President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko
Central/Eastern Europe

Belarus is preparing nasty surprises for its neighbours: representatives of Lithuania and Poland warn

Lithuania and Poland have been right for years in explaining to their Western partners the threat and intentions of Russia, say Lithuanian and Polish policy-makers gathered for an informal discussion in Vilnius. But, unfortunately, they […]

Central/Eastern Europe

«Караваны» – в Европу. Как украинцам помогают выбираться из оккупации? И почему сейчас ищут женщин-волонтеров?

Мариуполец Александр Федоров с начала войны помогает эвакуировать земляков. Размещает посты в соцсетях, принимает заявки и потом передает их волонтерам. Сам встретил войну на заработках в Чехии, а вот родственники — были в охваченном войной […]

Central/Eastern Europe

Проблемы внутренне перемещенных лиц (ВПЛ) в Украине

После начала второго (первый этап весна 2014 г.) этапа войны РФ против Украины 24 февраля 2022 г. миллионы украинцев вынуждены были переселиться из зон боевых действий. Часть украинских граждан выехали за пределы Украины, где получили […]

Kyiv, summer 2022. Andreas Umland
Central/Eastern Europe

After the war

Ukraine, the West and democracy will prevail. Whatever Mr Putin does or does not do, despite his war crimes and nuclear threats, despite his bombing of Ukrainian cities and the violence of his repression even […]

President of Belarus Aleksander Lukashenko
Central/Eastern Europe

Lukashenko is teetering on the brink: can Belarus attack Ukraine?

At the beginning of the war, Belarus became an accomplice in the aggression against Ukraine, giving its territory to Russian troops to move towards Kyiv and providing launching sites for at least seven missiles for […]

Central/Eastern Europe

NATO and Ukraine

Last week, a number of important geopolitical developments took place: Putin finally revealed that he was in total desperation and rushed to announce that he was annexing not only the occupied but also unoccupied, and […]

Central/Eastern Europe

What’s happening on the digital front in Ukraine’s war with Russia? Russian-speaking Balts joining the fight

As Ukrainian fighters report daily on important victories on the frontline, battles are also being fought outside the country – and the digital battle for the truth also involves the Baltic States. Since the start […]