Ukrainian ⁠President ⁠Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he was briefed by US President Donald Trump’s special envoys following their latest trip to Moscow and said the two Americans were working on plans for a follow-up visit to Kyiv in the near future.
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The Shanghai Cooperation Organization turns 25 at a moment of extraordinary tension embroiling several of the regional security group’s most prominent members. For China, Russia, Iran, and others, it may be less about substance than a show of influence and independence in the face of the West.
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The Russian military is deploying faster, remotely controlled, jet-powered drones to paralyze Ukraine’s energy and logistics infrastructure, creating a growing challenge for the country’s air defenses.
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A Finnish appeals court has overturned ⁠portions of a guilty verdict against a Russian-born man convicted of war crimes in Ukraine, reducing his life sentence to 12-1/2 years behind bars.
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Facing increasing confrontations with the West, Russian President Vladimir Putin looks eastward to restore his country's standing in the region at a major summit in Bishkek, the Kyrgyz capital.
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With at least 38 people killed in Russian air attacks on the Kyiv region on August 28-29, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said "terrible negligence" was a factor in the high death toll. Ukrainian authorities have pledged to investigate why a weapons storage depot was located close to a populated area. Secondary explosions after the depot was hit by Russian drones were thought to have caused deaths and factored in dozens of injuries.
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Ukrainian rescue crews early on August 30 continued to search for victims of the deadly Russian attack outside of Kyiv, while local residents -- as well as President Volodymyr Zelenskyy -- demanded answers as to why explosives were stored in a warehouse so near private housing.
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A bipartisan group of US lawmakers has taken aim at the government of longtime Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic, citing what it calls “serious setbacks” in democracy and the rule of law, as well as Belgrade’s ties with US adversaries Iran, Russia, and China.
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An "all-Russian" MC-21 passenger jet made its first test flight in early August, marking a step closer to full production, due to begin in 2027. But years of geopolitical turbulence have pushed the project far off-course, aviation insiders say.
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US President Donald Trump told reporters that he does not believe Moscow will attack a NATO nation amid rising concerns that Russian President Vladimir Putin will strike a Baltic country or other member state to test the Western alliance’s resolve.
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After a Ukrainian drone operator spotted an SOS sign outside a destroyed home in the Donetsk region, a three-day rescue mission was launched to save a couple who were the last remaining residents of their frontline village. Video released by Ukraine’s 141st Separate Mechanized Brigade on August 17 shows how soldiers guided the couple 15 kilometers on foot to safety under the constant threat of Russian drones and shelling.
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CIA Director John Ratcliffe’s surprise trip to Moscow this week was intended to warn Russia against attacking NATO countries -- particularly Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania -- sources familiar with the visit have told RFE/RL.
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