What awaits Brittney Griner in Russian penal colony?
Image source, ReutersImage caption, Brittney Griner was sentenced to nine years in a penal colony by a court in Russia in AugustBy BBC RussianBBC News US basketball player Brittney Griner…
November 2022
Kherson euphoria highlights the folly of a premature peace with Putin
Last week’s liberation of Kherson produced some of the most iconic scenes since the beginning of the Russian invasion. The arrival of Ukrainian troops in the city sparked wild celebrations…
Irish officials barred from entering Russia
Ireland’s Prime Minister, Deputy Prime Minister and numerous other top officials have been banned from entering Russia after the country sanctioned them over Dublin’s support for Ukraine. Taoiseach Micheál Martin…
New Finnish hydrogen plant: part of future transmission network?
A new 300-megawatt hydrogen plant on Finland’s west coast may have significance to the Nordic Hydrogen Route (NHR), an initiative which intends to build a hydrogen transmission network around the…
Ukraine war has seen Poland shed its EU ‘problem child’ tag
Dear readers, Welcome to EU Politics Decoded, where Benjamin Fox and Eleonora Vasques bring you a round-up of the latest political news in Europe and beyond every Thursday. In this edition, we look at…
Nonprofits With Ties to Democrats Plan Counteroffensive Against Congressional Investigations
The groups want to take pressure off the administration by pushing back in a more adversarial manner than President Biden’s team. Send any friend a story As a subscriber, you…
Rishi Sunak urges Russia to ‘get out’ of Ukraine at G20
Image source, ReutersBy Paul SeddonPolitics reporter Rishi Sunak has urged Russia to "get out of Ukraine," as he condemned its "barbaric" invasion at the G20
Russian anger as UN calls for reparations over invasion of Ukraine
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Destroyed buildings in Borodyanka, UkraineBy Elsa MaishmanBBC News Russia has angrily rejected international calls for it to pay for war damage it has inflicted in…
Ukraine crisis: Russian oil and gas turn to Asia
Image source, Getty ImagesImage caption, A crude oil tanker at a port in China's Shandong provinceBy Shruti MenonBBC Reality Check Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has said that protecting the…
Former PM attacks new Swedish climate policy ahead of EU presidency
The new government’s budget and heavy cuts to the environment and climate budget were sharply criticised by former Social Democratic prime minister Magdalena Andersson on Wednesday (16 November) as Sweden…