Amy B. Zegart
A bus was transporting former prisoners who had signed contracts from Petrozavodsk to a military unit in Russia’s Leningrad region.
Several convict soldiers fled the scene of a traffic accident while being tarnsferred to a military unit in northern …
European countries have expelled about 700 Russian intelligence operatives working under diplomatic cover since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, according to Ukraine’s Foreign Intelligence Service.
By country, Bulgaria expelled 82 …
Ukrainian drones attacked Russia’s Ulyanovsk region, sparking a major fire at the Veshkayma electrical substation and forcing two large airports to suspend operations.
The Veshkayma substation is a key node in the Middle Volga’s energy “ring,” the …
On October 17 at the White House, U.S. President Donald Trump met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.
Commenting on his October 17 meeting with Trump, Zelensky said a ceasefire is needed before any direct talks with Russian President …
In an interview with “Meet the Press” with Kristen Welker, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he did not receive a definitive no from President Donald Trump during their meeting in the United States on Kyiv’s request for long-range Tomahawk …
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Belarusian opposition in neighboring Lithuania had a tough week.
Lithuania's new government quietly reduced the state-provided security for exiled Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya, a move that has been attributed to financial …
A Russian missile strike this week on a Ukrainian training ground — the latest in a series of deadly strikes on training centers across the country — has heightened scrutiny and sparked criticism of the Ukrainian military command’s ability to protect …
Did Alexander Turbanov, an Israeli man who was held prisoner by Hamas, make a statement sympathizing with his captors upon his release? No, that's not true: This made-up quote went viral on Feb. 15, 2025 and resurfaced in Oct. 2025. The man in …
Washington, DC – Olha Stefanishyna was appointed Ukraine’s ambassador to the U.S. on Aug. 27, 2025 — and has hardly had a moment of rest since. In the few weeks that passed, she moved to the U.S., helped prepare the meeting between Ukrainian and U.S. …
