Bulgaria’s lev currency is set to become history as the country prepares to join the eurozone on January 1, 2026 -- a milestone long delayed by legislative hurdles and political debate. While EU officials have approved the move, public opinon in Sofia remains sharply divided.
Two weeks after the US strikes on Iranian nuclear sites, former US national security adviser John Bolton said the attacks underline Tehran's inability to defend itself. Bolton spoke to RFE/RL as US President Donald Trump was hosting Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Three people were killed and more than a dozen apartment blocks were hit in Kharkiv as another massive barrage of Russian air attacks struck Ukraine on July 7.
Outgoing US ambassador to Tbilisi Robin Dunnigan has told RFE/RL that the Georgian leadership sent an "insulting" letter to US President Donald Trump.
At the Georgian-Russian border, many Ukrainians deported by Russian authorities are stuck in harsh conditions.
Russia and Ukraine exchanged prisoners of war as part of an ongoing agreement that has seen busloads of prisoners-of-war cross the border both ways. RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service filmed returning soldiers reuniting with their loved ones.
The Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze told RFE/RL in an exclusive interview on July 4 that “Russian can go on for a while” in its war against Ukraine as it is “cannibalizing all the civilian economy and prioritizing everything around the battlefield”.
Kyiv was reeling on July 4 from a massive overnight Russian strike, the largest of the war so far according to the Ukrainian authorities. More than 20 people were injured but there were no immediate reports of fatalities. Homes, ambulances, and a medical center were hit.
Mourners paid respects at a funeral on July 3 for Ukraine's third F-16 pilot lost while fighting off Russian attacks. Maksym Ustymenko's plane went down near the Sumy region on June 29 after reportedly shooting down seven Shahed kamikaze drones.
Russian forces have retooled Iranian Shahed drones, making them more deadly and less vulnerable to air defenses. Recently, Moscow has ramped up strikes on Ukraine, including massive drone attacks on Kyiv. RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service investigates how Moscow has developed destructive aerial tactics.
The United States has announced plans to halt some supplies of weapons it previously provided to Ukraine, citing its own dwindling stockpiles. In Kyiv, residents said they feared being even more vulnerable to attack without US air-defense systems.
In Chasiv Yar region, Russian troops are actively using first-person view drones, guided aerial bombs, artillery, and assault units. RFE/RL's Ukrainian Service visited the frontline positions of Ukrainian artillery forces.
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