A statue of Maxim Gorky in the city of Dnepr has been removed amid the “de-Russification” campaign Ukrainian authorities have taken down a monument to Maxim Gorky, a revolutionary who founded socialist realism and became one of the most popular Soviet writers, in the eastern city of Dnepr. The move comes amid the “de-Russification” campaign…

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has warned that the bloc’s economy would be ‘killed’ if Kiev were allowed to join The EU must carefully assess all the possible risks that would come with granting membership to Ukraine, especially given that the country is still “at war,” Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban warned on Wednesday.

The Russian president’s two-day visit marks the 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the countries Russian President Vladimir Putin has met with Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping in Beijing during a state visit to China on Thursday. It is Putin’s first foreign trip since he was sworn in for a fifth term as president earlier this month.