The escalation of tensions in the Middle East initially buoyed the Russian government’s economic team: energy prices skyrocketed, and there were expectations of windfall profits from oil and gas exports that would help plug the budget deficit. But reality did…
Poland is actively transforming its defense industry into one of the key elements of European security—through large-scale investments, intern ational partnerships, and the localization of arms production. In brief Areas of Polish-Ukrainian defense-industrial cooperation, joint weapons production, the development of…
Over 460 million hryvnias were “laundered” for the construction of the “Dynasty” cottage community in the Kyiv region. Andriy Yermak was ordered to be held in custody for two months, with the option to post bail in the amount of…
Can a country be democratic without holding elections on the dates prescribed by law? This is a significant question for Ukraine, as the last time citizens across the country exercised their right to vote was in the fall of 2020,…
Moscow is preparing for the May 9, 2026, parade under military alert conditions: without a column of mechanized equipment, with reinforced air defense, communication restrictions, and reduced international representation. On the eve of the celebrations, this does not look like…
On April 25, 2026, Mali entered its most serious crisis since the recapture of Kidal in 2023. Coordinated attacks on Kati, the Bamako airport area, and targets in the north of the country coincided with the withdrawal of the Russian…
The crushing defeat in the recent parliamentary elections in Hungary of the FIDESZ party (FIDESZ), led by incumbent Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, has put his political allies in neighboring countries on the back foot—allies who have long served Viktor Orbán’s…
On April 19, 2026, Rumen Radev’s “Progressive Bulgaria” party won 1,444,920 votes, 44.59%, and 131 seats in the 240-member National Assembly. This gave the former president a single-party government mandate, something Bulgaria hasn’t seen in nearly three decades. For Ukraine,…
Moldova has declared the command of the Russian military group in so-called Transnistria persona non grata. Propagandists in Moscow have been up in arms over this, and Security Council Secretary Shoigu is threatening to “defend his citizens.” How is Chisinau…
1.6 million Ukrainian children have remained under Russian control since 2014, and this number is growing. The Ukrainian President’s initiative Bring Kids Back UA, founded in 2023, reported that 2,108 children have been returned to territories controlled by Ukraine. Myroslava…
