Ksenia Sokolyanskaya

Ksenia Sokolyanskaya is an anchor for Current Time in Prague. A Moscow native, she graduated from Moscow State University. She began working as a news moderator in Moscow in 2011 and also hosted an evening show. She moderated a morning show on Silver Rain Radio before joining RFE/RL in Prague in 2017. Current Time is RFE/RL's Russian-language TV and digital network.

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December 06, 2024
What To Expect In 2025

The New Year has every potential to be momentous, with the return of Donald Trump to the White House, pledging to bring an end to the war between Russia and Ukraine, along with ongoing conflict in the Middle East and tensions between China and Taiwan.
September 03, 2024
With Kursk Incursion, Kyiv Seeks To Show West 'Red Lines Don't Exist,' Khodorkovsky Says

Ukraine’s ongoing incursion into Russia’s Kursk region is “an important element of the war,” Russian opposition figure Mikhail Khodorkovsky said. For Russia, it makes mobilization more difficult, while for Ukraine it is establishing there are no "red lines" in taking the offensive against Russia.
September 03, 2024
Khodorkovsky: 'Clock Will Start Ticking' For Putin After Russians Realize They're At War

There is no war fatigue in Russia yet because Putin and the government-controlled media have been convincing society that "there is no war," exiled Kremlin opponent Mikhail Khodorkovsky says, adding that once Putin "creates the feeling that there is a war, the clock will start ticking" for him.
June 04, 2024
'We Wasted The Chances He Gave Us': Director Andrei Loshak Talks About His New Navalny Film

Russian filmmaker Andrei Loshak’s documentary sequel The Age Of Disagreement: 2024 tells how the lives of the activists who had dreamed in 2018, together with opposition leader Aleksei Navalny, of a “beautiful Russia of the future” changed dramatically both before and after his mysterious death.
April 16, 2024
John Bolton Says Growing U.S. Isolationism Threatens Ukraine's War Effort

Ukraine faces "danger" if the United States does not quickly pass much-needed military aid, former U.S. national-security adviser John Bolton told Current Time, as Russia's advantages in troops and weaponry help the Kremlin edge deeper into its neighbor more than two years into the war.
April 16, 2024
'Putin Is Waiting For Trump': Ex-U.S. National-Security Adviser Voices Fears Over Ukraine, NATO

Former U.S. national-security adviser John Bolton has voiced fears that a second Donald Trump presidency could sacrifice Ukraine to Russia and abandon NATO. Speaking to Current Time's Ksenia Sokolyanskaya on April 15, Bolton said, "Putin is waiting for Trump."
April 15, 2024
John Bolton Says Strong Israeli Response To Iran Attack Would Be Justified

Former U.S. national-security adviser John Bolton says Israel is entitled to retaliate against Iran for its weekend attack, including destroying its nuclear weapons program, and stands by his comment that President Joe Biden is "an embarrassment" for urging Israel not to respond.
April 15, 2024
John Bolton: Israel Has Right to Respond To Iranian Attack

Former U.S. national-security adviser John Bolton said in an April 15 interview with Current Time's Ksenia Sokolyanskaya that "if the United States were attacked with more than 320 ballistic missiles, cruise missiles, and drones, we would retaliate."
March 19, 2024
Explainer: How To Safely Watch And Read RFE/RL In Russia

Russia has declared RFE/RL to be an “undesirable” organization. What does this mean if you're in Russia?
February 29, 2024
U.S. 'Too Slow' To See Putin Was 'Different Character' When He Returned To Presidency: Former Obama Adviser

A former top adviser to U.S. President Barack Obama says the United States should have been quicker to recognize a change in Vladimir Putin when he returned to the Kremlin as president in 2012 and more outspoken in confronting his corruption.
February 29, 2024
Former Top Obama Adviser Foresees 'A Lot Of Challenges' For Putin

Ben Rhodes, who was a top adviser and speechwriter for U.S. President Barack Obama, argues that Russian President Vladimir Putin faces numerous, still-unknown threats despite his efforts to silence the opposition.
May 10, 2022
Breaking Russia's 'Spiral Of Silence': Dozens Detained Protesting Ukraine War On Victory Day

Amidst the pomp of Russia’s uber-patriotic state ceremonies commemorating the Soviet contribution to victory in World War II, more than 100 people across the country were detained for using the occasion to take a stand against the invasion of Ukraine.
March 29, 2022
U.S. Diplomat Calls For End To 'Brutal Aggression, Brutal War' In Ukraine

U.S. Ambassador to NATO Julianne Smith, in an interview on March 28 with Current Time's Ksenia Sokolyanskaya, said that the United States doesn't have a policy of regime change in Russia.
March 26, 2022
'Hellish Sanctions': Ukrainian Ex-President Poroshenko Lays Out Five-Point Appeal To International Community

In a presentation to the European Parliament on March 23, former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko called on the international community to step up its aid to Ukraine, including the provision of massive military help and the imposition of “hellish sanctions” against Russia.
March 06, 2022
Putin May Use Chechen War Playbook In Ukraine, Says Russian Human Rights Activist

Memorial International Director Aleksandr Cherkasov warns that, with Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine facing difficulties, Russian President Vladimir Putin is turning to the indiscriminate tactics of the Chechen wars.

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Also by Ksenia Sokolyanskaya

What To Expect In 2025

With Kursk Incursion, Kyiv Seeks To Show West 'Red Lines Don't Exist,' Khodorkovsky Says

Khodorkovsky: 'Clock Will Start Ticking' For Putin After Russians Realize They're At War

'We Wasted The Chances He Gave Us': Director Andrei Loshak Talks About His New Navalny Film

John Bolton Says Growing U.S. Isolationism Threatens Ukraine's War Effort

'Putin Is Waiting For Trump': Ex-U.S. National-Security Adviser Voices Fears Over Ukraine, NATO

John Bolton Says Strong Israeli Response To Iran Attack Would Be Justified

John Bolton: Israel Has Right to Respond To Iranian Attack

Explainer: How To Safely Watch And Read RFE/RL In Russia

U.S. 'Too Slow' To See Putin Was 'Different Character' When He Returned To Presidency: Former Obama Adviser

Former Top Obama Adviser Foresees 'A Lot Of Challenges' For Putin

Breaking Russia's 'Spiral Of Silence': Dozens Detained Protesting Ukraine War On Victory Day

U.S. Diplomat Calls For End To 'Brutal Aggression, Brutal War' In Ukraine

'Hellish Sanctions': Ukrainian Ex-President Poroshenko Lays Out Five-Point Appeal To International Community

Putin May Use Chechen War Playbook In Ukraine, Says Russian Human Rights Activist