Eastern Europe
Chaplains made part of Ukraine’s military as war drags on
The first group of chaplains to join the Ukrainian military’s command structure has graduated
Ukrainian court puts an Orthodox leader under house arrest
A Kyiv court has ordered a leading priest to be put under house arrest
Russia-Ukraine war: Will there be a spring counteroffensive?
Europe’s biggest armed conflict since World War II is poised to enter a new phase in the coming weeks
Russia clashes with US over tactical nukes for Belarus
Russia and the U.S. have clashed in the United Nations over Moscow’s plans to deploy tactical nuclear weapons in…
Journalist’s arrest threatens reporting from Russia
News organizations that report from Russia are wondering about the risks after a Wall Street Journal reporter was…
Ukraine’s neighbors call on EU to address farm produce glut
The leaders of five European Union members helping the transit of Ukrainian farm produce to third countries are…
Bulgaria heads to 5th election in 2 years, but 6th may loom
Bulgarians are heading to the polls on Sunday for the country’s fifth general election in two years, amid concern…
Estonian diplomat expelled from Moscow in tit for tat move
Estonia says Russia is expelling an Estonian diplomat from Moscow in a tit for tat move following a similar action…
Russia might put strategic nukes in Belarus, leader says
Belarus' president says Russian strategic nuclear weapons might be deployed in his country along with part of…
Wimbledon drops ban on Russians, lets them play as neutrals
Russian and Belarusian players will be able to compete at Wimbledon as neutral athletes after the All England Club…
Ukraine marks grim Bucha anniversary, calls for justice
Ukrainians are commemorating the anniversary of the liberation of Bucha after a brutal Russian occupation a year…
Russia, Indonesia sign extradition treaty to combat crime
Indonesia and Russia have signed an extradition agreement which they say will help combat transnational crime and…
American detained in Russia a ‘brave, committed’…
Working as a journalist in Moscow seemed a natural fit for Evan Gershkovich, the son of immigrants from the Soviet…
Transcript of AP interview with Volodymyr Zelenskyy
ON A TRAIN FROM SUMY TO KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — AP Executive Editor Julie Pace interviewed Ukrainian President…
Boston auction of signed Zelenskyy painting to help Ukraine
An original painting of Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed by the Ukrainian president is being sold at auction
1 year ago, scenes of horror emerged from Ukraine’s Bucha
BUCHA, Ukraine (AP) — The cratered roads have been repaved and the damaged houses are gradually being repaired. But…
Russia to keep missile test notices under Cold War-era deal
A top Russian diplomat says Russia will continue to give the U.S. advance notice about its missile tests despite…
TikTok propaganda labels fall flat in ‘huge win’ for…
Social media platforms often rely on labels to let users know an account is operated by a Russian state propaganda…
4 bankers convicted over Swiss account of longtime Putin pal
Four former bankers with the Swiss affiliate of a key Russian bank have been found guilty of failing to properly…
Russia arrests Wall Street Journal reporter on spying charge
Russia’s security service has arrested an American reporter for The Wall Street Journal on espionage charges
Ukraine by rail: Inside Zelenskyy’s efforts to buoy a nation
Ukrainian President Volodomyr Zelenskyy has been increasing his travel across Ukraine as his country's war with…
Kyiv monks accused of Russia links refuse eviction order
Orthodox monks who’ve been ordered out of a monastery in Kyiv have refused to leave as a deadline to vacate the…
EU slams prison term for Russian father in antiwar art case
Russia’s prosecution of a single father whose daughter drew an antiwar sketch at school elicited outrage from the…
US Westinghouse to supply fuel to both Czech nuclear plants
The Czech Republic’s power company says it has signed a deal with U.S. Westinghouse Electric Co. to supply fuel for…
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy is ‘ready’ for Chinese leader to visit
Ukraine’s president invited his powerful Chinese counterpart, Xi Jinping, to visit his nation
UN agency warns of rising combat near Ukraine nuclear plant
The head of the U.N.’s atomic energy watchdog is warning of the danger of a catastrophic accident at Ukraine’s…
Russia stops sharing missile test info with US, opens drills
A Russian diplomat says Moscow has suspended sharing any information about its nuclear forces with the U.S.,…
US, Russia stop sharing nuke data under faltering New START
The United States and Russia have stopped sharing biannual nuclear weapons data under the faltering New START arms…
Russia convicts father of teen who drew antiwar picture
Officials say a Russian court has convicted a single father over social media posts criticizing the war in Ukraine…
Uncrewed Russian spacecraft that leaked coolant lands safely
A Russian spacecraft has safely returned to Earth without a crew months after suffering a coolant leak in orbit
IAEA head: Deal to protect Ukrainian nuclear plant ‘close’
The head of the International Atomic Energy Agency says a deal to protect Europe’s largest nuclear power plant from…
Ukrainian president extends tour of war’s front-line areas
Ukraine’s president has visited the Sumy region in northern Ukraine, continuing his tour over recent days of areas…
