Czechs opt for pro-Ukraine ex-general president
Czechs have voted resoundingly for Petr Pavel, a former Nato commander, for the presidency over the populist Slovak-born former prime…
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Serbia president tells Wagner to stop recruiting for Ukraine
Serbia’s President Aleksandar Vucic has criticised Russia’s mercenary Wagner Group for its recruitment drive in the former Yugoslav republic for…
Armenians in Nagorno-Karabakh suffer amid Azerbaijan blockade
The town of Stepanakert, the de-facto capital of the disputed territory of Nagorno-Karabakh inside Azerbaijan, has been blocked off by…
Wagner Group props up Russia’s Ukraine war with ex-inmates
The Wagner Group has deployed almost 20,000 personnel in Ukraine, according to UK intelligence, as the Kremlin grows increasingly dependent…
Putin hails reconstruction of Kerch Bridge
The Kerch bridge, linking Russia and the illegally occupied Crimean peninsula and damaged by an explosion in October, is now…
Russia condemns Pope’s Ukraine war criticism
Russia has condemned comments by Pope Francis saying its ethnic minority soldiers have behaved with more cruelty in Ukraine. The…
Ukraine’s battlefield successes are being studied internationally
Ukraine is proving a testing ground for military technology where innovative use of commercial drones in coordination with more conventional…
Controversial nationalist Dodik sworn in as Bosnian-Serb president
After a disputed election victory Bosnian-Serb separatist Milorad Dodik has been sworn in as president of Republika Srpska, Bosnia’s ethnically…
Ukraine cautious as Russia admits Kherson humiliation
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has called for restraint following Russia’s announcement that it is removing its troops from Kherson, which…
Poland and South Korea sign nuclear plant deal
South Korea and Poland have signed outline agreements to develop nuclear power in Poland in Warsaw’s bid to move away…
Chechen warlord sends sons to Ukraine and calls for nuclear strikes
Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has advised his ally Vladimir Putin to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine as he revealed he…
Exiled Belarus leader: revolution is being planned
Exiled Belarusian opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya has said the dictatorial president Alexander Lukashenko will face an uprising if he commits…
Escape routes close for Russian men dodging Putin’s call-up
The Russian republic of North Ossetia has imposed restrictions on cars arriving from elsewhere in Russia as men try to…
US Speaker Pelosi backs Armenia over Azerbaijan border clashes
US Speaker Nancy Pelosi has condemned Azerbaijan’s “illegal” border attacks on Armenia during a visit in a possible attempt to…
Xi and Modi leave Putin isolated over Ukraine at summit
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has publicly criticised Russia’s Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine, saying we live in a period…
Xi to meet pariah Putin at Uzbek summit
Chinese President Xi Jinping will meet Vladimir Putin at a summit in the Uzbek city of Samarkand on his first…