Kristina Zakurdaeva

'I Spent My Youth Terrified': Afghanistan Residents Remember Life Under The Taliban

Czech Intelligence And Defense Ministry Deny Ties With Former Russian Military Journalist Ivan Safronov

Despite Sanctions, EU Firm Linked To BNY Mellon Invested In Crimean Tourism

Cypriot Ferries For Crimea’s 'Little Green Men'

Current Time’s investigation of European Union companies’ links with Crimea has found that a Cyprus-based company, AnRussTrans, played a role in transporting the “little green men” and military equipment that enabled Russia to take control of the Ukrainian peninsula in 2014. To date, none of the companies that make up the AnRussTrans group appear to be included in EU, U.S., or Ukrainian sanctions lists.

How EU Firms Are Sidestepping Sanctions And Making Money On The Crimean Peninsula

'Enough Spirit' To Believe In Change: How The Moscow Protests Inspired One Kyrgyz Artist

Though over 3,700 kilometers away, TV scenes of Moscow protesters struggling with riot police during a Saturday, July 27 rally for the registration of opposition and independent candidates in upcoming city council elections resonated with 35-year-old Kyrgyz illustrator Tatyana Zelenskaya.