December 9, 2021

Source link U.S. President Joe Biden told Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on December 9 that the United States fully supports Ukrainian sovereignty in the face of a buildup of Russian …

Source link There’s something about sorrow, pain, and suffering that make an individual and his thoughts more poignant, mature, and full of meaning. No one likes to suffer. Yet …

Source link Russia continued to ramp up rhetoric toward Kyiv ahead of a call between Ukraine’s leader and U.S. President Joe Biden who is also due to offer security reassurances …

Source link Authoritarian leaders are undermining the media and democratic institutions at the peril of peace, Dmitry Muratov, a joint winner of the 2021 Nobel Peace Prize, said on December …

Source link Britain says it will send 140 military engineers to NATO ally Poland this month to provide support at its border with Belarus, where the West says Minsk is …

Source link A Polish investigation has established that there was “no bomb threat” on a Ryanair plane that made an emergency landing in Minsk earlier this year, allowing Belarusian authorities …

Source link MOSCOW — Two former neo-Nazi activists convicted and jailed for their involvement in the killing of lawyer Stanislav Markelov and journalist Anastasia Baburova in 2009 will be transferred …

Source link Amnesty International says four Kazakh activists have had their mobile devices infected with Pegasus spyware in what it said further shows that the malicious software is being used …

Source link Journalists from Kazakhstan and Bulgaria are among the winners of the U.S. State Department’s 2021 Anti-Corruption Champions Award. U.S. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken announced the annual award …

Source link Human Rights Watch has called on Uzbek authorities to immediately release from custody Muslim blogger Fozilxoja Orifxojaev, who has been “in arbitrary detention for five months,” facing charges …