Ukrainian court sentences ex-police officers over 2014 Maidan shootings
FILE PHOTO: A woman pays her respects near the monument to the so-called « Heavenly Hundred », people killed in mass protests that toppled President Viktor Yanukovich […]
East European Countries
Ukraine’s parliament registers bill that could lead to ban on Moscow-linked church
KYIV (Reuters) – Ukraine’s parliament registered a draft law on Monday that would allow a ban on activities of the Moscow-linked Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC). […]
Poland election campaign polarised by anxiety over migration
DUBICZE CERKIEWNE, Poland (Reuters) – In Dubicze Cerkiewne, a Polish village next to one of Europe’s last primeval forests, few tourists come any more and […]
Billions in frozen funds for Hungary on table as EU seeks Ukraine support
BRUSSELS (Reuters) – The EU is considering unlocking billions of euros for Hungary that were frozen over rule-of-law concerns as it seeks to win Budapest’s […]
Robert Fico, pro-Russian Slovak political heavyweight wins another election
BRATISLAVA (Reuters) – Robert Fico, who won Slovakia’s parliamentary election on Saturday by appealing to anti-western and pro-Russian sentiment, may lead the European Union nation […]
Romania bolsters defences to stop Ukraine war crossing NATO threshold
BUCHAREST (Reuters) – Romania is moving air defences closer to its Danube villages across the river from Ukraine where Russian drones have been attacking grain […]
France to pull troops out of Niger following coup, says Macron
PARIS (Reuters) -France is to end its military cooperation with Niger and withdraw its 1,500 troops tasked with battling Islamist rebels in the Sahel region […]
France to pull troops out of Niger following coup, says Macron
FILE PHOTO: French President Emmanuel Macron waits to welcome Pope Francis, ahead of a meeting at Palais du Pharo, on the occasion of the Mediterranean […]
UN General Assembly: Britain urges China to push Russia to withdraw from Ukraine
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) – Britain’s Foreign Secretary James Cleverly urged his Chinese counterpart Wang Yi on Tuesday to push Russia to withdraw its troops from […]
Kremlin calls businessmen who criticise Russia to get sanctions relief ‘traitors’
MOSCOW (Reuters) – The Kremlin on Thursday said that Russian businessmen who voiced anti-Russian views in an effort to get personal Western sanctions on them […]