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Since its formal launch as a 24/7 TV channel on February 7, 2017, Current Time’s mission has been to bring real news to Russian-speaking audiences everywhere.

Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty (RFE/RL) strongly condemns a sharp escalation of intimidation tactics by Russian authorities.

RFE/RL Ukrainian Service Senior Editor Rostyslav Khotin offers his insight into what may be motivating Russia’s military buildup along Ukraine’s borders.

RFE/RL Kyiv correspondent Sashko Shevchenko on the views of ordinary Ukrainians about the possibility of a Russian invasion.

RFE/RL’s Malali Bashir discusses how Radio Azadi brings women’s voices into the debate about Afghanistan’s present and future.

RFE/RL’s Mustafa Sarwar talks about how Radio Azadi changes the lives of ordinary Afghan residents, by spotlighting their stories and focusing attention on underserved communities.

RFE/RL’s Qadir Habib talks about Radio Azadi’s continuing role, since the Taliban takeover, in providing Afghan audiences with truthful information.

Twenty years ago, on January 30, 2002, RFE/RL’s Radio Azadi relaunched broadcasting to Afghanistan in the Dari and Pashto languages.

RFE/RL Kazakh Service managing editor Mukhtar Senggirbey discusses the high cost paid by Kazakh residents for participating in the nationwide fuel-price protests in early January 2022.