https://www.rferl.org/z/666 RFE/RL's latest news, features, commentary, and multimedia content on Russia https://www.rferl.org/Content/responsive/RFE/en-US/img/logo.png https://www.rferl.org/z/666 en Copyright 2026 - RFE/RL, Inc. 60 Mon, 07 Sep 2026 15:06:02 +0200 Pangea CMS – RFE/RL Volunteers from Ukraine's UAnimals charity dodge Russian drones to rescue people's pets in cities under fire in the Donetsk region. They've saved hundreds of animals, from beloved dogs and cats to jittery goats and raccoons, delivering them to new homes in safer areas far from the front lines. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-donetsk-pet-rescue-volunteer-russia-air-attack-animal/33847001.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-donetsk-pet-rescue-volunteer-russia-air-attack-animal/33847001.html Mon, 07 Sep 2026 13:59:41 +0200 UkraineRussiaVideo ArchiveVideosRussia Invades Ukraine The Trump administration has revived its diplomatic drive to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, as US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner traveled from Moscow to Kyiv in a high-profile effort to lay the groundwork for another round of negotiations. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-witkoff-kushner-russia-peace-negotiations/33848067.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-witkoff-kushner-russia-peace-negotiations/33848067.html Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:57:36 +0200 News AnalysisRussiaUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has called for the resumption of trilateral negotiations between the United States and Russia as US envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner concluded talks in Kyiv and Moscow, as part of efforts to end the conflict, now in its fifth year. https://www.rferl.org/a/kushner-witkoff-putin-zelenskyy-ukraine-russia/33847622.html https://www.rferl.org/a/kushner-witkoff-putin-zelenskyy-ukraine-russia/33847622.html Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:03:14 +0200 NewsRussiaUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Headline US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have begun their meeting in Moscow with President Vladimir Putin as part of a renewed White House effort to end Russia's war against Ukraine, with the pair set to visit Kyiv afterward. https://www.rferl.org/a/witkoff-kushner-land-in-moscow-ukraine-peace-talks-kyiv-strikes/33847598.html https://www.rferl.org/a/witkoff-kushner-land-in-moscow-ukraine-peace-talks-kyiv-strikes/33847598.html Sat, 05 Sep 2026 15:54:33 +0200 NewsRussiaUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Russia has been sending abducted Ukrainian children to a summer camp in North Korea, according to a European Union document seen by RFE/RL outlining a new round of planned sanctions. https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-abducted-ukrainian-children-north-korea/33847096.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-abducted-ukrainian-children-north-korea/33847096.html Sat, 05 Sep 2026 10:19:12 +0200 UkraineNewsRussiaRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories US special envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner have landed in Moscow as part of the latest White House attempt to end Russia's war against its neighbor, with the two diplomats set to visit Kyiv afterward. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-sbu-attack-witkoff-kushner-russia-visit/33847119.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-sbu-attack-witkoff-kushner-russia-visit/33847119.html Fri, 04 Sep 2026 17:52:47 +0200 NewsRussiaUkraineRussia Invades Ukraine Thomas Melia, a former senior State Department official and a leader of the Free Russian Foundation NGO, told RFE/RL that US sanctions are causing real harm to the Russian economy, and that the sanctions bill currently being debated in Congress is not necessary to continue pressuring Moscow. https://www.rferl.org/a/thomas-melia-russia-sanctions/33847134.html https://www.rferl.org/a/thomas-melia-russia-sanctions/33847134.html Fri, 04 Sep 2026 17:16:10 +0200 RussiaVideo ArchiveVideos Ukraine’s top sanctions official says he remains optimistic about prospects for a sweeping Russia sanctions bill in the US Congress despite growing uncertainty over when the House will take it up, as lawmakers face a sharply shortened legislative calendar ahead of the November elections. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-congress-vlasiuk-russia-sanctions-graham/33846754.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-congress-vlasiuk-russia-sanctions-graham/33846754.html Fri, 04 Sep 2026 04:31:35 +0200 NewsIranRussiaUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he spoke with the two US special envoys who told him they will visit Kyiv "in the coming days" and that they will also travel to Moscow for talks, even as Russian strikes continued on the Ukrainian capital. https://www.rferl.org/a/zelenskyy-witkoff-kushner-trump-kyiv-russia/33846491.html https://www.rferl.org/a/zelenskyy-witkoff-kushner-trump-kyiv-russia/33846491.html Thu, 03 Sep 2026 21:00:36 +0200 NewsRussiaUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories A scientific facility on a secluded island that is closed to the public is affiliated with an institute accused of developing biological weapons for the Russian military, RFE/RL’s Russian Service and Systema, RFE/RL’s Russian investigative unit, have found. https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-biological-weapons-systema-investigation/33845781.