Polina Ivanova is a foreign correspondent for the FT covering Russia, Ukraine, and Central Asia. Her reporting is focused on Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and on developments inside Russia, from the Kremlin’s crackdown to the effect of sanctions and attempts to evade them.
Previously, she covered Russia and Ukraine for Reuters as a Special Correspondent on the investigative team. She joined the FT in 2021 and was shortlisted for the George Orwell Prize for Political Journalism in 2022.