Eastern Europe
Zelensky
Europe Hints at ‘Common Ground’ After Coordination Calls
Germany’s chancellor also said Kyiv needs security guarantees and a ceasefire before settlement talks, following Wednesday’s coordination call ahead of Friday’s Trump-Putin meeting.
Aug. 13, 2025
Putin
Putin, North Korea’s Kim Hold Phone Call Ahead of Alaska Summit
Putin and Kim spoke by phone in a “warm comradely atmosphere” and confirmed “their will to strengthen cooperation in the future,” a North Korean state media agency said on Tuesday.
Aug. 13, 2025
Zelensky
‘His Personal Victory’ – Zelensky Sours On Trump-Putin Alaska Talks
Uninvited to the summit and unwilling to cede Donbas, Ukraine’s leader worries that Putin has “postponed sanctions” with the US visit and could be coming back into Trump’s good graces.
Aug. 13, 2025
US
Kremlin’s Brutality Documented: US Rights Report Details Russian Atrocities in Ukraine, Internal Repression
The Trump administration’s 2024 human rights report highlights Russia’s alleged execution-style killings, sexual violence, forced child deportations in Ukraine, and rising repression in Russia.
Aug. 12, 2025
Russia
Russia Turns Off Mobile Internet in Crimea in Latest Shutdown
Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service said internet restrictions had also been seen in the temporarily occupied territories of Zaporizhzhia, Luhansk, Donetsk and Kherson regions.
Aug. 12, 2025
Energy
Russian Bombing of Azeri SOCAR Refinery Sparks Talks of Arming Ukraine
Azeri President Ilham Aliyev also allocated an additional $2 million in humanitarian aid to Ukraine on Monday after a weekend call with President Zelensky.
Aug. 11, 2025
Russia
Kremlin Mouthpiece Threatens New ‘Special Military Operation’ in Azerbaijan
Vladimir Solovyov also said that Russia’s war in Ukraine “will not end” with the meeting in Alaska on Aug. 15, when Russian leader Vladimir Putin is poised to meet with US President Donald Trump.
Aug. 11, 2025
Putin
Trump Fumbles, Says He’ll Go to Russia – Not Alaska – to Meet Putin
If Trump were to make it to Russia, it would be his first trip to Russia as a sitting US president, following earlier visits during his business career before entering politics.
Updated: Aug. 11, 2025
War in Ukraine
Russian Man Punished After Friend Sings Ukrainian Songs at Birthday Party
After the video went viral, the man issued two public apologies – one, laced with profanities and delivered while holding a religious icon, to his villagers, and another to law enforcement.
Aug. 11, 2025
Zelensky
EU Pushes for Ukraine Role in Trump-Putin Talks
European foreign ministers will discuss next steps before the talks in an extraordinary meeting on Monday, joined by Ukrainian Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha.
Aug. 11, 2025
Russia
Kyiv’s Drones Hit Saratov Refineries Overnight
Ukrainian drones have struck oil refineries in Russia’s Saratov region overnight on Sunday, with the facilities engulfed in smoke, prompting closures of a nearby airport.
Updated: Aug. 10, 2025
Russia
Russia Cautious on Armenia-Azerbaijan Deal, Iran Rejects Border Corridor
Moscow, once the main power broker in the Caucasus, is now bogged down in its offensive in Ukraine, diverting political and military resources into the grinding conflict of attrition.
Aug. 10, 2025
Russia
Belarus Today: Former Political Prisoner and Oppositionist Presidential Candidate Speaks Out
Former political prisoner and 2010 Belarusian presidential candidate Andrei Sannikau opens up to Kyiv Post on what his country has become under Lukashenko and Putin.
Aug. 9, 2025
France
Georgia Bars French Journalist: Is Tbilisi Adopting the Authoritarian Playbook?
At least six European journalists have been expelled or denied re-entry into Georgia recent months, sparking fears of a Russian-style crackdown on press freedoms.
Aug. 9, 2025
Russia
Putin Meets India’s Security Chief Amid US Tariffs Row
Russia is also one of India’s top arms suppliers and the warm ties between the two countries date back to the Soviet era.
Aug. 7, 2025
Kazakhstan
Kazakh Cleric Seeks to Start New Orthodox Church to Rival Russia’s
Kazakhstan, a former Soviet republic of around 20 million, is a majority Muslim country but home to a sizeable Orthodox Christian minority – around three million people, most of them ethnic Russians.
Aug. 7, 2025
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