As Russian forces battle for control of Kostyantynivka, in Ukraine’s Donetsk region, soldiers behind the front lines are coping with the terrible impact. Servicemen at a morgue outside the city ...

The Ukrainian Army is suffering its heaviest losses in the Kostyantynivka and Pokrovsk areas in the Donetsk region, where ...

RFE/RL’s Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak takes a closer look at two major issues: the EU considering restrictive measures ...

A US court has for the time blocked plans by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to end the Temporary Protected Status ...

US President Donald Trump pledge to send weapons to Ukraine via NATO showed his growing frustration with Russian leader ...

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy thanked US President Donald Trump for his “willingness to support” Kyiv and help “stop the killings” hours after the US leader vowed to provide a major influx ...

EU foreign ministers will meet in Brussels on July 15 with Georgia high on the agenda amid deepening political tensions.

US President Donald Trump threatened Russia with "severe" tariffs if there is no cease-fire agreement between Kyiv and Moscow ...

Hours after being fired by President Vladimir Putin, Russian Transport Minister Roman Starovoit was found dead from a gunshot ...

You are listening to the audio version of the Wider Europe newsletter, published on July 15, 2025, read by an AI-generated voice of RFE/RL's Europe Editor Rikard Jozwiak.

The Iranian film Bidad has won the Special Jury Award at the Karlovy Vary Festival. Director Soheil Beiraghi, who faces prison in Iran, thanked Iranian women for inspiring him. The movie focuses on ...

Ukraine, Russia, and much of the rest of the world are awaiting a planned “major statement” on the conflict by US President ...