Roland Oliphant

There are not enough words to do justice to the great friend and colleague we have lost. Curious, imaginative, kind, a personification of journalistic rigour and integrity. Massive 40k fan. Many of us have achieved things we would not have even tried without him. RIP

European diplomat re Istanbul talks: "E3 had offered Tehran a temporary delay in triggering the mechanism, on condition that Tehran re-engage diplomatically, cooperate fully with the IAEA, and address concerns over its rapidly growing" uranium stockpile. euronews.com/my-europe/2025…

My tweets about Kharkiv feel almost invisible today. I keep retweeting them over and over again so the world doesn’t miss what russia is doing to civilians there. Please don’t scroll past. Let it be seen.

Battlelines: on starvation in Gaza and battles on the Thai-Cambodia border. youtu.be/mbcvOOz5Yhw?fe…

Ukrainian anti-corruption agencies NABU and SAP say that new legislation submitted by Zelensky to parliament fully restores their independence, urge swift passage next week. This comes after a wave of protests triggered by parliament and Zelensky two days ago putting these…

This did not just happen overnight, even if it feels that way. This is a shift months in the making. I wrote last week about it coming to a head – and got a lot of criticism from many of the same people now condemning Zelensky. Read this for context: ft.com/content/22f4d5…

Happening now: The largest protest of wartime Ukraine is underway in central Kyiv over President Zelensky’s push to dismantle the country’s independent anticorruption agencies. Thousands of protesters and more pouring in. Chants of “Shame!” among others. They demand Zelensky veto…

"Shame!" shouted many Ukrainian lawmakers as a majority formed from Zelensky's ruling party, pro-Russian oppo bloc & Yulia Tymoshenko's Batkivshchyna voted to, in effect, dismantle Ukraine's independent anticorruption institutions. My story on a grim day: ft.com/content/21cf3d…

"Since AFP was founded in August 1944, we have lost journalists in conflicts, we have had wounded and prisoners in our ranks, but none of us can recall seeing a colleague die of hunger.” aa.com.tr/en/middle-east…

The biggest "what if": Allegra Mendelson on the island where a Chinese invasion of Taiwan may begin: and @reader24601 on his friend @ElbridgeColby's fixation on that threat youtube.com/watch?v=BcdrYo…

A pregnant woman stands amid the ruins of her home, destroyed by a russian drone last night in Kyiv.

It was really great to talk about Our Dear Friends in Moscow with @FrancisDearnley and @RolandOliphant on the @Telegraph's UKRAINE: THE LATEST podcast. With @irinaborogan. youtu.be/brWk6DC-Xig?si… via @YouTube

🔴 New episode of Battle Lines @RolandOliphant is joined by our Asia Correspondent @amendelson_ to discuss the greatest ‘what if’ in global geopolitics today- will China invade Taiwan? 🎧Listen to the full episode below ⬇️ telegraph.co.uk/news/2025/07/2…

"A former intelligence officer said things are so tense that top officials change safe houses every night and avoid using phones, fearing assassination." I'm shocked the intelligence minister has a job still... telegraph.co.uk/world-news/202…

Angry statement re Israel’s “unacceptable” restrictions on aid in Gaza from @FCDOGovUK and 24 other foreign ministers.

🤯Smoke even underground: Here's what happened in the Kyiv metro when the Russian strike hit above. #StopRussianAggression

A ‘click bait’ headline. I explain that no weapon is infallible- there is a continual battle of measure and counter-measure. But, nevertheless, PATRIOT, and its Russian equivs, have become commodities of statecraft for a reason… 'If it flies it dies': Why America's…

Was in the chair for Ukraine: the Latest on Friday. Highly recommend @FrancisDearnley’s chat with @DrJadeMcGlynn on understanding Russia. youtu.be/E2FQ7h81ERc?fe…

Sadly he only started talking about Mosquitos vs Lancasters after the cameras were off.