The Trump administration will maintain its freeze on $2 billion in foreign aid after Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts temporarily blocked a lower court’s order to restore the funds. The decision gives the Supreme Court time to review the administration’s appeal.
Hungary has threatened to block the latest package of sanctions against Russia unless it receives guarantees on the resumption of gas supplies through Ukraine.
Romanian prosecutors have launched a criminal case against far-right presidential candidate Călin Georgescu, whose surprise first-round election victory was fueled by social media manipulation, bots, and Russian-linked propaganda.
Georgian authorities have violently cracked down on protests over the past three months, raising fears that data extraction software could be turned against civil society.