https://www.rferl.org/z/645 The latest news from RFE/RL's broadcast region. https://www.rferl.org/Content/responsive/RFE/en-US/img/logo.png https://www.rferl.org/z/645 en Copyright 2026 - RFE/RL, Inc. 60 Sat, 07 Nov 2026 17:00:01 +0100 Pangea CMS – RFE/RL Kyiv faced widespread damage and disruptions to essential services on November 7 after Russia launched 172 attack drones and 36 ballistic missiles at the Ukrainian capital and other regions, striking energy infrastructure, residential housing, and a major bridge over the Dnipro River. https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-strikes-kyiv-ukraine-trilateral-talks/33892815.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-strikes-kyiv-ukraine-trilateral-talks/33892815.html Sat, 07 Nov 2026 11:10:07 +0100 News President Donald Trump repeated his assertion that the United States is winning the war with Iran and said that Tehran wants a deal, adding: “It could happen.” https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-live-blog-trump-middle-east/33803414.html https://www.rferl.org/a/iran-live-blog-trump-middle-east/33803414.html Sat, 07 Nov 2026 09:03:52 +0100 Iran Ukraine hopes a temporary cease-fire that enabled humanitarian aid deliveries and civilian evacuations from the Russian-occupied city of Oleshky could serve as a model for wider de-escalation efforts, Ukrainian officials said on November 6. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-oleshky-lubinets-melania-trump-ceasefire/33892549.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-oleshky-lubinets-melania-trump-ceasefire/33892549.html Fri, 06 Nov 2026 22:15:45 +0100 News The White House has outlined a proposed European security framework alongside security guarantees for Ukraine, as the Trump administration prepares for trilateral peace talks with Ukraine and Russia in Abu Dhabi next week. https://www.rferl.org/a/white-house-outlines-broader-european-security-plan-ahead-of-ukraine-peace-talks/33892135.html https://www.rferl.org/a/white-house-outlines-broader-european-security-plan-ahead-of-ukraine-peace-talks/33892135.html Fri, 06 Nov 2026 08:37:02 +0100 News Three senior Ukrainian officials have been accused by the country's anti-graft agencies of taking part in a criminal organization uncovered in a major investigation, as Kyiv seeks to tackle corruption amid its bid to join the European Union. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-corruption-graft-investigation/33891819.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-corruption-graft-investigation/33891819.html Thu, 05 Nov 2026 21:52:12 +0100 News A reported plan to deport dozens of Afghan nationals has been temporarily halted by a New York-based federal judge following a warning from several US lawmakers and rights groups that sending them home or to neighboring Pakistan could put their lives at risk. https://www.rferl.org/a/us-court-temporarily-blocks-afghans-deportation/33890357.html https://www.rferl.org/a/us-court-temporarily-blocks-afghans-deportation/33890357.html Thu, 05 Nov 2026 11:12:46 +0100 Afghanistan A growing list of countries are lining up against a court decision allowing Russia to rejoin international ice hockey events, saying they will boycott any team Moscow sends, putting the World Championships next year in jeopardy. https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-hockey-ukraine-war/33890409.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-hockey-ukraine-war/33890409.html Wed, 04 Nov 2026 14:25:42 +0100 News Ukrainian authorities are monitoring eight tankers carrying more than 300,000 tons of Russian diesel fuel that could be bound for the United States, Ukrainian government sources told RFE/RL on November 3. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-tankers-russian-diesel-united-states/33890246.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-tankers-russian-diesel-united-states/33890246.html Wed, 04 Nov 2026 08:47:46 +0100 News Democratic Party victories in the US midterm elections are set to shift the balance of power in Congress, giving the party greater oversight and influence over legislation, with implications for US policy toward Russia, Ukraine, and Iran. https://www.rferl.org/a/democrats-midterms-trump-russia-ukraine-iran/33890205.html https://www.rferl.org/a/democrats-midterms-trump-russia-ukraine-iran/33890205.html Wed, 04 Nov 2026 06:43:09 +0100 News Analysis US first lady Melania Trump will host Russian and Ukrainian representatives at the White House on November 5 for a meeting following a localized cease-fire in Ukraine's southern Kherson region, as a new round of US-mediated peace talks is set to take place next week. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-oleshky-melania-trump-talks/33889941.