Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan has dashed the Kremlin's hopes for Armenia's return to the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO). Pashinyan has emphasized that Armenia no longer regards itself as a participant in the CSTO and has no intention of returning to the bloc.

Russian leader Vladimir Putin recently suggested that Yerevan still "supports all documents" adopted within the CSTO, implying a possible full return to active membership. He also argued that the organization was …

An extraordinary trial has commenced in the District Court of Helsinki, where Russian national Yan Petrovsky, who now calls himself Vojislav Torden, faces charges of five war crimes committed in eastern Ukraine in September 2014. Prosecutors are pressing for life imprisonment, reports the Finnish news agency Yle.

Torden's lawyer, Heikki Lampela, announced before the trial that Petrovsky-Torden would deny all charges of war crimes. "He confidently participates in this trial. He believes that …

Ukraine has introduced sanctions against key Georgian authorities. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has urged the global community to take a firmer stance on view of the unfolding events in Georgia, warning that "a lack of principle" could result in the country being lost for decades. President Zelensky announced the sanctions, specifically targeting those "surrendering Georgia to Putin," through his Telegram channel.

"I have just signed a decree that enforces the decision on sanctions. …