Tag: Ukraine

The Strangeness Of Living Under Russian Occupation

A woman living in a Russian-occupied Ukrainian city discusses the situation with TPM.

By Josh Kovensky | March 11, 2022 4:39 p.m.

Humanitarian Corridors Could Help Civilians Get Out Of Ukraine. But Russia Has A History Of Not Respecting The Pathways

Russia’s involvement in the Syrian conflict could offer a window into its Ukraine war strategy.

By Kirsten Gelsdorf and Jacob Kurtzer | March 11, 2022 3:58 p.m.

Listen to This: Democracy At Home And Abroad

By Jackie Wilhelm | March 11, 2022 1:20 p.m.

A new episode of The Josh Marshall Podcast is live! This week, Kate is joined by TPM investigative reporter Josh Kovensky to discuss the struggle for democracy in Ukraine and back in the U.S.

You can listen to the new episode of The Josh Marshall Podcast here.

ESZTERGOM, HUNGARY - AUGUST 07: Tucker Carlson speaks during the Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC) Feszt on August 7, 2021 in Esztergom, Hungary. The multiday political event was organized by the Mathias Corvinus Collegium (MCC), a privately managed foundation that recently received more than $1.7 billion in government money and assets. The leader of its main board, Balazs Orban, who is also a state secretary in the prime minister's office, said MCC's priority is promoting "patriotism" among the next generation of Hungary's leaders. (Photo by Janos Kummer/Getty Images)

Tucker Sounds Pretty Mad At The Fact-Checking Fox Reporter Who’s Been Debunking Russian Disinfo

By Cristina Cabrera | March 11, 2022 11:06 a.m.

One Kyiv Volunteer Goes From Tour Operator To Wartime Supplier

By Josh Kovensky | March 11, 2022 10:19 a.m.

Where Things Stand: Trump Was Asked About Ukraine. In Response, He Yelled About Windmills

This is your TPM evening briefing.

By Nicole Lafond | March 10, 2022 6:36 p.m.

We know the former president has a lot of enemies — both political and inanimate.

UNITED STATES - DECEMBER 1: Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-N.C., leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference at the Capitol Hill Club on Wednesday, December 1, 2021. (Photo By Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Cawthorn Attacks Zelensky As A ‘Thug,’ Parroting Putin’s Alternate Reality

By Cristina Cabrera | March 10, 2022 2:24 p.m.

Birdbrained! Kremlin Now Casts Self As Victim Of Avian Conspiracy To Justify New Attacks

Western officials warn the wild and false conspiracy theory could set the stage for a new kind of attack by Russia in Ukraine.

By Josh Kovensky | March 10, 2022 1:01 p.m.

Where Things Stand: Maria Butina’s Bizarre Sign-Of-Life Interview Is Riddled With Kremlin Propaganda

This is your TPM evening briefing.

By Nicole Lafond | March 9, 2022 6:46 p.m.

It’s been a while since we’ve checked in on this character.

Convicted Russian spy Maria Butina just did a bizarre and rather concerning interview with the BBC in which she argued that Ukraine is “bombing” its own civilians and pushed Kremlin talking points that President Vlodymyr Zelensky, a Jewish descendant of Holocaust survivors, is a Nazi.

The interview honestly sounds like a confused hostage video. I’ll get into the details more below. But since serving 15 months in U.S. prisons after being convicted of working as an unregistered foreign agent — for attempting to infiltrate the National Rifle Association and after admitting to helping set up a Russian backchannel for conservative strategists ahead of the 2016 election — Butina returned to Russia in 2019. And she’s a politician now — apparently a fairly successful one. Butina became a member of the Russian parliament’s lower chamber in 2021 and has batted away accusations that President Putin helped hand her the position as a “reward” for her criminal endeavors in the U.S.