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 take them.
Author: ANDREW HIGGINS
Soviet Monuments Become Latest Target of Backlash Against War in Ukraine
Across Eastern and Central Europe, statues honoring Soviet troops for their role in defeating the Nazis in World War II have in recent weeks come down or been slated for demolition.
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 as a potential savior.
Blame, Hate and License Plates in a Divided Kosovo Town
Tensions between ethnic Albanians and ethnic Serbs have flared in recent months, stoked by a bureaucratic dispute over vehicle tags, testimony to the region’s toxic identity politics.
How Gorbachev’s Legacy of Perestroika Vanished
His vision of a “common European home” stretching from Vladivostok to Lisbon has been replaced by a Russia increasingly isolated from the rest of Europe.
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.
Estonia Says Russia Has Not Asked for Help With Dugina Inquiry
Russia has accused the country of harboring a Ukrainian woman it blames for a fatal car bombing over the weekend.
Estonia Says It Repelled Major Russian Cyberattack
The hacking group, Killnet, said the attack was in retaliation for Estonia’s removal of a Soviet tank from a World War II memorial.
Serbia’s Leader Rejects ‘Little Putin’ Label Amid Fears of Russian Meddling
President Aleksandar Vucic’s ties to Moscow raise awkward questions as the Kremlin appears to be stirring unrest in the Balkans to deflect attention from the war in Ukraine.