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Indonesia

Euroviews. The threat of Russian interference in Indonesia’s elections is real

As a relatively new democracy, the 14 February election will be another litmus test for Indonesia’s democratic resilience, and as the recurrent player in the disinformation arena, all eyes will be on Russia, Ross Burley writes.

Russia

Russian anti-war sociologist jailed for five years over Crimea posts

Authorities opened a criminal case against Kagarlitsky for an online post about the 2022 Crimean Bridge explosion.

Tech News

French agency uncovers pro-Russian propaganda network

A report from French authorities outlined a Russian disinformation network including at least 193 sites.

Ukraine

Ukraine's frontline residents refuse to abandon their homes

The Ukrainian village of Predtechyne has suffered greatly from the Russian invasion but some of its residents are refusing to leave their land.

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Tech News

SpaceX denies selling Starlink terminals to Russian army

Ukraine’s military said that Russian forces had been found using Starlink terminals to aid their attack.

Finland

Finland's ex-PM, Alexander Stubb, wins presidential bid

After a close presidential race, former Finnish Prime Minister, Alexander Stubb, won Sunday's election runoff against former Foreign Minister, Pekka Haavisto.

Russia

Race to rescue stray dogs in Russia after new euthanasia law

Volunteers in Buryatia, near the Russia-Mongolia border, say they've rehomed some 600 animals to other regions.

Finland

Finns to choose president as both hopefuls set tough stance on Russia

Two candidates from opposing centre-right and green parties go head to head in Sunday's run-off presidential vote, but both share a hard line on Russia.

Ukraine

Russia and Ukraine complete new POW swap

UAE-brokered exchange comes as two countries remain in near-stalemate on Ukraine's southeastern front.

Russia

Putin: US 'needs to stop supplying weapons' to Ukraine

The West will never succeed in inflicting a "strategic defeat" on Russia in Ukraine, the Russian president warned.

Europe News

MEPs call to action to combat Russian interference

In a resolution adopted on Thursday, the European Parliament - troubled by the so-called "Russiagate" affair - called on the EU to take action to prevent the Kremlin from interfering in the European decision-making process.

World News

Ukraine's Mariupol 'barely recognisable' two years into war: Report

Mariupol has suffered some of the worst physical destruction of any other place in Ukraine during the full-scale invasion. But the number of fatalities in the now Moscow-controlled territory is still unknown.

Russia

Russian electoral commission rejects Nadezhdin's presidential bid

Other Putin rivals have already been barred from standing in an election widely considered a foregone conclusion.

Sweden

Sweden closes probe into explosions on Nord Stream pipelines

Swedish officials say the results of their investigation so far mean they do not have jurisdiction in the case.

Ukraine

Heavy Russian airstrikes across Ukraine, US aid package stalls

All the latest developments from the war in Ukraine.

Georgia

Georgia seizes explosives allegedly in transit from Ukraine to Russia

The SSG claims the devices were intended to be used in terrorist attacks on Georgian soil or abroad.

World News

At least 28 dead after bakery shelled in Russian-occupied Ukraine

Both Moscow and Kyiv have increasingly relied on longer-range attacks this winter amid largely unchanged positions on the 1,500-kilometre front line.

Ukraine

Reports suggest Ukrainian president has informed Washington he will sack army chief

Some Western media outlets suggest President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has informed Washington that he will sack Valeriy Zaluzhnyi the head of Ukraine's armed forces.

Montenegro

Russian and Ukrainian migrants live happily side-by-side in Montenegro

The small Balkan nation is home to thousands of people from two warring countries, and many of them are not only co-existing but doing so happily.

Netherlands

ICJ says it has jurisdiction in part of Ukraine's genocide case

Kyiv attempted to bring a sweeping case against Moscow, a part of which will now be considered at the International Court of Justice.