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Apparently, key members of the Western foreign-policy elite are mind readers: They claim to know exactly what Russian President Vladimir Putin's intentions are. Prominent officials and political commentators increasingly agree that his…

Russia extends detention of Alsu Kurmasheva; Her imprisonment “As outrageous today as it was six months ago”April 1, 2024Washington, D.C. — Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) condemns the latest extension of American…

Avoiding A Protracted Conflict: The Biden Administration should push the Ukrainians towards a negotiated settlement to avoid a prolonged conflict in Ukraine and mitigate further casualties and devastation. Acknowledging the grim reality…

Russia’s attacks on such infrastructure in recent days have also caused severe power outages.Russian strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure have killed two people, one in the country’s western Lviv region, the other in an attack in…

MOSCOW —  Foreign diplomats in Russia laid flowers Saturday at the site of last week's attack on a suburban Moscow concert hall that killed 144 people. Those in attendance included ambassadors from the United States, EU countries,…

KYIV, Ukraine —  Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed a longtime aide and several advisers Saturday in a continuing reshuffle while Russia unleashed fresh attacks overnight. Zelenskyy dismissed top aide Serhiy Shefir from…

Top aide Serhiy Shefir was among those dismissed as well as three advisers and two presidential representatives.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed a longtime aide and several advisers in a continuing reshuffle on Saturday,…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy dismissed a longtime aide and several advisers on Saturday in a continuing reshuffle while Russia unleashed fresh attacks overnight. Zelenskyy dismissed…

Ukraine's air force said on March 30 that Russian forces fired four missiles into eastern Ukraine overnight, as well as 12 Shahed drones across the country. It said nine of the drones were shot down by Ukraine in the Dnipropetrovsk,…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Moscow launched a large-scale attack on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure Friday, with a mass barrage of 99 drones and missiles hitting regions across the country, Ukraine’s armed forces said. Air…

Russia fired dozens of missiles and 60 drones at Ukraine’s energy infrastructure Friday, damaging three power plants and causing massive blackouts, according to Ukrainian authorities. President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of…

After leaving Odesa largely untouched by the barrages of drones and missiles it has launched against Ukraine this winter, Russia has struck the port city during March as never before in this war. On March 2, a Russian drone demolished a…

Vladimir Putin says has no intention of attacking any Nato members. Visiting an airbase in Torzhok, on the road between Moscow and St Petersburg, the Russian president told a group of pilots he didn’t plan to spark a war with any…

 BACKGROUNDOver the previous three weeks, participants in this forum have explored the Russian Arctic as a place of cultural importance for many Indigenous people, significant biodiversity, and commercially valuable resources from fish…

This in effect abolishes the monitoring of UN sanctions against the country, more commonly known as North Korea, blocking the extension of the panel for another year.Russia’s Ambassador Vassily Nebenzia said the sanctions regime adopted…

In mid-February, the leader of Moldova’s breakaway region of Transnistria, Vadim Krasnoselsky, summoned deputies “of all levels of the Pridnestrovian Moldavian Republic”. The purpose of their meeting, he announced, would be to…

OverviewRussia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine illuminated the long profound shadow of nuclear weapons over international security. Russia’s nuclear threats have rightfully garnered significant attention because of the unfathomable lethality…

The 32-year-old Wall Street Journal reporter was arrested last March in Yekatarinburg on espionage charges and is being held at the infamous Lefortovo prison in Moscow. Mariana Katzarova, UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human…

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KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukraine needs any edge it can get to repel Russia from its territory. One emerging bright spot is its small but fast-growing defense industry, which the government is flooding with money in hopes…

Moscow court extends journalist’s arrest on espionage charges, ensuring he spends more than a year in prison.Russia has extended the pre-trial detention of American journalist Evan Gershkovich by three months. The Moscow City Court…

As the war enters its 761st day, these are the main developments.Here is the situation on Tuesday, March 26, 2024. Fighting Ten people, including a teenage girl, were injured after Russia hit Kyiv with missiles in the third bombardment…

On March 15, Iceland announced it would train Ukrainian naval cadets “in practical seamanship including navigation, maritime surveillance, and operations, including search and rescue.” This Nordic island nation has less than 400,000…

On Friday, armed men stormed the Crocus Concert Hall outside Moscow, killing at least 137 people and injuring more than 100. A day later, President Vladimir Putin addressed the nation, promising to “identify and punish everyone who…

Russia said Monday it thwarted a Ukrainian drone attack in the Rostov area of southwestern Russia, while a fire at a power plant in the region disrupted service. The Russian defense ministry said its air defenses shot down all 11…

Four men accused of gunning down scores of people at a concert outside the Russian capital, Moscow, have been charged with terrorism after appearing in a courtroom showing signs of severe beating. The charges late on Sunday came as…

