Investigative editor, Russia watcher. 1990s German rap. Good handles, decent J, suspect finisher. Usually bumping Roger Miller.
Joined July 2012
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Carl Schreck retweeted
🧵In 2018, the heads of Russia’s 3 main spy agencies came to DC on an unprecedented visit; raised alot of eyebrows. @mikepompeo defended the talks; little other info was released. In 2021, I FOIA-d @CIA, @FBI, @ODNI for details. Five years later, I got a response (from @ODNI)
Also, Ivanov’s son (who later drowned in the UAE) mowed down and killed an elderly woman in a crosswalk and was later cleared of wrongdoing in what became a politically charged case - 2005 was a different world.
One of my early bylines for The @MoscowTimes:
In 2007, it was widely seen as an internal race between Ivanov and Medvedev to succeed Putin in what became (or always was) a stop-gap presidency until Putin’s return.
Carl Schreck retweeted
Immense work by @juliahahntv @jonathancrane5 @mezsondra @BelarusFiles @OCCRP on Belarusian political dissident Anatol Kotau who disappeared in a Russian controlled "grey zone" in Black Sea waters
youtube.com/watch?v=JJOQn1LY…
Carl Schreck retweeted
Incredible investigation. How a Belarusian Dissident Vanished at Sea. Anatol Kotau went on a trip to Turkey in August 2025 and never returned. Now, reporters reveal the final hours he spent on board a yacht in the Black Sea before disappearing. @BelarusFiles @OCCRP occrp.org/en/investigation/h…
Wembanyama is basketball’s Sidd Finch, but real.
Some wonderful news today.
Our friend @AlecLuhn HAS BEEN FOUND!!! He is alive and doing well. Thank you all for your support 🙏
Carl Schreck retweeted
Just saw the extremely concerning news that friend Alec Luhn has gone missing while hiking in Norway's Folgefonna national park.
Please contact his wife Veronika if you have news: facebook.com/veronika.silche…
Come on, @AlecLuhn, bring home a survival story.
Always appreciate it when bots "like" my extremely obscure Washington state high school basketball references.
Carl Schreck retweeted
🔴 NEW: For years, a state-backed Russian foundation, Pravfond, has been paying for the legal defense of alleged spies, criminals, and propagandists, from a taxi driver convicted of espionage to notorious arms dealer Viktor Bout. Despite being sanctioned by the EU two years ago, the money is still flowing.
Carl Schreck retweeted
Today is Ihar Losik’s birthday—a @RFERL journalist, a father, and a political prisoner, jailed by a regime afraid of truth.
He has been imprisoned since 2020, sentenced to 15 years for his work.
May this be his last birthday behind bars. He deserves freedom—and so does Belarus.
Carl Schreck retweeted
Russia's prosecutor general has declared @amnesty to be an "undesirable organization" (effectively outlawing it)
Carl Schreck retweeted
One of Russia's leading foreign policy experts, best guy on China, @AlexGabuev of @CEIP_Politika is now wanted by the Russian state.
This is not a badge of honor - this is bad news for Alexander. Yet it proves that his analysis hits the spot.
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Carl Schreck retweeted
Песня Radio Free Europe, заглавная на первом сингле R.E.M., записана почти ровно 44 года назад - и вот теперь группа ее перемиксовала и перевыпустила специально для нас. Приятно.
You didn’t see this one coming…🎤
Unstoppable R.E.M. is dropping a never-before-heard remix — “Radio Free Europe 2025” — in tribute to RFE/RL, at a time when our future is uncertain and funding unstable.
🎧Pre-order the vinyl and help us stay loud: ffm.to/remrfe2025
Carl Schreck retweeted
.@remhq celebrate 75 years of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty with new five-track benefit EP nme.com/news/music/rem-celeb…
Carl Schreck retweeted
The treatment of detained Ukrainian civilians is one of the most brutal parts of Russia’s war. Roshchnya wanted to expose this system, until her own disappearance & unexplained death became an emblem of Russia’s violation of the laws of war w/@FbdnStories washingtonpost.com/world/int…
Wouldn't call myself a Dylan-head, but I never tire of this album.
Carl Schreck retweeted
"One of the policemen told me, 'You're a young man. Do you really need Azadliq Radiosu? (RFE/RL) Just keep your head down and live your life," he said. Farid Mehralizada, an @RFERL journalist and economist, has been wrongfully imprisoned by Azerbaijani authorities for more than 300 days. #FreeFarid
During his appearance at the Baku Court of Serious Crimes, Mehralizada, 30, detailed the events surrounding his arrest on smuggling charges in late May 2024.
“They probably thought, since they already have a fabricated criminal case in their hands, they would just add me to it and move on... ”
-- Unjustly imprisoned @RFERL journalist Farid Mehralizada in his testimony to a Baku court today. #FreeFarid
rferl.org/a/azerbaijan-farid…
Carl Schreck retweeted
Zelensky says the AFU captured two Chinese citizens who were fighting for Russia. I'm not surprised – back in February, we even chatted with a Chinese soldier who confirmed he had taken part in the war against Ukraine. teapaw.org/ZelenskyyUa/status/190…
The 2nd story in @RFERL's investigation on the leaked Russian military records has more on Chinese mercenaries fighting for the Kremlin in Ukraine: rferl.org/a/russia-war-ukrai…
In February, we at @rferl got leaked Russian military hospital records showing the huge toll the Kremlin's war has inflicted on its forces.
We contacted a Chinese national listed as wounded in the database. He confirmed he'd fought for Russia in Ukraine: rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-w…
