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• February 24, 2026

  Red Cross Chief Says Russia Blocking Access to Ukrainian Prisoners Of War 

  Nearly 200,000 requests to trace missing people have been submitted to the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC) from both Ukrainian and Russian families since the start of Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, ICRC Director-General Pierre Krähenbühl told RFE/RL.

• February 24, 2026

  Recruited In Russia, Kyrgyz Men Go Missing In Ukraine -- Leaving Wives Desperate

  Thousands of Central Asian families have been left searching for husbands drafted into the Russian Army and lost in the war in Ukraine, trapped between grief, bureaucracy, and silence. Their wives carry the unbearable weight of hope and fear, as well as the financial burden of making ends meet.

• February 23, 2026

  Exiled Kurdish Groups Form New Alliance As They Seek To Capitalize On Iran's Frailty

  Five Iranian Kurdish groups based in Iraq have announced that they have formed a political coalition aimed at overthrowing the Islamic republic and ultimately achieving Kurdish autonomy.

• February 23, 2026

  Romania Cancels ID Cards For 100,000 Moldovans Amid Fictitious Address Scam

  Romania has canceled identity papers for 100,000 dual Romanian-Moldovan citizens in response to scams that have lasted for years.

• February 23, 2026

  Locked Out Of School: Russia's Rules Push Migrant Families Home

  Months after Russia’s language and registration rules took effect, thousands of Central Asian children remain shut out of schools, forcing families to return home and leaving education gaps behind.

• February 22, 2026

  As Ukraine War Enters Fifth Year, Europe Faces Hard Truth On China

  Efforts to pressure Beijing have failed to slow support for Moscow, highlighting enforcement gaps and deep economic dependencies, analysts and EU officials told RFE/RL.

• February 21, 2026

  What An Obscure Russian Memorial Says About The Cost Of Moscow's War In Ukraine

  Bashkortostan appears to have suffered more casualties than any other region of Russia since Moscow launched the full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, according to the patchy data available.

• February 21, 2026

  US Steps Up South Caucasus Push As Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Hangs In Balance

  Nearly six months after the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan met at the White House, a central question remains: Has the political breakthrough translated into irreversible peace -- or is the process still contingent on fragile domestic and geopolitical dynamics?

• February 21, 2026

  As Russia's War On Ukraine Nears Fifth Year, Analysts See 'Frozen' Prospects For Peace

  As Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine approaches its fourth anniversary, former US diplomats and analysts say the conflict is increasingly defined by hardened positions and structural constraints that leave little room for a negotiated breakthrough.

• February 20, 2026

  Exclusive: 'It's Not A War Crime If It Was Fun.' Three Years Of Gory Messages By A Russian General

  RFE/RL’s Ukrainian and Russian investigative units obtained three years of correspondence sent and received by a top Russian general fighting in Ukraine. Jokes about torture, mutilation, and executions of POWs abound.

• February 20, 2026

  Four Years Of The Ukraine Invasion: Has Russia's Military Learned To Fight A Better War?

  Four years of war against Ukraine means four years of learning for Russia’s armed forces. But how much have they actually learned, how much have they actually reformed, and how worried should people be once the Ukraine war does end?

• February 19, 2026

  Ukraine Peace Talks Are Stalling. A Firebrand Russian Historian May Be To Blame.

  Why did Ukraine’s president refer to the latest round of peace talks using a barnyard epithet? The presence of a firebrand, revisionist Russian historian-- whose writings have been derided as propaganda – as part of the Russian delegation is why.

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