Eric Malinovsky

News Feed Editor | NV English

Eric Malinovsky, News Feed Editor ― Before joining the NV English team in 2021, Eric collaborated for several consecutive years with the NGO Donbas SOS on producing monthly English-language digests regarding the situation in the Russian-occupied territories from 2016–2020. This experience ultimately helped in covering the course of the full-scale Russian invasion for an international audience. 


In-person diplomacy /
Sybiha: Putin received Zelenskyy’s proposal to meet

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is ready to meet Russian dictator Vladimir Putin in person and discuss “the most difficult and sensitive issues,” particularly territorial questions, Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha told Finland’s Helsingin Sanomat on Oct. 29.
29 October, 10:49 PM 3
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Sweetheart deal /
Greenpeace identifies seven tankers carrying Russian diesel to U.S.

Greenpeace has identified seven tankers carrying approximately 288,000 metric tons of Russian diesel fuel to the United States, being delivered under an agreement between President Donald Trump and Russian dictator Vladimir Putin, the organization announced on Oct. 29.
29 October, 09:33 PM 31
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Flailing president /
South Korea builds ties with Russia as relations with Kyiv sour

South Korean President Lee Jae Myung is seeking to develop relations with Russia in line with his country’s national interests, a policy that is causing concern among European allies as Moscow deepens military cooperation with Pyongyang and continues its war against Ukraine, the Financial Times reported on Oct. 29.
29 October, 08:27 PM 34
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Sitting ducks /
Ukrainian missiles destroy two Su-34s in Volgograd

The Ukrainian Navy targeted the Marinovka air base in Russia’s Volgograd Oblast with extended-range Neptune cruise missiles, destroying two Su-34 aircraft on the ground on Oct. 29.
29 October, 07:58 PM 43
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Rapprochement /
Sanctioned Lavrov to travel to U.S. for G20 meeting

Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov will lead Russia’s delegation to a meeting of G20 foreign ministers scheduled for Oct. 30-31 in Atlanta.
29 October, 03:19 AM 99
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Grasping at straws /
Flávio Bolsonaro claims legitimacy after fleeing to U.S.

Brazilian Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, who lost the presidential election to Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva on Oct. 25, arrived in the United States and declared himself Brazil’s rightful leader, Reuters reported on Oct. 28.
29 October, 02:53 AM 77
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Contested waters /
Russia allows grain ships to leave Sea of Azov

Russian authorities have issued permits for grain ships to leave the Sea of Azov for export for the first time since July 10, Reuters reported on Oct. 28, citing seven industry sources.
29 October, 02:20 AM 133
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Hand-picked media /
Russia staging propaganda show in occupied Oleshky — The Atlantic

Moscow will allow some U.S. journalists from Newsmax and Fox News to visit the Russian-occupied town of Oleshky in Ukraine’s Kherson Oblast under military escort, but the trip will likely become a tool of Kremlin propaganda.
29 October, 01:36 AM 264
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Would-be autocrat /
Ukraine’s ambassador to Hungary says he received direct threats under Orbán

Ukraine’s ambassador to Hungary, Fedir Shandor, received direct threats back when Prime Minister Viktor Orbán was in power, Shandor told NV Radio on Oct. 28.
29 October, 12:28 AM 100
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Yearning for a Yalta /
Trump views Ukraine as bargaining chip, historian says

U.S. President Donald Trump hopes to use Ukraine as a bargaining chip in Yalta-style negotiations with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and Chinese leader Xi Jinping, Harvard history professor Serhii Plokhy told NV Radio on Oct. 28.
28 October, 11:38 PM 156
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European position /
Støre: Putin knows security guarantees are key

Norwegian Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre said he sought to convey Europe’s position on ending the Russo–Ukrainian war during the recent phone call with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin.
28 October, 10:47 PM 105
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Shifting transatlantic /
EU drops ‘associate member’ idea for Canada

EU countries have abandoned the idea of granting Canada “associate member” status, Politico reported on Oct. 28.
28 October, 09:29 PM 191
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Trump–Putin deal /
Sen. Blumenthal demands Russian diesel tanker turn around

U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) called on shipping companies transporting Russian diesel fuel to the United States to “change course while there is still time” and warned that they could face legal liability for unloading the fuel at U.S. ports.
28 October, 08:35 PM 169
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Trilateral meeting /
U.S. will not press Ukraine on territory at next Russia talks

Washington had previously linked future security guarantees for Ukraine to territorial concessions but has now abandoned pressure on Kyiv over territory, the Financial Times reported on Oct. 27, citing sources.
28 October, 07:57 PM 147
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Strategic infrastructure /
Ukraine’s first comms satellite now in orbit

Ukrainian technology company Himera, in partnership with Danish firm GomSpace, has successfully launched the Obria nano test satellite into low Earth orbit. The satellite is intended to lay the foundation for an independent Ukrainian communications system.
28 October, 03:26 AM 538
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Lessons learned /
EU remains polarized against resuming Russian gas imports

Regardless of U.S. overtures to the Kremlin, the European Union currently has a firm consensus on ending imports of Russian gas, former Ukrainian ambassador to the EU Kostiantyn Yelisieiev told NV Radio on Oct. 27.
28 October, 02:49 AM 109
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Sabotage operations /
Turkey detains 85 Poland arson suspects

Turkish police detained 85 people in 30 provinces during raids targeting the Istanbul-based Daltonlar criminal group, Turkish Minute reported on Oct. 27.
28 October, 02:16 AM 172
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Consistent realignment /
U.S. mulls lifting sanctions on Putin’s ‘slush fund’

Donald Trump’s administration is considering lifting sanctions on the Russian Direct Investment Fund (RDIF), which U.S. officials have long viewed as one of the Kremlin’s most powerful tools for exerting international influence, The New York Times reported on Oct. 27, citing sources.
28 October, 01:30 AM 190
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Policy of terror /
Russia fired over 100 ballistic missiles at Kyiv in two weeks

Russia has fired more than 100 ballistic missiles at Kyiv and its suburbs since Oct. 14, while deliveries of interceptors have been delayed, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Oct. 27.
28 October, 12:38 AM 61
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Rambling dictator /
Putin delivers another medieval history lecture to foreign leaders

Russian dictator Vladimir Putin spent most of the Oct. 27 phone call with Finnish President Alexander Stubb and Norwegian PM Jonas Gahr Støre lecturing them on the medieval history of ancient Slavs, the Financial Times reported, citing three sources familiar with the conversation.
27 October, 11:40 PM 406
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