As the old joke goes, the Soviet Union was heralded for producing the world’s largest microchips and the fastest watches. But Russia alone can lay claim to having a “single voting day” over a span of three days. Read more here. The ...

Some events are long in the making. Back in 1999, the leaders of Belarus and Russia signed a treaty on creating a “union state.” For the past three years, Moscow has been pushing Belarus to move toward greater integration on the basis of ...

Two tourists were killed and another four injured in an accident in Ivano-Frankivsk region’s Nadvirna district overnight Thursday, involving an explosion by a hiking trail. Read more here. The post Ukrinform: WWI shell blast kills 2, injures 4 in C...

The number of daily coronavirus related deaths in Ukraine exceeded 100 over the past 24 hours for the first time since early June, when the country reported 118 deaths, the health ministry data showed on Sept. 16. Read more here. The post Reuters: Uk...

Two regional security blocs led by Russia and China are preparing to hold separate summits in the Tajik capital this week to discuss the situation in Afghanistan in which the Taliban took power a month ago. Read more here. The post RFE/RL: Leaders of...

Following the escalation in the Joint Forces Operation area, the OSCE delegates met with representatives of the Ukrainian side of the Joint Centre for Control and Coordination (JCCC) on ceasefire and stabilization of the contact line in the area of â...

The European Commission for Democracy through Law (Venice Commission) has accepted Ukraine’s request for opinion on bill No. 5599 on the prevention of threats to national security, associated with the excessive influence of persons having signi...

After a few weeks of desultory campaigning but months of relentless official moves to shut down significant opposition, Russia is holding three days of voting this weekend in a parliamentary election that is unlikely to change the country’s politic...

When polls open Sept. 17 in Russia’s parliamentary elections, few voters would bet against an easy win for the ruling United Russia party, even though it is more unpopular now than ever before. Read more here. The post France 24: Putin’s ...

Since the beginning of September, the Russian-occupation forces have carried out 85 armed provocations in eastern Ukraine, killing four Ukrainian soldiers and wounding 36 more. Read more here. The post Ukrinform: OSCE reports four Ukrainian soldiers ...