Four suspects in the Moscow concert hall attack that killed at least 137 people were ordered to be detained, pending trial, Moscow's Basmanny district court ruled Sunday. All four men have been charged with acts of terrorism in…

Russia observed a day of mourning Sunday, two days after a deadly attack at a suburban Moscow concert hall that killed more than 137 people, including three children, and injured over 180. Rescue teams continue to scour the scorched…

Poland said Sunday it would demand that Russia explain "a new violation of airspace" after a Russian missile breached the NATO country’s airspace by about 2 kilometers Sunday morning before returning to Ukraine, according to a…

A Russian missile breached the airspace of NATO member Poland by about 2 kilometers Sunday morning before returning to Ukraine, according to a spokesperson for the Polish army. "Polish airspace was breached by one of the cruise…

It appears almost certain the brutal assault on a Russian crowd settling down to watch a rock concert in Moscow on Friday night was an Islamist terrorist attack. At least 133 people were left dead and scores more were injured…

The successful take off to the International Space Station follows an aborted launch on Thursday after a voltage drop in a power source.A Russian Soyuz rocket carrying three astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS) blasted off…

Russian authorities have detained 11 people in connection with a grisly attack in a packed concert hall near Moscow as the death toll climbed to 115, with more than 120 people injured. On Saturday, Russia’s Investigative Committee said…

(JTA) — A U.S.-led U.N. Security Council resolution calling for a ceasefire in Gaza failed on Friday because Russia and China said it was not strong enough, despite being the closest the Biden Administration has come to…

At least 60 people have been killed and dozens more injured after gunmen opened fire and set off explosives at a concert hall on the western edge of Moscow. Here’s what we know so far: Crocus City Hall The Russian capital is a sprawling…

Russian forces’ creeping momentum has continued for a fifth week after the fall of Avdiivka in eastern Ukraine as the Russian command moved reservists from other parts of the front to press its advantage. The villages of Tonenke and…

The Russian presidential election was not expected to be a cliffhanger. The victory of incumbent President Vladimir Putin was very much ensured by the absence of registered candidates who could truly challenge his re-election. Yet it is…

Ahead of the latest meeting Tuesday of a U.S.-led group focused on military support for Ukraine in its battle against a Russian invasion, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his country will seek to maximize its own defense…

Warsaw, Poland —  A Russian-Belarusian rock band that denounces Moscow's Ukraine invasion returned to the stage this week, voicing defiance after being detained in Thailand in January and threatened with deportation to Russia. The…

March 18, 2024 - Ottawa, Ontario - Global Affairs Canada The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Foreign Affairs, and Andriy Yermak, Head of the Office of the President of Ukraine, today provided an update on the work of the…

In perhaps the least surprising news of the year, Vladimir Putin has triumphed at the Russian ballot box and been enthroned for the fifth time as president. He will serve for six more years. He will be 77 years old in 2030.…

Russian President Vladimir Putin celebrated winning a new six-year term after an election that gave voters no real alternatives due to the intimidation or jailing of most potential opponents. Putin told supporters that he considered the…

Russian President Vladimir Putin said early Monday that he supported an idea to release late opposition leader Alexey Navalny in a prisoner exchange just days before the man who was his biggest foe died. In his first comments to…

Early results show Putin winning some 87 percent of the vote, the highest-ever result in Russia’s post-Soviet history.President Vladimir Putin is set to win a record post-Soviet landslide victory in Russia’s election, cementing his grip…

Russian President Vladimir Putin is poised to tighten his grip on power in an election that is certain to deliver him a landslide victory, though thousands of opponents have staged a symbolic noon protest at polling stations. Supporters…

Ukraine launched a new massive wave of drone attacks Sunday as Russians cast ballots on the final day of a presidential vote set to extend President Vladimir Putin's rule for another six years. The Russian Defense Ministry reported…

Russian President Vladimir Putin is poised to extend nearly a quarter century of rule for six more years on Sunday after wrapping up an election that gave voters no real alternatives to an autocrat who has ruthlessly cracked down on…

As the war enters its 752nd day, these are the main developments.Here is the situation on Saturday, March 16, 2024. Fighting Ukraine’s President Volodymr Zelenskyy has condemned a Russian missile attack on the Black Sea port city of…

State media says car ride is ‘clear proof’ of the close and deepening relationship between the two countries.North Korean leader Kim Jong Un took his first ride in the luxury car that was given to him as a gift by Russian President…

united nations —  Ukraine, joined Friday by more than 55 countries at the United Nations, condemned Russia's attempts to organize elections on occupied Ukrainian land, saying they were not valid. "We condemn in the strongest terms the…