NEWS OF POLITICS OF POST-SOVIET COUNTRIES
Image source, BBC/Joe PhuaImage caption, Andriy and his team are defending against Russian advances towards BakhmutBy Andrew HardingBBC News, near Soledar, Ukraine Ukrainian forces have acknowledged "stepping back" from the…
Ukraine’s remarkable military successes in the second half of 20
Moscow’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has thrust the country to the very top of Europe’s strategic agenda. At the same time, Ukrainian membership of both the European Union and NATO…
Image caption, Yuliia Svyrydenko spoke to the BBC at the World Economic Forum in DavosBy Faisal IslamEconomics editor Ukraine's deputy prime minister has told the BBC she is confident Ukraine…
Image source, GulaguImage caption, Andrey Medvedev in uniform before defecting from WagnerBy Matt MurphyBBC News As Andrey Medvedev dashed towards the remote Russia-Norway border, he could hear the sound of…
Here we go again. An art heist rivaling the plunder of the Nazis during World War II is taking place right now in Europe. Since its full-scale invasion of Ukraine…
Image source, Joe PhuaImage caption, Ukraine is pleading for Western-made, modern tanks to fight off the RussiansBy Andrew HardingBBC News, Donbas region, eastern Ukraine As the UK and other European…
Image source, Getty ImagesBy Faisal Islam & Noor NanjiEconomics editor and business reporter Vladimir Putin is "weaponising food", and the impact is being felt around the world, the boss of…
Image source, ReutersBy Matt MurphyBBC News A former commander with the Russian paramilitary Wagner Group has claimed asylum in Norway after deserting from the mercenary outfit. Andrey Medvedev, 26, crossed…
Equity is the avowed watchword of the Biden Administration on issues of social justice and equalization of outcomes. However, this principle has yet to be fully applied in the case…