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October 05, 2022
Reporter's Notebook: Crossing The Caucasus Mountains To Dodge The Russian Draft

Unlike the Russians who had entered Georgia in the weeks immediately following the invasion of Ukraine in February, a new crop of Russians, many dodging the recent military draft, are arriving through a border in the Caucasus Mountains.

October 05, 2022
The Farda Briefing: Despite Weeks Of Protests, Survival Of Iranian Regime Not Threatened

Iran has faced more than two weeks of protests triggered by the death of a woman in police custody, police arrested a singer whose song became the anthem of the protests, and Tehran allowed a detained Iranian-American to leave the country.
October 05, 2022
'I've Never Lived So Much': Kharkiv Street Artist Turns Hard-Hit City's Walls Into War Diary

Long before the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Kharkiv artist Hamlet Zinkivskiy was known for the spare, thought-provoking murals that changed the face of his beloved city. Now he is turning its walls into a record of wartime experiences.
October 05, 2022
Taliban-Russia Deal A Drop In The Bucket That Could Fuel Future Trade

The Taliban will import gasoline, diesel fuel, and wheat, making Russia one of the few countries willing to trade with Afghanistan's new rulers. While small, analysts say it fits with Russia's efforts to find new customers and could give it an inside track on access to Afghanistan's mineral wealth.
October 05, 2022
China In Eurasia Briefing: What To Watch For In Xi's Third Term

What Xi's new term means for Chinese foreign policy, China's new symbol in the Balkans, Central Asia fallout, railway politics, and a shooting in Karachi.
October 05, 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 04, 2022
Russia's 'Sham' Referendums In Ukraine Met With Silence From Central Asia

The mood among Central Asian countries regarding Moscow's actions in Ukraine has changed since Russia's 2014 annexation of Crimea, which some countries in the region de facto recognized.
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 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
Bosnia's UN Overseer Opens A Can Of Worms After Close Of Polls In Crucial Elections

As a few races delivered some mild surprises in Bosnia's general elections, international High Representative Christian Schmidt "intervened" to combat obstructionism -- and ensure that more major political battles are yet to come.
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.

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Thursday 6 October 2022

Reporter's Notebook: Crossing The Caucasus Mountains To Dodge The Russian Draft

The Farda Briefing: Despite Weeks Of Protests, Survival Of Iranian Regime Not Threatened

'I've Never Lived So Much': Kharkiv Street Artist Turns Hard-Hit City's Walls Into War Diary

Taliban-Russia Deal A Drop In The Bucket That Could Fuel Future Trade

China In Eurasia Briefing: What To Watch For In Xi's Third Term

Live Briefing: Russia Invades Ukraine

Russia's 'Sham' Referendums In Ukraine Met With Silence From Central Asia

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

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

Bosnia's UN Overseer Opens A Can Of Worms After Close Of Polls In Crucial Elections

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

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Reporter's Notebook: Crossing The Caucasus Mountains To Dodge The Russian Draft

Ukrainian Forces Prepare For Potential Attack By Belarus

'Let Them Feel The Force Of Their Own Weapon': Ukrainians Fire Captured Russian Artillery

Blue And Gold: Ukrainian Flag Becomes Worldwide Symbol

'I've Never Lived So Much': Kharkiv Street Artist Turns Hard-Hit City's Walls Into War Diary

Top Trending

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

Dead Russian Soldiers Litter Roads Around Liberated Lyman

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

Ukrainian Forces Prepare For Potential Attack By Belarus

Ukrainian Forces Advance In South, Repel Russian Attacks In Donbas

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

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

Russia's 'Sham' Referendums In Ukraine Met With Silence From Central Asia

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

EU Approves Eighth Round Of Sanctions Against Russia

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Thursday 6 October 2022

Reporter's Notebook: Crossing The Caucasus Mountains To Dodge The Russian Draft

The Farda Briefing: Despite Weeks Of Protests, Survival Of Iranian Regime Not Threatened

'I've Never Lived So Much': Kharkiv Street Artist Turns Hard-Hit City's Walls Into War Diary

Taliban-Russia Deal A Drop In The Bucket That Could Fuel Future Trade

China In Eurasia Briefing: What To Watch For In Xi's Third Term

Live Briefing: Russia Invades Ukraine

Russia's 'Sham' Referendums In Ukraine Met With Silence From Central Asia

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

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

Bosnia's UN Overseer Opens A Can Of Worms After Close Of Polls In Crucial Elections

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

Editors' Picks

Reporter's Notebook: Crossing The Caucasus Mountains To Dodge The Russian Draft

Ukrainian Forces Prepare For Potential Attack By Belarus

'Let Them Feel The Force Of Their Own Weapon': Ukrainians Fire Captured Russian Artillery

Blue And Gold: Ukrainian Flag Becomes Worldwide Symbol

'I've Never Lived So Much': Kharkiv Street Artist Turns Hard-Hit City's Walls Into War Diary

Top Trending

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

Dead Russian Soldiers Litter Roads Around Liberated Lyman

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

Ukrainian Forces Prepare For Potential Attack By Belarus

Ukrainian Forces Advance In South, Repel Russian Attacks In Donbas

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

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

Russia's 'Sham' Referendums In Ukraine Met With Silence From Central Asia

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

EU Approves Eighth Round Of Sanctions Against Russia

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