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By Mike Eckel, Senior News Correspondent at RFERL and Fletcher Alum Russia reacted cautiously to a proposed cease-fire agreement announced by Ukrainian

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Ukraine Alleges 150,000 Possible Russian War Crimes. Here Are 5 Of The Worst

March 5, 2025March 20, 2025 Mike Eckel

By Mike Eckel and Serhiy Stetsenko (Eckel is a Senior News Correspondent at RFERL and Fletcher Alum) Corpses sprawled on

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3 Years In, Evidence Of Russian War Crimes Against Ukraine Mounts

March 5, 2025March 20, 2025 Mike Eckel

By RFE/RL, Mike Eckel, Serhiy Stetsenko and Will Tizard (Eckel is a Senior News Correspondent at RFERL and Fletcher Alum) Ukrainians and

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Russia’s Foreign Mercenaries In Ukraine War: Military Leak Shows Bosnian Serb Fighter As GRU Officer

March 1, 2025March 20, 2025 Mike Eckel

By Mark Krutov, Lukas Zalalis, Mike Eckel, Carl Schreck, Wojtek Grojec, Ivan Gutterman and Sergei Dobrynin (Eckel is a Senior

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Don’t Expect A Quick Ukraine Cease-Fire, Says Veteran Russian Expert Back From Moscow

February 25, 2025February 28, 2025 Mike Eckel

By Mike Eckel, Senior News Correspondent at RFERL and Fletcher Alum The Kremlin is prepared for long negotiations with the

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Exclusive: Russian Defector Leaks Files Revealing Shocking Scale of War Casualties

February 24, 2025February 28, 2025 Mike Eckel

By Mark Krutov, Lukas Zalalis, Mike Eckel, Wojtek Grojec, Ivan Gutterman and Sergei Dobrynin (Eckel is a Senior News Correspondent

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Excluded From Talks, Bruised By Trump, Zelenskyy Calls For ‘More Truth’

February 19, 2025February 27, 2025 Mike Eckel

By Mike Eckel, Senior News Correspondent at RFERL and Fletcher Alum With the most consequential talks his country has faced

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For The EU, A Trump White House Is A Lurch Into New Territory

February 14, 2025February 15, 2025 Mike Eckel

By Mike Eckel, Senior News Correspondent at RFERL and Fletcher Alum The day after U.S. President Donald Trump announced his

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Ukraine’s Battlefield Fights Are Messy. Its Political Battles Are Getting Messy, Too.

February 12, 2025February 15, 2025 Mike Eckel

By Mike Eckel, Senior News Correspondent at RFERL and Fletcher Alum The mayor of Ukraine’s capital city is feuding with

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A Czech Cold War Cold Case Is Now A Murder Investigation

February 10, 2025February 15, 2025 Mike Eckel

By Mike Eckel, Dana Katharina Vaskova and Stuart Greer (Eckel is a Senior News Correspondent at RFERL and a Fletcher