom of travel. www.irishtimes.com/life-style/p...

I flew to Washington to meet Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s former defense minister, who is in an international tour after being sacked by President Zelenskyy in July. Interview below.

Breaking news: Ukraine’s former defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov is seeking US investment for a defence technology fund he hopes will write a 'new history' of the war against Russia ft.trib.al/fKx0ZVr

Zelenskyy spoke to President Macron “about all the most important issues”, in particular air defence. He said Macron would “communicate with our other partners who have the necessary missiles for Patriots” and that they “agreed to accelerate the delivery of the latest French equipment and missiles”.

Fedorov seems to have miscalculated both the level of personal support he had and the likelihood that his provocation about elections would strike a chord with society.

A Russian "double-tap" drone attack on a busy Ukrainian shopping mall on Friday evening killed at least 16 people and injured more than 130 others, including 23 children. Nine people in the mall during the attack were still unaccounted for on Saturday morning, including two children.

Ukraine is requesting approval from Elon Musk to use Starlink-equipped drones against ballistic missile launchers up to 200km inside Russia as it struggles to counter intensifying missile and drone strikes. ft.trib.al/KfOL5xw

Ukraine seeks Musk’s help to hit Russian missile launchers as.ft.com/r/19432ded-6... @christopherjm.ft.com