Attacks on polling stations, a Tucker Carlson cutout and baby Vladimir Putin: Russia election highlights – POLITICO

Halfway through Friday, investigative outlet The Insider had already listed a hare, a beaver, a wild boar, a polar bear, two Father Frosts, and a herd of yaks showing up at various polling stations, as well as a Russian bogatyr warrior who, ironically, wished “peace” upon voters.   But the prize for creativity goes to Buryatia … Read more

Russia signals it could try to seize Kyiv again at some point

Russian President Vladimir Putin and then-Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev in Moscow, Russia, February 23, 2018. Mikhail Svetlov | Getty Images News | Getty Images A senior Russian official has signaled that Russian forces could make another attempt to capture Kyiv, after a failed attempt to seize the Ukrainian capital early in the war. Deputy chairman … Read more

Russia takes full control of Avdiivka, as Kyiv decries ‘artificial deficit’ in ammo – POLITICO

U.S. President Joe Biden said “Ukrainian soldiers had to ration ammunition due to dwindling supplies as a result of congressional inaction, resulting in Russia’s first notable gains in months.” Biden called on lawmakers to approve $60 billion in aid to Ukraine that has been held up in the U.S. Congress. The fall of Avdiivka is Russia’s biggest gain … Read more

POLITICO Europe’s most-read stories of 2023 – POLITICO

Well, here we are folks, at the end of another turbulent year. When we put this list together at the end of 2022, its contents largely covered something many of us thought we would not see again in our lifetime: a major war in Europe. Now, we are grappling with two wars in our immediate … Read more