Germany’s Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution has suspended its recent classification of the Alternative for Germany (AfD) party as an extremist organization due to a court challenge. This decision has sparked a new political controversy, Politico reports.
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Moscow to attend the 9 May Victory Day parade and, alongside Russian President Vladimir Putin, signed a joint statement supporting “peace efforts” and claiming that a long-term resolution of the war requires addressing its “root causes.”
Since the Soviet…
In an address from Kyiv’s Independence Square, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy contrasted Ukraine’s remembrance with Russia’s militarized parades, accusing the Kremlin of turning 9 May into a cynical cult of death.
Since the Soviet era, and especially under Vladimir Putin,…
In February 2025, Russian forces launched a drone strike that severely damaged the protective sarcophagus covering Chernobyl’s fourth reactor, The Guardian reports.
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has once again voiced his desire to step down, according to the Institute for the Study of War. If approved, this act could destabilize the North Caucasus and expose vulnerabilities in President Vladimir Putin’s grip on the region.
Hostilities did not cease at midnight on 7 May, when the Kremlin claimed a temporary ceasefire would begin and last until 11 May, says Victor Trehubov, spokesperson for Ukraine’s operational-strategic Khortytsia military grouping, UNIAN reports.
The ceasefire was ostensibly declared to mark…
The Berlin Administrative Court has upheld a police ban on displaying flags linked to Russia, including the flag of the USSR, at the Soviet Memorial in Treptow on 8–9 May 2025, according to Tagesspiegel. The decision was issued in summary proceedings ahead of the 80th anniversary of…
Regional instability, like in the Middle East and the Global South, is a consequence of Russia’s war and will ultimately force the world to act, says Ukrainian Presidential Adviser Mykhailo Podoliak, RBK-Ukraine reports.
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Ukraine is evaluating whether to replace the US dollar with the euro as the reference currency for the hryvnia, central bank Governor Andriy Pyshnyi told Reuters in an interview published on 8 May 2025.