Eastern Europe
Belarus
Belarus leader Alexander Lukashenko said he would run for president again in 2025, Belarusian state news agency BelTA reported on Sunday (Feb. 25). This would be its seventh term as head of state.
Feb. 26, 17:47
Tusk said that moves to increase grain exports from Ukraine to other countries "could be a great relief for Polish and European farmers."
Feb. 26, 17:36
War in Ukraine
As reported by Ukrinform, according to Latvia's agricultural minister, even as Polish farmers are dumping Ukrainian grain at the border, Russian grain is still being sold in the EU.
Feb. 26, 17:26
War in Ukraine
On Feb. 24, 2024, Ukrainian communities and diaspora organizations held 1,023 actions supporting Ukraine in 746 cities in 69 countries on all continents of the world, including Antarctica.
Feb. 26, 15:49
War in Ukraine
The world in focus, as seen by a Canadian leading global affairs analyst, writer and speaker, in his review of international media.
Feb. 25, 15:50
Belarus
Ukrainian Children are being forced into re-education summer camps, where they are flooded with pro-Russian militaristic narratives and handle riot gear and guns with Belarusian security forces.
Feb. 23, 18:32
Ukraine
Zelensky proposed the meeting earlier this week but has so far received a cold shoulder from Warsaw, which does not want to antagonize Polish farmers.
Feb. 23, 18:25
Putin
The Moldovan pro-Russian breakaway region of Transnistria, which lies across Ukraine’s southwestern border, may announce a renewed call for annexation by the Kremlin next week, ISW analysts warn.
Feb. 23, 18:03
War in Ukraine
Ukraine relies on Western military backing to help it defend against Russian attacks, which have accelerated as Moscow seeks to take advantage of Kyiv's stretched resources on the battlefield.
Feb. 23, 17:55
Poland
Polish farmers have been blocking Ukrainian trucks from entering their country to protest what they say is unfair competition from cheaper imports from Ukraine.
Feb. 21, 17:55
US
Washington considers Kremlin statements on the Russian IL-76 allegedly packed with Ukrainian prisoners of war and the recent rocket attack in Lysychansk to be not credible.
Feb. 6, 17:39
Putin
Earlier this week for nearly four hours, some of the Russia's biggest websites, including its main search engine, Yandex, went offline. Possible reason: Putin’s push for Russia’s “sovereign internet."
Feb. 2, 17:56
EU
A weekend report by journalists from Latvia, Estonia and Sweden accused a Latvian member of the European Parliament of being a long-term Russian intelligence asset.
Jan. 31, 17:33
Russia
The Kremlin has been accused of manipulating its Second World War history to justify the offensive against Ukraine and a repressive turn at home.
Jan. 27, 19:10
Russia
The FSB said on Friday it had arrested two men in the southern city of Rostov-on-Don on treason charges – crimes that carry up to 20 years in prison.
Jan. 26, 17:02