Tomasz Szmydt, who is seeking asylum in Belarus, says Warsaw’s foreign policy is dictated by the US and its allies Polish judge Tomasz Szmydt has asked for political asylum in Belarus in protest over his country’s “unfair and dishonest” anti-Russia stance. Szmydt, who served at the Provincial Administrative...

Alexander Lambsdorff will leave for one week for consultations over an alleged hacking operation by Moscow The German Foreign Ministry is temporarily recalling Ambassador Alexander Lambsdorff from Moscow, its spokesperson announced on Monday. The senior diplomat will hold consultations over the week...

The Ukrainian president is losing the battle for the “hearts and minds” of the populace, the SVR has said   The US has stepped up efforts to find a replacement for Ukrainian President Vladimir Zelensky and has already talked with a number of politicians, including former President Pyotr Poroshenko...

Latvia’s passenger rail operator says there are no alternatives in the bloc for servicing Soviet-era trains Latvia’s passenger rail operator has asked the government not to ban the purchase of spare train parts from Russia and Belarus, stressing that it is impossible to find alternative sources of...

Recent statements by politicians in some NATO states have sparked a new “unprecedented round of tension,” spokesperson Dmitry Peskov has said Russia has decided to hold tactical nuclear weapons drills in response to certain NATO countries’ remarks about potentially sending troops to Ukraine, Kremlin...

Those forced to stay back are either not eligible or lack the proper documentation, spokesman Andrey Demchenko has said The Ukrainian authorities are stopping more than 100 people from leaving the country each day during the ongoing mobilization campaign, Andrey Demchenko, the spokesman for the country’s...