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. 


Anti-corruption /
Pyshnyy says NABU searches at NBU unrelated to his work

Andriy Pyshnyy, governor of the National Bank of Ukraine (NBU), confirmed that detectives from the National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine (NABU) conducted searches at the NBU on Oct. 21.
22 October, 01:27 AM 53
Nation

Europe wavers /
Bulgaria opts out of Ukraine military aid

Bulgaria’s government will no longer finance the purchase of military equipment for Ukraine through the European Peace Facility and will provide Kyiv only with nonlethal aid, Bulgarian state news agency BTA reported on Oct. 21.
22 October, 12:27 AM 295
Nation

Clumsy appeasement /
Witkoff’s chat with Putin unlikely to yield tangible results

U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff’s trip to St. Petersburg is unlikely to compel Russian dictator Vladimir Putin to make any meaningful concessions, Ukrainian diplomat and former ambassador to Japan Sergiy Korsunsky told NV Radio on Oct. 21.
21 October, 11:39 PM 91
Nation

External financing /
EU to discuss Ukraine funding at special November meeting

The schedule of upcoming European Council meetings include a special session Nov. 26-27 focused on the bloc’s 2028-34 budget and funding for Ukraine in 2027, Ukrainska Pravda reported on Oct. 21, citing an EU official.
21 October, 10:54 PM 63
Nation

Europe unsettled /
Italy probes possible Russian role in protests

Italian authorities are investigating whether Russia “has had a hand” in fomenting recent riots in Milan and other cities, Bloomberg reported on Oct. 21.
21 October, 09:37 PM 173
Nation

Trilateral talks /
Putin concedes nothing except agreeing to more meetings

After talks in Oslo and St. Petersburg, Ukraine, the United States, and Russia agreed to resume trilateral negotiations aimed at ending the Russo–Ukrainian war, Axios reported on Oct. 21.
21 October, 08:40 PM 117
Nation

Sycophant diplomacy /
Republicans blast Witkoff for praising Russian dictator

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff’s description of Russian dictator Vladimir Putin as a “humanitarian” drew widespread criticism from Republicans in Congress, CBS News reported on Oct. 21.
21 October, 07:58 PM 251
Nation

Peace process /
‘Good day for peace,’ Finland’s Stubb says after Witkoff talks

The U.S.-led Ukraine peace process is “back on track,” Finnish President Alexander Stubb said on Oct. 20.
21 October, 03:17 AM 177
Nation

Great powers /
Any U.S.–Russia deal will depend on China, expert says

Any agreement on Ukraine between the United States and Russia could only work as part of broader deal with China, Southeast Asia expert Arthur Kharytonov told NV Radio on Oct. 20.
21 October, 02:29 AM 182
Nation

Unstable relationship /
U.S. intelligence sharing back to normal, Zelenskyy says

U.S. intelligence sharing with Ukraine is currently working as usual, allowing authorities to warn the public about incoming Russian missiles, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Oct. 20.
21 October, 01:36 AM 90
Nation

Mortality fear /
Putin’s daughter opens longevity lab

A laboratory has opened at the Moscow School of Management Skolkovo to study how longer life spans could affect public policy, the economy, and the labor market.
21 October, 12:41 AM 356
Nation

Electronic warfare /
Russia already can jam Starlink in some areas

Russia already can jam Starlink connectivity in some parts of the frontline and is expanding that capability, Yuriy Fedorenko, commander of Ukraine’s 429th Unmanned Systems Brigade, told NV Radio on Oct. 20.
20 October, 11:32 PM 256
Nation

European maneuvering /
Hungary blocks Ukraine’s final EU negotiating clusters

Hungary blocked the opening of Ukraine’s final negotiating clusters for EU accession, the Kyiv Independent reported on Oct. 20, citing sources.
20 October, 10:51 PM 280
Nation

Fragile leader /
NATO advises Kyiv to de-escalate conflict with Trump

Top NATO officials fear the conflict between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy is beginning to undermine Kyiv’s ability to defend itself, Bloomberg reported on Oct. 20, citing a source familiar with the matter.
20 October, 09:29 PM 309
Nation

Oslo talks /
Zelenskyy: Witkoff to take Ukraine security guarantees document to Russia

U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff will deliver a document outlining various security guarantee options for Ukraine to the Kremlin, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Oct. 20, after talks in Norway.
20 October, 08:44 PM 269
Nation

Limited solidarity /
Czechia plans to halve benefits for Ukrainian refugees

Czech parliament speaker Tomio Okamura said the government plans to halve benefits for Ukrainians who hold temporary protection status in the country.
20 October, 07:58 PM 77
Nation

LEO friction /
Russian satellite maneuvers dangerously close to ICEYE-X36

Russian military satellite Kosmos-2612 came within 26 meters of ICEYE-X36, a commercial radar-imaging satellite operated by Finnish company ICEYE that provides Ukraine with satellite imagery for intelligence purposes.
20 October, 03:31 AM 238
Nation

American realignment /
FT: Europe may talk directly with Putin as Trump fades

An emerging consensus among European capitals suggests that attempting to negotiate an end to the Russo–Ukrainian war can no longer be left to the United States, Gideon Rachman wrote in a column for the Financial Times on Oct. 19.
20 October, 02:48 AM 428
Nation

Humanitarian efforts /
Pope Leo and Zelenskyy discuss Putin, Oleshky aid

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Pope Leo XIV spoke by phone on Oct. 19, according to a statement Zelenskyy posted on his Telegram channel.
20 October, 02:13 AM 97
Nation

Confused policy /
U.S. intelligence sharing remains chaotic and incomplete

The United States continues to provide Ukraine with incomplete and contradictory intelligence about incoming Russian attacks, Ukrainian presidential adviser Serhii Beskrestnov said in an interview with the BBC on Oct. 19.
20 October, 01:39 AM 182
Nation