In mid-May of this year, 36 countries and the European Union officially confirmed their intention to join the new Expanded Partial Agreement on the Establishment of the Steering Committee of the Special Tribunal on the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine.…
Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine, now in its fifth year, was one of the key topics at the recent “Defence24 Days 2026” conference on defense and security in Central and Eastern Europe, held in Warsaw. One of the conference participants…
On May 16–17, a Protestant religious “Festival of Hope” took place in Minsk. It drew over 10,000 participants. Christian events of this scale have not taken place since the 1990s. Throughout his rule in Belarus, Lukashenko has not allowed such…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed a decree establishing an expedited procedure for granting citizenship to residents of occupied Transnistria. Moldovan political scientist, security expert, and member of the Moldovan Parliament Oazu Nantoi explains in an interview with Blacksky.info journalist…
Russia is waging a full-scale war against Ukraine, attacking civilians on a daily basis and bearing responsibility for these crimes. At the same time, Ukraine is responding with strikes on the enemy’s strategic infrastructure—in particular, on oil refining facilities in…
Preparations are underway in Ukraine for potential post-war elections. The Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine has established a special working group, led by First Deputy Speaker Oleksandr Kornienko, to develop legislative proposals regarding the organization of the electoral process during a…
At the end of April, Ukraine and the world are paying special attention to Chernobyl. April 26 marks the 40th anniversary of the accident at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, which became the greatest man-made disaster of the 20th century.…
Dr. Darin Drossev, President of the Integration Research Institute in Sofia, analyses the outcome of Bulgaria’s parliamentary elections of 19 April 2026 and what the sweeping victory of Rumen Radev’s „Progressive Bulgaria” coalition means for the country’s political future, its…
In March 2026, the Academic Council of UzhNU conferred the title of “Honorary Doctor of Uzhhorod National University” upon Alexander Duleba—a professor of political science at the University of Prešov, senior researcher at the Research Center of the Slovak Foreign…
What is the new political reality in Hungary following the elections, and what does Péter Magyar’s victory mean for the country and for Europe? Can we speak of a restart of democratic processes and a weakening of authoritarian tendencies? We…
