World Feb 14 WATCH: ‘We want to achieve a durable, lasting peace,’ Vance says at meeting with Ukraine’s Zelenskyy Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Friday during a meeting with U.S. Vice President JD Vance that his country wants “security guarantees” before any talks to end the Ukraine-Russia war.
World Oct 28 Republic of Georgia’s president accuses Russia of election meddling, urges the West to back protests President Salome Zourabichvili, who refused to recognize the official results, says the South Caucasus nation has fallen victim to Russian pressure aimed at derailing its plans to join the European Union.
World Oct 27 Georgian president calls for protests after pro-Russia ruling party declares election victory Georgia’s president said Sunday she did not recognize the results of this weekend’s parliamentary vote, which election officials say was won by the ruling party, adding that the country fell victim to a “Russian special operation” aimed at moving it…
World Oct 26 Polls close in Georgian election that could either bring it closer to the EU or into Russia’s orbit The outcome of Saturday's parliamentary election will decide whether Georgia gets back on track to join the European Union or if it embraces authoritarianism and falls into Russia’s orbit.
World Aug 21 The Kursk attack could test the patience of some of Putin’s backers in Russia Since Aug. 6, Kyiv's forces have seized villages, taken hundreds of prisoners and forced the evacuation of tens of thousands of civilians in what has become the largest attack on the country since World War II.
World Aug 14 Ukraine claims more advances into Russia’s Kursk region with prisoners taken The commander of the Ukrainian military said that since the start of the day, assault troops had advanced 1-2 kilometers (miles) in some parts of Kursk. He also said that Ukrainian troops took more than 100 Russian soldiers prisoner.
World Jul 18 Closing arguments in espionage trial of reporter Evan Gershkovich will be Friday, court says Closing arguments in the espionage trial of U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich will be held Friday, a court said, as the proceedings in Russia's highly politicized legal system picked up speed in a case that has seen the reporter behind bars…
World Jul 09 Putin hosts India’s prime minister in Russia to deepen ties, but war in Ukraine looms Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has met President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, seeking to deepen the two nuclear powers' relationship as NATO leaders gathered in Washington and Russia and launched deadly missile strikes in Ukraine that destroyed a children's hospital.
World Jun 12 U.S. expands sanctions against Russia by targeting Chinese companies helping Putin’s war in Ukraine The United States widened its sanctions against Russia with a package targeting Chinese companies which help Russia pursue its war in Ukraine.
Politics May 22 Russia is waging a shadow war on the West that needs a collective response, Estonian leader says Estonia is seeing a rise in instances of sabotage, electronic warfare and spying. Kallas says not all nations see the attacks as interconnected, despite NATO's assertion that Russia is intensifying its campaign against the alliance from the Baltics to Britain.