What do they think about it themselves? We talked to Russians who study there Harvard University, Massachusetts, USA, April 15, 2025 Russian students at Harvard, like thousands of other foreigners, were at risk of deportation after a high-profile decision by the Trump administration. The university was banned from admitting foreigners, citing accusations of anti-Semitism and ties to China. Now the university is suing the government, and the fate of the students is in limbo.

The authorities in the city of Béziers in the south of France have unveiled a bust of murdered Novaya Gazeta journalist Anna Politkovskaya, Novaya Europe’s correspondent reported on Tuesday. The unveiling ceremony was held to coincide with National Resistance Day, which the French celebrate on 27 May. “I had the privilege of knowing Anna Politkovskaya,” Robert Ménard, the mayor of Béziers, said. “Who was she?

Former Russian citizens in Serbia explain how they got stuck in legal limbo A billboard with the Russian and Serbian flags reads Together! Belgrade, Serbia, 16 February 2023. Photo: Darko Vojinović / AP Photo / Scanpix / LETA Dozens of Russians are now stateless in Serbia after getting stranded in legal limbo. To obtain a Serbian passport, they had to give up their Russian citizenship, but they’re still waiting for their Serbian documents to be issued.

Photo: Vitaly Hura, Telegram The Russian-appointed mayor of Nova Kakhovka, a city in the occupied part of the Kherson region, in southern Ukraine, has been fired for swearing in a video recorded next to a war memorial, according to occupation officials.

Before Zelensky's visit to Berlin, Europe is again reminded of promises to supply long-range weapons A participant in a rally in support of Ukraine with a poster calling for the supply of Taurus missiles to the Ukrainian Armed Forces, Berlin, March 30, 2024. Photo: Hannibal Hanschke/EPA “There are no longer restrictions on the range of weapons supplied to Ukraine - neither from the British, nor from the French, nor from us.

In the city of Beziers in the south of France, a bust of the murdered Novaya Gazeta journalist Anna Politkovskaya was erected, reports a Novaya-Europa correspondent. The opening ceremony of the monument took place today. The event was timed to coincide with National Resistance Day, which the French celebrate on May 27. Photo: Novaya Gazeta Europe “I happened to know Anna Politkovskaya,” said the mayor of Béziers, Robert Menard, during the ceremony. - Who was she?

A woman holds a placard at a rally in front of the US embassy in Kyiv, Ukraine, 6 March 2025. Photo: EPA-EFE/SERGEY DOLZHENKO At least 206 Ukrainian prisoners of war have died in Russian captivity since the start of the full-scale invasion, the Associated Press (AP) reported on Tuesday.

Photo: Vitaly Gura’s telegram channel The head of the occupied part of the Kherson region, Vladimir Saldo, appointed by the Russian authorities, dismissed the head of the city of Novaya Kakhovka, Vitaly Guru. He reported this on his Telegram channel. According to Saldo, Gura committed “undignified and discrediting behavior against a representative of the authorities” near the monument to the heroes of the Great Patriotic War.

Head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov waits for Vladimir Putin to attend a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, on 7 May 2025. EPA-EFE/ALEXANDER KAZAKOV/SPUTNIK/KREMLIN POOL / POOL MANDATORY CREDIT Ramzan Kadyrov, the head of the republic of Chechnya in the Russian North Caucasus, has slammed those who spread “gossip” about his health, but did not directly deny the reports of his illness in a 45-second video published on Telegram on Monday.

Electrician Ruslan Sidiki from Ryazan committed a series of sabotage acts in the interests of the Ukrainian special services and received 29 years in prison. Now he calls himself a prisoner of war and hopes for an exchange Ruslan Sidiki. Collage: “New newspaper Europe” On May 23, the Ryazan Garrison Military Court sentenced 37-year-old anarchist Ruslan Sidiki. He received 29 years in a maximum security colony.

According to human rights activists, most of them died due to cruel treatment At least 206 Ukrainian prisoners of war died in Russian pre -trial detention centers, colonies and prisons since the beginning of a full -scale invasion.

US President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington, DC, USA, 25 May 2025. Photo: EPA-EFE/TIERNEY L CROSS / POOL US President Donald Trump is said to be considering imposing sanctions on Russia as soon as this week, amid a lack of progress in the peace talks between Moscow and Kyiv, The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) said on Tuesday. Sources told the WSJ that Trump was increasingly frustrated by the slow pace of peace negotiations and Vladimir Putin’s reluctance to stop the fighting.

Photo: Gleb Kalyuzhny On the morning of May 27, actor Gleb Kalyuzhny left for military service from a collection point on Ugreshskaya Street in Moscow, RBC reports, citing its correspondent. In a comment to reporters, Kalyuzhny said that he does not regret that he will not star in new projects for a year. The actor noted that after the army he will be able to “make it to premieres.” As it became known earlier, a criminal case was opened against Kalyuzhny for evading military service.

Brussels again wants to deprive Hungary of its voting rights. In theory, Article 7 of the EU Treaty allows this, but in practice it hardly works Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, European Council President António Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen at a press conference following the EU summit in Brussels, Belgium, December 19, 2024. Photo: Olivier Hoslet/EPA Hungary is once again under pressure from the EU.

Photo: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA-EFE US President Donald Trump is considering introducing sanctions against Russia as early as this week, The Wall Street Journal reports , citing sources. The publication's interlocutors clarified that the American president is becoming increasingly disillusioned with the slow pace of peace negotiations and Vladimir Putin's reluctance to stop hostilities.