Will Ukraine and Russia join Trump’s new ‘Board of Peace’ alongside Belarus? — Meduza
U.S. President Donald Trump held a signing ceremony on Thursday for the founding charter of the “Board of Peace,” a new international body…
Meduza obtains the Kremlin’s instructions for state media covering Trump’s standoff with Denmark — Meduza
Donald Trump’s push for U.S. control of Greenland has triggered a fresh round of instructions from the Kremlin on how Russian state…
‘Stockholm syndrome’ or strategy? Maria Kalesnikava’s pivot shocks Belarusian exiles. — Meduza
Maria Kalesnikava, a prominent Belarusian opposition figure and a central figure in the 2020 protests who spent more than 5 years…
Moldova’s president said she would vote for reunification with Romania. Russia-friendly politicians jumped on the ensuing controversy. — Meduza
Moldova’s political news cycle this week was dominated by comments from President Maia Sandu about how she would vote…
As fighting continues in Pokrovsk and Kupyansk, Russia bears down on Ukraine’s main remaining Donbas strongholds. Meduza analyses the latest from the front.
Like our earlier reports on the combat situation in Ukraine, this article reviews recent battlefield developments based on open-source information. Meduza…
Zelensky declares state of emergency in Ukraine’s energy sector amid efforts to repair widespread damage from Russian strikes — Meduza
President Volodymyr Zelensky has declared a state of emergency in Ukraine’s energy sector, with special attention on Kyiv. This comes as the Ukrainian…
‘Hostage diplomacy,’ public opinion, and Soviet feminism Five books about Russia Meduza’s editors enjoyed this year — Meduza
The news out of Russia in 2025 has been overwhelmingly bleak. As Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine nears its fifth year, the…
Lights under fire A glimpse of Ukraine’s Christmas season amid another winter of war — Meduza
For the third year, Ukrainians are celebrating Christmas on December 25, together with the West. Last week, Moscow rejected…
Thousands of Lithuanians protest against law to expand government control over state broadcaster — Meduza
For weeks now, Lithuanians have been protesting against a government proposal targeting the country’s public broadcaster, Lithuanian National Radio…
A Russian deserter recounts wounding himself — and his own men — to escape the Ukraine war — Meduza
This Friday, the French-German broadcaster ARTE released journalist Maria Borzunova’s interview with Yevgeny Korobov, a 30-year-old senior lieutenant who…
Freed from prison in Belarus, exiled opposition leader’s husband accused of battling her instead of Lukashenko — Meduza
Six months ago, after serving five years behind bars, Belarusian opposition figure Siarhei Tsikhanouski walked free. He emerged from…
Trump wants Russia to surrender its frozen assets. Here’s why Putin likely won’t do it — and why he just might. — Meduza
On November 20, Axios published the draft text of the Trump administration’s latest plan to end the Russian–Ukrainian war. One of the most…