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 )
Gerasimov: Putin Orders Expansion of Russian ‘Buffer Zone’ in Northeastern Ukraine Putin

Gerasimov: Putin Orders Expansion of Russian ‘Buffer Zone’ in Northeastern Ukraine

By Sophie Watson
Dec. 31, 2025
Putin’s Electoral Chief Ready to Organize Presidential Elections for Ukrainians Living in Russia Putin

Putin’s Electoral Chief Ready to Organize Presidential Elections for Ukrainians Living in Russia

By Sophie Watson
Dec. 19, 2025
Who’s Paying for Europe’s €90B Loan to Ukraine – and Who Isn’t? Hungary

Who’s Paying for Europe’s €90B Loan to Ukraine – and Who Isn’t?

By Sophie Watson
Dec. 19, 2025
‘European Little Pigs’ – Kremlin Rhetoric Escalates as EU Weighs Using Frozen Russian Assets Putin

‘European Little Pigs’ – Kremlin Rhetoric Escalates as EU Weighs Using Frozen Russian Assets

By Sophie Watson
Dec. 17, 2025
US Congress Locks in Commitment to Europe and NATO with $900B Defense Bill Europe

US Congress Locks in Commitment to Europe and NATO with $900B Defense Bill

By Sophie Watson
Dec. 17, 2025
Germany Spends €50B on Military Overhaul to ‘Send Signal’ to NATO NATO

Germany Spends €50B on Military Overhaul to ‘Send Signal’ to NATO

By Sophie Watson
Dec. 17, 2025
‘The Clock Is Ticking’ – UK Warns Abramovich to Release £2.5B for Ukraine Russia

‘The Clock Is Ticking’ – UK Warns Abramovich to Release £2.5B for Ukraine

By Sophie Watson
Dec. 17, 2025
Trump Says End to Ukraine War ‘Closer Than Ever’ After Phoning Berlin Zelensky

Trump Says End to Ukraine War ‘Closer Than Ever’ After Phoning Berlin

By Sophie Watson
Dec. 15, 2025
EU Calls For ‘European-Led Force’ on the Ground, ‘Sustained Support’ for Ukraine’s Armed Forces Zelensky

EU Calls For ‘European-Led Force’ on the Ground, ‘Sustained Support’ for Ukraine’s Armed Forces

By Sophie Watson
Dec. 15, 2025
‘A Crucial Moment in Our History’ – Merz Calls for EU to Move On Reparations Loan Backed by Frozen Russian Assets EU

‘A Crucial Moment in Our History’ – Merz Calls for EU to Move On Reparations Loan Backed by Frozen Russian Assets

By Sophie Watson
Dec. 15, 2025
Zelensky, Merz Welcome US Security Guarantees as Berlin Talks Continue Zelensky

Zelensky, Merz Welcome US Security Guarantees as Berlin Talks Continue

By Sophie Watson
Dec. 15, 2025
Russian Oil Export Revenues Tank for Third Consecutive Month Ukraine

Russian Oil Export Revenues Tank for Third Consecutive Month

By Sophie Watson
Dec. 11, 2025
Putin Expresses Solidarity With Venezuela as US-Led Ukraine Talks Continue US

Putin Expresses Solidarity With Venezuela as US-Led Ukraine Talks Continue

By Sophie Watson
Dec. 11, 2025
1 Dead, 4 Injured in ‘Terrorist’ Attack on Kyiv – Prosecutor’s Office Ukraine

1 Dead, 4 Injured in ‘Terrorist’ Attack on Kyiv – Prosecutor’s Office

By Sophie Watson
Dec. 11, 2025
EU Ambassadors Agree to Freeze Russian Assets in Europe Until ‘End of Russian Aggression’ Hungary

EU Ambassadors Agree to Freeze Russian Assets in Europe Until ‘End of Russian Aggression’

By Sophie Watson
Dec. 11, 2025
‘We Are Russia’s Next Target,’ NATO Chief Warns Member States NATO

‘We Are Russia’s Next Target,’ NATO Chief Warns Member States

By Sophie Watson
Dec. 11, 2025
Trump Has ‘Pretty Strong Words’ With Europe, Ukraine Reportedly Sends Peace Plan to Washington US

Trump Has ‘Pretty Strong Words’ With Europe, Ukraine Reportedly Sends Peace Plan to Washington

By Sophie Watson
Dec. 10, 2025
Ukrainian Woman Detained by ICE in California US

Ukrainian Woman Detained by ICE in California

By Sophie Watson
Dec. 10, 2025
Talks With US On Ukraine’s Postwar Economic Recovery ‘Productive,’ Zelensky Says Zelensky

Talks With US On Ukraine’s Postwar Economic Recovery ‘Productive,’ Zelensky Says

By Sophie Watson
Dec. 10, 2025
UK Defense Ministry Names British Paratrooper Killed in Ukraine UK

UK Defense Ministry Names British Paratrooper Killed in Ukraine

By Sophie Watson
Dec. 10, 2025