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May 08, 2022
Senior U.S. Official Vows More Aid To Ukraine To 'Win This War,' More 'Crippling Sanctions' For Russia

Robin Dunnigan, the U.S. undersecretary of state for European and Eurasian affairs, has told RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service that Washington will continue to support Kyiv in its war against Russia and pursue harsher sanctions against Moscow for its unprovoked invasion of its neighbor.

May 08, 2022
PACE President Tiny Kox Says Putin Is 'Dangerous' Because He Has 'Burnt So Many Bridges'

The president of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE) says the Kremlin should initiate a cease-fire in Ukraine because Russia has "blatantly violated international law."
May 08, 2022
Interview: Why The 'Failure' Of Russian Spies, Generals Is Leading To 'Apocalyptic' Thinking In The Kremlin

Russian investigative journalist Andrei Soldatov discusses the blame game under way in the Kremlin and why the Russian military's setbacks in Ukraine are making the elite more “aggressively pro-war.”
May 07, 2022
'I Hope She Is Alive': Family Seeks Answers To Disappearance Of Crimean Health-Care Activist

Iryna Danilovych, an activist who had gained a reputation for defending the rights of medical workers in Crimea, disappeared while returning home from work on April 29. She hasn't been heard from since, and her family and lawyers have had no luck in finding her.
May 07, 2022
Russia's Economic Doldrums Causing Hardship In Kyrgyzstan

The adverse trickle-down effect of international sanctions against Russia for its invasion of Ukraine are being strongly felt in Central Asian countries such as Kyrgyzstan.
May 07, 2022
Former U.K. Labour Leader Corbyn: Ukraine War Is 'Disgraceful' And Russia's 'Wrong At Every Level'

Jeremy Corbyn, the former British opposition leader, says the UN and the West should have been tougher on Russian President Vladimir Putin early on, and expanding alliances like NATO isn't "the best way forward."
May 06, 2022
As Bread Costs Skyrocket In Iran, So Does The Risk Of Social Unrest

The Iranian government's decision to cut subsidies for imported wheat has led to high prices for food producers. And as the cost has been passed to consumers who are struggling to buy flour, bread, and other staples, lawmakers and regime loyalists are warning of social unrest.
May 06, 2022
Photograph Of A Missing Sailor Deepens Doubts About Russia's Narrative On The Sunken Warship Moskva

A photograph obtained by RFE/RL has added to questions about a Russian Defense Ministry video purporting to show surviving sailors from the Moskva missile cruiser, which sank on April 13. It shows a sailor who seems to be in the video -- but is still missing.
May 06, 2022
Facing Mass Protests Calling For Him To Resign, Armenia's Prime Minister Is Running Out Of Options

The streets of Yerevan have witnessed weeks of demonstrations calling on the prime minister to resign, as pressure grows from Baku to reach a peace deal on the decades-long dispute over Nagorno-Karabakh.
May 06, 2022
The Week's Best: 10 Stories And Videos You Shouldn't Miss

Here are some of the highlights produced by RFE/RL's team of correspondents, multimedia editors, and visual journalists over the past seven days.
May 06, 2022
Victory Day Mobilization Call Unlikely, But Putin Will Seek To Mobilize Russian Society

In Vladimir Putin's Russia, May 9 has become the most ideologically charged date on the calendar, and this year there's speculation that he might use the Victory Day ceremonies to make major policy announcements about the war in Ukraine.
May 06, 2022
The Week In Russia: Carnage And Celebration

While waging a devastating and unprovoked war in Ukraine, Russia prepares to mark the anniversary of Nazi Germany's defeat 77 years ago. And the Kremlin's effort to weave its narratives of the two conflicts together rings badly wrong in Kyiv and the West.

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Sunday 8 May 2022

Senior U.S. Official Vows More Aid To Ukraine To 'Win This War,' More 'Crippling Sanctions' For Russia

PACE President Tiny Kox Says Putin Is 'Dangerous' Because He Has 'Burnt So Many Bridges'

Interview: Why The 'Failure' Of Russian Spies, Generals Is Leading To 'Apocalyptic' Thinking In The Kremlin

'I Hope She Is Alive': Family Seeks Answers To Disappearance Of Crimean Health-Care Activist

Russia's Economic Doldrums Causing Hardship In Kyrgyzstan

Former U.K. Labour Leader Corbyn: Ukraine War Is 'Disgraceful' And Russia's 'Wrong At Every Level'

As Bread Costs Skyrocket In Iran, So Does The Risk Of Social Unrest

Photograph Of A Missing Sailor Deepens Doubts About Russia's Narrative On The Sunken Warship Moskva

Facing Mass Protests Calling For Him To Resign, Armenia's Prime Minister Is Running Out Of Options

The Week's Best: 10 Stories And Videos You Shouldn't Miss

Victory Day Mobilization Call Unlikely, But Putin Will Seek To Mobilize Russian Society

The Week In Russia: Carnage And Celebration

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Corned Beef And Cocaine: Putin’s Men, The Israeli Smugglers, And The Great St. Petersburg Drug Bust

Interview: Can Ukraine's Military Continue To Outperform Russian Forces?

