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Retired federal Judge Saidi Yangulbayev and his daughter have fled Russia after his wife was "abducted" by Chechen police from their apartment in the city of Nizhny Novgorod in Russia's Volga region, which is some 1,800 kilometers away from Chechnya.

Latvia has sent humanitarian aid to Ukraine and is providing its army with anti-aircraft missiles, combat gear, and field rations, according to Latvian Defense Minister Artis Pabriks. Speaking to Iryna Romaliyskaya of Current Time TV on January 24 in Prague, Pabriks said Russia "constantly needs to escalate the situation" in order to justify its own authoritarian policies.

Latvia’s defense minister says no country in the West wants a conflict with Russia, but that Ukraine has a right to defend itself as fellow NATO Baltic states send assistance to Kyiv.  

WASHINGTON—As Russian military forces and equipment continue to flood into Russian and Belarusian territories adjacent to those countries’ borders with Ukraine, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty’s (RFE/RL) Ukrainian, Russian and Belarus services and Current Time digital network are reporting the...

Unlike in decades past, the surveillance tools available today make it impossible for a modern army like Russia's to stage a major logistical operation without alerting the global community to it.

As Russia masses an estimated 100,000 troops along Ukraine’s borders, it has also begun moving forces and equipment into neighboring Belarus for what Moscow said will be military exercises. In an interview with Current Time, analyst Kirill Mikhailov said the presence of Russian forces in Belarus is heightening the pressure on Kyiv while showing Belarus's willingness to support a potential Russian incursion.

A year ago, opposition leader Aleksei Navalny's announcement that he'd return to Russia was greeted with enthusiasm by his supporters across the country. But after the massive crackdown that followed his arrest and imprisonment, some are asking whether it was worth it.

Despite the opacity of both the Kazakh and Russian governments, an investigation by RFE/RL's Russian Service and Current Time has uncovered evidence of the Russian business dealings of Kazakh President Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev's son and former wife.

Former Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko, who has been out of the country since December, says he will return to Ukraine despite rumors he will be immediately arrested on charges of suspected treason.

PRAGUE – As political turmoil and targeted intimidation campaigns continue to impact RFE/RL’s journalists and their ability to operate in the wider region, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) President Jamie Fly visited Lithuania and Latvia this week – two countries that have for decades...