Russia's September 8 regional elections were far from revolutionary. They did, however, mark a significant shift for the anti-Putin opposition led by Aleksei Navalny. Russian democrats are now searching for ways to take the tactical lessons into the State Duma elections in 2021.
Did the attacks come from Iraq or Iran, as declassified U.S. satellite photos suggest? Could Yemen's Huthi rebels carry out an attack with such a degree of scope, precision, and sophistication? Why would Iran risk such a confrontation?
Dmytro Herzhan lost a leg, and a fellow soldier, during a secretive mission to capture the Ukrainian man linked to the 2014 downing of the Malaysia Airlines passenger jet. The military intelligence officer has mixed feelings about how the mission to grab Volodymyr Tsemakh unfolded, and what followed.
If he succeeds, President Volodymyr Zelenskiy's push to lift a two-decade-old moratorium on buying and selling farmland could finally turn Ukraine, in fact, to Europe's breadbasket. Will vested interests block him?
When a top Russian judge suggested that the constitution should be tweaked, it was seen as a hint that President Vladimir Putin could stay in power past 2024. Now a man in Putin's inner circle made a similar call, adding to the swirl of speculation about a major question: What to do about Putin?
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Vadym Prystayko tells RFE/RL he worries that France and Germany, which are mediating peace talks between Russia and Ukraine, may push Kyiv to make painful compromises.
The recent killing of a gay man in Tashkent has put a spotlight on the plight of sexual minorities in Uzbekistan as they demand protection from the authorities.
A sexually explicit video howing a well-known Tajik female activist has been posted online after she took part in a campaign against an unpopular government project.
As summer fades, Ukraine’s government is again fretting about securing enough gas for the winter. If the new president can press ahead with reforms in the energy sector, such worries could become a thing of the past in the foreseeable future.
The death of a young Iranian woman who self-immolated after being arrested for trying to sneak into a stadium to watch a men's soccer game has led to outrage and calls on FIFA to push Iran to end its ban on female spectators.
Only a year after Russia hosted soccer's World Cup, a newly built stadium that hosted games in the Baltic exclave of Kaliningrad is facing serious structural problems. Critics say the culprit is the choice of the site where it was built: a swamp.
Russia and Ukraine exchanged prisoners in a swap that seemed lopsided beneath the symmetry, and Muscovites hand the ruling party a stinging blow -- while an election observer is sucker punched in a stark video that pretty much says it all. Plus, debate over how much a CIA informant in the Kremlin might have known.
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