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October 04, 2022
China Builds A New Symbol In The Balkans -- At The Site Of A NATO Bombing

Beijing has nearly completed a towering Chinese Cultural Center where its former embassy was bombed in Belgrade by NATO in 1999. China hopes the structure will not only be a symbol of its growing ties with Serbia -- but also its deepening presence across the Balkans.

October 04, 2022
Devil In The Details: Ukraine's Tricky Bid For NATO Membership

Ukraine's move to apply for membership of NATO on September 30 was met with quite some surprise in Brussels.
October 04, 2022
Live Briefing: Russia Invades Ukraine

RFE/RL's Ukraine Live Briefing gives you the latest developments on Russia's ongoing invasion, Kyiv's counteroffensive, Western military aid, global reaction, Russian protests, and the plight of civilians. The Live Briefing presents the latest developments and analysis, updated throughout the day.
October 03, 2022
Anger Over Russia's Battlefield Defeats Bursts Into The Open, Posing A Challenge For Putin

The Ukrainian victory in the Donetsk region town of Lyman is the latest in a series of major battlefield defeats for Russia’s military. Criticism of Russian commanders is now bubbling to the surface. That’s a problem for the Kremlin
October 03, 2022
Interview: Do Bulgaria's Snap Elections Signal A Shift Away From The West And Toward The Kremlin?

Bulgarians went to the polls on October 2 for the fourth time in 18 months in a bid to end political instability in the Balkan nation. Dimitar Bechev, a visiting scholar at Carnegie Europe and lecturer at Oxford University, analyzes the results.
October 03, 2022
Explainer: European Leaders To Meet In Prague To Discuss Ukraine War, Hard Winter Ahead

Prague will be at the center of European politics next week as most of the continent's leaders gather for two meetings on October 6-7 to discuss the war in Ukraine and its implications on various policy fields. RFE/RL takes a closer look at what to expect.
October 02, 2022
Join, Flee, Or Resist: Russia Pushed To The Brink Amid Putin's Chaotic Mobilization Order

The chaotic and haphazard mobilization process under way inside Russia is fuelling speculation that the Kremlin is aiming to activate far more than the 300,000 soldiers initially stated by Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu.
October 02, 2022
'Inevitable' Conflict: In Daghestan, Kremlin's Mobilization Inflames Ethnic Tensions

Protests against the Kremlin's mass mobilization of men to fight in its war in Ukraine have cropped up across Russia. But they have been most noticeable and determined in the North Caucasus region of Daghestan, where members of the Kumyk ethnic group say they are being unfairly targeted.
October 02, 2022
For Putin, Against 'Global Liberalism': Why So Many Bulgarian Parties Support Russia

Bulgaria is holding its fourth parliamentary elections in less than two years. The country's political instability is not helped by a rash of small parties that are nationalist, anti-liberal, and firmly pro-Russian.
October 01, 2022
Revival On The Rise: Ahead Of Elections, Far-Right Party Is Tapping Into Bulgarian Public Anger

As Bulgaria finds itself mired in political instability and with the fourth parliamentary elections in two years, Bulgaria's far-right Revival party is making gains.
October 01, 2022
Five Things To Know As A Divided Bosnia Tiptoes Through Fraught Elections

Three million Bosnian voters go to the polls this weekend to choose candidates under a creaky system of ethnic preferences, with the fate of their beleaguered Balkan state seemingly in the balance. What are the races to watch and how will they shape what comes next?
September 30, 2022
Taking Aim At The United States, Putin Casts Ukraine War As An Existential Conflict For Russia

In an address marking Moscow’s attempted seizure of a large swath of Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin said Russia was locked in a life-or-death struggle with the United States. He ignored the realities of the war in Ukraine, where battlefield setbacks are a serious challenge to his ambitions.

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Tuesday 4 October 2022

China Builds A New Symbol In The Balkans -- At The Site Of A NATO Bombing

Devil In The Details: Ukraine's Tricky Bid For NATO Membership

Live Briefing: Russia Invades Ukraine

Anger Over Russia's Battlefield Defeats Bursts Into The Open, Posing A Challenge For Putin

Interview: Do Bulgaria's Snap Elections Signal A Shift Away From The West And Toward The Kremlin?

