Volunteers in the Penza region town of Bashmakovo have formed patrols to prevent military recruiters from taking local men to fight in Ukraine, an unusual grassroots response to the Russian state’s increasingly aggressive efforts to find troops for the war
Children at a Russian Orthodox Christian military-patriotic camp have allegedly been beaten and subjected to other physical punishment, prompting a criminal investigation and scrutiny of an organization that has received millions of rubles in state grants.
In this week's newsletter, RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak drills down on one issue: Iceland’s EU referendum.
Images of an Afghan delegation in tribal clothing visiting a food manufacturer in central Belarus sparked an outcry online, then photos of the visit disappeared from Belarusian websites.
Moscow is making it difficult for Russians abroad seeking to renounce their Russian citizenship. The fee has risen sharply this year, while applicants face additional bureaucratic hurdles at Russian consulates.
Ukraine's drone industry has boomed since Russia's invasion, but it still relies on critical Chinese components. A waiver of EU procurement rules underscores Kyiv's uncomfortable wartime dependence on Beijing.
A new law expanding the powers of Uzbekistan’s Presidential Administration has further elevated Saida Mirziyoeva, the president’s daughter, within the country’s political hierarchy. It gives her a role in the Security Council and has fueled fresh speculation about Uzbekistan’s eventual succession.
Floating gun emplacements are being tested for potential deployment around the waters off St. Petersburg as Ukrainian marine and aerial drone attacks continue to slip through Russia’s defenses.
Independent journalists and government critics in Kazakhstan face mounting pressure ahead of the country’s first parliamentary elections following a controversial constitutional overhaul that critics say has strengthened the president’s power.
Armenia and other countries bordering Russia took in many Russians dodging the draft in 2022-23 and now, amid growing fears of a new mobilization to boost a military depleted by the war on Ukraine, there are some indications that the numbers of Russians coming to Armenia are again rising.
The absence of war in Afghanistan in the five years since the Taliban retook power as international forces withdrew from the country doesn't mean security for the Afghan people, according to a panel discussion hosted by Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
A visit to a weapons manufacturing plant by Belarusian leader Aleksandr Lukashenko on August 18 highlighted an assault rifle Minsk is claiming was made entirely inside Belarus.
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