Russia’s invasion of Ukraine The news in Central and Eastern Europe this week has been dominated by events in Ukraine, which was invaded by Russia on multiple...
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Vladimir Putin has unleashed an unprovoked attack on Ukraine, calling for the ‘demilitarisation’ and ‘denazification’ of the country. Russia has...
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...
Moscow would love nothing more than to seriously damage the Ukrainian economy without having to fire a single shot. As I write, Russia is either beginning to withdraw...
The Minsk agreements have for seven years failed to prevent fighting in eastern Ukraine. The idea, floated by Emmanuel Macron, that they could now form the basis of a...
Ukraine has again been talking up Diia City, a special economic framework for IT companies which it believes will cement its status as a tech powerhouse. In a defiant...
A new package of sanctions against Russia could be passed by the US Senate as early as this week, and take effect before any actual invasion. Another escalation of the...
Central Europe The European Commission has sent Poland formal notice to pay some 70 million euros in fines for failing to reverse an illegal disciplinary regime for...
Another week of diplomacy over Ukraine sees US Secretary of State Antony Blinken and German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock visit Kyiv, but peace is ultimately 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...
Central Europe Bulgaria’s parliament this week formally voted to elect Kiril Petkov (pictured above) as the country’s next prime minister, ending a months-long...
Central Europe The European Union’s highest court on Thursday advised that a mechanism linking financial disbursements to respect for the rule of law is compatible with...
