A United Nations report on the forced diversion of a Ryanair flight last year by Belarus says Minsk’s bomb threat…
Russia & Eastern Europe
EU imposes sanctions on Russia’s Wagner Group mercenaries
The European Union has imposed sanctions on Russia’s mercenary Wagner Group that it accuses of committing violence and human rights…
Ukraine orders more of Turkey’s effective drones to deter Russia attack
Turkey has sold Ukraine more of its groundbreaking military drones than previously reported as part of Kiev’s attempt to bolster…
Belarus to host military drills with Russia on Ukraine border
Belarus has announced it will stage joint military exercises with Russia near its border with Ukraine and claimed that Nato…
Russian President Vladimir Putin hosts peace talks with Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh
Russia’s President Vladimir Putin has hosted talks between Armenia and Azerbaijan over the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh region. Putin invited Azerbaijan President…
Ukraine calls for US help as it fears Russian invasion
Ukraine says it is planning for a possible Russian invasion next year and is calling on its western allies to…
Russia dismisses claims it endangered ISS with missile strike on defunct satellite
Nato claims Russia is developing weapons after it admitted shooting a defunct satellite, creating a cloud of space debris that…
10 Nov 2021
Poland blames ‘puppet master’ Vladimir Putin for migrant crisis as numbers grow on Belarus border
8 Oct 2021
Ukraine, Germany and Israel mark 80th anniversary of Nazi massacre of 33,771 Jews
26 Sep 2021
Putin critics gather in Moscow to condemn ‘stolen’ Russian election
26 Sep 2021
Ukraine withdraws Hungary ambassador over gas deal with Russia
25 Sep 2021
Russia and Belarus warn Nato to avoid military expansion in Ukraine
13 Sep 2021
Russia uses combat robots in massive exercise near Nato borders
13 Sep 2021
US tries to reassure Ukraine over Russia’s completed Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline to Germany
10 Sep 2021
Ukraine president fears wider war with Russia as troops deploy near border
10 Sep 2021