Sophie Watson

Sophie Watson

Sophie Watson is a freelance journalist based between London and Kyiv whose work has appeared in The Economist, Columbia Journalism Review and 1843 magazine.

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR ( 244 )
Inside the Pipeline: Researchers Link Russian Energy Giants to Abducted Ukrainian Children Energy

Inside the Pipeline: Researchers Link Russian Energy Giants to Abducted Ukrainian Children

By Sophie Watson
March 26, 2026
Zelensky Makes Surprise Visit to Saudi Arabia for ‘Important Meetings’ Zelensky

Zelensky Makes Surprise Visit to Saudi Arabia for ‘Important Meetings’

By Sophie Watson
March 26, 2026
Suspected Drone from Belarus Crashes Inside Lithuanian Airspace Belarus

Suspected Drone from Belarus Crashes Inside Lithuanian Airspace

By Sophie Watson
March 23, 2026
Donetsk Governor Signs Forced Child Evacuation Order for Parts of Sloviansk Donetsk

Donetsk Governor Signs Forced Child Evacuation Order for Parts of Sloviansk

By Sophie Watson
March 20, 2026
Husk of Sanctioned Russian Tanker Still Adrift in Mediterranean Energy

Husk of Sanctioned Russian Tanker Still Adrift in Mediterranean

By Sophie Watson
March 20, 2026
‘Time to End the Pause’ – Zelensky Sends Delegation to US Amid War in Middle East Zelensky

‘Time to End the Pause’ – Zelensky Sends Delegation to US Amid War in Middle East

By Sophie Watson
March 19, 2026
Belarus Releases 250 Political Prisoners in Exchange For Further US Sanctions Relief Belarus

Belarus Releases 250 Political Prisoners in Exchange For Further US Sanctions Relief

By Sophie Watson
March 19, 2026
Zelensky: Ukraine’s Armed Forces ‘Thwarted’ Russia’s Planned March Offensive War in Ukraine

Zelensky: Ukraine’s Armed Forces ‘Thwarted’ Russia’s Planned March Offensive

By Sophie Watson
March 16, 2026
Slovakia Formally Pulls Out of Emergency Energy Pact with Ukraine War in Ukraine

Slovakia Formally Pulls Out of Emergency Energy Pact with Ukraine

By Sophie Watson
March 16, 2026
Zelensky to Visit UK Before Spain Trip as Trump Rebukes European Allies Zelensky

Zelensky to Visit UK Before Spain Trip as Trump Rebukes European Allies

By Sophie Watson
March 16, 2026
Wreck of Russian Shadow Fleet Tanker Found ‘Drifting’ in Mediterranean Russia

Wreck of Russian Shadow Fleet Tanker Found ‘Drifting’ in Mediterranean

By Sophie Watson
March 12, 2026
Flights Halted After ‘Luminous Flying Object’ Sighted Over Berlin Brandenburg Airport Germany

Flights Halted After ‘Luminous Flying Object’ Sighted Over Berlin Brandenburg Airport

By Sophie Watson
March 11, 2026
President of Germany’s Bundestag Meets With Zelensky in Kyiv Zelensky

President of Germany’s Bundestag Meets With Zelensky in Kyiv

By Sophie Watson
March 11, 2026
Zelensky: Ukrainian Anti-Drone Specialists Already Working in Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE Zelensky

Zelensky: Ukrainian Anti-Drone Specialists Already Working in Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE

By Sophie Watson
March 11, 2026
Fury in Budapest as Zelensky Warns Orbán Against Blocking €90B EU Loan to Ukraine Zelensky

Fury in Budapest as Zelensky Warns Orbán Against Blocking €90B EU Loan to Ukraine

By Sophie Watson
March 5, 2026
US Asks Ukraine for Help Countering Iranian Drones as Trump Warns Zelensky to ‘Get on the Ball’ Zelensky

US Asks Ukraine for Help Countering Iranian Drones as Trump Warns Zelensky to ‘Get on the Ball’

By Sophie Watson
March 5, 2026
US Eases Sanctions on Rosneft’s German Subsidiary Amid Mounting Energy Fears US

US Eases Sanctions on Rosneft’s German Subsidiary Amid Mounting Energy Fears

By Sophie Watson
March 5, 2026
Zelensky Weighs Ukraine’s Role as Iranian Strikes on Middle East Continue Zelensky

Zelensky Weighs Ukraine’s Role as Iranian Strikes on Middle East Continue

By Sophie Watson
March 4, 2026
Spain Denies US Military Cooperation as Rift With Trump Deepens Over Iran US

Spain Denies US Military Cooperation as Rift With Trump Deepens Over Iran

By Sophie Watson
March 4, 2026
‘Take Them With You On the Plane’ – Putin Transfers 2 Ukrainian POWs into Hungarian FM’s Custody Hungary

‘Take Them With You On the Plane’ – Putin Transfers 2 Ukrainian POWs into Hungarian FM’s Custody

By Sophie Watson
Updated: March 4, 2026