Eastern Europe
War in Ukraine
Public polls recently conducted in Russia have come up with some seemingly contradictory results – Russians say they want peace, but they also support the “special military operation” in Ukraine.
Jan. 12
Speaking from allied Latvia on Thursday, Zelensky warned that pauses in aid for Ukraine would lead to Moscow re-arming and allow it to “run us over.”
Jan. 11
Russia
The Mutabor club has been deemed to have breached “sanitary and epidemiological requirements” after a host of people attended a party last month wearing very little.
Jan. 10
Poland
Tensions between rival political camps are still high in Warsaw after last month's Polish parliamentary election saw the defeat of the ruling conservative party.
Jan. 10
Ukraine
The Belarusian Defense Ministry is building a new military camp in the Gomel region that’s currently defensive but could be an attack base targeting Ukraine if Minsk unites with Moscow politically.
Jan. 9
Moscow
A Ukrainian hacker group likely affiliated with Ukraine’s intelligence destroyed the servers of a Moscow-based internet provider and warned of another bigger attack in the coming days.
Jan. 9
Russia
Russia faces numerous challenges in the Belgorod region, not least the destruction of valuable military equipment after several Ukrainian special forces’ missions.
Jan. 9
US
Moscow is holding several American nationals on espionage and other charges, as tensions between Russia and the United States balloon over the conflict in Ukraine.
Jan. 9
Russia
Ukraine’s military intelligence received 100 gigabytes of classified information from a Russian drone and electronic warfare manufacturer, and hackers doxed clients of Russia’s Alfa-Bank.
Jan. 9
Putin
Military enlistment offices in Russia have begun issuing the first war veterans’ certificates to former mercenaries of the Wagner group, which mutinied against the Ministry of Defense last year.
Jan. 8
War in Ukraine
The Kremlin has tried to maintain the semblance of normalcy in Russia as it conducts its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, but recent strikes in Belgorod have brought its war closer to home.
Jan. 8
Russia
Authorities have tried to quell protests with one resident lamenting that he “wished they’d brought back the heating as fast as they dispatched the cops.”
Jan. 8
Russia
Ukrainian military intelligence released a video showcasing what it said is the successful operation of special forces “inside enemy territory” – laying mines and attacking a Russian platoon.
Jan. 5
Ukraine
Newly-elected Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk has pledged to find a resolution to the protest, which has been ongoing since the beginning of November.
Jan. 2
Russia
Defiant new Russian democratic oppositionist, Yekaterina Duntsova, announced she wants to create a political party.
Dec. 27, 2023
Ukraine
Kyiv and Warsaw are working to resolve the blockade of Polish transport companies, which has been ongoing since the beginning of November, Ukraine’s top diplomat said.
Dec. 27, 2023