NEW!!! Ukraine Must Remain A Priority Amid Iran War, Estonia's Top Diplomat @tsahkna.bsky.social Tells @rferl.org.web.brid.gy READ 👇 www.rferl.org/a/iran-ukrai...

Missing US F-15E Crew Member Rescued In Iran, US Officials Say www.rferl.org/a/crew-membe...

Even Top US Jets Face Risks: F-15 Incident Highlights Complex Airspace Over Iran www.rferl.org/a/f15-warpla...

NEW Key U.S. Senators warn Rubio and Bessent over visit by sanctioned Russian delegation Bipartisan letter by Senator Wicker and Senator Shaheen raises alarm over risks and questions why Kremlin-linked officials were allowed into US for meetings with Congress and admin figures 👇

NEW!!! Iran Conflict Disrupts Private US Humanitarian Aid For Ukraine 👇 www.rferl.org/a/iran-confl...

NEW!! ‘Most successful alliance in history’: Senators Mitch McConnell and Chris Coons issue rare joint defense of NATO Senior Republican and Democrat senators push back against isolationism, insisting U.S. will remain in the 75-year-old pact that ‘underpins American security’

NEW!! US Lifts Sanctions On Three Russian Vessels; Treasury Says No Broader Policy Shift www.rferl.org/a/us-sanctio...

NEW!! US Buildup Signals Leverage -- But Iran May Be ‘Stringing Us Along,’ Says Former CENTCOM Chief READ my interview with General (ret) Joseph Votel 👇 www.rferl.org/a/33721515.h...

NEW!! Bipartisan push to tighten net on Russia’s ‘shadow fleet’ as more senators join sanctions bid Senators Thom Tillis and Michael Bennet join cross-party coalition backing S. 2904 -- the SHADOW Fleet Sanctions Act -- to crack down on Moscow’s illicit oil transport

JUST NOW!!! New bipartisan BLOCK PUTIN Act introduced in U.S. Senate It targets Hungary over Russia ties and Ukraine aid obstruction 1/3

NEW!! 'No Peace Without Justice': Washington's Unified Stand Against Russia's War On Ukrainian Children 👇 www.rferl.org/a/washington...

BREAKING!! New Yale Report Links Russian Energy Giants to Deportation, Indoctrination of Ukrainian Children www.rferl.org/a/russian-en...

NEW!!! As Iran Conflict Escalates, Ukraine Tells US: We've Seen This Before “I think the Middle East is not facing everything that we are facing right now,” Snake Island Institute's Maryna Hrytsenko says 👇 www.rferl.org/a/iran-ukrai...

NEW!! Bipartisan Backlash Grows As Trump Administration Expands Russian Sanctions Relief 👇 www.rferl.org/a/backlash-g...

NEW!! Bipartisan lawmakers challenge easing of sanctions on Russian oil Rep. Don Bacon, Rep. Gregory Meeks, press Bessent, Rubio over risks to Ukraine and U.S. security 👇

NEW!! U.S. Lawmakers Back Funds To Track Abducted Ukrainian Children As Key Research Unit Nears Shutdown 👇 www.rferl.org/a/us-funds-t...

NEW!! Key US lawmakers urge sanctions against Georgian Dream over ‘pattern of torture’ and rights abuses Bipartisan group of senators and representatives call for release of political prisoners following damning OSCE report into Georgian Dream’s authoritarian shift

NEW!!! U.S. to demand $15,000 visa bonds from 50 nations in crackdown on overstays -- Georgia added to list of ‘high-risk’ countries

NEW!!! Estonia Calls For Unity As US-Allied Divide Grows Over Hormuz Crisis www.rferl.org/a/estonia-un...

NEW!! Ukraine Peace Talks Appear Paused Amid Middle East Conflict. What Happens Next? READ 👇 www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-pe...

NEW!!! U.S. lawmakers warn Trump administration that Kosovo troop withdrawal could 'destabilize' Balkans Bipartisan group of senators and representatives tell Sec Rubio that reducing 500-strong peacekeeping force would embolden nationalist agendas and cede ground to Russia 👇

NEW!! U.S. Treasury eases friction on russian energy: A new general license greenlights the delivery of russian oil and petroleum products currently on the water.

NEW! International watchdog warns of democratic backsliding in Georgia after rare OSCE inquiry Independent experts mounting concerns over civil liberties, political repression and shrinking civic space as 24 states trigger investigation into the country’s h/r record odihr.osce.org/sites/defaul...

NEW!!! Congress To Be Briefed As Probe Examines Iran School Strike, Sources Tell RFE/RL www.rferl.org/a/congress--...

NEW!! Can Trump Pull Off A Swift Victory In Iran? READ 👇 www.rferl.org/a/trump-iran...

