Vladimir Putin says Russia facing ‘difficult’ period in ‘Victory Day’ celebration
Russia's Victory Day celebrations marking the 79th anniversary of its defeat of Nazi Germany in World War II kicked off with a scaled-back version of…
U.S., Canada target Belarus with sanctions over support for Russia’s war, crackdown on dissent
Russian President Vladimir Putin (R) and Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko shake hands during a meeting of the Supreme State Council of the Union State of…
Belarusians vote in election condemned by opposition leader, U.S.
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko presents flowers to a member of a local electoral commission during the Belarusian parliamentary elections at a polling station in Minsk,…
Who is Yulia Navalnaya, Putin’s new enemy? – POLITICO
“My main task is for our family to stay the same, despite everything,” she told Harper’s Bazaar. Behind the scenes, however, those who knew the…
The Davos ‘do-gooders’ – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. We’ve given you the “dirty dozen” of Davos; it’s only fair also to highlight…
Russia’s Wagner troops are back on the battlefield, Ukraine says – POLITICO
KYIV — Mercenaries from the Russian Wagner Group are back fighting on the front line in Ukraine, a senior Ukrainian military official told POLITICO on…
The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict explained – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. Fierce firefights and heavy shelling echo once again around the mountains of Nagorno-Karabakh, an…
OMG, they killed Yevgeny! You bastards! – POLITICO
Who’d shed a tear for Yevgeny Prigozhin? Well, the apparent death of the belligerent leader of the notorious mercenary Wagner Group in a plane crash…
Belarus’ Lukashenko threatens use of nuclear weapons if faced with ‘aggression’
Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko (L) warned Thursday that he would use nuclear weapons deployed to his country by Russia against countries that commit "aggression" against…
Canada sanctions Belarus on 3rd anniversary of Lukashenko’s discredited election
Global Affairs Canada under Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly imposed sanctions targeting Belarus on Wednesday, which is the third anniversary of Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko's widely…
Missile barrage batters Odesa, heavily damaging cathedral – POLITICO
KYIV — Russia unleashed a missile barrage early Sunday on Ukraine’s southern port city of Odesa, leaving one person dead and heavily damaging the cathedral…
Putin warns Poland an attack on Belarus would be an attack on Russia – POLITICO
Russian President Vladimir Putin warned Poland that any attack on Belarus will be considered an attack on Russia, in a direct threat to the NATO…
Wagner troops won’t go back to fight in Ukraine, Prigozhin says – POLITICO
Troops from Russia’s Wagner paramilitary group, who are relocating to Belarus following last month’s aborted mutiny, will not go back to fight in Ukraine and…
Alexanader Lukashenko: Wagner leader Yevgeny Prigozhin is in St. Petersburg, not Belarus
1/2 Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko said Thursday that Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin, pictured, is in his home town of St. Petersburg, Russia, not Belarus.…
Wagner chief Prigozhin isn’t in Belarus, says Lukashenko – POLITICO
Mutinous Wagner warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin is not currently in Belarus, Belarusian leader Alexander Lukashenko said Thursday morning. “As for Yevgeny Prigozhin, he is in St.…
Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin resurfaces with new message – POLITICO
Russian warlord Yevgeny Prigozhin gave his first sign of life in a week on Monday as he issued a voice message expressing thanks to supporters…
Watchdog: No signs of mines, explosives at endangered Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
Members of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) inspect the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant on September 1, 2022. File Photo by IAEA Press Office/UPI |…
Gaming out Russia’s future – POLITICO
Press play to listen to this article Voiced by artificial intelligence. All eyes are on Moscow — but no one knows what they’re looking at. …
Lukashenko: Wagner founder Prigozhin arrives in Belarus
1/3 Wagner Group founder Yevgeny Prigozhin's jet was recorded landing in Belarus. Photo courtesy of Press service of Prigozhin/UPI | License Photo June 27 (UPI)…
Wagner chief Prigozhin is in Belarus, Lukashenko says – POLITICO
Wagner chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has arrived in Belarus, the country’s authoritarian ruler Alexander Lukashenko said Tuesday. “Yes, indeed, he is in Belarus today,” Lukashenko said, according…