Widow Of Murdered Ukrainian Civilian Reacts To Russian Soldier's Guilty Plea

Nordic Firepower: The Native Military Hardware Sweden, Finland Would Bring To NATO

Hostilities Grow Between Taliban And Tajikistan Amid Border Closure, Truck Seizures

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Nordic Firepower: The Native Military Hardware Sweden, Finland Would Bring To NATO

Fighters That Left Steelworks Registered As POWs, As Russia Keeps Up Shelling Of Areas In Eastern Ukraine

Zelenskiy Mocks Russia's Claim Of Laser Weapon Ready To Deploy In Ukraine

Ukrainian Troops Destroy Russian Armor In Donetsk Region

Bypassing Bosnia: The Massive Bridge Set To Transform Balkan Travel

Ukrainian Troops Taken From Azovstal Steelworks, Yielding Strategic City Of Mariupol To Russia

Corned Beef And Cocaine

Ukraine Hopes Soldiers Evacuated From Mariupol Can Be Part Of Prisoner Exchange

Russia's Capture Of Azovstal: Symbolic Success, 'Pyrrhic' Victory?

Destroyed Russian Military Equipment On Display In New Ukrainian Museum Exhibit

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Sunday 8 May 2022

Senior U.S. Official Vows More Aid To Ukraine To 'Win This War,' More 'Crippling Sanctions' For Russia

PACE President Tiny Kox Says Putin Is 'Dangerous' Because He Has 'Burnt So Many Bridges'

Interview: Why The 'Failure' Of Russian Spies, Generals Is Leading To 'Apocalyptic' Thinking In The Kremlin

'I Hope She Is Alive': Family Seeks Answers To Disappearance Of Crimean Health-Care Activist

Russia's Economic Doldrums Causing Hardship In Kyrgyzstan

Former U.K. Labour Leader Corbyn: Ukraine War Is 'Disgraceful' And Russia's 'Wrong At Every Level'

As Bread Costs Skyrocket In Iran, So Does The Risk Of Social Unrest

Photograph Of A Missing Sailor Deepens Doubts About Russia's Narrative On The Sunken Warship Moskva

Facing Mass Protests Calling For Him To Resign, Armenia's Prime Minister Is Running Out Of Options

The Week's Best: 10 Stories And Videos You Shouldn't Miss

Victory Day Mobilization Call Unlikely, But Putin Will Seek To Mobilize Russian Society

The Week In Russia: Carnage And Celebration

Editors' Picks

Corned Beef And Cocaine: Putin’s Men, The Israeli Smugglers, And The Great St. Petersburg Drug Bust

Interview: Can Ukraine's Military Continue To Outperform Russian Forces?

Widow Of Murdered Ukrainian Civilian Reacts To Russian Soldier's Guilty Plea

Nordic Firepower: The Native Military Hardware Sweden, Finland Would Bring To NATO

Hostilities Grow Between Taliban And Tajikistan Amid Border Closure, Truck Seizures

Top Trending

Nordic Firepower: The Native Military Hardware Sweden, Finland Would Bring To NATO

Fighters That Left Steelworks Registered As POWs, As Russia Keeps Up Shelling Of Areas In Eastern Ukraine

Zelenskiy Mocks Russia's Claim Of Laser Weapon Ready To Deploy In Ukraine

Ukrainian Troops Destroy Russian Armor In Donetsk Region

Bypassing Bosnia: The Massive Bridge Set To Transform Balkan Travel

Ukrainian Troops Taken From Azovstal Steelworks, Yielding Strategic City Of Mariupol To Russia

Corned Beef And Cocaine

Ukraine Hopes Soldiers Evacuated From Mariupol Can Be Part Of Prisoner Exchange

Russia's Capture Of Azovstal: Symbolic Success, 'Pyrrhic' Victory?

Destroyed Russian Military Equipment On Display In New Ukrainian Museum Exhibit

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