Welcome to Wider Europe, RFE/RL’s newsletter focusing on the key issues concerning the European Union, NATO, and other institutions and their relationships with the Western Balkans and Europe’s Eastern neighborhoods.
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Russian attacks near Ukrainian nuclear infrastructure heighten scrutiny of Kyiv’s preparedness
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Moscow’s renewed attacks on Ukraine’s electricity infrastructure this winter have heightened scrutiny over the Ukrainian Energy Ministry’s failure to protect the country’s…
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The UN Charter Should Become the Legal Foundation of a Multipolar World — Russia in Global Affairs
Eighty years ago, on 4 February 1945, the leaders of the victors of World War II―the Soviet Union, the United States, and Britain―opened the Yalta Conference to determine the contours of the postwar world. Despite ideological differences, they agreed to eradicate…
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Conservative commentator reveals what Trump thinks of war; his guest insists Putin will regret ‘what he did’
Conservative commentator and a long-time friend of Donald Trump, Bill O’Reilly, has revealed what the new President of the US makes of the Russo-Ukraine war.
In an interview with Trump’s former EU ambassador, Gordon Sondland, he noted that Trump doesn’t believe the current war to be a…
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Why Some Food Additives Banned in Europe Aren’t in the U.S.
Walk down your grocery aisle, and you’ll spot many foods containing ingredients you won’t find in Europe. The unusual way the U.S. regulates ingredients is in the news and the hot seat right now, thanks to the recent ban of a food additive—
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Why Did Foot Binding Become A Symbol Of Beauty In Ancient China? » ScienceABC
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Foot binding reflected social, economic, and cultural influences, transforming a physically harmful ritual into an unusual symbol of beauty.
In a small village in ancient China, a girl was born into a family that prided itself on…
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How Trump’s Bluntness Shatters the Liberal World Order — Russia in Global Affairs
US President Donald Trump’s return to the center stage of world politics has once again ignited discussions about his peculiar political behavior. While the subject may feel numbing to some, Trump continues to dictate the global information agenda, underscoring two…
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Russia, Ukraine trade blame over an attack on a boarding school
KYIV, Ukraine — Competing claims emerged over a deadly attack on a boarding school in Sudzha, a city in Russia’s Kursk region that has been under Ukrainian control for five months, with Ukraine and Russia accusing each other of carrying…
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Russia Says Advancing Towards Flashpoint Ukrainian City
Russia said on Saturday it had captured a village flanking the eastern flashpoint city of Toretsk in Ukraine as Kyiv said four people had died in overnight Russian strikes.
The Russian Defence Ministry said its troops seized the…
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Estonia’s Ambassador: We want Ukraine to defeat Russia
“Russia has never kept any promises or respected any agreements it signed. It has violated all of them,” Estonian Ambassador to Ukraine Annely Kolk told the Euromaidan Press in an exclusive interview.
Ambassador Kolk candidly states that she doesn’t see a ceasefire possibility at the…
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