Although experts in the West generally agree that the Lisbon treaty won't change the dynamic of relations between the EU and Russia, analysts in Moscow differ. The prevailing view in Russia is that the treaty could ultimately thwart Russia's tactic of dealing with EU countries separately and of ...

Lenin was an expert in kindling revolutions, but he would have been puzzled by what took place in 1989 in Eastern Europe.

A Russian health official says the number of swine-flu patients in the country is increasing, RFE/RL's Russian Service reports.

Reaction to an outbreak of an as yet undetermined flu has been politicized in Ukraine in advance of the crucial January 2010 presidential election. Panic in Kiev.

Last week's announcement that the next Russian census will be held in 2010 as originally scheduled is welcome news indeed. There had been considerable speculation that the census had been delayed largely for political reasons, and it is encouraging to think that the opinions of experts who say the ...

Only evangelical leaders can preach the Gospel. The faithful must have permission from the government. Forbidden to evangelize those who "had a criminal record." Fines for those who pray or preach without authorization.

The Armenian government says Russia will build a nuclear power plant in Armenia that will nearly triple the country's current levels of nuclear energy production, RFE/RL's Armenian Service reports.