Ukraine
Ukraine’s Anti-Corruption Agencies Report Attempted $3.5M Bribe
The amount, one of the highest known cases to be uncovered, was reportedly offered to close the investigation by a corrupt prosecutor in the Prosecutor General’s Office.
Oct. 9, 2025
Russia
Human Rights Organizations Call on Tajikistan to Arrest Putin
Human Rights Watch and the Coalition for the International Criminal Court are among those to condemn Tajikistan’s plan to host the Russian president for a summit this week.
Oct. 8, 2025
Ukraine
Ukraine Misses Key Benchmarks, Risks Funding Delays
Ukraine met six of nine IMF benchmarks but fell short on eight EU Ukraine Facility indicators, with delayed reforms now threatening external funding as the full-scale war grinds on.
Oct. 3, 2025
Russia
Finnish Court Rules Lack of Jurisdiction Over Russian Oil Tanker Case
The case concerns Eagle S, a tanker of Russia’s so-called “shadow fleet” that was seized and accused of severing undersea cables in the Baltic Sea by Moscow’s order.
Oct. 3, 2025
Ukraine
European Assembly Urges Accountability for Russia Over Kidnapped Ukrainian Journalists
European lawmakers demand justice for Ukraine’s captive journalists, honoring their courage while urging sanctions on Russia and aid for the country’s media.
Oct. 2, 2025
Zelensky
‘My Daughter Zara Had the Same Bear’ – Princess Anne Honors Ukraine’s Children in Kyiv
During a private visit to Kyiv, Princess Anne met with President Zelensky and First Lady Zelenska, visited a children’s memorial, and highlighted the trauma suffered by Ukrainian children.
Oct. 1, 2025
Ukraine
Putin’s Child-Snatch Atrocity: US Details Russia’s Global Trafficking Machine in New Report
The US State Department’s annual Trafficking in Persons report condemns Moscow for exploiting migrants, North Korean workers, and Syrian recruits to fuel the war while abducting Ukrainian minors.
Sept. 29, 2025
US
OPINION: Veto Russia
As currently constituted, the UN gives Russia a license to kill and upend the world. That is the message that President Trump should have delivered this week.
Sept. 28, 2025
OSCE
Russia ‘Arbitrarily’ Executes Ukrainian Prisoners of War: OSCE
The violations also include “torture, ill-treatment, denial of fair trial rights, and unsafe detention and transfer conditions.”
Sept. 26, 2025
Russia
Burkina Faso, Niger, and Mali to Quit ICC, Cementing Russia Alignment
A joint statement from the three west African countries echoes Hungary’s claim that the Hague has lost its credibility.
Sept. 23, 2025
Turkey
Türkiye Facing Geopolitical Threats and Opportunities
The consequences of both Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and Hamas’ attack on Israel have upended the geopolitical chessboard. Türkiye is central to any outcome.
Sept. 22, 2025
US
OPINION: ‘Show of Force’
“We have to be watchful of our reflexive American militarism. It moves us, mindlessly, towards fascism,” wrote US historian Timothy Snyder.
Sept. 21, 2025
Russian War Crimes
Yale Report Shows Russia Trafficked Ukrainian Children to Over 200 Facilities
Humanitarian Research Lab researchers found evidence of the militarization of Ukrainian children at nearly one in five of the sites included in the report.
Sept. 17, 2025
US
OPINION: 400 Days to Save American Democracy
During a long stay in the US, I saw how Trump exploits deep-seated structural weaknesses. The November 2026 midterm elections are now crucial.
Sept. 17, 2025
Kyiv
25 Years After Murder of Journalist Georgiy Gongadze, Questions Remain
Twenty-five years after journalist Georgiy Gongadze’s disappearance, his murder remains one of Ukraine’s most haunting crimes, with the masterminds still unpunished.
Sept. 16, 2025
Russia
Former Kursk Governor Smirnov Confesses to Bribe-Taking in Defense Graft Case
Apart from the graft case concerning the border fortification at the Kursk region bordering Ukraine, the official also admits to taking construction bribes in the occupied Donetsk region.
Sept. 16, 2025
Armed Forces of Ukraine
Russian Troops Disguised as Civilians in Donetsk Operation, Ukraine Says
Ukraine’s 11th Army Corps has accused Moscow troops of dressing as civilians during a sabotage mission in Yampil, a settlement in the Donetsk region on the Lyman front.
Sept. 16, 2025
War in Ukraine
OPINION: What Ukrainians Will Settle For
Kyiv will allow the Russian marauders to keep the toilets they stole – a daily reminder of their grubby defeat, but not more.
Sept. 14, 2025
Europe
OPINION: Europe Must Change Ukraine Strategy Fast
European leaders – who insist on behaving like gentlemen from a time long past – should step up and leverage their key strengths.
Sept. 14, 2025