Russia is helping Iran target U.S. troops. Ukraine is helping the U.S. protect them. The contrast couldn't be clearer. 🇷🇺🇮🇷 | 🇺🇸🇺🇦

NEW!! US Officials Confirm Russia Providing Targeting Intelligence to Iran In Middle East War READ 👇 www.rferl.org/a/russia-ira...

NEW!! Russia preparing for conflict with NATO as it adapts to sanctions, Lithuania's intel warns Annual threat assessment says Kremlin is expanding military presence on eastern borders and shifting GRU tactics toward more destructive ‘kinetic operations’

With US President Donald Trump sharpening his focus on Iran, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz spent his time in Washington this week with a clear objective: Ensure Ukraine does not get pushed to the periphery. READ 👇 www.rferl.org/a/trump-iran...

NEW!! Bipartisan push for Russian oil sanctions grows as Senate duo joins McCormick bill Republican Sen John Curtis and Democrat Michael Bennet throw weight behind Sen McCormic's bill to choke off Kremlin energy profits.

NEW!! As Washington intensifies military operations against Iran, European officials fear the war in the Middle East will divert attention from supporting Ukraine as it battles to repel Russia’s full-scale invasion. READ 👇 www.rferl.org/a/us-iran-uk...

NEW!!! Trump officially notifies Congress of strikes on Iran as threat becomes ‘untenable’ Formal War Powers notification 👇 warns of an uncertain timeline for military operations following targeted air and missile defense strikes.

NEW! German Chancellor Merz arrives in Washington for a meeting with Trump on Tuesday Merz is the first foreign leader to visit the White House following the U.S.-Israeli 'Operation Epic Fury' in Iran Berlin is signaling a historic shift toward a 'harder-edged' foreign policy"

NEW!! Could pragmatists seize the moment inside Iran? Or will “those with the most guns prevail”? Gen. David Petraeus on what happens next. READ!! My interview 👇 www.rferl.org/a/khamenei-i...

NEW! US Strategy In Iran: Create An Opening, Let Iranians Decide, Analysts Say www.rferl.org/a/us-strateg...

JUST NOW!!! Trump announces from Khamenei “is dead.”

Sat down with Latvian FM Baiba Braže this week in Washington. As Ukraine enters its 5th year of war, her assessment of the Kremlin is sobering: Russia is using "peace talks" as a tactic to gain time, not to end the war. READ 👇 www.rferl.org/a/latvia-for...

NEW!! U.S. ‘doesn’t want to walk away’ from role as sole mediator in Ukraine, Rubio tells reporters. Secretary of State claims only Washington can bring Moscow and Kyiv to the table, warning that a U.S. withdrawal would leave a diplomatic vacuum the UN and EU cannot fill

NEW!! Trump, Zelenskyy Speak By Phone Ahead Of Geneva Talks As Pressure Mounts For Tougher Line On Russia READ 👇 www.rferl.org/a/trump-zele...

NEW!! Another U.S. Senator joins bipartisan push for return of abducted Ukrainian children Illinois Democrat Senator Tammy Duckworth backs Republican Senator Grassley's resolution demanding Moscow repatriate thousands of minors as precondition for any peace deal

NEW!! U.S. targets Iran’s ‘shadow fleet’ in latest wave of maximum pressure sanctions Treasury blacklists 30 vessels and entities linked to ballistic missile programs and illicit oil trade DoS Statement 👇

NEW!! U.S. Defense Secrets Sold to Russians for Millions in Crypto Peter Williams, 39, an Australian citizen, admitted selling 8 pieces of cybersecurity software and information to a Russian broker for $4 million in cryptocurrency 👇 www.justice.gov/opa/pr/forme...

For the fourth consecutive year, Ukrainians and their supporters assembled in the US capital to mark the anniversary of the war with prayer, song, and defiant chants before marching toward the Russian ambassador’s residence. WATCH 🎥👇 www.rferl.org/a/washington...

Four Years On, Ukraine Supporters Rally in Washington, Call for ‘Rock-Solid’ Western Unity READ 👇 www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-wa...

NEW!! As Russia's War On Ukraine Nears Fifth Year, Analysts See 'Frozen' Prospects For Peace www.rferl.org/a/ukraine-wa...

NEW!! Diplomacy Or Conflict? US-Iran Crisis Now '50-50,' Experts Say 👇 www.rferl.org/a/us-iran-nu...

NEW!!! Leading U.S. Senators visit Odesa, call for ‘sledgehammer’ sanctions on Putin’s shadow fleet, and warn that any peace deal must not 'trade away' Ukrainian sovereignty

BREAKING!!! U.S. House moves to fast-track ‘snapback’ sanctions if Russia spurns Ukraine peace talks Resolution introduced by Congressman Brian Fitzpatrick seeks to force floor vote on bill that would trigger economic penalties should Moscow violate future ceasefire or launch fresh invasion

“He didn’t soften the substance,” one senior EU official said of Rubio speech #MSC2026. “But he softened the delivery. And that makes it easier to listen.” 👇 www.rferl.org/a/rubio-warn...