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• July 05, 2025

  Analysis: Amid Stalled Talks, Russia Has Massively Increased Air Attacks On Ukraine

  As several months of US-led diplomacy have failed to broker a cease-fire between Russia and Ukraine, the Kremlin has used the time to massively ramp up aerial attacks on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities.

• July 05, 2025

  'Horrible Conditions' For Ukrainians Stuck At The Georgian-Russian Border

  A spartan, windowless space at Georgia’s border with Russia is the temporary home, for weeks or months, of Ukrainians who were seized by Russia and are now being deported. “The toilet is awful…. There are only 19 beds for 50 people, and they keep bringing people in without stopping,” one man said.

• July 04, 2025

  Latvian Foreign Minister Says Russian Economy 'Suffering' But Can Continue War

  In an exclusive interview with RFE/RL Latvian Foreign Minister Baiba Braze has warned that Russia's war effort in Ukraine shows no signs of ceasing, as Moscow continues to prioritize military operations over its civilian economy.

• July 04, 2025

  Fears Of More Executions As Iran's New Espionage Bill Raises Alarm

  This edition of the Farda Briefing looks at why the Iranian parliament's passage of a bill imposing harsher penalties for espionage has raised concerns.

• July 04, 2025

  Is This The Summer That Russia Breaks Ukraine? (Not Likely)

  Ukraine still struggles with manpower. Russia grinds forward relentlessly. The battlefield is saturated with drones and agile motorcycle units. Here’s a look at where things stand more than 40 months into the largest land war in Europe since World War II.

• July 04, 2025

  Ukraine Gets Higher Quotas For Some Agricultural Exports In Preliminary Trade Deal With EU

  The EU and Ukraine have struck a preliminary deal to boost Kyiv's agricultural exports to Europe, balancing relief for Ukraine's economy with safeguards for EU farmers

• July 03, 2025

  Denmark Takes EU Presidency As Questions Over Security Swirl

  Denmark has taken over the six-month rotating presidency of the Council of the European Union as questions swirl over Europe's security and trade and a war still raging on its eastern flank.

• July 02, 2025

  A Journalist In Jail: Freed Former RFE/RL Reporter Recalls Belarus Prison Ordeal

  Longtime former RFE/RL journalist Ihar Karnei was arrested in July 2023 after the KGB came to his home in Belarus. Freed in a US-brokered inmate release last month, he describes the “inhuman conditions” still faced by what rights activists say are nearly 1,200 political prisoners in Belarus.

• July 01, 2025

  Iran Pivots Toward China, But Is Beijing Ready To Play Ball?

  After a devastating war with Israel exposed the weakness of its air force, Iran is reportedly turning to China for advanced military hardware. But Beijing’s reluctance -- and Moscow’s inaction -- highlight the limits of Tehran’s alliances and the depth of its strategic isolation.

• July 01, 2025

  Georgia Risks EU Sanctions; Ukraine Hits Roadblocks In NATO, EU Bids

  I'm RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak, and this week I am drilling down on two major issues: potential Georgia sanctions and Ukraine’s set-back on EU and NATO membership.

• July 01, 2025

  Ukrainians Turn Soviet Van Into Modern Warfare Tool To Fight Russian Drones

  A Soviet-era “Bukhanka” van, retrofitted with modern tech, scans for Russian drones, helping Ukrainian troops survive fierce battles near Pokrovsk, the current hotspot in Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

• July 01, 2025

  Russia's War Economy Is Heading To Recession. It Probably Won't Slow Down The War.

  Russian officials are telegraphing a slowdown of the country’s war economy -- the first major slump since the launch of the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine more than 40 months ago. What it means for the war is uncertain.

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