KOSTYA MANENKOV

August 11, 2023 at 11:27 pm

Russian Orthodox priests face persecution from state and church for supporting peace in Ukraine VIEW

A small number of Russian Orthodox priests are publicly opposing their leader's support for Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and they're suffering the consequences.

Nation & World

April 15, 2023 at 7:21 am

NATO member Finland breaks ground on Russia border fence VIEW

The construction of barbed-wired fence along Finland’s long border with Russia - primarily meant to curb illegal migration - has broken ground near the southeastern...

Business

April 8, 2023 at 8:26 am

Estonia PM’s party clinches new coalition government deal

Estonia’s Prime Minister Kaja Kallas says her center-right Reform Party has clinched a deal with two other parties to form a coalition government.

Business

April 4, 2023 at 3:27 am

Relief, but some mixed feelings, as Finland joins NATO VIEW

The selling points of the bed-and-breakfast are its century-old buildings, its spacious rooms and its proximity to Russia, a short cross-country ski trip to the...

February 17, 2023 at 11:57 pm

In Baltics, Poland, grassroots groups strive to help Ukraine VIEW

Since Russia invaded Ukraine last February, Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia — three states on NATO’s eastern flank scarred by decades of Soviet-era occupation — have...

Business

Pope Francis delivers his speech during a meeting with authorities, civil society and diplomats at Qazaq Concert Hall in Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan, Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022. Pope Francis begins a 3-days visit to the majority-Muslim former Soviet republic to minister to its tiny Catholic community and participate in a Kazakh-sponsored conference of world religious leaders. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko) XDS125 XDS125

September 12, 2022 at 7:46 pm

Pope, opening Kazakh visit, blasts ‘senseless’ Ukraine war WATCH

Pope Francis has begged for an end to Russia’s “senseless and tragic war” in Ukraine as he arrived in the former Soviet republic of Kazakhstan.

September 12, 2022 at 7:02 am

Pope heads to Kazakh interfaith congress, without patriarch

Pope Francis is traveling to Kazakhstan this week to participate in a conference of world religious leaders, with Russia's war in Ukraine clouding the visit.