Stripping Hungary of its right to host a key meeting of EU foreign and defence ministers is the latest sign that Brussels is ready to get serious about Viktor Orbán’s...
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We should expect more Russian grain politicking throughout and after this summer and autumn harvest season, most likely supported by states apathetic to or aligned with...
On the eve of a peace summit in Switzerland, Russian President Vladimir Putin offered a vision for ending his war on Ukraine: control of four Ukrainian regions...
Western governments don’t know exactly what Vladimir Putin is likely to do next, but they do know enough to start preparing for the worst. For the past three months...
Falsely blaming Ukraine and the West for the recent Moscow terrorist attack, Vladimir Putin will launch a further mobilisation of hundreds of thousands of Russians—many...
Catch up quickly with the stories from Central and Eastern Europe that matter, this week led by the ongoing bombardment of Ukraine by Russian forces, primarily targeting...
Since the beginning of Russia’s war on Ukraine in 2014, and its escalation in 2022, a number of insightful books have been published that provide various...
The collective West must close ranks to enforce a uniform travel ban and more stringent banking restrictions on Russia’s entire citizenry. Doing so will serve as a...
Human trafficking is big business and the illegitimate leader of Belarus has more reason than ever to vie for a piece of the action unless he is stopped in his tracks...
Ukraine will in Vilnius once again be looking for a clear pathway towards NATO membership. It will certainly want more than vague assurances of eventual membership...
Had Georgia shown some initiative to curb inbound arrivals from Russia, much less implement a visa ban as Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia have done, it would be on an...
Zelensky’s leadership style has been characterised by a sense of unity and national pride, reflecting the values of the Hetmanate period when Ukrainians were...