Fighting Rages Along Ukraine's Northern Border As Troops Cross Into Russia

On the front line in Ukraine's Sumy region, Kyiv's forces are repelling Russian assaults and pushing into Russia’s Kursk and Belgorod regions. Speaking with Current Time correspondent Andriy Kuzakov, a Ukrainian artillery unit reports intense …

Orban's Party Proposes New Legislation Critics Liken To Russia's Foreign Agent Law

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban's nationalist Fidesz party has introduced legislation in parliament that would blacklist organizations receiving foreign funding if they are deemed a “threat” to national sovereignty in what critics say is another …

Trump ally to brief European leaders on sanctions to weaken Russia’s economy

The US senator, Lindsey Graham, a close ally of Donald Trump, is expected to brief European leaders on Thursday in Antalya on his plans to push through Congress sanctions designed to devastate the Russian economy if Vladimir Putin does not show a …

Orbán’s Fidesz party proposes Russia-style crackdown on Hungary’s civil society

The proposed bill is part of a broader pattern of democratic backsliding in Hungary, where Orbán’s government has increasingly targeted independent institutions and dissenting voices. It also echoes Russia’s “foreign agent” law that the Kremlin uses to …

Imagine you’re a media outlet from Russia, and you’ve been banned as an ‘undesirable’ organization. Can you keep the ...

'I asked myself whether I was a psychopath' Confessions of a Meduza journalist who continues to report anonymously from ...

Meduza’s 10th anniversary exhibition, “No,” is currently open to the public at Berlin’s Kunstraum Kreuzberg/Bethanien gallery. The show, which is dedicated to everyone to dares to resist, brings together artists and journalists alike to reflect on …

Russia likely preparing major offensive in Ukraine despite peace efforts, FT reports

Russia seems to be preparing a significant offensive in Ukraine as it is moving troops toward key positions on the front, the Financial Times reported on May 13, citing undisclosed Ukrainian intelligence officials. These reported preparations indicate …

Russia convicts prominent election monitoring activist, jails him for 5 years

A court in Moscow on Wednesday convicted one of the leaders of a prominent independent election monitoring group on charges of organizing the work of an “undesirable” organization and sentenced him to five years in prison. Grigory Melkonyants, co-chair of …

EU backs 17th round of Russia sanctions

While the package was not controversial as it included only a few economic measures, several member states successfully pushed to add more shadow fleet ships than originally proposed. The EU also will ban its companies from doing business with some 30 …

Russia sees prospects for joint ventures with Malaysia in oil & gas, nuclear energy

KUALA LUMPUR: Russian President Vladimir Putin said he sees prospects for joint ventures between Russia and Malaysia in the fields of natural gas and nuclear energy. “Malaysia’s oil and gas company, PETRONAS, has equity capital in Rosneft, it has …