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NATO Set To Agree On New Defense Budget Targets

3 days ago | rferl.org | Rikard Jozwiak

NATO defense ministers meet on June 5 in a last ministerial meeting before the big annual NATO summit on June 24-25, when the military alliance's 32 heads of state and government, including US President Donald Trump, gather at The Hague. The meeting is about one thing only: cash. This is when officials are set to agree on the next NATO spending target.
EU Members Playing The Waiting Game On New Russia Sanctions

4 days ago | rferl.org | Rikard Jozwiak

When the European Commission started briefing EU states last month on the next sanctions package expected to be imposed on Russia, the 27 member nations expected concrete written proposals to follow. They're still waiting.
Who Is Karol Nawrocki?

4 days ago | rferl.org | Rikard Jozwiak

EmbedThe code has been copied to your clipboard. widthpxheightpxNo media source currently available0:000:01:460:00Meet Karol Nawrocki, Poland’s new head of state. The conservative candidate has been elected President of Poland after narrowly defeating the liberal mayor of Warsaw, Rafał Trzaskowski, in a runoff election. Could Nawrocki’s veto power make Polish politics more unpredictable and shake up the EU?
Karol Nawrocki: Conservative Historian Wins Poland’s Presidential Election With Trump Playbook

4 days ago | rferl.org | Rikard Jozwiak

Conservative candidate Karol Nawrocki, a historian who has played up a tough-guy image while brandishing his support from US President Donald Trump, delivered a major upset by beating Warsaw's liberal mayor, Rafal Trzaskowski, in Poland's Presidential election on June 1.
Pakistan Doctor Fights To Bring Neonatal Care To Remote Villages

6 days ago | rferl.org | Will Tizard

Dr. Shazia Khpalwak says her patients in rural Balochistan lack clean drinking water, have poor nutrition, and don't have access to vaccines. As a result, children have chronic infections and are developmentally behind their peers. Khpalwak works to improve lives by getting medication and advice to struggling mothers.
ISS Missions With Russia Are Like Working With Nazis, Says Former US Astronaut

1 week ago | rferl.org | Ray Furlong

A retired US astronaut has told RFE/RL that joint missions with Russia on the International Space Station (ISS) should be scaled back, comparing them to collaboration with Nazi Germany at the height of World War II. "Cooperating with the Russians on the ISS is like going on an Antarctic expedition with Nazis in 1943," said Terry Virts, a former commander on the station. "It's just morally reprehensible," he added.
Retired US Astronaut Calls For Reduced ISS Cooperation With Russia

1 week ago | rferl.org | Ray Furlong

The URL has been copied to your clipboardThe code has been copied to your clipboard. Terry Virts’ maiden Space Shuttle mission was the final assembly flight for the International Space Station (ISS), a historic milestone in post-Cold War collaboration with Russia. Now he’s calling for NASA to scale back its cooperation with Moscow, due to Russia’s ongoing invasion of Ukraine.
What Could New US Sanctions Against Russia Look Like?

1 week ago | rferl.org | Todd Prince

WASHINGTON -- So far, Russia has resisted Western calls for a cease-fire in its war on Ukraine. And so far, US President Donald Trump has resisted calls by Kyiv and European countries to impose additional sanctions on Moscow in response. Trump has threatened to use "devastating" measures against Russia if he feels the time is right.
Merz, Zelenskyy Accuse Putin Of Stalling On Cease-Fire Efforts

1 week ago | rferl.org | Ray Furlong

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy accused Russia of stalling diplomatic efforts to achieve a cease-fire at a joint news conference in Berlin on May 28. The two leaders also announced that their countries would begin joint production of long-range weapons to boost Ukraine's ability to fight.
Ukrainian Drone Units Bracing For Russian Summer Offensive

1 week ago | rferl.org | Yehor Lohinov |Will Tizard

The URL has been copied to your clipboardThe code has been copied to your clipboard. Ukrainian artillery and drone crews are developing defensive strategies in preparation for an expected offensive by Russian forces this summer. US-supplied howitzers, drones that carry mines, and satellite-controlled remote units could all play defensive roles.