Ukraine using Soviet-era choppers to pummel Russia from afar
The Ukrainian army is using Soviet-era helicopters on missions to the front lines in the fight against Russia’s…
Prince William thanks Poland for generosity to Ukrainians
Prince William has paid tribute to Poles who lost their lives in past wars, and expressed gratitude to the nation…
A look at the uranium-based ammo the UK will send to Ukraine
Russia has issued a full-throated warning that the West risks further escalation in Ukraine after the British…
Russian officials seek another opposition activist’s arrest
A Russian court has issued an order to arrest an opposition activist on charges of disparaging the military, and…
Trump arrested? Putin jailed? Fake AI images spread online
Fake images of former President Donald Trump being arrested by New York City police and Russian President Vladimir…
Russia’s security chief blasts West, dangles nuclear threats
A top Russian security official has declared that the risk of a nuclear war has risen and blasted a German minister…
Ukraine president visits front-line areas as new phase nears
Ukraine’s president has made his third visit in two days to areas that have felt the brunt of Russia’s invasion
EU leaders endorse joint ammo purchases for Ukraine
European Union leaders have endorsed a plan for sending Ukraine 1 million rounds of artillery ammunition within the…
DeSantis walks back ‘territorial dispute’ remark on Ukraine
Florida Gov_ Ron DeSantis is walking back his characterization of Russia's war on Ukraine as a “territorial…
Hungary would not act on Putin arrest warrant, official says
The chief of staff to Hungary's prime minister says Hungarian authorities wouldn't arrest Russian President…
Slovakia delivers first 4 Soviet-era MiG-29 jets to Ukraine
Slovakia's Defense Ministry says the first four of 13 Soviet-era MiG-29 fighter jets that Slovakia decided to give…
Analysis: China’s sway over Russia grows amid Ukraine fight
At one point during this week's Kremlin meetings, Chinese leader Xi Jinping told Russian President Vladimir Putin…
World Bank puts cost of rebuilding Ukraine at $411 billion
A new World Bank report puts the cost of Ukraine’s recovery and rebuilding from Russia’s invasion at $411 billion…
Israeli foreign minister visits Poland to restore ties
The Israeli and Polish foreign ministers have met in a step that they are hailing as a breakthrough in restoring a…
Prince William visits Poland to support ally helping Ukraine
Prince William has traveled to Poland for a surprise visit that underscores Britain’s support for a nation on the…
Ukrainian soldiers near finish of Patriot missile training
A group of 65 Ukrainian soldiers are wrapping up their training on the Patriot surface-to-air missile system in…
Polish leaders meet wife of jailed Nobel laureate Bialiatski
Polish leaders have held meetings with the wife of imprisoned Belarusian human rights campaigner and Nobel peace…
NATO to hold Ukraine meeting despite Hungary’s objections
NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg says he will call a high-level meeting of the military organization’s main…
Putin hosts Xi in the Kremlin with imperial palace pageantry
Russia and China have showcased their “no-limits friendship” during a pomp-laden Kremlin ceremony intended to…
Questions over top Polish politician’s absence from campaign
The absence of Poland's top politician, Jaroslaw Kaczynski, from early electoral campaigning has raised questions…
US speeds up Abrams tank delivery to Ukraine war zone
The Pentagon says it is speeding up its delivery of Abrams tanks to Ukraine, opting to send a refurbished older…
Russia targets Nobel Peace Prize rights group with raids
The Russian authorities have raided homes and offices of multiple human rights advocates and historians with the…
Japan, China push opposing visions in top-level visits
Asia’s stake in Europe’s war was made crystal clear when the leaders of the region’s two richest countries sat in…
Russia’s reliance on China rises amid Ukraine sanctions
President Vladimir Putin gushed about China's economic success as he welcomed Chinese leader Xi Jinping to the…
Ukraine, Russia trade claims after blast rocks Crimean town
Russian and Ukrainian officials have given conflicting accounts of what appeared to be a brazen attack on Russian…
At Ukraine’s front, police try to evacuate holdout families
For months, authorities have been urging civilians in areas near the fighting in eastern Ukraine to evacuate to…
Russia to hold UN meeting on Ukraine kids taken to Russia
Russia plans to hold an informal meeting of the U.N. Security Council in early April on what it says is “the real…
Putin warns Russia could drop grain deal after 60 days
Russian President Vladimir Putin has reaffirmed that Moscow has agreed to extend a deal allowing the exports of…
US envoy hails ‘historic’ EU-brokered Serbia-Kosovo deal
The United States envoy for the Serbia-Kosovo dialogue has welcomed the recent European Union-facilitated deal on…
Millions in extra funding pledged for ICC work in Ukraine
Officials say an international conference in London raised 4 million pounds ($4.9 million) to support the…
US sending ammunition, tanker trucks, boats to Ukraine
The State Department says the U.S. will send Ukraine $350 million in weapons and equipment as fierce battles with…
Putin sticks to protocol during Chinese leader Xi’s visit
President Vladimir Putin wasn’t waiting at the end of the red carpet to greet Chinese leader Xi Jinping upon his…
