Category: 2. RussianAggression

Kazakh President Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev told visiting Chancellor Olaf Scholz that Russia’s military “cannot be defeated” in its war against Ukraine and instead urged support for a peace plans being pressed by China and Brazil, a consideration the German leader quickly rejected. “It is a fact that… Continue Reading

Kazakh President Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev told visiting Chancellor Olaf Scholz that Russia’s military “cannot be defeated” in its war against Ukraine and instead urged support for a peace plans being pressed by China and Brazil, a consideration the German leader quickly rejected. “It is a fact that… Continue Reading

Russian forces are continuing to advance toward Pokrovsk, an important transport hub in eastern Ukraine. Regional authorities have warned civilians that the area is not safe, and thousands have already evacuated. But in Myrnohrad, a few kilometers east of Pokrovsk, some residents are determined… Continue Reading

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… Continue Reading

Russian drone attacks overnight targeted energy facilities in northeastern Ukraine, officials said Tuesday. The attacks knocked out power in the Sumy region, where officials said Ukrainian air defenses shot down 16 of the drones. The assault on Sumy was part of a wider drone attack, during… Continue Reading

Kazakh President Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev told visiting Chancellor Olaf Scholz that Russia’s military “cannot be defeated” in its war against Ukraine and instead urged support for a peace plans being pressed by China and Brazil, a consideration the German leader quickly rejected. “It is a fact that… Continue Reading

Volunteers in eastern Ukraine are risking their lives to rescue abandoned pets from frontline towns and villages. The dogs, cats, and sometimes birds that the team catches and moves to safety are often in states of extreme distress after being left behind by fleeing or missing owners. Animal… Continue Reading

Sean Bell served as a combat pilot and air vice marshal in the Royal Air Force and held several other positions in the British Defense Ministry. He is now a military analyst for Sky News. In an interview with RFE/RL’s Georgian Service, Bell said Ukraine was “finding ways to fight differently”… Continue Reading

KYIV — Ukraine on September 16 invited the United Nations and the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) to visit territory it has captured in its six-week-old military incursion into Russia’s Kursk region to demonstrate its adherence to humanitarian law, in a move the Kremlin called… Continue Reading