Russia

• June 12, 2026

  US Releases Information On Biolabs In Over 30 Countries, Including Ukraine

  The director of US National Intelligence (DNI) has released evidence that her office says shows "longstanding" United States government funding for more than 120 biolabs in over 30 countries where research on biological pathogens, some dangerous, is conducted.

• June 12, 2026

  No Concerts, Air Shows, Or Tanks On Parade: Kyiv's Long-Range Strikes Spook Kremlin

  The Russia Day concert, an annual tub-thumping Red Square performance, is canceled for the first time in 23 years. The marquee annual air show is canceled. The Victory Day parade was notably lower key. Ukraine’s expanding drone campaign is taking its toll on big, splashy Kremlin-backed events.

• June 12, 2026

  How Xi Reshaped China's Central Asia Ties -- By The Numbers

  Data compiled by RFE/RL reveals how a surge in high-level diplomacy, economic engagement, and regional initiatives has elevated Beijing from a neighboring power to Central Asia’s leading economic partner.

• June 11, 2026

  Serbia Fast-Tracks Citizenship For Russians, Despite EU Concerns

  Despite warnings from the EU, Serbia’s government has granted citizenship to four times as many Russian nationals as to all other foreign citizens combined this year -- including individuals under international sanctions, an RFE/RL investigation has found.

• June 11, 2026

  Iconic Artwork 'Virtually Destroyed' In Crimea Drone Strike

  A massive panorama depicting a battle in the 1853-1856 Crimean War has been heavily damaged by what Russian-occupation authorities in Sevastopol say was a Ukrainian drone attack.

• June 11, 2026

  Woman Linked To Russian Security Service Faces Sentencing

  A Russian woman who pleaded guilty to lying about her contacts with Russia’s main intelligence agency -- and was later accused of sending drunken harassing messages to the FBI -- was set to be sentenced in a Manhattan federal court.

• June 10, 2026

  'They Can't Scare Me': Living With Constant Russian Drone Attacks In Kherson

  Russian drone attacks are a daily reality in Kherson, a frontline city in southern Ukraine. Residents say the threat is growing, with drones increasingly targeting residential neighborhoods and forcing people to seek cover. Yet many refuse to leave.

• June 10, 2026

  US House Passes Bill To Cut Off Western Technology Flowing Into Iranian Drones

  The US House of Representatives overwhelmingly approved legislation aimed at preventing American and allied technology from ending up in Iranian-made drones used in conflicts from Ukraine to the Middle East.

• June 10, 2026

  Russia Wants To Build a State-Run VPN. What Could Go Wrong?

  What’s the latest brick in Russia’s effort to build its Great Internet Firewall? A proposal to create a government-run Virtual Private Network, co-opting a tool that has been widely embraced by Russians trying to avoid government censorship. Industry insiders are reportedly unimpressed.

• June 09, 2026

  EU Considering Sanctions On Russian Orthodox Patriarch, Chess Federation Chief, Others

  The European Union is calling for financial sanctions on the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, the Russian head of the world chess federation, a historian who is a close adviser to President Vladimir Putin, and other top officials.

• June 09, 2026

  China Overtakes Russia As Central Asia's Top Foreign Investor

  China has overtaken Russia as the largest source of foreign direct investment in Central Asia, according to the Eurasian Development Bank. China’s accumulated investment in the region exceeded $35 billion in 2025, it said.

• June 09, 2026

  Panic Buying In Russian-Occupied Crimea Amid Transportation Crisis, Fuel Shortages

  Residents of Russian-occupied Crimea are reporting empty shelves in grocery stores and purchase limits on a number of basic goods. This comes amid a regional transportation collapse and fuel shortages caused by Ukrainian drone strikes on Russian oil refineries and vital infrastructure.

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