Amid talks of peace negotiations, Russia is ramping up military recruitment
Russian President Vladimir Putin has claimed he’s ready for peace talks with Ukraine — though not on “the…
Russia blacklists Yeltsin-era chief diplomat as ‘foreign agent’ — Meduza
On Friday, Russia’s Justice Ministry added former chief diplomat Andrei Kozyrev to the country’s “foreign agent” registry. Kozyrev…
Only six European countries willing to send troops to Ukraine
Six European countries from the “coalition of the willing” have signaled that they are prepared to send troops…
Belarusian opposition figure Angelika Melnikova is missing. Her ex-husband and children just turned up in Belarus. — Meduza
Angelika Melnikova, the speaker for the exiled Belarusian opposition’s Coordination Council, has been missing since late March. Melnikova…
How far-right groups bolster Russia’s wartime migrant crackdown
In the aftermath of the deadly terrorist attack on Moscow’s Crocus City Hall concert venue last March, the…
U.S. eyes Ukraine’s nuclear plants in minerals deal
The Trump administration is considering revising the terms of a mineral deal with Ukraine to gain access to…
Amnesty International decries plans for Poland and Baltic countries to withdraw from antipersonnel mine treaty — Meduza
Amnesty International is urging Poland, Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania to “urgently reconsider” plans to withdraw from the Ottawa…
Macron again advocates NATO-linked security guarantees for Ukraine
Following Tuesday’s news of a U.S.-Ukrainian agreement on a ceasefire framework, French President Emmanuel Macron said that he…
Russian strikes on Ukrainian energy infrastructure trigger nationwide emergency blackouts — Meduza
Emergency power outages have been introduced across Ukraine following Russian strikes on energy infrastructure, state energy company Ukrenergo…
Pavel Durov’s criminal case in France won’t go to trial for at least a year — WIRED — Meduza
Telegram founder Pavel Durov’s criminal case in France reportedly won’t go to trial for a year or more.…
Zelensky proposes rearming with nuclear weapons if Ukrainian membership in NATO is rejected — Meduza
In a new interview with British journalist Piers Morgan, President Volodymyr Zelensky argued that nuclear weapons could be…
NATO to start sharing classified military info with E.U. and defense industry — Bloomberg — Meduza
NATO will begin sharing some of its classified standards with the European Union and the defense industry, Bloomberg…