A Russian law student detained after her Ryanair flight from Greece was forced to land in Belarus last May has…
Russia & Eastern Europe
Ukraine sinks more Russian boats with Turkish-made Bayraktar drones
Ukraine claims its armed forces have sunk another Russian ship in the Black Sea using Turkish-made drones. The Ukrainian military…
Transnistria explosions spark fears Ukraine conflict will spread to Moldova
Three days of alleged attacks in Transnistria, the contested region of Moldova seized by Russia, are raising fears of a…
Why the EU is right to reject Eastern European accession appeals
In the last week, reports that Russia is planning to attack Moldova in order to open up a new front…
Belarus opposition leader Tsikhanouskaya says Lukashenko in weakening position
Belarus opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya (pictured) has asked for harder sanctions against Belarusian dictator Alexander Lukashenko, saying he shares full…
Japan condemns Russian naval exercises around disputed Kuril Islands
Japan has protested against Russian plans to hold military exercises off the disputed Kuril Islands chain, which was seized by…
Russia outlaws war reporting and gags debate as Ukraine disaster unfolds
Russia has enacted two laws to criminalise war reporting and protesting against the war in Ukraine with sentences of…
7 Mar 2022
Thousands detained as anti-war protests erupt across Russia
1 Mar 2022
Ukraine praises Turkey’s Bayraktar TB2 drones for blocking Russian advances
28 Feb 2022
Europe increasingly bans Russian flights from its airspace
11 Feb 2022
Russian forces deploy in Belarus to tighten Ukraine’s encirclement
20 Jan 2022
United Nations report says Belarus made ‘deliberately false’ bomb threat to seize journalist
15 Dec 2021
EU imposes sanctions on Russia’s Wagner Group mercenaries
4 Dec 2021
Ukraine orders more of Turkey’s effective drones to deter Russia attack
29 Nov 2021
Belarus to host military drills with Russia on Ukraine border
27 Nov 2021