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Former Motor Sich aviation-engine plant head Vyacheslav Bohuslayev, whom the government suspects of encouraging Russia's invasion of Ukraine, has asked to be exchanged for Ukrainian prisoners in Russia, RFE/RL has found.

Three former fighters of Russia's Wagner private mercenary group who returned to their home region of Volgograd after taking part in Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine have been arrested on charges of robbery and extortion.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has signed a decree imposing sanctions on 13 individuals and 28 entities that he said have been cooperating with Russian occupying authorities in Ukraine's Zaporizhzhya region, helping to maintain the Zaporizhstal steelworks giant.

Kazakh President Qasym-Zhomart Toqaev said it is "absolutely clear" that Taiwan is a part of China as the Central Asian nation looks to build ties with its eastern neighbor.

A court in Ukraine has sentenced Ukrainian Orthodox Church (UOC) Metropolitan Iosaf (Petro Huben) to three years in prison with a two-year probation term on a charge of premeditated violation of citizens' equal rights.

Reactions in Georgia have been mixed after Russia announced it was abolishing visas for Georgian nationals and lifting a ban on direct flights to the South Caucasus nation.

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Ukrainian officials have underlined the importance that Kyiv attaches to holding Bakhmut as it makes the final preparations for its expected counteroffensive this spring.

Estonian terrestrial TV viewers will have free access to content in different languages for at least the next three years. Speaking in a note on LinkedIn, Indrek Lepp, EVP media services at Levira, said that this follows extensions to FTA broadcast contacts that the company has reached with a number of stations. Besides the Estonian…