Eastern Europe

President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy in Warsaw visited the monument to the victims of the Smolensk tragedy in 2010, when the plane with the Polish leadership crashed while landing at the airport in Smolensk....

Russia's commissioner for children's rights, Maria Lvova-Belova, told a UN Security Council meeting on April 5 that Moscow is coordinating with international organizations to return Ukrainian children to their families....

Two popular comedians are in hot water over an on-stage joke about this week's bomb killing of Vladlen Tatarsky....

The main direction of the Russians' attack remains the east of Ukraine, the second risky direction is Zaporizhia, the minimum risk is from Belarus, Ukrainian Defense Minister Oleksiy Reznikov has said....

War damage to Ukraine's electricity, gas and heating infrastructure exceeds $10 billion, five times more than last June, according to a comprehensive Energy Damage Assessment from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) and the World Bank....

For the period from March 28 to April 3, prices increased: for mixtures of milk powder and canned vegetables for baby food by 0.5%, rice by 0.4%. , . , - ; ; ....

During the period from March 28 to April 3, an increase in prices for automobile gasoline was recorded in 13 subjects of the Russian Federation. , . , - ; ; ....

The Russian president's comments came at a meeting dedicated to ensuring law and order in four Ukrainian regions he claims to have annexed....

CHISINAU. April 4 (Interfax) - The Moldovan government has not yet paid two foreign companies that are auditing Moldovagaz's historical debt to Gazprom , Moldovan Energy Minister Viktor Parlikov said."It is not yet known when the results of the au...

YEKATERINBURG. April 4 (Interfax) - The Board of Directors of VSMPO-Avisma decided to prematurely terminate the employment of the company's CEO Dmitry Osipov at a meeting on Monday, the company said."Prematurely terminate the powers of the General...

The Czech Republic plans to provide around $35 million in military assistance to Ukraine, Czech Defense Minister Jana ernochov has said....

Khaoyan Suy and Gela Gogishvili document their life as an openly gay, interracial, non-Slavic couple living in Russia on their social media channels....

BISHKEK. April 4 (Interfax) - Kyrgyzstan is introducing a tax on the income of mining and processing enterprises that sell ore and concentrate containing precious and base metals.Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov signed the corresponding amendments to tax le...

London-based global real estate investor and manager SFO Capital Partners and Hamburg-based project developer Garbe Industrial Real Estate have secured a 48 million development loan from UniCredit for the financing of their logistics development in the gr...

UK-listed multi-let industrial (MLI) property company Industrials REIT has sold its interest in a German care home joint venture . The deal completes Industrials REIT 's five-year transition to become a 100% UK MLI business, with the company now opera...

The Finance Ministry said it will sell 74.6 billion rubles ($940 million) worth of foreign currency to cover the expected shortage....

MOSCOW. April 4 (Interfax) - Ukrainian Prime Minister Denis Shmygal met with German Vice Chancellor and Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action Robert Habeck and representatives of a number of German companies to discuss mechanisms to enl...

Lynne Tracy becomes ambassador during the worst crisis in years between the U.S. and Russia....

MOSCOW. April 4 (Interfax) - DTEK Kiev Grids, an operator of the electricity distribution system, expects to repair and upgrade 832 power facilities, including 12 high-voltage substations and 100 kilometers of overhead and cable lines, in preparation for ...

President of Poland Andrzej Duda announced the preparation of a new agreement between Poland and Ukraine....

Vitaly Votanovsky was one of the first bloggers to discover special burial sites for Wagner mercenaries killed in Ukraine....

MOSCOW. April 4 (Interfax) - Current state support measures for demand in the Russian auto industry are currently optimal for solving the main short-term task in the industry - increasing car production, President Vladimir Putin said.The issue of expandin...

One audience member told The Moscow Times that Vladlen Tatarsky said: "No worries, bring it here, we'll check it."...

NATO will start working on a multi-year assistance program for Ukraine. — Ukrinform....

ASTANA. April 4 (Interfax) - Almasadam Satkaliyev has been appointed Kazakhstan's Energy Minister, with President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev having signed the corresponding decree, and the text of said decree has been published on the president's websi...

