Eastern Europe
War in Ukraine
An explosion on July 3 in the Russian city of Belgorod killed three people and injured four others. There was also, according to preliminary reports, damage to eight private houses, three high-rise bu
Jul. 6, 2022
Russian Federation (RF) air forces launched at least three more massive Kh-22 anti-ship missiles at ground targets in Ukraine’s southern Odesa Region on Friday, July 1, hitting an apartment building a
Jul. 1, 2022
Russia
Vladimir Putin answered questions from media representatives in Turkmenistan on June 29. Russian President Vladimir Putin answered questions from media representatives in Turkmenistan. He explained th
Jun. 30, 2022
War in Ukraine
Russia said Monday that two of its debt payments were blocked from reaching creditors, pushing the country closer to its first foreign default in a century due to sanctions over the Ukraine offensive.
Jun. 28, 2022
Russia
Global confidence in Russian President Vladimir Putin has fallen through the floor, according to data from Pew Research. The Spring 2022 Global Attitudes Survey, spanning 18 countries, found that 90%
Jun. 24, 2022
Russia
The West has been relatively united in its reaction to the Russian invasion of Ukraine so far. But beyond the US and Europe, attitudes are not so clear. Beijing has invited the Brics countries Brazil,
Jun. 23, 2022
Russia
Lithuania has banned the transit of certain goods across its territory to the Russian Baltic Sea exclave of Kaliningrad, citing EU sanctions as the reason for the measure. Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Pes
Jun. 22, 2022
War in Ukraine
On June 19, the Verkhovna Rada adopted a law banning Russian music and printed materials in Ukraine on TV, radio, and in public places. According to the law, these amendments will be in place unt
Jun. 21, 2022
On June 17, at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, the President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, in the presence of Russian President Vladimir Putin, said that he does not recognize
Jun. 20, 2022
Roman Popkov is a Russian opposition journalist who spent two years as a political prisoner of Vladimir Putin’s regime, having been repeatedly detained by Russian security forces for covering protests
Jun. 18, 2022
War in Ukraine
Russia’s economic authorities have clashed over inflation and growth forecasts in rare public displays of discord at a flagship forum in Saint Petersburg. The annual Saint Petersburg International Eco
Jun. 18, 2022
On Thursday, June 16, the UK announced a new wave of sanctions related to Russia’s military aggression in Ukraine, in particular, the forced deportation and adoption of Ukrainian children in Russia. “
Jun. 16, 2022
European press roundup: Debates Russia’s President Putin has compared his own actions with those of Peter the Great, whose 350th birthday was celebrated across the country on 9 June. Putin claims that
Jun. 14, 2022
War in Ukraine
In the bedroom of his modest apartment in the southern Russian city of Volgograd, ex-university lecturer Roman Melnichenko has two bags packed: one if he goes to prison, the other if he has to flee. “
Jun. 14, 2022
He was Vladimir Putin’s first prime minister but Mikhail Kasyanov never in his worst nightmares imagined that his former boss would unleash a full-scale war on Ukraine. Speaking to AFP in a video inte
Jun. 13, 2022
Russia earned 93 billion euros ($98 billion) from fossil fuel exports during the first 100 days of its war in Ukraine, with most sent to the European Union, according to research published Monday. The
Jun. 13, 2022
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The RU foreign minister has made more threats against Ukraine and allies for allowing the use of ATACMS and other US-made long-range weapons to strike inside Russia after months of lobbying by Kyiv.
Nov. 18