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July 17, 2022
Four-Year-Old Ukrainian Girl Killed In Russian Air Strike Laid To Rest

More than 100 mourners attended the funeral of 4-year-old Liza Dmytriyeva in the central Ukrainian city of Vinnytsya. Liza, who had Down syndrome, was killed in a missile strike on July 14 that killed 24 people.
March 08, 2022
'We Have the Strongest Spirit': Ukrainian Women Escape War On International Women's Day

On International Women's Day on March 8, thousands of women in Ukraine have been escaping war and Russian shelling with their children. In video footage, many vowed they would return to their homes when the war was over with one woman saying, "Ukrainian women have the strongest spirit."
May 27, 2021
Mother Of Detained Belarusian Journalist: 'Hear The Cry Of My Soul'

The mother of Belarusian journalist and political activist Raman Pratasevich has appealed for international help to free her son and other political prisoners who are detained or jailed in Belarus.
April 29, 2021
Jailed Opposition Leader Navalny Delivers Scathing Criticism Of Putin

Aleksei Navalny, a prominent Russian opposition leader who has been jailed since January, issued a scathing assessment of President Vladimir Putin on April 29.
January 17, 2021
Navalny Detained At Moscow Airport

Russian opposition politician Aleksei Navalny was detained on January 17 by law enforcement authorities at Moscow's Sheremetyevo airport after he arrived in Russia from Germany, where he was being treated after being poisoned.
January 17, 2021
Navalny Boards Flight For Russia

Russian opposition figure Aleksei Navalny has left Berlin for Moscow, despite the Russian authorities' stated intention to arrest him and potentially jail him for years. Navalny's flight with the Russian airline Pobeda on January 17 is scheduled to land at Moscow's Vnukovo airport.
September 23, 2020
Zelenskiy Calls For The 'De-Occupation' Of Crimea In UN Speech

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy stressed the need for a "de-occupation" of the Russia-annexed Crimea and called for the reform of the United Nations in his speech to the UN General Assembly.
August 16, 2020
Massive Crowds In Minsk Demand President Lukashenka Resign

Two separate rallies were held on August 16 in Minsk.
August 16, 2020
Videos Of Belarus Protester's Death Appear To Contradict Official Version Of Events

According to the official version of events, Belarusian protester Alyaksandr Taraykouski was killed on August 10 when an explosive device blew up in his hands as he was trying to throw it at police. In videos released on August 15 showing his death, nothing like that can be seen.
June 04, 2020
U.S. Military Plane With Ventilator Shipment Lands In Moscow

A U.S. military plane carrying a second batch of ventilators to Russia landed in Moscow on June 4, as part of a $5.6 million humanitarian donation to help the country cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. The U.S. ambassador to Russia, John Sullivan, said the shipment contained 150 ventilators made in the United States.
June 01, 2020
Armenian Prime Minister Tests Positive For Coronavirus

Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinian and members of his immediate family have tested positive for the coronavirus. In a live Facebook broadcast on June 1, Pashinian said that he has self-isolated at his residence in the capital, Yerevan, and will continue to run the government from there.
May 22, 2020
Pakistani Passenger Jet Crashes Near Karachi

A Pakistani International Airlines aircraft with at least 99 people on board crashed on May 22 into a residential area in the southern port city of Karachi after experiencing technical problems. The number of casualties is not yet clear. The pilot had reported technical problems before the crash.
February 09, 2020
Azerbaijani Voters Elect New Parliament In Snap Elections

Voters across Azerbaijan went to the polls on February 9 to choose a new parliament amid pledges of reform in the wake of a government shakeup by entrenched President Ilham Aliyev but with some opposition parties staying away over continued lack of access to fair coverage among government-dominated media. Critics have cast serious doubt on hopes of genuine reforms that might strengthen the country's long-beleaguered opposition.
January 31, 2020
Pompeo Assures Kyiv Of 'Unwavering' Support, Discusses Possible Zelenskiy Visit

U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, on a visit to Kyiv, vowed Washington's unwavering support for Ukraine as it battles Russia-backed forces in a deadly war in its easternmost regions of Donetsk and Luhansk. At a news conference in Kyiv on January 31, Pompeo and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy also discussed a possible visit by Zelenskiy to Washington.
January 08, 2020
Ukrainian Boeing 737 Crashes In Iran, Killing All On Board

A Ukrainian commercial airliner with 176 people on board crashed on January 8 soon after taking off from Tehran's Imam Khomeini airport. An Iranian official spokesman cited technical issues as the suspected cause of the crash in which all on board were killed. Rescuers have been sent to an area of farmland near the airport where the belonging to where the Ukraine International Airlines (UAI) Boeing 737-800 crashed.
December 10, 2019
Trump Impeachment Charges Announced

Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives have announced two articles of impeachment against President Donald Trump, charging him with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. Jerrold Nadler, chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, said on December 10 that the Republican president "sees himself as above the law." The full House is expected to vote on the charges, or articles of impeachment, next week.
December 09, 2019
Putin, Zelenskiy Meet In Bid To Bring Peace To Eastern Ukraine

Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Ukrainian counterpart, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, met in Paris for long-awaited talks on resolving the military conflict in eastern Ukraine.
November 21, 2019
Trump Didn't 'Give An -- Expletive -- About Ukraine,' Impeachment Hearing Told

The U.S. Embassy political counselor in Kyiv, David Holmes, recounted how the U.S. Ambassador to the European Union, Gordon Sondland, told him President Donald Trump's only interest in Ukraine was "big stuff... like the Biden investigation." He was speaking at an impeachment hearing in Washington on November 21.
March 18, 2019
What's Behind Months Of Protests In Serbia?

Antigovernment protests in Serbia, held regularly for months, reached a boiling point on March 16 and 17 as demonstrators briefly occupied the state broadcaster and rallied outside the president's building. The protesters are calling for the resignation of President Aleksandar Vucic.
January 15, 2019
'Seeds Of Sodomy': Reports Of Deadly New Antigay Purge In Chechnya

LGBT activists allege that a new antigay purge in Chechnya has led to at least two deaths by torture and the detention of around 40 people. The republic's information minister, Dzhambulat Umarov, says the "seeds of sodomy will not sprout" on the "blessed soil of the Caucasus."

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