World
War in Ukraine
The head of the Main Intelligence Directorate of Ukraine, Kyrylo Budanov, believes the world is approaching a 'global war,’ highlighting Russia’s and Iran’s involvement in the war in Israel.
Oct. 13, 2023
Poland
RFE/RL’s Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak asks if Poland's ruling Law and Justice party will hold off the challenge posed by former prime minister and EC president, Donald Tusk and his Civic Coalition.
Oct. 13, 2023
Russia
Tens of thousands of civilians have died as a result of Putin’s wars in Ukraine and Chechnya.
Oct. 13, 2023
Russia
French police have opened an investigation into the suspected poisoning of exiled Russian journalist Marina Ovsyannikova, who famously brandished an anti-war slogan on Russian state TV.
Oct. 13, 2023
Russia
The Yango taxi hailing app operates in a dozen European countries amid fears that its use of the Russian Yandex internet platform may share user data with the Kremlin’s FSB.
Oct. 13, 2023
Russia
Navalny is Russia's most prominent opposition politician and mobilised massive anti-government rallies before he was jailed in 2021 on fraud charges that his allies say are punitive.
Oct. 13, 2023
EU
Amsterdam has punished four Dutch companies and eight individuals for violating EU sanctions by helping to build the controversial Kerch bridge, investigations into three other companies are ongoing.
Oct. 13, 2023
UN
In October 2022, the council decided a special rapporteur was needed for Russia, amid concerns over an intensifying domestic crackdown by Moscow during its war in Ukraine.
Oct. 13, 2023
Ukraine
Kyiv Post Senior Defense Correspondent takes a closer look at the kind of military kit Washington is sending Israel and Ukraine. Bottom line: apples and oranges, mostly.
Oct. 12, 2023
Russia
IOC punishes Russian Olympic Committee for absorbing sports organizations from occupied Ukrainian territories.
Oct. 12, 2023
Putin
The priest is thought to be behind planned construction of the so-called Museum of Christianity, a controversial development that threatens to destroy a World Heritage ancient Greek city in Crimea.
Oct. 12, 2023
NATO secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg said the military alliance would offer a "determined response" if it was shown the incident was a deliberate attack.
Oct. 12, 2023
War in Ukraine
Russian Wikipedia says the ship was destroyed but, if it’s only damaged, Russian naval strategists will have to grapple with having more damaged warships than drydock capacity.
Oct. 12, 2023
War in Ukraine
Following the previous discoveries of debris, NATO and Romanian officials have said the country had not been intentionally targeted.
Oct. 12, 2023
Russia
Russia needs as many missiles as it can get. With UN restrictions on missile technology about to expire, Iran can now supply their Fateh-110 and Zolfaghar ballistic missiles.
Oct. 12, 2023
NATO
Good news for Ukraine as Wednesday’s meeting of the Ramstein group as part of the NATO defense minister’s meeting seems to have heard Zelensky’s call for more air defense systems and F-16 aircraft.
Oct. 12, 2023