Romanian Foreign Minister Says NATO Members To Fill Void Left By Departing US Forces
BUCHAREST — Other NATO members will provide troops to fill the void created by the departure of US…
As Moldova Votes, Widespread Poverty Feeds Anti-Western Narratives
Cristina Crudu looks across her apple trees and laments that her business may soon go bankrupt due to…
Armenians In Uproar After Removal Of Mount Ararat From Passport Stamps
YEREVAN — For centuries, Mount Ararat has been a ubiquitous symbol for Armenians. Its towering peaks appear on…
Released Belarusian Prisoner Dubsky Says He Was Forced To Cut Tattoo Off
Ilya Dubsky doused his arm in acid and then, using scissors, began cutting away the skin on his…
How Protest Musicians Became Icons — And Targets — In Iran’s Women, Life, Freedom Movement
In the tense and transformative days after Mahsa Amini’s death in police custody in September 2022 for allegedly…
Fears Grow For Lukashenko Critic Who Disappeared In Turkey
The disappearance of a former Belarusian diplomat in Turkey last week has sparked fears that Minsk may have…
As Deadline Looms, What Are ‘Snapback’ Sanctions On Iran?
Britain, France, and Germany — the so-called E3 — have warned they will trigger an oft-threatened but never-used…
As Trump Seeks Better Ties With Putin, He’s Also Calling Lukashenko
In a move that caught many observers and politicians by surprise, US President Donald Trump made a phone…
Belarus’s Sanctions Loophole Feeding Russia’s War Machine
In the spring of 2024, the Belarusian government placed the Manalit radio components plant in Vitsebsk on its…
EU Scrambles For Relevance Ahead Of Trump-Putin Alaska Summit
The planned meeting in Alaska between US President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart, Vladimir Putin, last left…
EU Farm Lobby Sways Ukraine Trade Deal
An updated trade deal between the European Union and Ukraine spells bad news for Kyiv, signals the power…
Coercion, Violence, And Ethnic Targeting
The Russian government, facing mounting losses in Ukraine, appears to be intensifying its coercive recruitment tactics targeting prisoners,…