Putin’s Victory Day speech on Red Square was one of the shortest in years, maybe ever. It was heavy on the usual tropes: the ...

This edition of the Farda Briefing looks at how Iranians are rallying against a reported plan by the Trump administration to ...

Here are some of the most compelling photographs from the 19th week of 2025 from around RFE/RL's coverage region.

Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine has taken tens of thousands of lives. The high death toll has led to a shortage of burial plots in cemeteries in the country. Current Time correspondent Borys ...

Fiona Hill is an author, Russia analyst, and senior fellow at the Brookings Institution who previously served in intelligence and security roles under three US administrations. In a wide-ranging ...