Eastern Europe
In Estonia’s border town, Russian-speaking majority enjoys NATO’s shield, remains mute on Russia’s threat
NARVA, Estonia — On both sides of the Narva River, fishermen stand knee-deep in the water between two medieval castles just 101 meters apart. Above them, the flags mark where NATO ends and Russia begins. For years, experts have been warning of the so-called "Narva scenario" — a plan in which Russia might attempt to grab an Estonian border city using its old tune, "protecting the Russian-speaking population." Following Europe's inability to handle Russia's now recurring drone incursions, the mo
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The Soviets tried to silence Ukrainian poet Vasyl Stus. A new exhibition honors his legacy.
While the Soviet authorities promoted their vision of ideological "universalism" — a homogenized identity that suppressed national cultures — dissenting voices were silenced through arrests, intimidation, and even murder. Yet amid this repression, courageous figures refused to surrender their cultural identity. Among them was the poet Vasyl Stus (1938-1985), one of the era's greatest Ukrainian dissidents. The new exhibition "As Long As We're Here, Everything Will Be Fine" at Kyiv's Mystetskyi
'Donetsk and maybe a land swap' — Witkoff promised Russian aides he could sway Trump, pressure Ukraine into peace deal in secret phone recording
"The president will give me a lot of space and discretion to get to the deal," U.S. Special Envoy Steve Witkoff told top Kremlin aide Yuri Ushakov in a recorded phone call obtained by Bloomberg.
Drones strike Russia’s Cheboksary, reports say electronic warfare plant hit again
VNIIR-Progress is a Russian state institute involved in designing electronic warfare systems, including the Kometa antenna used to interfere with satellite, radio, and radar signals.
Trump walks back Ukraine deadline, says 28-point peace plan was 'just a map'
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Nov. 25 that there is no specific deadline for Ukraine to accept the initially drafted 28-point proposal, easing previous statements that implied he hoped for a Thanksgiving agreement. "The deadline for me is when it’s over," Trump told reporters aboard Air Force One.
Coalition of the Willing meets, agrees to develop 'robust security guarantees' for Ukraine amid peace talks
"The absolute condition for a good peace is a set of very robust security guarantees and not paper guarantees. Ukraine has had its share of promises that were shattered by successive Russian aggressions, and real rock-solid guarantees are a necessity," French President Emmanuel Macron said.
A new push for an end to the war?
Ending the Russia-Ukraine war moved back into the headlines last week with press reports of a 28-point U.S.-Russian peace plan. The plan’s heavy slant toward Russian positions sparked immediate alarm in Kyiv and other European capitals, as did President Donald Trump’s suggestion of a short deadline by which Ukraine had to agree. A flurry of diplomacy over the weekend seems to have improved Ukraine’s position. The British, French, and German leaders issued a counterproposal that would protect
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Key developments on Nov. 22-23. * Ukraine downs Russian Mi-8 helicopter with deep strike drone for first time, military claims * Russia likely captured over 15 villages in Zaporizhzhia Oblast since September, OSINT group says * Pro-Ukrainian partisans set locomotive ablaze in Russia's Rostov-on-Don, group claims * Ukraine's military reportedly strikes power plant in Moscow Oblast * Ukrainian army on 'search and destroy' missions to clear Russians from central Pokrovsk Ukrainian forces sho
