Sascha Roslyakov
Foreign affairs journalist based in Sweden.
Focuses on the EU, Russia, and Sweden. Bylines in AP, Politico Europe, Svenska Dagbladet, and The Daily Telegraph. Trains newsrooms on digital tools for conflict reporting.
Available for journalism & media consulting. Contact and more: roslyakov.com.
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Stories by Sascha Roslyakov
- Russia Is Betting on the MC-21 to Reverse Its Aviation Decline. It’s No Silver Bullet. (The Moscow Times, 24 Aug 2026). It took 21 years for President Vladimir Putin to step aboard Russia’s new MC-21 passenger jet, the long-delayed plane that Moscow hopes will replace the aging Airbus and Boeing aircraft underpinning its commercial fleet. Full text on this site.
- Leaked texts reveal how Russian spies recruit, pressure and run their informants (Politico, 30 Mar 2026). A cache of messages and recordings offers rare insight into Moscow’s efforts to infiltrate opposition groups in Europe. Full text on this site.
- Putin's "infinite-range missile" worries the West: what we know about Burevestnik (Omni, 26 Dec 2025, in Swedish). Full text on this site.
- Russia trashes Europe's peace plan — but likes Trump's Ukraine proposal (Politico, 24 Nov 2025). Full text on this site.
- No such thing as "permanent" in Swedish migration policy (The European Correspondent, 20 Nov 2025). Full text on this site.
- Kremlin denies growing rumors of Sergey Lavrov's ouster (Politico, 7 Nov 2025). Full text on this site.
- Intervision: Putin's rival to Eurovision (The Daily Telegraph, 21 Sep 2025).
- Ukrainian children showcased in Russian "catalog" (Svenska Dagbladet, 8 Aug 2025, in Swedish).
- Searching for "extremism" online now banned (Svenska Dagbladet, 31 Jul 2025, in Swedish).
- Tatu reunited — on occupied Crimea (Svenska Dagbladet, 30 Jul 2025, in Swedish). Full text on this site.
- Russian minister shot himself — found in his car (Svenska Dagbladet, 7 Jul 2025, in Swedish).
- Putin wanted to mediate — got the cold shoulder from Trump (Svenska Dagbladet, 24 Jun 2025, in Swedish).
- Musk's father in Moscow — heaped praise on Lavrov (Svenska Dagbladet, 13 Jun 2025, in Swedish).
- Russian Firms Lure South Asian Migrants Amid Historic Labor Shortage (The Moscow Times, 25 Mar 2025). Full text on this site.
- Russian expert: Moscow will be disappointed (Svenska Dagbladet, 17 Mar 2025, in Swedish).
- View from Russia: Moscow celebrates Trump-Putin call as step towards normalising relations (The Daily Telegraph, 13 Feb 2025).
- Sweden looks to overhaul gun laws after mass shooting (The Daily Telegraph, 7 Feb 2025).
- The case of the Swedish school gunman who police will not name (The Daily Telegraph, 6 Feb 2025).
- Attempts to remove Putin described as a fiasco (Svenska Dagbladet, 18 Jan 2025, in Swedish).
- Dmitry was forced to flee from the Russian military (Svenska Dagbladet, 1 Dec 2024, in Swedish).
- Putin and Trump: a tango on thin ice (Svenska Dagbladet, 26 Nov 2024, in Swedish).
- Peskov doubts Trump's promise (Svenska Dagbladet, 6 Nov 2024, in Swedish).
- Russia's richest woman could lose everything (Omni, 15 Oct 2024, in Swedish).
- New drama straight out of a Coen Brothers movie splits Russian opposition (Omni, 23 Sep 2024, in Swedish).
- Viktor escaped Lukashenko's police, only to end up in limbo in Sweden (Omni, 13 Sep 2024, in Swedish).
- 15-year-old Valery sentenced: political repression in Russia descends to teenagers (Omni, 3 Sep 2024, in Swedish).
- Investigation is underway after two Britons found dead in Sweden (BBC, 21 Jul 2024).
- Reader's request: How do Russian people see Europe and the USA, and how is it presented by the media there? (The European Correspondent).
- Guide to Russian Opposition (The European Correspondent).
