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.
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?
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.
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.
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?
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.
After US-Iran nuclear talks in Geneva ended without a breakthrough, experts say the crisis is at a tipping point as military buildups continue and both sides remain “very far apart.”
Soon after his most famous public monument was completed, Hossein Amanat was forced to flee Iran amid the Islamic revolution. The architect spoke to RFE/RL about watching his Azadi Tower being used as a backdrop for Islamic regime military parades.
Kosovo has secured its own international barcode prefix, allowing products to be identified globally as “Made in Kosovo” for the first time. Producers say the move strengthens export visibility, though broader economic challenges remain.
Across Iran, memorials to mark 40 days since thousands of protesters were killed in January have turned into anti-government demonstrations.
An online museum aims to make Ukraine’s heritage accessible to the public while many of the featured treasures remain impossible to view in person.
Targeting Iran’s oil sales to China could test the limits of Beijing’s backing as Washington seeks leverage in renewed nuclear negotiations.
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