The independent publishing house Freedom Letters, which publishes books in Russian and Ukrainian, and its founder Georgy Urushadze received the Freedom to Publish Award from the Association of American Publishers. This is stated on the association's website.

“New-Europe” reminds us of what the formation is known for Espanola Division. Photo: Espanola / Telegram The Russian 88th Volunteer Brigade Espanyol, which consists of far-right football fans and took part in the war against Ukraine, has announced its dissolution and a “complete reset”. “Smart and proactive people are not needed, we need the faithful,” Z-blogger Dmitry Steshin commented on the dissolution of Espanyola.

The Boracay. Photo: Marine Traffic An oil tanker detained by the French authorities over suspected links to Russia’s “shadow fleet” last week has set sail from the port of Brest and is now on its way to the Suez Canal, France24 reported on Friday. France24 said that the captain of the ship, the Boracay, who had been expected to face charges for failure to cooperate with the authorities, had been allowed to return to the ship.

Monologue of a deserter about two years on the front line Collage “New Newspaper Europe” Oleg is 30 years old, he served his military service and had no intention of connecting his life with a military career. But in the fall of 2022 he was mobilized. The family was in a difficult situation - Oleg’s father had died the day before. Choosing from bad options, he went to war.

Russian doctors have been recruited to dissuade underage girls from terminating unwanted pregnancies A woman pushes her baby past pro-Kremlin street art in the Moscow region town of Pavlovsky Posad, Russia, 14 March 2025. Photo: EPA / MAXIM SHIPENKOV Every year, thousands of teenagers in Russia get pregnant.

He is accused of moving people for the purpose of prostitution. The rapper faces up to 20 years in prison P. Diddy at the 65th Cannes Film Festival, May 22, 2012. Photo: Andia / Alamy / VIDA press A court in New York will pronounce a verdict on October 3 in the case of rapper and producer Sean Combs (P. Diddy or Puff Daddy). The 55-year-old tycoon faces up to ten years in prison on each of two charges of moving people for the purpose of prostitution.

Germany has suspended its fast-track procedure for issuing humanitarian visas to Russians and Belarusians who actively oppose their governments, according to activists campaigning for the restoration of the programme on Thursday. According to Telegram channel SaveHumVisa22, the programme is to remain in force, but its application is to be “extremely limited”, as it was before the fast-track procedure was introduced in June 2022, following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.

С такой ситуацией уже сталкивались Владимир и Евгения Кара-Мурза. Объясняем, как это возможно After the release of the FBK video that they managed to remove the biological materials of the deceased politician and submit them for examination, many questions remained: which laboratories carried out the tests, who gave them the materials and how? Почему соратники Алексея Навального не называют эти лаборатории?

Vladimir Putin addressed the 22nd annual meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club in Sochi, southern Russia, 2 October 2025. Photo: EPA / MIKHAIL METZEL / SPUTNIK / KREMLIN POOL Vladimir Putin has laid out his vision of Russia’s role in a multipolar world in a defiant speech he delivered in the Russian city of Sochi on Thursday.

Photo: media Special correspondent for “New Europe” Ilya Azar and three other members of the association “Deputies of Peaceful Russia” were sentenced in absentia to four years in prison in the case of organizing the activities of an “undesirable organization.” The journalist reported this to Novaya Gazeta Europe. In addition, the defendants are prohibited from administering Internet resources for five years.

The German authorities have closed the “accelerated procedure” for issuing humanitarian visas for the admission of Russians and Belarusians. This was reported by Deutsche Welle and the SaveHumVisa22 association. “In fact, the German authorities returned to the pre-war approach, when such visas were issued only in isolated cases according to not very clear criteria that are not fully understood even by specialized organizations,” writes DW.

The monument to Erekle II in Tbilisi caused fierce controversy: for the authorities it is “pragmatism”, for opponents it is a symbol of dependence on Moscow Monument to Irakli II in Tbilisi.

Photo: “Important Stories” In the summer and fall of 2024, at least 60 conscripts who were in the Kursk region died during the offensive of the Armed Forces of Ukraine in the Kursk region. This is discussed in the investigation of “Important Stories”. According to the publication, the average age of the victims is about 20 years.

Photo: Anna Szilagyi/EPA On the night of October 3, flights were suspended at Munich Airport due to drones, the press service of the airport reported . As a result, 17 flights were unable to depart on time, affecting almost three thousand passengers. Another 15 flights were redirected to Stuttgart, Nuremberg, Vienna and Frankfurt. According to Der Spiegel, the search for drones and their operators ended in vain. The airport resumed operations at 5 a.m. local time.

In 2025, the authorities may set a record for blocking music tracks of popular artists, New Europe calculated. Still from a recording of a performance by the group Pornofilmy A week ago, the court declared the song “Turn off the anthem” by the group “Pornofilmy” extremist; in it, the court heard calls for aggressive and violent actions, including against authorities.