Residents of Sumy, northeastern Ukraine, gathered on April 15 to bury some of the victims of a Russian missile strike two ...

Hungary’s LGBTQ community vows to resist a new constitutional amendment banning the public display of homosexuality. Critics say the law violates basic rights and could threaten all forms of dissent.

Extending sanctions against Russia has been one of the most pressing issues for the EU, especially this year. And Hungary's ...

Four Russian journalists have been sentenced by a Moscow court to 5 1/2 years in prison each for their activities linked to the late opposition leader Aleksei Navalny’s Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK ...

Kyrgyz migrants in Moscow say they were beaten and humiliated during a police raid, sparking outrage online. While Russia denies wrongdoing, Kyrgyz authorities face growing criticism for their ...

Ukraine's government approved the dismissal of the military governor of the Sumy region for holding an award ceremony that appears to have been the target of a Russian air strike that killed 35 people ...

Kyrgyz migrants living in Russia say they were beaten, forced to crawl, and humiliated during a Moscow police raid. The Kyrgyz government is facing criticism for its muted response, as Moscow denies ...

Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the 16th week of 2025 from around RFE/RL's coverage region.

I'm RFE/RL Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak, and this week I am drilling down on two issues: the EU getting legally creative on Russia sanctions, and widening the scope of its visa liberalization ...

The European Union looks set to sharpen its visa suspension mechanism later this year, making it easier for Brussels to revoke visa-free travel for citizens of the 61 countries that currently enjoy it ...

"I've seen a lot in my life. I'm happy to be alive," says Pavlo Martsenyuk, a Ukrainian soldier who lost his sight in a mine explosion near the frontline city of Pokrovsk. With the support of his ...

A Ukrainian commander whose unit held off daily Russian assaults while trapped in freezing ruins for more than a month says ...