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POLITICSOct 7Two Decades On, Politkovskaya's Daughter Says Little Has Changed In Russia Since Her Mother's MurderTwo decades after the murder of Anna Politkovskaya, a tenacious investigative reporter who exposed the brutality of Russia's war in Chechnya and documented how President Vladimir Putin curtailed democracy in Russia, her daughter Vera says little has changed in the country's political climate.RFE/RL
POLITICSOct 7Latvia’s Foreign Ministry reportedly moves to declare Russian journalist Leonid Ragozin persona non grataLatvia’s Foreign Ministry has begun the process of declaring “another Russian citizen” persona non grata, Foreign Ministry head Baiba Braže said. She said the decision followed consultations with the Internal Affairs Minister and the prime minister and was based on information “from the competent authorities.”Meduza [en]
POLITICSOct 7Lida Moniava to remain director of children’s hospice after Russia drops charges over anti-war postLida Moniava, founder of the House with a Lighthouse children’s hospice, will remain the organization’s director after the criminal case against her was closed, Mikhail Biryukov, her defense attorney, told the Russian business news outlet RBC.Meduza [en]
POLITICSOct 7Russia to videotape driving tests and photograph candidatesRussia is changing the rules for its driving test: candidates will be photographed during the theory exam, and the process will be recorded on audio and video. The changes, set out in a government resolution, take effect March 1, 2027.Meduza [en]
POLITICSOct 7Kosovo Avoids New Deadlock With Last-Minute Presidential ElectionMPs dramatically avoid another snap parliamentary election by adopting changes to law on Kosovo Specialist Chambers and electing new President – minutes before deadline expired.Balkan Insight
POLITICSOct 7Politkovskaya 'predicted' Russia's turn under Putin, editor says on 20th anniversary of her deathAssassinated Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya "predicted" Moscow's trajectory under President Vladimir Putin 20 years ago, her former editor said ahead of the anniversary of her death on Wednesday. Politkovskaya had reported on the war in Chechnya and Putin's rise before she was gunned down in her Moscow apartment block on October 7, 2006.France 24 [en]
POLITICSOct 7Removing Russian oligarchs from sanctions list sets 'a very bad precedent', Browder saysBill Browder, once Russia’s largest foreign investor, said sanctions are the “worst thing” that can happen to Russian oligarchs, adding that they are “scheming and trying to come up with ways of getting off the sanctions list”.EuroNews [en]
POLITICSOct 7Trump says he’ll call Putin about suspected plague outbreak in RussiaU.S. President Donald Trump said he would call Russian President Vladimir Putin to discuss a possible plague outbreak in Russia.Meduza [en]
POLITICSOct 720 Years Since The Death Of Russian Journalist Anna PolitkovskayaOctober 7 marks the 20th anniversary of the murder of prominent Kremlin critic Anna Politkovskaya, a tenacious investigative reporter who exposed the brutality of Russia's war in Chechnya and documented how President Vladimir Putin curtailed democracy in Russia. Her daughter, Vera, tells RFE/RL how warning signs were ignored. Two decades later, Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov -- a frequent subject of Politkovskaya’s reporting -- remains in power amid continuing allegations of torture, killings, and other abuses.RFE/RL
POLITICSOct 7How the Czech Capital’s Building Boom Is Turning Parents into PoliticiansA wave of new housing is transforming Prague’s outskirts, but disputes over developers, schools, municipal oversight have prompted a group of locals to take an unusual step: entering politics to fight for a say in how their community grows.Balkan Insight
POLITICSOct 7Trump set to talk to Russia's Putin 'very soon' about plague-related death in SiberiaTrump says he will speak with Putin “very soon” over a plague incident in Russia as CDC monitor the situation.CNBC
POLITICSOct 7‘Nobody wants a new Greece’: Calls grow for crisis election in RomaniaFar-right leader George Simion tells POLITICO Romanian president Nicușor Dan will face a campaign to oust him if he keeps refusing a snap poll to end months of deadlock in Bucharest.Politico Europe
