Bianna Golodryga
@biannagolodryga
@CNN Anchor, Senior Global Affairs analyst, journalist, wife, mother, proud immigrant, ❤️ Houston, TX 🤘
Thank you to all that watched our @CNN special on the Israeli hostages who remain captive in Gaza, six months after the October 7th Hamas attacks. A link to #TheWholeStory with Anderson Cooper, Hostages: the Road Home. cnn.com/videos/title-2…

I joined CNN’s Amanpour with @biannagolodryga during a massive thunderstorm here in Vienna to discuss the ongoing war in Ukraine — from where I just recently returned — and the lessons we should draw from this conflict. Here’s a short clip.
“'The problem is not [that] the Ukraine air defence is getting worse. Instead, what we see is that new swarming tactics and drones are now flying in higher altitude, [which] makes them more effective,'" ft.com/content/1a19df…
🚨🇺🇸🇮🇱"Bibi acted like a madman": Trump's team frets about Netanyahu after Syria strikes. @MarcACaputo and me write for @axios axios.com/2025/07/20/isr…
Very sad news. Bob was a wonderful man… Rice mourns loss of Bob Stein, renowned political scientist and civic leader | Rice News | News and Media Relations | Rice University news.rice.edu/news/2025/rice…
“Russian attacks in Europe nearly tripled between 2023 and 2024, when there were 34 attacks linked to Moscow. Given the difficulty in fending off this type of hybrid warfare, Western allies are resorting to calling out Russia.” wsj.com/world/europe/u…
Secretary of State Rubio & the foreign ministers of France, Germany & UK agreed in a phone call on Monday to set the end of August as the deadline for reaching a nuclear deal with Iran. With no deal - UN sanctions will be reimposed. My story on @axios axios.com/2025/07/15/ira…
I just spoke with @CNN's @biannagolodryga about the situation of Afghan refugees who are being deported from Iran: cnn.com/2025/07/14/Tv/…
I spoke with @POTUS. It was a very good conversation. Thank you for the willingness to support Ukraine and to continue working together to stop the killings and establish a lasting and just peace. President Trump shared details about his meeting with the @SecGenNATO. It’s…
Mayor Adams responds to posts online saying Jews should leave NYC if Mamdani is elected: "Don't allow anyone to push you out. If I’m a Jewish person I’m not plotting out my plan to flee. You’re not gonna run around the country every time someone does something antisemitic".
Scoop: Russian President Vladimir Putin has told President Trump & French President Macron that he supports the idea of a nuclear deal in which Iran is unable to enrich uranium and urged Iran to move in that direction. My story on @axios axios.com/2025/07/12/put…
“65% of Russians support the idea of immediate peace talks with Ukraine. The problem is that the same amount of Russians think alongside with the Kremlin's propaganda that before the ceasefire, you have to eliminate the so-called ‘root causes’ of the war.”-@baunov
“Validate how (children) are feeling, and be there to listen. But it's also important not to push children to speak if they're not interested in talking about their feelings in that moment. And it's really important to not say to your children how you're feeling.”
Scoop: A secret White House meeting between Steve Witkoff, Netanyahu's confidant Ron Dermer, and a Qatari envoy on Tuesday led to significant progress in the negotiations over the Gaza hostage and ceasefire deal. My story on @axios axios.com/2025/07/09/gaz…
We understand the government is not fond of criticism, but we will still do what we do and that is to report the truth and bring testimonies to our readers. Thank you @biannagolodryga @CNN (& to the baby kicking inside like crazy throughout 😅🙈)