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Crowded beaches, bustling cafes, sirens, and curfews: As fighting rages in the Donbas and a major battle for southern Ukraine looms, Kyiv residents adjust to life in the relative safety of the capital, which has so far escaped the worst of the Russian assault.

In an exclusive interview to mark the second anniversary of the fraud-marred 2020 presidential election that sparked a democratic uprising in Belarus, exiled opposition leader Svyatlana Tsikhanouskaya discusses the work that remains to be done.

A Tbilisi nightspot makes Russians attest to their rejection of Vladimir Putin and his occupation of territory in Georgia and nearby Ukraine. Russian radicals are not happy.

In a recent interview, the Ukrainian president once again urged China to use its influence over Russia to help end the war in his country. But Volodymyr Zelenskiy is yet to even secure a phone call with Chinese President Xi Jinping.

Daria Aslamova, a Russian journalist working for the pro-Kremlin Komsomolskaya Pravda, has been arrested by Kosovar authorities and accused of working for Russian intelligence. The accusations come amid tensions on the border with Serbia, including a Kosovar police unit coming under fire. 

A sleepy town is being turned into a giant outdoor art gallery in an attempt to rejuvenate rural life.

Two years after a presidential election brought Belarus to the brink of revolution, RFE/RL’s Belarus Service has launched a deep-digging podcast series that provides stark insights into the state clampdown that staved off the challenge from an unprecedented democratic opposition movement. 

Over 10 weeks, RFE/RL hosted discussions on Twitter Spaces on various issues that affect daily life in Central Asia. We looked at global issues -- from the COVID-19 pandemic to the war in Ukraine and climate change -- through a prism of local experiences and opinions.

Viktor Bout, a Russian arms dealer serving 25 years in a U.S. prison, is again at the center of speculation about a prisoner swap after a U.S. basketball star playing in Russia was sentenced to nine years in prison on a drug charge over cannabis oil.

As the United States and Russia prepare to discuss a prisoner swap just days after Moscow sentenced a U.S. women’s basketball star to nine years in prison on drug smuggling charges, much remains unclear about who could be freed.