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Eastern Europe

U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Friday that President Donald Trump is prepared to walk away from attempting to mediate a Russia-Ukraine ceasefire deal unless progress within "a matter of days" was seen.

Rubio Says US Prepared to Walk Away from Russia-Ukraine Peace Deal

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Russia Removes Taliban From Terror List

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Russian Ruble Soars 38% to Become World's Top Currency in 2025

Kyiv Says Ukraine and US Sign Memorandum of Intent on Minerals Deal

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Scholz Meets Donald Tusk in Farewell Visit to Warsaw

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Russia

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy ruled out the prospect of ceding occupied territories to Russia in remarks made alongside the NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte in Odessa on Monday.

Zelenskyy Rules Out Ceding Occupied Territories to Russia

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Russian Court Jails Four Journalists in Navalny-Linked Case

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Trump Again Criticizes Zelenskyy While Blaming Him, Biden, and Putin for Ukraine War

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Russia's Reported Indonesia Base Request Sparks Australian Concerns

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Russian Missile Strike Kills 32 in Ukraine's Sumy

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Ukraine

U.S. President Donald Trump called for CBS to be taken off the air after its latest episode of "60 Minutes" over the weekend.

Trump Calls for CBS to be Taken Off-Air After Latest Episode of '60 Minutes'

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US Ambassador to Ukraine to Step Down

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Zelenskyy Confirms Presence of Ukrainian Troops in Russia's Belgorod Region

China Rejects Ukrainian Claims About Its Citizens Fighting Alongside Russia

Putin Envoy Says Security Guarantees for Ukraine 'May Be Acceptable'

Poland

Polish Pres. Andrzej Duda called on US Pres. Donald Trump to transfer American nuclear weapons to his country, arguing that it would act as a deterrent against possible Russian aggression.

Polish President Calls on Trump to Send His Country Nuclear Weapons

Poland to Offer Military Training to 100K Volunteers in 2027

Survivors Mark 80th Anniversary of Auschwitz Liberation

Poland Defies EU Migration Pact, Refuses Mandatory Quotas

UK, Poland Discuss Potential Security Pact

Hungary

Hungary's parliament passed a constitutional amendment on Monday, with 140 votes in favor and 21 against. The amendment codified restrictions on LGBTQ+ rights and introduced new citizenship rules that affect dual nationals.

Hungary Passes Constitutional Ban on LGBTQ+ Pride Events

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Hungary Welcomes Netanyahu Amid ICC Withdrawal Announcement

EU Rallies Behind Ukraine as Hungary Blocks Joint Declaration

EU Renews Russian Sanctions

Macron, Orbán Meet Prior to EU Summit

Romania

Romania's Central Electoral Bureau (BEC) rejected right-wing candidate Calin Georgescu's bid for the May presidential election rerun, citing his failure to comply with electoral regulations and violation of democratic principles.

Romania Bars Right-Wing Candidate, Sparking Violent Protests

Florida Attorney General Launches Criminal Probe Into Tate Brothers

Romania: Presidential Front-Runner Placed Under Judicial Control

Tate Brothers Leave Romania for US Amid Legal Controversy

Romania: Marcel Ciolacu To Lead a New Coalition Government

Belarus

Belarus has released three detainees, including an unidentified American citizen and Andrey Kuznechyk, a journalist for US-funded Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, who had been imprisoned for over three years on charges of participating in an extremist organization.

Belarus Releases Three Detainees Including US Citizen

Belarus Election: Lukashenko Wins 7th Term

EU Proposes Steep Tariffs on Russian Grain Imports

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Russia: Lukashenko Undermines Putin's Claim on Moscow Concert Hall Attack

APR 18 2024APR 2024

Belarus Holds Controversial Parliamentary Election

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Estonia

An undersea power cable linking Finland and Estonia has been hit by an outage, prompting an investigation, Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said on Wednesday.

Undersea Power Cable Linking Finland and Estonia Hit by Outage, Finnish PM Says

Estonia: 10 Russians Held in Alleged 'Sabotage' Plot

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Ukraine Investigates Discovery of Bugging Device Linked to Top General

APR 18 2024APR 2024

Russia Puts Estonia's Prime Minister on Wanted List

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Zelenskyy: War in New Phase, Ukraine Not Backing Down

APR 18 2024APR 2024

Lithuania

A DHL cargo plane crashed on Monday as it attempted to land at Lithuania's Vilnius airport, killing one person and injuring three others.

One Dead, Three Injured in Lithuania Cargo Jet Crash

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Navalny Ally Leonid Volkov Attacked in Lithuania

APR 18 2024APR 2024

Germany Set to Deploy Permanent Brigade in Lithuania

APR 18 2024APR 2024

German Military Document: NATO Preparing for Russian Attack in 2025

APR 18 2024APR 2024

China Urges Estonia Not to Allow Opening of Taiwan Office

APR 18 2024APR 2024

Latvia

The Lithuanian government said on Wednesday that it will temporarily close two border crossings with Belarus — Tverecius and Sumskas — saying that traffic will be diverted to the Medininkai border checkpoint, which is the largest of Lithuania’s six crossings with the country.

Lithuania Closes 2 Border Crossings with Belarus

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Head of Ukraine's Supreme Court Arrested After Alleged $3M Bribe

APR 18 2024APR 2024

China Envoy Under Fire After Remarks on Ex-Soviet States

APR 18 2024APR 2024

Ukraine: Air Defense Thwarts Further Russian Missile Attack on Kyiv

APR 18 2024APR 2024

Estonia's Pro-Ukraine PM Kaja Kallas Wins Election

APR 18 2023APR 2023

Moldova

Moldova's pro-EU incumbent Pres. Maia Sandu claimed victory in Sunday's presidential election, defeating Alexandr Stoianoglo, a former prosecutor general backed by the traditionally pro-Russian Socialist Party.

Moldova: President Sandu Wins Second Term

NOV 18 2024NOV 18 2024

Moldova Narrowly Backs Joining EU Amid Foreign Interference Claims

NOV 18 2024NOV 2024

Putin, Zelenskyy Hold Respective Press Conferences as Year Draws to a Close

APR 18 2024APR 2024

US, UK, Canada Claim Russia Meddling in Moldova Election

JUN 18 2024JUN 2024

EU Calls on Serbia, Kosovo to Advance Normalization Efforts

APR 18 2024APR 2024

Czechia

Zelenskyy Calls for Commitments on Ukraine NATO Membership

APR 18 2024APR 2024

China Blasts Germany Over Reported Plan to Ban Huawei, ZTE

APR 18 2023APR 2023

Fourteen people were killed and more than 25 were injured by a lone gunman at a university in Prague on Thursday, in the worst mass shooting in the history of the Czech Republic.

Prague: 24 Fatalities in University Shooting

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