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.
Russia marks Cheburashka’s 60th birthday on August 20 amid both enduring love for the creature and debate over his morality and even his “ethnicity.”
Arseny Turbin was 15 when he was arrested in 2023, and was described as Russia's youngest political prisoner. He turned 18 on August 19. He was given a 5-year sentence in 2024 -- and may now face new charges. RFE/RL's Russian Service spoke to family members about his life behind bars.
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