In this week's newsletter, RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak, previews the upcoming EU summit and looks at Brussels' plan to train Ukrainian soldiers on their own soil.
Former NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg says the alliance “was letting Ukraine down” by failing to deliver enough support during 2023-24, describing a “defeatist” mood in Washington and European nations as they failed to make promised arms deliveries.
Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region is central to the Kremlin’s political and military priorities; its importance -- economic, cultural, historic -- stretches back decades, if not centuries. Why the fixation?
Brussels will host top officials from across Central Asia and the Caucasus as the EU aims to use its influence and pocketbook to push back against Beijing and Moscow.
The EU is considering training Ukrainian troops inside Ukraine and expanding its support with border monitoring, cybersecurity aid, and war veteran reintegration -- moves that would deepen Brussels’ role as Kyiv pushes for stronger defense and eventual EU membership.
Analysts and Ukrainian lawmakers told RFE/RL that the lack of a commitment on Tomahawk missiles, another summit between Putin and Trump, and the US president’s apparent softening rhetoric towards Putin raises the anxiety level in Kyiv.
A 29-year-old Tajik man has died in custody after he was detained at Dushanbe airport. Authorities accused of Islamic extremism, an allegation that his family vehemently denies.
The Kremlin has denied that China is providing it with battlefield information, saying it has its own satellites. But experts suggest that, in fact, Russia has a dire need for Chinese assistance.
This edition of the Farda Briefing looks at the surprising -- and brief -- reactivation of the tracking systems on Iran’s “shadow fleet” of oil tankers after years of staying in the shadows.
RFE/RL gained exclusive access to a plant in Bulgaria producing Shahed-like drones as Europe focuses on unmanned aerial weapons, and the technology to stop them.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy wants Tomahawk missiles for the war against Russia's invasion. US President Donald Trump says Washington might provide them. And Russia is warning against an escalation. Here's what to watch when Trump hosts Zelenskyy in Washington on October 17.
Suspected Pakistani air strikes hit Kabul, the Afghan capital, on October 15. The deadly strikes have terrified residents, who fear more attacks amid tensions with neighboring Pakistan.
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