Russian President Vladimir Putin, however, has since 1999 made reestablishing influence over Russia’s “near abroad” a ...

MICHAEL BECKLEY is Associate Professor of Political Science at Tufts University, a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the American ...

In November 2023, the Finnish government closed automotive checkpoints on the border with Russia, purportedly prompted by the uncontrolled flow of refugees from third countries ...

Finland said on Wednesday it had decided to keep its eastern border against neighbouring Russia closed until further notice.

Like Ukraine, the former Soviet states of Central Asia could soon face Russian incursions if the West continues to let Putin ...

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 Commission will announce a more detailed strategy to phase out Russian oil and gas imports next month, it said ...

China announced on Friday it will raise tariffs on US goods from 84% to 125%, in the latest escalation of a trade war bet ...

Britain’s former top spy has advised US president Donald Trump not to rush a ceasefire between Ukraine and Russia, dangling ...

We have adjusted to the curtailment of our liberties and discrimination in various forms—social, racial, ethnic, immigrant ...