Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the eighth week of 2025 from around RFE/RL's region. For more photo ...

A leading Norwegian automotive supplier has exported millions of dollars in sanctioned truck parts that ended up feeding ...

A whirlwind week that has seen two emergency summits in Europe and worried comments from Ukrainian President Volodymyr ...

Three Tajik migrants have been killed in a Russian security forces raid, relatives and friends said, after local authorities claimed they had uncovered a terrorist plot in Russia's western Pskov ...

An RFE/RL investigation reveals details about the role of Cuban mercenaries fighting in Russia's war against Ukraine, with ...

With the most consequential talks his country has faced in decades proceeding – without his country’s involvement so far – ...

U.S. and Russian officials have finished their first talks on ending the war in Ukraine, with Kyiv and its European allies ...

Ukraine says that more than 50 of the soldiers it is holding captive are Central Asians. Having seen frontline action in ...

U.S. President Donald Trump defended his decision to give billionaire businessman Elon Musk a major role in his ...

Amid a whirlwind of diplomacy, European leaders have begun with renewed urgency talking about sending troops to Ukraine. What ...

Saudi Arabia is hosting talks between Russia and the United States to end the war in Ukraine. Experts see the event as part ...

The city of Pokrovsk, in Ukraine's Donetsk region, is an important logistical hub and a target for Russian troops advancing ...