The international security and financial system built and led by the United States after World War II has weathered the Cold War, regional wars, economic crises, and even a global pandemic. But according to one of President Donald Trump’s former advisers — now one of his most prominent critics…
Category: 2. RussianAggression
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Dozens Of Casualties After Overnight Russian Strikes On Ukraine
A Russian strike late on May 7 caused more than a dozen civilian casualties in Kostyantynivka, a city in Ukraine’s Donetsk region. Speaking with RFE/RL, survivors recalled the terrifying moment of impact and being pulled from the rubble.
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Victory Day in Russian-Occupied Ukraine: A Muted Celebration
The Russian soldiers who occupy Bakhmut in eastern Ukraine seemed excited about the 80th anniversary of Victory Day, the Russian holiday that marks the surrender of Nazi Germany in World War II.
The soldiers posted videos on social media, verified by The New York Times, of themselves hanging…
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Russia’s Military Show of Strength Masks Economic and Diplomatic Cracks
Russia will celebrate the 80th anniversary of Nazi Germany’s defeat on Friday with visiting heads of state and a show of armed might in Red Square, staged as a display of global clout, grandiose and intimidating, and a portent of eventual triumph in the war against Ukraine.
The annual military…
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The Deserters by Mathias Énard — dual storylines inspired by the fallout of war
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Having begun working on a book about a fictional East German mathematician, Mathias Énard found that the war in Ukraine “invaded [his] notebooks . . . The…
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Ukrainian Cities Quiet In Early Hours Of Kremlin-Backed Cease-Fire
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.
I’m RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak, and this week I’m drilling down on two…
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China’s Xi attacks US ‘hegemony’ ahead of Putin summit
Xi Jinping has drawn a parallel between modern-day US “hegemony” and the “arrogant fascist forces” of 80 years ago, ahead of Thursday’s Moscow summit with Vladimir Putin and second world war “Victory Day” celebrations.
The Chinese and Russian presidents are using the visit to signal…
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5 Things To Watch In This Year’s Kremlin War Anniversary
It’s the marquee celebration of the Russian calendar, the flagship event for Kremlin efforts to exalt the Soviet role in defeating Nazi Germany.
In recent years, the Red Square Victory Day parade has also served as the backdrop for President Vladimir Putin to glorify Moscow’s war on Ukraine,…
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Russian Overnight Strikes Kill 2 In Kyiv
More than 140 Russian drones hit cities and other civilian areas in Ukraine overnight May 6-7, killing two people in Kyiv. Zaporizhzhya was also struck, causing several casualties. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for more sanctions against Russia while Ukrainian drone strikes hit…
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With Tears of Joy and Anxiety, Waiting for P.O.W.s to Come Home, at Last
The two sisters brought with them a chocolate cake from the nearby grocery store and put candles on it: two red hearts, and a neon orange 2 and 5. Their brother had turned 25 in April, but he could not properly celebrate his birthday in a Russian prison.
They brought along other things, too: a…
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