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11/08/2026

A children’s song. Doves. Suprematist art. A Hiroshima photograph. Few were surprised by the court decision banning Russia’s Yabloko party from running in upcoming Duma elections. Many were perplexed over how authorities went about doing it.

A children’s song. Doves. Suprematist art. A Hiroshima photograph. Few were surprised by the court decision banning Russia’s Yabloko party from running in upcoming Duma elections. Many were perplexed over how authorities went about doing it.

11/08/2026

Russia used North Korean missiles in a deadly attack on the southeastern Ukrainian city of city of Zaporizhzhya, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on August 11.

Russia used North Korean missiles in a deadly attack on the southeastern Ukrainian city of city of Zaporizhzhya, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on August 11.

11/08/2026

Six military appointments in 48 hours reveal how Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is closing the command gaps left by a war that wiped out Iran's military echelon.

Six military appointments in 48 hours reveal how Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei is closing the command gaps left by a war that wiped out Iran's military echelon.

11/08/2026

A former US Marine who has been held in a Russian prison since 2022 and had been reported to be in serious medical condition in recent weeks has been freed and is being flown back to the United States.

A former US Marine who has been held in a Russian prison since 2022 and had been reported to be in serious medical condition in recent weeks has been freed and is being flown back to the United States.

11/08/2026

Opposition Belarusian politician Alyaksandr Milinkevich, who ran for president in 2006, has died following an illness aged 79, according to a social media post by his stepson.

Opposition Belarusian politician Alyaksandr Milinkevich, who ran for president in 2006, has died following an illness aged 79, according to a social media post by his stepson.

11/08/2026

As the only Central Asian country with a land border to Russia, Kazakhstan has often been viewed as an economic sibling for Moscow. But now, big brother is looking for help.

Months of Ukrainian attacks on targets ranging from energy infrastructure to online retailers deep inside Russia have prompted moves to seek relief by relocating some facilities to Kazakhstan, which has tried to balance its ties to Moscow with a desire to remain neutral on the Ukraine war.

11/08/2026

The Ceuta crisis, EU division and the Russian angle.

In this week's briefing, Rikard Jozwiak focuses on the Ceuta crisis and whether or not Russia had a role.

11/08/2026

Russia's Supreme Court barred the liberal Yabloko party from the ballot in parliamentary elections next month, blocking what would have been the only group that is calling for an end to Moscow's war against Ukraine.

Russia's Supreme Court barred the liberal Yabloko party from the ballot in parliamentary elections next month, blocking what would have been the only group that is calling for an end to Moscow's war against Ukraine.

11/08/2026

Many in Kosovo were upset after Ukrainian President Volodymy Zelenskyy's visit, in which he made comments about recognition of Kosovo's independence. A large Ukrainian flag has been removed from the center of the capital.

11/08/2026

The US House of Representatives moved to advance a sweeping Russia and Iran sanctions package on August,
opening the next phase of a congressional push to squeeze Moscow's war economy.

The US House of Representatives moved to advance a sweeping Russia and Iran sanctions package on August 10, just days after the Senate approved it by an overwhelming 86-11 vote,