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For Moldova, War Next Door Brings Energy Crunch and Paid Protests

The tiny country, starved of natural gas and electricity because of the conflict in neighboring Ukraine, is confronting street rallies bankrolled by a pro-Russian politician...

Amid Scandals and Politics, Poland’s Youths Lose Faith in Catholic Church

The Polish church is in a deep crisis, as its authority is sapped by cascading sexual abuse scandals and as more people grow wary of...

Missiles for Poland May Disrupt NATO’s Stance on Ukraine War

NATO is determined to help Ukraine battle Russia, but wants no direct part of the war. A new promise of air defense weapons for Poland...

In Poland, a Warm Welcome for Ukrainian Refugees Wobbles

Poland took in millions of people fleeing the war in Ukraine. But a vocal minority is trying to stoke tensions as Russian attacks threaten to...

Russian Troops in Belarus Spur Debate Over the Threat to Ukraine

The United States and its allies are playing down the dangers posed by the deployment of thousands of Russian soldiers to Belarus, but the intelligence...

Belarus Wavers as Putin Presses It to Join Ukraine War

The country’s strongman, Aleksandr Lukashenko, finds himself in a bind. He survives with support from Russia, but entering the fight could be ‘political suicide.’

Lukashenko Says Russian Troops Will Return to Belarus in Large Numbers

Statements by President Aleksandr G. Lukashenko, an eccentric and highly erratic dictator, are rarely an accurate guide to current or future events.

Russians Fleeing the Draft Find an Unlikely Haven in Kyrgyzstan

Tens of thousands of men have ended up in places like Kyrgyzstan, a former Soviet territory, that normally see few refugees but are willing to...

In One Corner of Kosovo, Cheers Still Ring Out for Putin

Many ethnic Serbs, nursing grievances against NATO for a 1999 bombing campaign that broke Serbia’s grip on the territory, see President Vladimir V. Putin’s Russia...

Russia’s F.S.B. Has Been Accused of Covering Up, Rather Than Solving, Crimes

Like its Soviet-era predecessor, the K.G.B., the F.S.B. has been dogged for years by suspicions that it blames others for crimes it commits itself.
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