The Cipher Brief1d
In Three European Elections, the Kremlin Squares off Against the West
Elections in Bulgaria, Georgia and Moldova have all served as testing grounds for a Russia v. West contest for influence.
Why Moldova Wants to Move Away From Russia and Join EU Instead
With a population of just 2.6 million and one of the smallest economies in Europe, Moldova barely registers by most European ...
New York Sun5d
In a Failure for President Biden, Among Others, Russia Rebuilds Its Empire, One Country at a Time
In Georgia and Moldova, countries where opinion polls routinely register pro-European majorities, large numbers of voters are ...
Washington Monthly1d
The “Russian World” and Donald Trump
Vladimir Putin is feeling the strain of Ukraine’s vigorous defense, neighboring nations chafing under Moscow’s influence, and ...
CNN on MSN10d
As Georgia votes, fears of a stolen election and a return to the Kremlin’s orbit loom large
In Georgia’s parliamentary election on Saturday the specter of authoritarianism looms large once again, as observers fear the ...
Russia bombs historic Soviet skyscraper in Ukraine’s Kharkiv
A Russian guided bomb attack on Kharkiv on Monday shattered much of the Derzhprom building, one of the most celebrated ...
Satellite images show major expansion at Russian site with secret bioweapons past
New construction at a military research site near Moscow reveals a specialized laboratory complex designed to research and ...
North Korea Is Sending Troops to Russia. Here’s What That Means.
North Korea’s shipment of troops to Russia holds serious implications both for the war and for global security.
Moldovans are voting in a pivotal presidential runoff. But voter fraud threatens its democracy
Moldovan historian and politician Octavian Ticu remembers when the Soviet Union collapsed in the early 1990s, a seismic event that enabled him to become one of the ...
War or peace? Russia's wrath hangs over Georgia elections
Millions of voters in the small but strategically-located Black Sea nation of Georgia head to the polls on Saturday for a ...
How Russian ‘dirty money’ risks rigging Moldova’s presidential election
Moldovans vote in the second round of a crucial presidential election on Sunday, which could determine whether the post-Soviet country stays its course toward Europe or lurches back into the Kremlin’s ...