‘Vlad The Impaler’ Group At Heart Of Romania’s Russian Spy Case
A lawyer from a shadowy group named after Vlad the Impaler met with the deputy Russian military attache…
EU Delists Russian Oligarchs After Sanctions Pressure From Hungary And Slovakia
The European Union is set to remove Russian businessman Viatcheslav Moshe Kantor, the country’s sports minister, Mikhail Degtyaryov…
EU Sanctions Deadlock? Hungary And Slovakia Pressure Brussels Over Russia Blacklist
At the end of January 2025, Hungary threatened to veto a six-month-extension of all the European Union’s economic…
China, Russia, and Iran Set To Hold Naval Exercises Amid Deepening Cooperation
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said that the tense Oval Office meeting with US President Donald Trump last…
Go American, Stay Danish, Or Go It Alone?
Normally the elections for the 31-member Inatsisartut, the parliament of Greenland, would get scant attention. The world’s biggest…
Europe Pushes For Lasting Peace, But Can Russia’s Battlefield Momentum Be Halted?
From high-stakes U.S.-Russia talks to a potential cease-fire, the conversation around ending the war in Ukraine is rushing…
Can the EU Stay Relevant In Ukraine Talks?
Welcome to Wider Europe, RFE/RL’s weekly newsletter focusing on the key issues concerning the European Union, NATO, and…
Make A Deal Or Become The Deal, Ex-Diplomat Warns Iran’s Leaders
Welcome back to The Farda Briefing, an RFE/RL newsletter that tracks the key issues in Iran and explains…
‘They Said He’d Be Gone A Few Days:’ Wife Of Freed Belarusian RFE/RL Journalist Recounts 3-Year Ordeal
Alesya Rak waited more than three years for her husband, RFE/RL journalist Andrey Kuznechyk, to return from a…
Belarus Selling Rapeseed Oil Sourced From Occupied Ukraine To The EU, RFE/RL Finds
In June 2022, at a time when swathes of fertile land in southern Ukraine had recently fallen under…
Iran Watches U.S.-Russia Talks With Apprehension
Welcome back to The Farda Briefing, an RFE/RL newsletter that tracks the key issues in Iran and explains…
Kremlin Denies It Asked NATO To Withdraw Troops From Eastern Flanks
The Kremlin’s war on Ukraine has dented the vehicle stocks of the Russian military, which has increasingly relied…