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'God Helps Me To Forget': The Rescuer Dodging Drones To Evacuate Ukraine's Frontline Towns

Vance Heads to Armenia, Azerbaijan As US Pushes Peace, Trade, And Minerals Strategy

As Washington works to implement a 2025 peace framework in the South Caucasus, Vice President JD Vance’s February visit aims to cement the Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity initiative (TRIPP), support Armenia’s future nuclear plans, and boost US access to critical minerals.
Kyrgyzstan May Be First State Targeted Under EU Anti‑Circumvention Rules

Under a proposed 20th package of sanctions against Russia, which are expected to be introduced by the end of February, Kyrgyzstan could starting facing certain export restrictions.
The Key Sticking Points To A US-Iran Deal Aimed At Averting War

White House envoy Steve Witkoff and Iran's FM Abbas Araqchi are set to meet on February 6 in a last-ditch bid to avert war. As a US naval armada nears, Tehran is facing a tough choice: Make a slew of concessions for an end to Washington's "maximum pressure" policy, or risk war.
Matryoshka Satellites, Robotic Arms: Former US Space Force Commander Warns Of Russian, Chinese Threats

When a Russian “nesting-doll satellite” maneuvered into close proximity to a US satellite last June, the concern at US Space Force was “would they release a kill vehicle from that and attack the satellite?”
From Classrooms To TikTok, China's Soft Power Push Expands In The Balkans

Beijing’s education programs are reshaping perceptions among Balkan youth as soft power spreads beyond infrastructure.
As Chinese Investment Expands, Serbia Records First Trafficking Conviction Involving Chinese Nationals

Court documents obtained by RFE/RL show the first-ever verdict for human trafficking in Serbia involving Chinese nationals, with a citizen sentenced to four years in prison for trafficking two Chinese women.
Wider Europe Briefing: Stopping Former Russian Soldiers From Entering The EU

In this week's newsletter, Rikard Jozwiak focuses on how to prevent former Russian soldiers from entering the EU.
Strangled In Siberia: Deep Inside Russia, The Violent Echoes Of Moscow's War On Ukraine

A Russian man repeatedly convicted of violent crimes is accused of strangling a woman to death after returning from the war in Ukraine and stalking his wife as she sought shelter. The killing is a grim example of a deadly problem the invasion has spawned in the country that attacked its neighbor.
Iran's Network Of Proxies 'Activated' As Possible War With US Looms

Iran’s so-called axis of resistance, its regional network of armed proxies and allied militant groups, could come to the fray to provide additional firepower to Tehran in the event of a conflict with the United States, experts say.
Czech Government Looks For Its Footing On Europe's New US-China Tightrope

Prague is considering renewed engagement with Beijing but is calibrating its moves to US President Donald Trump’s approach to China’s Xi Jinping, wary of crossing Washington as Europe recalibrates, Czech officials told RFE/RL.
Hatam Qaderi: Iran's Leaders Praying For A 'Miracle' As Grip On Power Erodes

RFE/RL spoke with Hatam Qaderi, a Tehran-based academic, about Iran’s bloody crackdown on mass protests, the prospect of US military action against Tehran, and a possible transition from the Islamic republic.
'Ukraine Is Not Losing, Russia Is Not Winning': Amid Push For Peace, Here's How Things Look On The Battlefield

Weeks before the start of the fifth year of its all-out war, Russia is having more success obliterating Ukraine’s energy systems than it is securing any decisive battlefield victory. Ukraine’s exhaustion hangs over the US-backed peace talks, which have progressed further than any other negotiations
The Tehran Street Corner Used For Iran's Combative Propaganda

An intersection in Tehran has been coopted as a vast visual propaganda platform as domestic and external crises mount for Iran's Islamic Republic.
Amid Specter Of Possible US Strikes, Iran's Neighbors Brace For Blowback

As the United States expands its military presence in the Middle East amid growing expectations of a strike against Iran, countries around the Middle East are bracing for another conflict in the region.
Iran 'Unlikely To Capitulate' To Trump's Demands For A Deal To Avoid Military Action

US President Donald Trump has repeatedly called on Iran to “make a deal.” But experts say Tehran is unlikely to agree to an agreement that sees as a capitulation.

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