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-biological-weapons-systema-investigation/33845781.html Thu, 03 Sep 2026 20:19:24 +0200 RussiaFeaturesRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Headline Images captured by maritime enthusiasts along the Turkish coast offer a glimpse into the intensity of the ongoing war on Black Sea shipping by Ukrainian and Russian attack drone teams. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-black-sea-drone-war-bosphorus-photos/33846382.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-russia-black-sea-drone-war-bosphorus-photos/33846382.html Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:47:21 +0200 Photo GalleriesRussiaUkrainePicksPhoto GalleriesThe Rundown Stories Days after Ukranie's president warned airlines of the dangers of Russian airspace, flight cancellations and airport closures swept Russia. Ukraine’s drone campaign has caused such disruption before, but Kyiv’s hint that it could up the ante raises the question of how much worse it could get. https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-drones-russia-airports-aviation-disruption/33846388.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-drones-russia-airports-aviation-disruption/33846388.html Thu, 03 Sep 2026 17:43:53 +0200 RussiaUkraineThe Rundown StoriesNews Analysis WASHINGTON -- US Secretary of State Marco Rubio has confirmed that Washington and Kyiv are negotiating a license that could allow Ukraine to produce missiles for the US-made Patriot air-defense system, reviving an idea that President Donald Trump appeared to downplay only weeks ago. https://www.rferl.org/a/rubio-ukraine-war-patriot-air-defense/33845802.html https://www.rferl.org/a/rubio-ukraine-war-patriot-air-defense/33845802.html Wed, 02 Sep 2026 23:08:16 +0200 UkraineNewsRussiaRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories The recent incident at Leipzig Airport in which Russian explosive-laden drones interrupted flights is the "new normal," said European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, as she vowed to double down on support for Ukraine and more restrictive measures on Moscow. https://www.rferl.org/a/europe-leipzig-drone-russia-threat-ukraine/33845626.html https://www.rferl.org/a/europe-leipzig-drone-russia-threat-ukraine/33845626.html Wed, 02 Sep 2026 16:28:08 +0200 NewsRussiaUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown StoriesEurope President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned airlines using Russian airspace about the threat posed by Ukrainian drones, saying the skies above Russia are no longer safe amid Moscow's continued escalation. https://www.rferl.org/a/zelenskyy-russia-ukraine-war-airspace/33845033.html https://www.rferl.org/a/zelenskyy-russia-ukraine-war-airspace/33845033.html Tue, 01 Sep 2026 23:39:14 +0200 NewsRussiaUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories Germany has accused Russia of carrying out what the country's top police official called a “hybrid attack” involving an explosive-laden drone that disrupted flights at Leipzig airport in early August, saying it was part of a long-term campaign of destabilization operations against Europe. https://www.rferl.org/a/germany-russia-drone-hybrid-attack-leipzig/33844978.html https://www.rferl.org/a/germany-russia-drone-hybrid-attack-leipzig/33844978.html Tue, 01 Sep 2026 19:14:49 +0200 NewsRussiaUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown HeadlineEurope Iranian President Masud Pezeshkian thanked Russian President Vladimir Putin for Moscow’s position on the war in the Middle East, in their first meeting since the conflict broke out in February. https://www.rferl.org/a/putin-pezeshkian-iran-russia-support-gulf-conflict-us/33844885.html https://www.rferl.org/a/putin-pezeshkian-iran-russia-support-gulf-conflict-us/33844885.html Tue, 01 Sep 2026 16:42:29 +0200 IranNewsRussiaThe Rundown Stories With Ukrainian drone attacks knocking out major Russian refineries, Moscow is looking abroad to fill its fuel shortfall. Russia has struck a deal to use the small private Kondensat refinery in Kazakhstan. https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-refineries-fuel-shortage-kazakhstan/33843970.html https://www.rferl.org/a/russia-ukraine-refineries-fuel-shortage-kazakhstan/33843970.html Tue, 01 Sep 2026 14:16:57 +0200 RussiaFeaturesUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown Stories An unfinished stadium in Bishkek played host to an Olympic-scale opening of the sixth World Nomad Games as world leaders -- barring one notable exception -- networked in the stands. https://www.rferl.org/a/world-nomad-games-politics-fireworks-opening-ceremone/33844714.html https://www.rferl.org/a/world-nomad-games-politics-fireworks-opening-ceremone/33844714.html Tue, 01 Sep 2026 13:05:55 +0200 Photo GalleriesNewsArmeniaBelarusIranKazakhstanKyrgyzstanRussiaUkraineUzbekistanPhoto GalleriesThe Rundown Stories How serious does intelligence have to be for a CIA director to personally travel to Moscow to deliver a warning? https://www.rferl.org/a/ratcliffe-cia-moscow-visit-week-later/33844588.html https://www.rferl.org/a/ratcliffe-cia-moscow-visit-week-later/33844588.html Tue, 01 Sep 2026 10:25:17 +0200 RussiaFeaturesUkraineRussia Invades UkraineThe Rundown StoriesEurope