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-oleshky-melania-trump-talks/33889941.html Tue, 03 Nov 2026 22:18:10 +0100 News A crowd clashed with police and National Guard troops in a Kyiv suburb amid allegations that men were being held and tortured in a private house. The incident highlights growing tensions over Ukraine’s controversial military recruitment practices as it strives to repel Russia’s full-scale invasion. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-men-soldiers-recruitment-busification/33889589.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-men-soldiers-recruitment-busification/33889589.html Tue, 03 Nov 2026 12:51:57 +0100 News The United States says it will host new Russia-Ukraine peace talks in Abu Dhabi on November 10-11, but analysts caution that deep divisions over a cease-fire and security guarantees make a major breakthrough unlikely. https://www.rferl.org/a/us-russia-ukraine-peace-talks-abu-dhabi-ceasefire/33889451.html https://www.rferl.org/a/us-russia-ukraine-peace-talks-abu-dhabi-ceasefire/33889451.html Tue, 03 Nov 2026 08:46:55 +0100 News The United States has struck Iran’s strategic Qeshm Island in a series of previously undisclosed attacks. The strike, conducted on the eve of the US midterm elections, was carried out even as President Donald Trump played down the prospect of renewed war and signals hope for a diplomatic deal. https://www.rferl.org/a/33889371.html https://www.rferl.org/a/33889371.html Tue, 03 Nov 2026 03:15:24 +0100 Iran Afghanistan has asked the US government to “act responsibly” amid reports that it plans to deport dozens of Afghans via Pakistan, possibly in the coming days. https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-taliban-pakistan-us-deportations/33888974.html https://www.rferl.org/a/afghanistan-taliban-pakistan-us-deportations/33888974.html Mon, 02 Nov 2026 17:44:43 +0100 Afghanistan Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said his country would cease strikes on Russian oil refineries – as demanded by US President Donald Trump -- if the US would provide Kyiv with Patriot air-defense missiles. https://www.rferl.org/a/zelenskyy-patriot-missile-russia-refinery-trump/33888449.html https://www.rferl.org/a/zelenskyy-patriot-missile-russia-refinery-trump/33888449.html Mon, 02 Nov 2026 00:00:50 +0100 News Moscow and Kyiv traded strikes on November 1, with dozens of drones reportedly destroyed over Russia's Nizhny Novgorod region and energy infrastructure hit in four Ukrainian regions, leaving hundreds of thousands without power. https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-war-drone-nizhny-novgorod-power/33888277.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-war-drone-nizhny-novgorod-power/33888277.html Sun, 01 Nov 2026 12:20:00 +0100 News US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said he was unsure whether a negotiated end to the war in Ukraine was possible, while European officials told RFE/RL the top US diplomat privately expressed doubts that Russian President Vladimir Putin will attend December’s Miami G20 summit. https://www.rferl.org/a/rubio-atlanta-ukraine-russia-putin-lavrov-20/33888075.html https://www.rferl.org/a/rubio-atlanta-ukraine-russia-putin-lavrov-20/33888075.html Sun, 01 Nov 2026 00:02:01 +0100 News Evacuation of residents from the Russian-occupied southern Ukrainian city of Oleshky had been completed as Moscow and Kyiv continued to stick to the temporary cease-fire brokered by US first lady Melania Trump. https://www.rferl.org/a/zelenskyy-warns-of-long-delay-as-us-approves-patriot-interceptors-sale/33887884.html https://www.rferl.org/a/zelenskyy-warns-of-long-delay-as-us-approves-patriot-interceptors-sale/33887884.html Sat, 31 Oct 2026 09:18:32 +0100 News Foreign ministers from the Group of 20 leading economies are gathering in Atlanta on October 30-31 for talks expected to expose continuing divisions among Western governments over Russia's war in Ukraine. https://www.rferl.org/a/g20-meeting-atlanta-us-ukraine-russia/33887200.html https://www.rferl.org/a/g20-meeting-atlanta-us-ukraine-russia/33887200.html Fri, 30 Oct 2026 11:16:00 +0100 News Novaya Gazeta, the venerable investigative Russian newspaper whose reporting staff included the slain Anna Politkovskaya and at least five others who were killed or died under suspicious circumstances, announced it was shutting down. https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-newspaper-media-novaya-gazeta-press/33887221.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-newspaper-media-novaya-gazeta-press/33887221.html Fri, 30 Oct 2026 10:46:43 +0100 News Moscow and Kyiv say the evacuation of residents from the Russian-occupied Ukrainian city of Oleshky was completed "without incident," as buses filled with civilians left the area for the first time in more than four years under a US-brokered truce that is set to remain in effect until November 1. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-oleshky-evacuation-melania-trump/33887157.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-oleshky-evacuation-melania-trump/33887157.html Fri, 30 Oct 2026 07:30:17 +0100 News Moldovan President Maia Sandu has called a national security meeting after a major cyberattack exposed personal data linked to some 750,000 people. Authorities are investigating possible foreign involvement in the attack, which may have been aided by artificial intelligence. https://www.rferl.org/a/moldova-cyberattack-data-breach-750000-sandu/33886733.html https://www.rferl.org/a/moldova-cyberattack-data-breach-750000-sandu/33886733.html Thu, 29 Oct 2026 16:55:21 +0100 News A Russian attack on Ukraine's eastern city of Dnipro killed at least 14 people and injured more than 10 others, according to Ukrainian officials, as a fragile cease-fire around Russian-occupied Oleshky entered its third day on October 29. https://www.rferl.org/a/oleshky-ukraine-russia-melania-trump-ceasefire/33886379.html https://www.rferl.org/a/oleshky-ukraine-russia-melania-trump-ceasefire/33886379.html Thu, 29 Oct 2026 02:17:39 +0100 News Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that technical-level talks involving Ukraine, Russia, and the United States aimed at ending the war will take place in Abu Dhabi between November 6 and 10. https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-zelenskyy-putin-meeting-ukraine-peace-talks/33885793.html https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-zelenskyy-putin-meeting-ukraine-peace-talks/33885793.html Wed, 28 Oct 2026 10:23:06 +0100 News A bipartisan group of US lawmakers have warned American banks, port authorities and fuel-industry groups against facilitating imports of Russian diesel, raising the prospect of congressional investigations and legal action over President Donald Trump’s decision to ease restrictions on Russian fuel. https://www.rferl.org/a/amid-legal-uncertainty-us-lawmakers-warn-banks-ports-over-russian-diesel-imports/33885120.html https://www.rferl.org/a/amid-legal-uncertainty-us-lawmakers-warn-banks-ports-over-russian-diesel-imports/33885120.html Tue, 27 Oct 2026 12:06:48 +0100 Russia The US-negotiated cease-fire aimed at allowing humanitarian aid into the southern Ukrainian city of Oleshky took effect in the early hours of October 27, shortly after Russian air attacks struck Kyiv, hitting a university dormitory and other civilian sites and killing at least one person. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-strike-kyiv-dormitory-us-zelenskyy/33884968.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-strike-kyiv-dormitory-us-zelenskyy/33884968.html Tue, 27 Oct 2026 01:54:00 +0100 News Officials from the so-called Mecca Defense Alliance have gathered for a snap meeting in Tehran as they look to settle conflicts in the Middle East that have left the region reeling and are impacting global flows of oil and other cargo. https://www.rferl.org/a/tensions-mecca-alliance-partners-tehran-saudi-turkey-pakistan/33884432.html https://www.rferl.org/a/tensions-mecca-alliance-partners-tehran-saudi-turkey-pakistan/33884432.html Mon, 26 Oct 2026 14:43:05 +0100 News Aleksandar Vucic, Serbia's former president and dominant political figure for more than a decade, conceded defeat to the student-led protest movement in the country's parliamentary elections, potentially ushering in a new era of politics more closely aligned with Europe and away from the Kremlin. https://www.rferl.org/a/vucic-concession-serbia-parliament-elections-students/33884044.html https://www.rferl.org/a/vucic-concession-serbia-parliament-elections-students/33884044.html Mon, 26 Oct 2026 00:15:42 +0100 News Aleksandar Vucic, Serbia's former president and dominant political figure for more than a decade, has conceded defeat to the student-led protest movement in the country's pivotal parliamentary elections. https://www.rferl.org/a/serbia-vote-election-parliament-vucic-student-corruption/33883844.html https://www.rferl.org/a/serbia-vote-election-parliament-vucic-student-corruption/33883844.html Sun, 25 Oct 2026 09:57:37 +0100 News A bipartisan group of US lawmakers is stepping up efforts to defend Ukraine, challenging President Donald Trump’s decision to ease restrictions on Russian energy imports and demanding guarantees that Kyiv will retain access to critical American military and intelligence support. https://www.rferl.org/a/us-lawmakers-trump-russia-policy-ukraine-bipartisan-pushback/33883500.html https://www.rferl.org/a/us-lawmakers-trump-russia-policy-ukraine-bipartisan-pushback/33883500.html Sat, 24 Oct 2026 16:51:22 +0200 News Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said the Starshield satellite communications system had returned to its previous operating speed following restrictions that had disrupted Ukrainian military operations. https://www.rferl.org/a/kraine-starshield-satellite-speeds-restored-drone-operations/33883512.html https://www.rferl.org/a/kraine-starshield-satellite-speeds-restored-drone-operations/33883512.html Sat, 24 Oct 2026 13:04:40 +0200 News US First Lady Melania Trump has brokered a localized cease-fire between Russia and Ukraine for the Russian-occupied southern Ukrainian city of Oleshky, with Kyiv confirming preparations for an operation to establish humanitarian corridors and evacuate civilians. https://www.rferl.org/a/white-house-says-melania-trump-brokers-localized-cease-fire-for-occupied-ukrainian-city/33883147.html https://www.rferl.org/a/white-house-says-melania-trump-brokers-localized-cease-fire-for-occupied-ukrainian-city/33883147.html Fri, 23 Oct 2026 18:32:19 +0200 Ukraine US officials publicly accused Russia of threatening a Finnish-operated commercial satellite that provides imagery and intelligence to Ukraine and other nations, calling the move “deliberately reckless.” https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-us-satellite-accusation-intelligence-threat/33881569.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-us-satellite-accusation-intelligence-threat/33881569.html Thu, 22 Oct 2026 17:40:45 +0200 News Amid growing controversy over restrictions on Ukraine's use of Starlink satellite Internet services, which its military relies heavily on, US President Donald Trump claimed that the company's head, Elon Musk, had lifted limitations on Kyiv's access. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-war-starlink-starshield-congress/33881387.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-war-starlink-starshield-congress/33881387.html Thu, 22 Oct 2026 07:37:19 +0200 News Stephen Hubbard, a 74-year-old retired teacher from Michigan held by Russia since 2022 on accusations of joining Ukraine's armed forces, has been freed in what is being framed as a goodwill gesture by the Kremlin. https://www.rferl.org/a/stephen-hubbard-russia-us-prisoner-release-trump/33880760.html https://www.rferl.org/a/stephen-hubbard-russia-us-prisoner-release-trump/33880760.html Wed, 21 Oct 2026 11:53:03 +0200 News Russian President Vladimir Putin told US envoy Steve Witkoff that Moscow was willing to resume stalled, US-mediated peace talks with Ukraine, Kremlin foreign policy aide Yury Ushakov said after the two met at Constantine Palace in St. Petersburg. https://www.rferl.org/a/us-russia-talks-witkoff-putin-ukraine/33880709.html https://www.rferl.org/a/us-russia-talks-witkoff-putin-ukraine/33880709.html Wed, 21 Oct 2026 09:43:43 +0200 News US Secretary of State Marco Rubio departed Uzbekistan on October 20 for India after meetings with all five Central Asian countries, wrapping up a visit aimed at expanding Washington’s economic and diplomatic engagement with a region increasingly intent on shaping its own international partnerships. https://www.rferl.org/a/rubio-central-asia-deeper-ties-russia-china/33880100.html https://www.rferl.org/a/rubio-central-asia-deeper-ties-russia-china/33880100.html Tue, 20 Oct 2026 12:54:56 +0200 News Analysis US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will take part in meetings in Oslo to discuss the situation in Ukraine with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as Russia continues to pound the country amid growing tensions between Kyiv and Washington. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-attack-zelenskyy-oslo-meeting/33880037.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-attack-zelenskyy-oslo-meeting/33880037.html Tue, 20 Oct 2026 11:25:25 +0200 News Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov arrived in Tehran on October 19 for talks with his Iranian counterpart Abbas Araqchi and a meeting with President Masud Pezeshkian amid questions over what support, if any, Moscow is providing Iran to fight its war with the United States. https://www.rferl.org/a/lavrov-in-tehran-amid-questions-over-whether-moscow-is-helping-iran-in-war-with-us/33879493.html https://www.rferl.org/a/lavrov-in-tehran-amid-questions-over-whether-moscow-is-helping-iran-in-war-with-us/33879493.html Mon, 19 Oct 2026 15:46:35 +0200 Iran US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said Washington would continue efforts to end Russia's war against Ukraine, warning that the conflict risks escalating beyond the two countries as he met with Central Asian officials in Uzbekistan. https://www.rferl.org/a/rubio-ukraine-peace-us-ties-central-asia/33879304.html https://www.rferl.org/a/rubio-ukraine-peace-us-ties-central-asia/33879304.html Mon, 19 Oct 2026 11:29:21 +0200 News President Donald Trump slammed his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelenskyy and defended his decision to waive sweeping sanctions planned against Russia as an effort to keep Moscow at the negotiating table amid criticism from Kyiv and US lawmakers that it sends the wrong message to the Kremlin. