Jake Cordell

Reporter

Freelance correspondent, based in Tbilisi, Georgia. Background in Russia, Caucasus, UK & economics, business, politics.

Words: Russian politics, economy & business in Moscow 2019-2022 for The Moscow Times, and Russia-Ukraine war 2022-23 from London and Tbilisi for Reuters. Freelance bits and pieces all over.

Broadcast: Moscow correspondent for France 24 and Deutsche Welle 2021-2022. Interviews on Ukraine war for BBC television and radio and national broadcasters in Australia, Ireland and US. 'From Russia with News' podcast host.

Previously: Economics correspondent in London with City AM, covering Brexit referendum and fallout. Human rights & media support for an international donor.

Email: [email protected]
Twitter: @JakeCordell

Reuters author page: https://www.reuters.com/authors/jake-cordell
Moscow Times author page: https://www.themoscowtimes.com/author/jake-cordell

Portfolio
Reuters
11/08/2022
From Russia with cash: Georgia booms as Russians flee Putin's war

TBILISI, Nov 8 (Reuters) - As war chokes Europe, a small nation wedged beneath Russia is enjoying an unexpected economic boom. Georgia is on course to become one of the world's fastest-growing economies this year following a dramatic influx of more than 100,000 Russians since Moscow's invasion.

Reuters
05/30/2022
Analysis: Russians feel little economic pain now, long-term outlook darkens

LONDON, May 30 (Reuters) - For many Russians, forecasts of the deepest economic crisis in a generation feel overdone. U.S. President Joe Biden may have promised that Western sanctions would wreak economic havoc in Russia, but the initial blow has been muted. Russian officials' confidence, however, could be misplaced.

Reuters
06/16/2022
Two U.S. citizens missing, feared captured, in eastern Ukraine

June 15 (Reuters) - Two U.S. citizens who traveled to Ukraine as volunteer fighters against Russian forces have been missing for a week and are feared captured, family members told Reuters on Wednesday in an exclusive interview. The two men, both from Alabama, were last in contact before embarking on a mission in Donetsk.