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…
Belarus’s Central Election Commission declares Aleksandr Lukashenko the winner of presidential vote — Meduza
In the early hours of January 27, Belarus’s Central Election Commission announced the preliminary results of the country’s…
North Korea to send reinforcements to Russia’s Kursk region within two months — NYT — Meduza
North Korea will send reinforcements to join its troops fighting alongside Russia against Ukraine in the next two…
Russia reportedly considering buying gas in Europe for Moldova’s breakaway Transnistria region — Meduza
The Russian authorities and the leadership of Moldova’s breakaway region of Transnistria are reportedly exploring a plan to…
‘Little pieces in a big game’ Moldova’s former reintegration minister, Alexandru Flenchea, explains what losing Russian gas means for breakaway Transnistria
As the temperature in Moldova dips below freezing, the breakaway Transnistria region’s 360,000 residents are using plug-in electric…
Trump team shaves two months off president-elect’s latest Ukraine peace deal timeline — Meduza
President-elect Trump’s nominee for special envoy to Ukraine and Russia, retired Lieutenant General Keith Kellogg, told Fox News…
‘A dictatorship like in Belarus is better than a democracy like in Ukraine,’ says Belarusian leader — Meduza
Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko suggested on Tuesday that Western leaders “pressured” Volodymyr Zelensky to claim in a recent…
‘A crime against political prisoners’ Belarusian opposition politician Andrei Sannikov on Lukashenko’s plans to extend his 30-year grip on power
Belarus hasn’t had an election deemed free and fair in the 30 years since Aleksandr Lukashenko became president.…