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Reply Of The Ukrainian Cossacks: Russian Invasion Sparks Military Photo Trend

Rising Afghanistan-Pakistan Tensions Threaten Chinese Investments

Escalating tensions between Islamabad and Kabul are threatening the interests of China, the dominant economic player in the region.
Tajikistan Denies Talks With Russia To Guard Afghan Border After Deadly Attack On Chinese Workers

Tajikistan’s Foreign Ministry has refuted claims about ongoing talks with Russia regarding border security along Afghanistan, following a deadly attack on Chinese nationals in the region.
Russian Drone Advances Increase Threat To Ukraine's Battlefield Medics

As Russia’s invasion rages on, Ukrainian medical personnel are becoming increasingly vulnerable, from medevac vehicles near the fighting to hospitals in the rear. Experts warn that as frontline areas expand and Russia deploys more advanced weapons, it is becoming harder to keep medical workers safe.
The 'Polite' American Storming Russian Trenches In Ukraine

A video captured by an American volunteer in Ukraine has struck a chord on social media for its rare display of humanity in the corpse-littered forests of the Donbas.
China-Russia–Led Bloc Launches Anti-Terror Drills In Iran: How Big A Deal Is It For Tehran?

Iran’s first Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) counterterrorism drill is less about joint military strength and more about sending a signal: Tehran wants the world to see it as strategically relevant, even if the exercise itself demonstrates little real multilateral capability.
What's Fueling Bulgaria's Biggest Protests In Decades?

Tens of thousands of people took to the streets of Sofia and other Bulgarian cities to join protests late on December 1 against the ruling coalition's budget plans, forcing the government to withdraw them the next morning.
Wider Europe Briefing: EU Funding Options For Ukraine And A Preview Of OSCE Ministerial

Can Brussels agree on more funding for Ukraine?
The Fugitive Oligarch, The Cryptocurrency, And A 'Wild' Kremlin-Blessed Sanctions Evasion Scheme

What's unique about the cryptocurrency A7A5 is that it appears to be set up not only to circumvent Western sanctions; it also appears to be a pillar for a larger Kremlin effort to build a parallel financial system.
Could Frozen Russian Assets Be Europe's Ticket To US Peace Talks For Ukraine?

If there's one way European Union officials feel they can get a seat at the table when it comes the settlement of the war in Ukraine, it is via the 176 billion euros of Russian frozen assets currently held inside the bloc and how that can be leveraged both politically and economically.
Ukraine Faces Labor Shortage As Russia's War Empties Factories And Farms

Ukraine’s need to get people to the front to fight the Russian invasion is also creating a manpower problem nationwide, with labor shortages hitting many industries and some towns virtually empty of conscription-age men.
Unmasking 'Dr. Evil': Ukrainian Soldiers Haunted By The Horrors Of A Russian Prison

In an award-winning investigation conducted jointly with OCCRP, Schemes determined the identity of a doctor whose conduct stood out in the memories of inmates who said they suffered near-constant violence and abuse at IK-10, a prison in Russia’s Mordovia region.
Beaten, Stressed, Isolated -- A Ukrainian Civilian's Ordeal In Russian Prisons

Serhiy Akhmetov sat down with RFE/RL’s Ukrainian Service a few weeks after his release from Russian prison for an interview in which he recalled beatings, food shortages, and desperate efforts to get news after he was arrested in Bucha by Russian soldiers.
Ukraine's Long-Distance Drones Take Toll On Russia's Oil Business -- And War Chest

Ukraine’s long-range drone campaign is hitting Russia’s oil and gas sector on an almost daily basis, knocking out an estimated 10 percent of refining capacity as Kyiv doubles down on strikes aimed at squeezing Moscow’s wartime revenues.
'Worms Instead Of Meat': Female Ex-Political Prisoners Describe Belarus's 'Nightmare' Penal System

Female ex-political prisoners from a Belarusian penal colony describe freezing cells, rotten food, psychological abuse, and forced labor. Now in exile, they recount conditions meant to break them, as over 150 women remain jailed on charges rights groups say are used to silence dissent in Belarus.
Refugees Paying Heavy Toll For Afghan Taliban, Pakistan Tensions

Tens of thousands of Afghans involuntarily returned to their country every week as Pakistan goes ahead with plans to repatriate all Afghan refugees and migrants back into Afghanistan. RFE/RL has spoken to many who are being returned to a country they've never lived in.

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