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-trump-putin-zelenskyy-war/33878954.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-trump-putin-zelenskyy-war/33878954.html Mon, 19 Oct 2026 00:52:20 +0200 Ukraine Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha said that US President Donald Trump's decision to waive sweeping sanctions against Russia was "indecisiveness," which "sends the wrong message to the aggressor." https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-waiver-trump-rubio/33878767.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-waiver-trump-rubio/33878767.html Sun, 18 Oct 2026 12:36:13 +0200 News Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Russian strikes targeted energy facilities in multiple regions, leaving thousands of households without electricity, as Ukrainian and Russian officials reported civilian deaths following drone attacks on October 18. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-drone-attacks-zelenskyy-airports/33878787.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-drone-attacks-zelenskyy-airports/33878787.html Sun, 18 Oct 2026 12:07:44 +0200 News Russia continued to pound Ukraine with missiles and drones, killing civilians and damaging residential buildings and energy sites, as Kyiv described disruptions to the satellite communications of US company SpaceX, crucial to the country's defense, as a deliberate "operation." https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-civilians-killed-attack/33878396.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-civilians-killed-attack/33878396.html Sat, 17 Oct 2026 12:27:40 +0200 News US President Donald Trump has waived nearly all substantive sanctions, tariffs, and restrictions included in a bipartisan law aimed at pressuring Russia to end its war against Ukraine, prompting sharp criticism from Ukraine advocates and US lawmakers from both parties. https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-waives-graham-act-sanctions-on-russia/33878335.html https://www.rferl.org/a/trump-waives-graham-act-sanctions-on-russia/33878335.html Sat, 17 Oct 2026 09:33:35 +0200 News As Secretary of State Marco Rubio heads to Uzbekistan, Washington is hoping the high-level diplomatic engagement translates into concrete economic and security cooperation.  https://www.rferl.org/a/us-investment-counterterrorism-rubio-central-asia/33878143.html https://www.rferl.org/a/us-investment-counterterrorism-rubio-central-asia/33878143.html Sat, 17 Oct 2026 09:18:51 +0200 News Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said that his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, has no interest in peace talks and criticized a US deal with Moscow on diesel exports, saying it will hand more money to Moscow to fund its war against his country. https://www.rferl.org/a/us-senators-probe-starlink-zelenskyy-eu-summit/33877820.html https://www.rferl.org/a/us-senators-probe-starlink-zelenskyy-eu-summit/33877820.html Fri, 16 Oct 2026 11:42:58 +0200 News Ukrainian forces have struck an oil refinery in Russia's Ryazan region, Russian officials said, hours after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine would resume attacks on Russian energy facilities and voiced anger over a "dangerous" disruption of satellite intelligence from the United States. https://www.rferl.org/a/zelenskyy-vows-refinery-strikes-us-intel-disruption-russia/33877090.html https://www.rferl.org/a/zelenskyy-vows-refinery-strikes-us-intel-disruption-russia/33877090.html Thu, 15 Oct 2026 13:47:24 +0200 News The European Union is working on multiple fronts to limit the number of Russian citizens that can enter the bloc, including the nuclear option of a total ban on all non-essential travel into the club’s Schengen zone. https://www.rferl.org/a/eu-limits-russians-entering-bloc/33876561.html https://www.rferl.org/a/eu-limits-russians-entering-bloc/33876561.html Wed, 14 Oct 2026 15:11:48 +0200 News Deadly Russian missile and drone attacks on Ukraine pounded civilian and energy sites across the country, leaving hundreds of thousands without power despite a cease-fire previously announced by US President Donald Trump. https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ballistic-missile-attack-ukraine/33876280.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ballistic-missile-attack-ukraine/33876280.html Wed, 14 Oct 2026 07:54:54 +0200 News