Explainer: European Leaders To Meet In Prague To Discuss Ukraine War, Hard Winter Ahead

Join, Flee, Or Resist: Russia Pushed To The Brink Amid Putin's Chaotic Mobilization Order

'Inevitable' Conflict: In Daghestan, Kremlin's Mobilization Inflames Ethnic Tensions

For Putin, Against 'Global Liberalism': Why So Many Bulgarian Parties Support Russia

Revival On The Rise: Ahead Of Elections, Far-Right Party Is Tapping Into Bulgarian Public Anger

Five Things To Know As A Divided Bosnia Tiptoes Through Fraught Elections

Taking Aim At The United States, Putin Casts Ukraine War As An Existential Conflict For Russia

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Anger Over Russia's Battlefield Defeats Bursts Into The Open, Posing A Challenge For Putin

After School Was Destroyed, Ukrainian Teacher Conducts Online Lessons Outside Her Ruined Home

Ukrainians Prepare For Possible Russian Nuclear Attack With Iodine Tablets And Humor

Russians In Armenia Talk About Why They Left Their Country

Interview: Do Bulgaria's Snap Elections Signal A Shift Away From The West And Toward The Kremlin?

Top Trending

Anger Over Russia's Battlefield Defeats Bursts Into The Open, Posing A Challenge For Putin

New Pipeline Seen In Bulgaria As 'Freedom' From Russian Gas Imports

Russia Withdraws Forces From Lyman In Major Victory For Ukraine

'Inevitable' Conflict: In Daghestan, Kremlin's Mobilization Inflames Ethnic Tensions

Join, Flee, Or Resist: Russia Pushed To The Brink Amid Putin's Chaotic Mobilization Order

Ukrainian Forces Continue Advances, Zelenskiy Says As U.S. To Announce Plan To Send More HIMARS

For Putin, Against 'Global Liberalism': Why So Many Bulgarian Parties Support Russia

Russia Loses Place On UN Aviation Agency's Governing Council

Bulgarian President Didn't Sign Document Backing Ukraine Because Of Wording On NATO Membership

Top Official At Hermitage Museum In St. Petersburg Leaves Russia In Protest At The War In Ukraine

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Tuesday 4 October 2022

China Builds A New Symbol In The Balkans -- At The Site Of A NATO Bombing

Devil In The Details: Ukraine's Tricky Bid For NATO Membership

Live Briefing: Russia Invades Ukraine

Anger Over Russia's Battlefield Defeats Bursts Into The Open, Posing A Challenge For Putin

Interview: Do Bulgaria's Snap Elections Signal A Shift Away From The West And Toward The Kremlin?

Explainer: European Leaders To Meet In Prague To Discuss Ukraine War, Hard Winter Ahead

Join, Flee, Or Resist: Russia Pushed To The Brink Amid Putin's Chaotic Mobilization Order

'Inevitable' Conflict: In Daghestan, Kremlin's Mobilization Inflames Ethnic Tensions

For Putin, Against 'Global Liberalism': Why So Many Bulgarian Parties Support Russia

Revival On The Rise: Ahead Of Elections, Far-Right Party Is Tapping Into Bulgarian Public Anger

Five Things To Know As A Divided Bosnia Tiptoes Through Fraught Elections

Taking Aim At The United States, Putin Casts Ukraine War As An Existential Conflict For Russia

Editors' Picks

Anger Over Russia's Battlefield Defeats Bursts Into The Open, Posing A Challenge For Putin

After School Was Destroyed, Ukrainian Teacher Conducts Online Lessons Outside Her Ruined Home

Ukrainians Prepare For Possible Russian Nuclear Attack With Iodine Tablets And Humor

Russians In Armenia Talk About Why They Left Their Country

Interview: Do Bulgaria's Snap Elections Signal A Shift Away From The West And Toward The Kremlin?

Top Trending

Anger Over Russia's Battlefield Defeats Bursts Into The Open, Posing A Challenge For Putin

New Pipeline Seen In Bulgaria As 'Freedom' From Russian Gas Imports

Russia Withdraws Forces From Lyman In Major Victory For Ukraine

'Inevitable' Conflict: In Daghestan, Kremlin's Mobilization Inflames Ethnic Tensions

Join, Flee, Or Resist: Russia Pushed To The Brink Amid Putin's Chaotic Mobilization Order

Ukrainian Forces Continue Advances, Zelenskiy Says As U.S. To Announce Plan To Send More HIMARS

For Putin, Against 'Global Liberalism': Why So Many Bulgarian Parties Support Russia

Russia Loses Place On UN Aviation Agency's Governing Council

Bulgarian President Didn't Sign Document Backing Ukraine Because Of Wording On NATO Membership

Top Official At Hermitage Museum In St. Petersburg Leaves Russia In Protest At The War In Ukraine

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