Red Soviet flags and orange-and-black striped military ribbons are on display in Russian cities and towns. Neighborhoods are staging holiday concerts. Flowers are being laid by veterans’ groups at monuments…
As Conflict and Climate Change Bite, Are High Food Prices Here to Stay?
Food prices around the world have soared to record levels this year as the Russia-Ukraine war slashes key exports of wheat and fertilizer from those countries, at the same time…
Is Ukraine Conducting a Sabotage Campaign Inside Russia?
A deadly fire at an aerospace research institute in Tver, northwest of Moscow. Another blaze at a munitions factory in Perm, more than 1,100 kilometers to the east. And fires…
Ukrainians Fleeing Mariupol Reach Safety in Zaporizhzhia
Ukrainians are finding different ways to leave the areas under heavy fire along the southern front line of the Russian-Ukrainian war. …
Russian Blockade of Ukrainian Sea Ports Sends Food Prices Soaring
The U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) says global food prices stabilized last month at a very high level but were slightly lower than in March, which saw the highest…
Sinn Fein Calls for United Ireland Debate After Historic Election Win
Sinn Fein, the former political wing of the IRA, hailed its first election win in Northern Ireland’s history as a “defining moment” for the British-controlled region and called for a…
How Russia Tries to Counter Moldova Separatist Region’s Westward Drift
Russia’s desire to create a land corridor to Moldova’s separatist region of Transnistria is drawing attention to Moscow’s efforts to prevent the pro-Russian enclave from deepening ties to the West…
Fighting in Ukraine Likely to Intensify This Weekend
Ukrainian officials have warned the country’s residents that the battles with Russian troops are likely to intensify this weekend, in the lead-up to Russia’s Victory Day celebrations Monday, commemorating the…
Belarus Sentences Activist’s Girlfriend to Six Years
The Russian girlfriend of a Belarusian dissident, arrested with him a year ago when their plane was forced to land in Minsk, was on Friday sentenced to six years in…
Russian Court Orders Arrest in Absentia of Top Journalist Over ‘Fakes’
A Moscow court on Friday ordered the arrest in absentia of Alexander Nevzorov, a prominent Russian journalist accused of spreading false information about what Moscow calls its special military operation…
UN: Destabilizing Impact of Russia-Ukraine War Feared in Africa
U.N. officials warn that soaring prices of food, fuel, fertilizers, and other commodities due to the Russia-Ukraine war could have a profound destabilizing impact on the African continent. Africa is…
Russian-Born Composer Gives Concerts to Raise Money for Ukraine’s Children
When the war in Ukraine started, composer and cello player Ian Maksin immediately spoke up, condemning Russia’s aggression. Today, Maksin, who is of Russian descent, is touring the U.S., performing…
Europe’s Farmers Stir Up Biogas to Offset Russian Energy
In lush fields southwest of Paris, farmers are joining Europe’s fight to free itself from Russian gas. They’ll soon turn on a new facility where crops and waste are fermented…
Latest Developments in Ukraine: May 6
For full coverage of the crisis in Ukraine, visit Flashpoint Ukraine. The latest developments in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. All times EDT: 12:02 a.m.: The Washington Post reports…
UN Chief: More Evacuations Underway in Mariupol, Azovstal
U.N. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said Thursday that a third evacuation operation is underway to assist civilians in Ukraine’s southern city of Mariupol and the Azovstal steel plant. “We must continue…
Ukraine’s PM Details War Costs to VOA as Donors Dig Deep
Ukraine received $6.5 billion in pledges at an international donors’ conference in Warsaw Thursday. VOA Eastern Europe Bureau Chief Myroslava Gongadze discussed the conference and other issues with Ukrainian Prime…
Reporter’s Notebook: Memories of Talking to Belarus’ Stanislav Shushkevich
Former Belarusian leader Stanislav Shushkevich died this week at the age of 87. He took a part of the Soviet Union’s history with him. Shrewd and wise, he was the…
At US Urging, Fiji Seizes Russian Oligarch’s Yacht
Another Russian oligarch’s yacht was seized Thursday as part of efforts to punish Russia over its war in Ukraine. At the request of the United States, Fijian officials took a…
Велика Британія відкликала в Московської біржі статус визнаної
Про можливість такого кроку Лондон повідомив минулого місяця …
Belarusian Diaspora Does What It Can to Help Ukraine
After the regime’s crackdown on protesters in Belarus following the 2020 presidential elections, some 200,000-300,000 people fled Belarus ending up as refugees in Poland, Lithuania, Ukraine, and a number of…
Media Group: At Least 23 Journalists Killed in Ukraine War
Since Russia launched its invasion of Ukraine, at least 23 journalists have been killed in the country, according to a journalists’ union. And at least seven of those deaths took…
Зеленський оголосив про запуск платформи для фінансової допомоги Україні
Отримані через неї кошти обіцяють розподіляти за трьома напрямками …
Latest Developments in Ukraine: May 5
For full coverage of the crisis in Ukraine, visit Flashpoint Ukraine. The latest developments in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine. All times EDT: 4:30 a.m.: Japanese Prime Minister Fumio…
France, India Call for Immediate End to Ukraine Hostilities
India and France on Wednesday called for “an immediate cessation of hostilities” in Ukraine, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi again stopping short of condemning Russia’s invasion of its neighbor. India,…
European Union Proposes New Sanctions as Russia Pounds Ukraine
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen unveiled new punitive actions against Russia on Wednesday, even as Russia pounded Ukraine, targeting rail stations and other supply lines in attempts to…
Report: Iran to Execute Swedish-Iranian National by May 21
Iran will later this month execute a Swedish-Iranian national whom it has imprisoned since 2016 and convicted of spying for Israel, media reported. Iran’s semiofficial ISNA news agency on Wednesday…
Ukraine’s Mariupol Refugees Find Peace, Safety in Dnipro
Refugees fleeing the Ukrainian city of Mariupol, now under Russian control, are heading to the cities of Zaporizhzhia and Dnipro to find safety. In Dnipro, the city has opened a…
ЄС розглядає відмову від сирої нафти з Росії протягом 6 місяців і санкції проти патріарха Кирила
Євросоюз розглядає новий санкційний перелік із 57 людей та 16 компаній …
French Left Agrees in Principle on Rare Coalition Deal to Take on Macron
France’s Socialist Party and the hard-left La France Insoumise (LFI) party reached an agreement in principle on Wednesday to form an alliance for June’s parliamentary election. The coalition pact, which…