US Secretary of State Marco Rubio warned on April 29 that unless Russia and Ukraine put forward "concrete proposals” for ending the war in Ukraine, the United States will “step back as mediators.”
A federal court has ordered the US Agency for Global Media (USAGM) to disburse funds for April from a Congress-approved grant to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, amid a fight over winding down operations at a number of US-funded broadcasters.
Russia's recent upgrade to ties with the Taliban have been followed by Indian overtures. China is already circling. “The great powers are starting to compete among themselves to recognize a terrorist organization,” says one Afghan analyst.
Ukrainian troops say they're doubtful about Russian President Vladimir Putin's declaration of a three-day cease-fire with Ukraine, which is due to start on May 8, a day before Moscow marks the 80th anniversary of the victory over Nazi Germany in WWII.
A potential Hungarian pope and Europe’s plan for Ukraine
Russian forces launched a mass drone attack on the southeastern Ukrainian city of Dnipro late on April 29, killing one person and triggering fires, the regional governor said.
Russian prosecutors have charged a man in connection with a Moscow suburb car bombing that killed a Russian general, alleging he had been paid by Ukrainian intelligence services.
Russian President Vladimir Putin announced a three-day cease-fire in the Ukraine war to coincide with the annual celebrations marking the defeat of Nazi Germany during World War II.
An annual report on global military spending shows that Ukraine is spending more of its GDP on defense than any other country in the world – but is still being outgunned by Russia.
The Russian military intelligence agency oversaw the recruitment of prisoners into assault units known as “Storm Z”. It also funded the units and collected of information about casualties, RFE/RL's Systema reports in the documentary "The Slaughter Of Ghosts: How Russian Prisoners Fight In Ukraine."
As Ukraine marks the 39th anniversary of the world's worst civilian nuclear accident at the Chernobyl power plant, engineers are struggling to find ways to repair the complex's protective shield more than two months after a Russian drone left a large hole in the structure.
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said a deal to end Russia's invasion of Ukraine is "closer" as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy called for greater international pressure on the Kremlin following the latest wave of attacks along the front line.
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