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1 month ago | 
rferl.org | Ray Furlong |Kian Sharifi |Margot Buff |Austin Malloy
Bosnian Serb leader Milorad Dodik announced on March 31 that he had arrived in Moscow after prosecutors in Bosnia-Herzegovina requested an international arrest warrant over accusations that he flouted the Balkan country’s constitution. Dodik posted a video of himself on social media in front of the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier along the wall of the Kremlin.
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1 month ago | 
rferl.org | Ray Furlong |Kian Sharifi |Margot Buff |Austin Malloy
Rescue teams have recovered a submerged military vehicle in Lithuania that was carrying four US soldiers who remain missing. The M88 Hercules armored vehicle was retrieved early March 31, six days after a rescue operation was launched at the Pabrade military training ground near Lithuania's border with BelarusLithuanian Defense Minister Davile Sakaliene said that the fate of the four soldiers has yet to be determined.
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1 month ago | 
rferl.org | Ray Furlong |Kian Sharifi |Margot Buff |Austin Malloy
President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on March 29 pleaded for a "strong response" from Ukraine’s Western partners as deadly Russian attacks mounted, including air strikes on a Kharkiv military hospital and on the cities of Dnipro and Kryviy Rih. “Our partners should clearly understand: These strikes are not just attacks on Ukrainian civilians, but also on all international efforts -- on the very diplomacy we are trying to use to end this war," Zelenskyy said in his nightly video address.
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1 month ago | 
rferl.org | Todd Prince |Kian Sharifi |Margot Buff |Austin Malloy
KYIV -- The Ukrainian government said it is still considering a draft agreement from the United States on the country's minerals amid media reports Washington has changed the terms of the deal several times. Ukrainian Economy Minister Yulia Svyrydenko announced at a government meeting that Kyiv is forming its position on the agreement but lawmakers would only state their stance once there was consensus. Before then, she said, public discussion would be harmful.
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Jan 19, 2025 | 
slobodnaevropa.org | Austin Malloy
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Jan 19, 2025 | 
rferl.org | Ajla Obradovic |Austin Malloy
The URL has been copied to your clipboardThe code has been copied to your clipboard. TikTok went offline in the United States just hours before a ban on the popular social media platform went into effect. Here’s how the Chinese-owned app became a cultural phenomenon and ignited political controversy.
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Jan 17, 2025 | 
rferl.org | Reid Standish |Sashko Shevchenko |Austin Malloy
As Donald Trump takes office promising to end the war in Ukraine, Taiwan is watching closely how Washington will treat its frontline partners. Eager to win Trump over, Taipei is looking to preempt concerns raised by the U.S. preident-elect over military aid and the island's semiconductor industry, as the prospect of Chinese military intervention seems more likely than it once did. ShareWith An Eye On Ukraine, Taiwan Prepares For Trump 2.0
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Jan 12, 2025 | 
rferl.org | Reid Standish |Austin Malloy
After a year of unprecedented trade and breaking ground on high-profile mining projects in 2024, there's new momentum for Beijing's growing role in Afghanistan and deepening ties with the Taliban. But can the hard-line group finally calm China's longstanding security concerns and unleash a wave of much-needed investment?
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Dec 9, 2024 | 
rferl.org | Austin Malloy
Journalists in Georgia have been violently attacked while covering mass protests after the ruling party announced a delay in membership talks with the European Union. The attacks have been blamed on "titushky," a word with origins in Ukraine's 2013 protests, meaning mercenaries hired by the authorities to beat and harass opponents. Share'Targets': Georgian Journalists Beaten By Masked Men Amid Ongoing Protests (Video)
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Dec 7, 2024 | 
rferl.org | Austin Malloy
The URL has been copied to your clipboardThe code has been copied to your clipboard. Pro-European demonstrators shot fireworks at Georgia's parliament building during ongoing protests over the prime minister's decision to end accession talks with the European Union. Georgian police are continuing a crackdown on pro-European demonstrators that has included beatings and hundreds of arrests.
