On the eve of the new heating season, talk of an energy truce between Russia and Ukraine is being heard ever more often. Yet behind the diplomatic statements a fundamental inequality remains: Russia continues to attack Ukraine’s energy infrastructure, while…
Russian strikes on Ukraine are aimed ever more often not only at military targets but at civilian ones – at the infrastructure the functioning of the state depends on. Railway stations and junctions, track, depots, wagons, locomotives and other parts…
Ukraine is preparing for a new round of talks with Russia and the United States in October. Moscow says it is ready to return to a trilateral format, Washington speaks of searching for “the right formula”, and Kyiv insists on…
The situation in Belarus remains a focus of European media attention. The Russian-Ukrainian war, which has lasted more than 1,600 days, is sharpening attention to what is happening in Belarus. The country’s dictator, Alexander Lukashenko, has held power for over…
The US is preparing for a new phase of sanctions pressure on Russia. Following its adoption by the Senate, the bill on sanctions against Moscow is expected to pass the House of Representatives as early as September. The bill provides…
Russians are showing increasing weariness with the protracted war. New data from both non-public and independent opinion polls reveal the highest levels of anxiety in years and a decline in trust in Vladimir Putin. Behind these shifts lie economic pressure,…
The EU’s foreign policy chief, Kaya Kallas, has promised to unveil, in autumn 2026, the most far-reaching package of economic sanctions against Russia since its large-scale invasion of Ukraine. Let’s try to suggest some truly interesting options to her in…
Ukraine’s grain exports are once again under serious pressure. During the first five days of August, rail shipments of grain to the ports of the Greater Odesa region—Odesa, Chornomorsk, and Pivdennyi—declined by 84.3% compared to the same period in July.…
Ukrainian and international media have reported on the story of little Nazar, who was born after a Russian strike on an apartment building in Kyiv’s Sviatoshynskyi district. During the attack by a Russian drone, his 24-year-old mother, who was seven…
More than four years have passed since the start of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine. During this time, the West has imposed tens of thousands of sanctions against Russian officials, state-owned companies, banks, oligarchs, and enterprises in the military-industrial complex.…