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Polish President Andrzej Duda said that at the NATO summit in Vilnius this summer, Ukraine can receive additional security guarantees....

The president of the Football Association of the Czech Republic, Petr Fousek, has been elected to the executive committee of European soccer's governing body, UEFA. He was voted into the four-year position at a UEFA congress in Lisbon on Wednesday.Bet...

A new Department of Science Diplomacy has been established at the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Prague. It is headed by Kateina Joselov and is intended to bolster scientific and technological cooperation between Czechia and other states.Czechia cur...

MOSCOW. April 4 (Interfax) - The availability of buyers is required for the resumption of Russian gas supply through Nord Stream pipelines, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said.Journalists asked Peskov whether Russia was ready to resume gas supply via the...

TULA. April 4 (Interfax) - The anti-Russian sanctions have been imposed to last for a long time, and Russia therefore needs to develop medium- and long-term import substitution measures, Russian President Vladimir Putin said."We all understand that, o...

The Academic Senate of the Faculty of National Economy at Prague's University of Economics and Business backed controversial dean Miroslav evk on Wednesday. The rector of the entire university, Petr Dvok, and some students had called for his removal.M...

Chisinau, 5 April /MOLDPRES/ - The parliamentary commission for social protection, health and family today heard a special report of the Ombudsman on the monitoring of the observance of the rights of the patients placed in treatment through coercion with ...

The Eggenbergs came to Bohemia from Styria during the Thirty Year's War and ranked among the most significant noble families in Austria and the Czech lands. The family received esk Krumlov castle in 1622 from Emperor Ferdinand II. in return for their ...

Just over 325,000 Ukrainian refugees with temporary protection status were present in Czechia at the start of this month, the Czech Ministry of the Interior's Department of Asylum and Migration Policy said on Wednesday. The number includes Ukrainians ...

It should be mainly overcast in Czechia on Thursday, with an average high temperature of 7 degrees Celsius. Similar weather is expected on the following days....

Czechia is planning to provide between CZK 600 million and CZK 700 million in military aid to Ukraine, the country's defence minister, Jana ernochov, said after a meeting with President Petr Pavel on Wednesday.The minister provided the head of state w...

The Czech minister of foreign affairs, Jan Lipavsk, says that the example of Finland shows that if a state is ready to join NATO the accession process can be very fast. He said the Finnish story served as a message and motivation for other aspirants.Mr. L...

A couple in Nizhny Tagil has been detained by the FSB for allegedly spying for Ukraine....

The indicted former U.S. president has a long history of entanglements, alleged and proven, with Russia....

The bank said it had suffered from an "unprecedented" outflow of foreign currencies last year....

Over 200 Russian journalists have signed an open letter calling for the release of American journalist Evan Gershkovich....

Moscow has developed alternative routes for its deliveries following a Western embargo....

The Armed Forces of Ukraine eliminated about 176,240 Russian troops in Ukraine from February 24, 2022 to April 5, 2023, including 550 invaders over the past day alone. — Ukrinform....

The U.S. Department of Defense has published a photo of military aid included in a new security assistance package for Ukraine announced on April 4. — Ukrinform....

Russian forces continue to focus main efforts on conducting offensive operations in the Lyman, Bakhmut, Avdiivka and Marinka directions - more than 60 enemy attacks were repelled over the past day. — Ukrinform....

Russian forces have increased their naval group in the Black Sea up to 15 warships, including six missile carriers. — Ukrinform....

During this Help Net Security interview, Nicole Hofmann, CEO at Sentryc, delves into the critical issue of counterfeiting and the detrimental impact it has on industries and brands. Hofmann sheds light on the modus operandi of counterfeiters, who operate ...

The United States is committed to provide long-term support to Ukraine's people, who are resisting the Russian aggression, and sees Ukraine as a powerful and independent democracy. — Ukrinform....

Insecure authentication is a primary cause of cyber breaches, and that cumbersome login methods take an unacceptable toll on employees and business productivity, according to HYPR. Respondents indicate that a passwordless approach would increase productiv...