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The Russian-appointed governor of Ukraine's Kherson region, Vladimir Saldo, said on October 27 that more than 70,000 people have left the region's capital, the strategic city of Kherson, as heavy fighting between Russian forces and advancing Ukrainian troops continue.

The Kyrgyz government has suspended access to the website of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty's Kyrgyz Service, known locally as Radio Azattyk, after RFE/RL refused to take down a video of one of its news programs that reported on clashes at the border with Tajikistan.

Last year, Kyrgyzstan passed a “fake news” law. This year, it’s been used to suspend access to at least two media outlets.

Russia continues to strike targets across Ukraine, causing damage and killing civilians, as its forces are preparing for battle in the strategic southern region of Kherson, Ukrainian officials and the military said.

The Minsk City Court has sentenced noted investigative journalist Syarhey Satsuk to eight years in prison on charges that many consider unfounded and politically motivated as a crackdown on independent media and civil society continues under authoritarian ruler Alyaksandr Lukashenka.

Another four Jehovah’s Witnesses have been handed prison terms on extremism charges in Russia amid an ongoing crackdown on the religious group, which has been banned in Russia since 2017.

Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics said he has little hope of a diplomatic solution to the ongoing Russian invasion of Ukraine "until we see the clear defeat of Russia." "We have seen that negotiations and peace agreements with Russia...

Speaking to Current Time in Riga on October 22, Latvian Defense Minister Artis Pabriks said Russian President Vladimir Putin cannot change the course of war in Ukraine by dropping nuclear bombs. In his words, such an act or some sort of sabotage of Europe’s largest nuclear power plant in Zaporizhzhya will only aggravate Russia’s position in a war that “it has already lost.” Pabriks insisted that by fighting Russian aggression, Ukraine is not only defending itself but also Europe’s valu...

The annual security and foreign policy forum, The Rīga Conference 2022, has closed on 2022 October 22. There were 640 participants present with 90 accredited…

In an interview with Current Time, Latvian Foreign Minister Edgars Rinkevics said he sees little prospects of resolving the war in Ukraine “until we see the clear defeat of Russia.”