Ray Baseley is a Czech-British journalist and photographer. He has extensively covered Central Europe, the Caucasus, and Ukraine, both before and during Russia's full-scale war. He has contributed to EPA agency, Nederlands Dagblad, Fréttablaðið, Seznam Zprávy, and other European media outlets. His work has been recognized with two awards from Czech Press Photo. Ray is currently based between Prague and Kyiv, documenting pivotal events in the region.
Editor's Note: The original version of this article said that the EU foreign ministers committed to advancing a special tribunal for the Russian war crimes. The tribunal will actually investigate Russia's crime of aggression against Ukraine.
LVIV — On Europe Day, as tanks rolled through Moscow's Red Square in a show of force with many foreign leaders aligned with Russia joining, European foreign ministers gathered in Lviv to deliver a different message — in their own words one of solidarity,
The initiative has significantly boosted Ukraine's artillery capabilities, improving the shell ratio from 1-to-10 in Russia's favor to 1-to-2, Czech President Petr Pavel said.
Slovakia, a landlocked country on Ukraine’s western border, is undergoing a dramatic political shift under Prime Minister Robert Fico. As Fico meets with Russian dictator Vladimir Putin and cracks down on opposition voices at home, protests are erupting across the country. Tens of thousands of Slovaks have taken to the streets, fearing that their democracy is at risk.