The European Commission has presented new sanctions against Russia to the 27 EU member states, highlighted by a lowering of ...

Russian lawmakers took a major step toward the creation of a Russian “super app,” passing legislation authorizing the ...

Ukraine and Moldova have taken a significant step toward EU integration by aligning with the bloc’s "roam like at home" ...

Several people have died in continuing Russian air strikes on Ukraine, with hundreds of drones raining down upon cities including Kyiv and Odesa on June 10. The Kremlin has intensified attacks in ...

Russia launched one of its largest air attacks at targets across Ukraine early on June 10, leaving at least five dead and a ...

Once a champion of reform, Dmitry Medvedev has morphed into a wildly belligerent critic of Ukraine and the West. In Russia, ...

Iran and the United States on June 9 indicated that talks on Iran’s nuclear program will continue but the two side gave ...

Ukraine and Moldova are set to take a major symbolic step toward European Union membership by joining the bloc's "roam like ...

There were emotional reunions as Ukraine and Russia exchanged several busloads of prisoners of war under the age of 25 on June 9. The exchange could last several days with 1,200 from each side ...

You are listening to the audio version of the Wider Europe newsletter, published on June 10, 2025, read by an AI-generated voice of RFE/RL's Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak.

Russia's Defense Ministry says a new prisoner swap, agreed with Ukraine on June 2, has started, with an unspecified number of ...

Ukraine said Russia launched almost 500 air strikes overnight, the largest total in more than 3 years of war, as Moscow continues to increase pressure on Kyiv ahead of an expected summer offensive and ...