Kyiv concluded a fresh round of talks with US officials without announcing an agreement but said discussions on a plan to end Russia’s war on Ukraine would resume at the upcoming World ⁠Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland.
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New sanctions will ban imports to the EU of products derived from Russian oil from January 21. But critics point to enforcement loopholes and also warn that Chinese ‘teapot’ refineries may be picking up oil now shunned elsewhere.
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The teenage son of Chechnya's Moscow-backed leader Ramzan Kadyrov, Adam Kadyrov, is in serious condition following a car accident in the republic's capital, Grozny, two sources told RFE/RL's North Caucasus Service.
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Nerves are fraying, patience in thinning, and Kyiv is freezing, as Ukrainians struggling to cope with relentless Russian attacks that have destroyed vast parts of the country’s energy infrastructure.
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NATO is weighing a potential “Arctic Sentry” mission as tensions rise between the United States and Denmark over Greenland. European diplomats say the move could counter US pressure, boost Arctic security, and prove that the alliance can manage multiple fronts.
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European Union officials have called for sanctioning some of Russia’s most prominent TV personalities, including Pavel Zarubin, a state TV reporter known for fawning reporting on – and nearly unfettered access to – President Vladimir Putin.
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Iran has been a major supplier of military equipment to Russia in recent years, especially since the Kremlin launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, but experts have told RFE/RL that this support no longer plays a key role in Moscow's war effort.
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You might think a cascade of allies being destabilized or imploding would prompt a more robust response in Moscow. But the less-than-thundering public statements from Russian officials – not to mention crickets from Vladimir Putin – about events in Venezuela and Iran has raised eyebrows.
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The European Commission has formally unveiled a 90-billion-euro ($105 million) loan for Ukraine, intended to cover a large part of Kyiv’s financing needs for the next two years.
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Over more than two decades, Russia has built deep ties inside Venezuela’s military, energy sector, and political elite -- connections analysts say could persist despite the capture of Nicolas Maduro. But with the new US clout and focus on the country’s oil, how much of a presence can Russia retain?
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Russia launched a massive overnight attack on Ukraine, striking key energy facilities amid freezing temperatures. The attacks left hundreds of thousands without power and caused widespread damage, killing at least four people.
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Three years. 10 months. 18 days.As of January 12, that’s the amount of time that’s elapsed since Russia launched its all-out assault on Ukraine: Europe’s largest, bloodiest conflict war since World War II.
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