POLITICSOct 6Trump says will speak to Putin on plague, after death of Russian lab techUS President Donald Trump said Tuesday he would speak very soon with Russian President Vladimir Putin over the reported plague death of a laboratory technician, as Washington and the United Nations called for transparency from Moscow. Russian authorities denied that they were imposing anti-plague measures and played down the reports of an incident at a plague research institute in Siberia’s Irkutsk region last week. But Washington is showing growing concern, with Secretary of State Marco Rubio...South China Morning Post
POLITICSOct 6Kosovo Elects President After Opposition Agrees To Last-Minute DealParliament elected Justina Shiroka Pula as Kosovo's new president late on October 6 following a last-minute political deal that secured lawmakers' approval of legal changes restricting the powers of a Hague-based war crimes court.RFE/RL
POLITICSOct 6How a 1965 Moscow protest demanding that the Soviet government obey its own laws helped launch the USSR’s dissident movementSixty years ago, a protest in Moscow received almost no coverage in Soviet newspapers but helped launch the human rights movement. Several dozen people gathered in Pushkin Square to demand that the state abide by its own Constitution. They sought neither a change of government nor political reforms. The organizer, mathematician and poet Alexander Volpin, decided to remind the authorities publicly, for the first time, of citizens’ right to an open trial. The rally lasted only a few minutes before the authorities dispersed it, but its consequences reached far beyond the square. Meduza looks backMeduza [en]
POLITICSOct 6Latvia moves to expel Russian journalist who used to work for BBCLeonid Ragozin made remarks widely interpreted as making excuses for the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine and hybrid attacks in Europe.Politico Europe
POLITICSOct 6Amid Midterm Crunch, Trump Advisers Took Time to Help Russia-Aligned GovernmentJames Blair and Chris LaCivita, who are leading the president’s congressional campaign operation, traveled to Republika Srpska to provide election advice.NYT US
POLITICSOct 6Amid protests, Kosovo’s political deadlock raises prospect of new electionsKosovo faces tensions as protests against former rebel leaders’ convictions coincide with the prospect of new elections.Al Jazeera [en]
POLITICSOct 6Ex-Ukrainian Lawmaker Sent to Trial Over $1.3 Million Fraud SchemeUkraine’s anti-corruption agencies have sent a long-running $1.3 million alleged embezzlement and money-laundering scheme to court. Two former government officials accused in the case denied wrongdoing in comments to OCCRP.occrp · kazakhstan
POLITICSOct 6EU unveils enlargement strategy: Ukraine to be offered a roadmapThe European Commission has proposed a broad strategy to prepare the European Union for future enlargement, with Ukraine given a special place because of its significant potential in food security and defense.Ukrinform [en]
POLITICSOct 6Kosovo Political Leaders Trade Blame as Another Election LoomsNew election likely as political parties fail to agree on electing a president and protesters keep up pressure for adoption of law curbing powers of Kosovo Specialist Chambers, following its conviction of wartime guerrilla leaders.Balkan Insight
POLITICSOct 6A Lawmaker's Claim That 'Ukraine Is Losing' And Should Consider Compromise Sparks DebateA prominent lawmaker has sparked controversy by saying Ukraine is losing the war and should consider making controversial compromises with Moscow. An opposition party ejected Oleksiy Honcharenko from its parliamentary faction, but his remarks may fuel further debate amid relentless Russian attacks.RFE/RL
POLITICSOct 6Ukraine, Moldova, Albania, Montenegro: the political challenge of European Union enlargementANALYSE - Bruxelles propose des garde-fous pour essayer de vaincre les réticences de certains États, dont la France, à l’entrée de nouveaux pays au sein de l’UE.Le Figaro International
POLITICSOct 6Russia drops war posts case against children’s hospice founder Moniava - ReutersRussia drops war posts case against children’s hospice founder Moniava ReutersReuters World
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