Category: 2. RussianAggression

Seoul calls in ambassador amid concerns about Pyongyang involvement in Ukraine conflict Continue Reading

The UN’s nuclear agency has financed Russian state scientific research in Crimea since Moscow’s seizure of the Ukrainian peninsula in 2014, an RFE/RL investigation has found — funding that critics call tantamount to legitimizing Russian aggression against its neighbor. The IAEA, the UN’s… Continue Reading

Early results in one of two votes that will help decide Moldova’s future give pro-Europe incumbent President Maia Sandu a lead over pro-Russia Socialist Alexandr Stoianoglo in a battle of 11 candidates likely to lead to a runoff election next month. Preliminary results after counting 35 percent… Continue Reading

Russian drone attacks injured at least one person in Ukraine’s capital, officials in Kyiv said Monday. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said on Telegram falling debris from drones shot down by Ukrainian air defenses damaged several residential buildings. Serhii Popko, head of the Kyiv City… Continue Reading

In February, Canada will host the first-ever winter Invictus Games, an athletic competition for wounded and injured veterans from around the world. This year, 550 athletes from 25 countries will compete in both traditional Invictus Games sports as well as new winter sports. Ukraine will be… Continue Reading

A calm atmosphere prevailed at the polling stations opened by the Moldovan government on the right bank of the Dniester for residents of Moldova’s pro-Russia separatist region of Transdniester. Moldova voted on October 20 in a presidential election and EU referendum. RFE/RL spoke with voters… Continue Reading

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Sunday he was seeking a strong reaction from countries who have acknowledged that North Korea is becoming more involved in Russia’s more than 2-1/2-year-old war against Ukraine. Speaking in his nightly video address, Zelenskyy said there was ample… Continue Reading

WARSAW, Poland —  The prominent American journalist and historian Anne Applebaum urged continued support for Ukraine as she accepted a prestigious German prize Sunday, arguing that pacifism in the face of aggression is often nothing more than appeasement. Applebaum made her appeal to an… Continue Reading

The world’s leading industrial nations warned Iran to stop supporting the Hamas and Hezbollah militant groups and other nonstate actors in the Middle East and to cease actions that are helping to destabilize the region, while Washington also urged Israel to scale back its attacks near Beirut… Continue Reading