Aleksandar Brezar

Ukraine

A decade on, Ukraine's Euro 2012 memories are scarred by war

Two of Ukraine's stadiums used for Euro 2012, which happened 10 years ago this week, have since been damaged by shelling.

09/06/2022

Belarus

Belarus president changes death penalty law to target opposition

Belarus is the last country in Europe still to apply the death penalty, executing several people each year by firing squad.

18/05/2022

My Europe Series

From anti-vax to pro-Putin, conspiracy theorists now back Russia's war

Known for their large and sometimes violent anti-COVID-19 vaccination protests, some vaccine sceptics in Austria, encouraged by the extreme right, are now supporting Putin's Russia and its war against Ukraine.

13/05/2022

Culture news

Eurovision 2022: Ukraine among 10 to reach the final after first night

Tuesday's first semifinal saw 10 acts out of 17 win enough votes to perform in the final on Saturday.

10/05/2022

Montenegro

Montenegro shuts down schools after multiple reports of bomb threats

Police have been deployed to schools to check for potential explosives, but none have so far been found.

27/04/2022

My Europe Series

One man's lone bid to save Ukrainians from Russia's military might

Watching the war in Ukraine unfold from his home in Tel Aviv, Bernard Moerdler decided to help civilians in danger by creating a Ukraine-wide air raid warning system.

25/04/2022

My Europe Series

'I focused on survival': Mariupol escapee speaks of her month in hell

Alina Beskrovna, a 31-year-old finance expert and Mariupol native, survived the first month of the siege in the city, managing to unexpectedly save herself, her mother, and their three cats in late March.

15/04/2022

My Europe Series

Europe’s army of Elves fights real-world Russian disinformation

Self-organised and nonfunded, groups of volunteers from the Baltics to Central Europe took on the task of combatting the Kremlin propaganda machine. Now, the war in Ukraine has them doubling their efforts.

13/04/2022

My Europe Series

'Europe still not fully aware of tragedy and suffering in Ukraine'

“Nobody could ever expect, believe or anticipate something like this. These are horror stories — what is going on in Mariupol, what is going on in Chernihiv, in Kharkiv. It’s unimaginable.”

07/04/2022

My Europe Series

Going home to war: Why are more Ukrainian refugees now turning back?

More than 3.9 million Ukrainians have fled since Russia's invasion. But at the Poland-Ukraine border town of Przemyśl, more are now heading back than leaving.

30/03/2022

Ukraine

He survived four Nazi death camps but was killed by a Russian missile

Boris Romaschenko, 96, was interned in four different World War II concentration camps.

22/03/2022

My Europe Series

'Tensions intensifying': Fears grow Ukraine war may spread to Moldova

The citizens of the country on Ukraine's western border are concerned that the Russian advance on Odesa might mean trouble with Moldova's own breakaway territory of Transnistria.

18/03/2022

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Why is Bosnia not joining rest of Europe in sanctions against Russia?

Bosnia is one of the few remaining countries in Europe that has not introduced any sanctions against Moscow for its invasion of Ukraine.

18/03/2022

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnian Serb 'Night Wolves' bikers stage protests in support of Putin

The pro-Russia protests in Bosnia and Herzegovina are one of a handful in Europe since Moscow invaded Ukraine on 24 February.

12/03/2022

Croatia

Large drone that crashed in Zagreb 'contained explosives'

A large Soviet-era drone that appeared to have flown from Ukraine crashed in the Croatian capital on Thursday night.

11/03/2022

Ukraine

Russia cracks down on independent media during Ukraine invasion

Russia is not only attacking Ukraine. Independent media say they are in Moscow's crosshairs, too.

03/03/2022

My Europe Series

‘Brave, direct, anti-nationalist’: Why Zelenskyy is Moscow’s nightmare

Ukraine's president has been praised for maintaining the morale of his troops and his country.

01/03/2022

Europe News

More than 500,000 refugees have fled Ukraine in just four days - UN

Neighbouring countries such as Poland, Moldova, Hungary, Romania and Slovakia have all made an unconditional welcome to those feeling the Russian invasion.

27/02/2022

Ukraine

Let Ukraine rapidly join the EU, says Zelenskyy

In a defiant and emotional public address on Saturday, the Ukrainian president asked for "courage" from the international community in deciding to block Moscow's access to global financial transactions.

26/02/2022

Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan to hold snap elections as president broaches succession

Berdymukhamedov’s statement that younger people should direct the country suggested that his son Serdar is in line to succeed him.

12/02/2022