Russia has formalised its occupation of parts of eastern Ukraine by recognising the independence of two entities created by the Kremlin in 2014. Russia moved closer to...
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For many people, Ukraine is the country of Chernobyl, corruption and war. That’s because their understanding of the country is out of date. One of the few positive...
Our weekly digest of articles about emerging Europe published elsewhere this week, all of which caught our eye and all of which are well worth your time. Listing them...
As Russia says it has ‘run out of patience’ with NATO, Ukraine is hit by a ‘massive’ cyberattack. Ukraine was hit by a “massive”...
Central Europe State-owned PKN Orlen, Poland’s largest oil refiner and petrol retailer, this week agreed to sell a number of assets belonging to fellow Polish refiner...
The Moscow-led Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) has been given a boost by its role in putting down protests in Kazakhstan. A state of emergency and curfew...
When a plane carrying CSTO forces arrived in Kazakhstan late on January 5, it was the first time that the alliance had deployed forces to intervene in a conflict in a...
While the world as a whole wants to see an end to the Covid-19 pandemic, here are five things specific to Central and Eastern Europe, from change in Belarus to more...
Our weekly digest of articles about emerging Europe published elsewhere this week, all of which caught our eye and all of which are well worth your time. Listing them...
Germany’s new government has not yet committed to blocking Russia’s Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, but this weekend gave strong hints that it would be prepared...
Our weekly digest of articles about emerging Europe published elsewhere this week, all of which caught our eye and all of which are well worth your time. Listing them...
Europe will need to choose between Nord Stream 2 and Ukraine’s territorial integrity, suggests Boris Johnson, as Russian troops amass near the country’s...