Russia and Belarus cheer dismantling of USAID as rights groups voice concerns
Musk-led cuts to the US foreign aid agency have impacted rights groups, independent media, and election monitoring campaigns ...
Russia's Baltic neighbors are breaking away from its power grid — and they're braced for retaliation
The Baltic states of Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia are bracing themselves for possible retaliation as they decouple from ...
US aid cutoff poses new challenges to rights groups and independent media from Russia and Belarus
Rights groups, activists and independent media in Russia and Belarus endured increased government scrutiny, repressive laws and even were shut down and forced to operate from exile abroad.
Three NATO members still rely on Russia to manage their electricity grid. They’re about to pull the plug
Estonia, along with fellow Baltic states Latvia and Lithuania, is preparing finally to rid itself of one of the last vestiges ...
Russia’s Legal Sector Is Changing As Sanctions Take Their Toll
Three years ago this month, Russia invaded Ukraine. Amid isolation and transformation of the nation's legal sector, Russian ...
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Baltic nations counting final hours to ending electricity ties to Russia
Decades after leaving the Soviet Union, the Baltic countries of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania this weekend will flip a switch ...
Decades after leaving the Soviet Union the Baltics are in the final hours of relying on Russia
Decades after leaving the Soviet Union the Baltics are in the final hours of relying on Russia - All remaining transmission ...
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Press review: Russia ratifies treaty with Belarus and Arabs oppose Trump's Gaza plan
MOSCOW, February 6. /TASS/. Russia advances to ratify its agreement on security guarantees with Belarus; US President Trump’s plan to take over Gaza faces Arab criticism. Meanwhile, Washington is ...
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Belarus-Russia trade in agricultural products up by 15% in 2024
Belarusian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Shuleiko met with Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Patrushev to discuss cooperation ...
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Belarus election is poised to extend the 30-year rule of ‘Europe’s last dictator’
When the election concludes on Sunday, he’s all but certain to add a seventh term as the only leader most people in post-Soviet Belarus have ever known. (24 Jan.) Portraits of candidates are displayed ...
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Belarus election is poised to extend the 30-year rule of 'Europe's last dictator'
In December 2024, Lukashenko and Putin signed a treaty that gave security guarantees to Belarus that included the possible use of Russian nuclear weapons. The pact followed Moscow’s revision of ...