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 )
Trump Endorses Hungary’s Orban for Re-election as Support Wavers at Home Hungary

Trump Endorses Hungary’s Orban for Re-election as Support Wavers at Home

By Sophie Watson
Feb. 5, 2026
Ukraine-US-Russia Talks to Continue ‘in Coming Weeks’ Ukraine

Ukraine-US-Russia Talks to Continue ‘in Coming Weeks’

By Sophie Watson
Updated: Feb. 5, 2026
Sweden to Give Ukraine $100M for Generators, Heating Equipment Zelensky

Sweden to Give Ukraine $100M for Generators, Heating Equipment

By Sophie Watson
Feb. 5, 2026
Zelensky Expects POW Exchange ‘in Near Future’ as Abu Dhabi Talks Continue Zelensky

Zelensky Expects POW Exchange ‘in Near Future’ as Abu Dhabi Talks Continue

By Sophie Watson
Feb. 4, 2026
Russia Condemns Killing of Seif al-Islam Gaddafi in Libya Russia

Russia Condemns Killing of Seif al-Islam Gaddafi in Libya

By Sophie Watson
Feb. 4, 2026
Ukraine Says Abu Dhabi Talks With Russia and US Were ‘Substantive and Productive’ Russia

Ukraine Says Abu Dhabi Talks With Russia and US Were ‘Substantive and Productive’

By Sophie Watson
Feb. 4, 2026
Trump Claims Modi Agreed to Halt Russian Oil Purchases US

Trump Claims Modi Agreed to Halt Russian Oil Purchases

By Sophie Watson
Feb. 2, 2026
Zelensky Backs Iranian Protesters as Washington-Tehran Tension Grows Zelensky

Zelensky Backs Iranian Protesters as Washington-Tehran Tension Grows

By Sophie Watson
Feb. 2, 2026
FIFA President Calls for End to Russia’s International Football Ban Russia

FIFA President Calls for End to Russia’s International Football Ban

By Sophie Watson
Feb. 2, 2026
‘A Sense of Impunity’: Charity Head Breaks Silence After Russian Soldier Murders Woman in Siberia War in Ukraine

‘A Sense of Impunity’: Charity Head Breaks Silence After Russian Soldier Murders Woman in Siberia

By Sophie Watson
Jan. 29, 2026
Trump Claims Putin Agreed to Halt Strikes on Kyiv as ‘Energy Truce’ Rumors Swirl Trump

Trump Claims Putin Agreed to Halt Strikes on Kyiv as ‘Energy Truce’ Rumors Swirl

By Sophie Watson
Updated: Jan. 29, 2026
$2M Polish Generator Fundraiser Brings ‘Warmth from Poland for Kyiv’ Energy

$2M Polish Generator Fundraiser Brings ‘Warmth from Poland for Kyiv’

By Sophie Watson
Jan. 26, 2026
North Sea Nations Unite in Offshore Wind Power Pact to End Energy Dependence on Russia Europe

North Sea Nations Unite in Offshore Wind Power Pact to End Energy Dependence on Russia

By Sophie Watson
Jan. 26, 2026
NATO Secretary General Calls for Clear ‘Division of Labor’ with EU as Russia’s War Continues War in Ukraine

NATO Secretary General Calls for Clear ‘Division of Labor’ with EU as Russia’s War Continues

By Sophie Watson
Jan. 26, 2026
Germany Summons Russian Ambassador, Expels Alleged Spy in Russian Embassy Germany

Germany Summons Russian Ambassador, Expels Alleged Spy in Russian Embassy

By Sophie Watson
Jan. 22, 2026
‘It’s All About the Land’ – Zelensky, Trump Agree Security Guarantees Despite Unresolved Territorial Dispute Zelensky

‘It’s All About the Land’ – Zelensky, Trump Agree Security Guarantees Despite Unresolved Territorial Dispute

By Sophie Watson
Jan. 22, 2026
Trump Claims Russia Accepted His ‘Board of Peace’ Invitation Russia

Trump Claims Russia Accepted His ‘Board of Peace’ Invitation

By Sophie Watson
Jan. 21, 2026
3 Arrested in Germany Over 2 Russian Spy Plots Germany

3 Arrested in Germany Over 2 Russian Spy Plots

By Sophie Watson
Jan. 21, 2026
Russian Court Sentences Uzbek Man to Life Imprisonment for Assassination of Russian Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov Russia

Russian Court Sentences Uzbek Man to Life Imprisonment for Assassination of Russian Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov

By Sophie Watson
Jan. 21, 2026
Poland to Phase Out Special Benefits for Ukrainian Refugees War in Ukraine

Poland to Phase Out Special Benefits for Ukrainian Refugees

By Sophie Watson
Jan. 21, 2026