Minority Rights Could Become a Major Obstacle to Ukraine’s EU Membership
While Kyiv continues to push for rapid EU accession, even a standard membership process could face serious obstacles, as parts of …
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Polish Soldier Acquitted Over Border Shooting
Two years ago, a soldier rushed to a section of the Polish-Belarusian border where a group of migrants was trying to force its way…
Ukraine’s Labor Shortage Opens a Fight Over Migration
Ukraine will need millions of workers to rebuild after the war. Business groups see foreign labor as part of the answer, but right…
Poland Split Over Same-Sex Marriage as Ukraine Takes Another Path
Warsaw and Kyiv are moving in opposite directions. In Poland, courts are ordering authorities to register same-sex marriages contr…
Kremlin Signals It May Be Looking for a Way Out of Ukraine War
Leaked material from Putin’s presidential office and recent remarks by regime loyalists suggest Moscow may be preparing Russians f…
Loosdrecht Fire Exposes Dutch Asylum Tensions
The arrival of asylum seekers in Loosdrecht has triggered a wave of opposition from local residents and nationalist activists. Ten…
Radev’s Gamble: Leaving the Palace for Power
Bulgaria began 2026 with a new currency and a new parliament. Not everything in the land of roses, however, is coming up roses: th…
Yermak Case Takes Unusual Turn Over Fortune-Teller Claim
Ukrainian prosecutors allege that Zelensky’s longtime right-hand man was involved in a $10.5m money laundering scheme. They also s…
Moscow’s Victory Celebration: A Short Guest List and a Sombre Look Back
After several Ukrainian drone attacks on Moscow, Russia’s celebrations marking the end of World War II appeared in doubt this year…
Demography in the Shadow of War: How Russia and Ukraine Are Losing Children
Deaths at the front and behind the lines, psychological devastation, mass emigration, poverty, constant fear and the prospect of a…
Russian Burns Himself to Death in Kaliningrad War Protest
Alexander Okunev died after setting himself on fire in February 2025 in protest against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The authorit…
Historians and Educators Criticize New Russian History Textbooks
A new series of history textbooks is set to become the only approved material in Russian schools, despite widespread reservations …
Putin Fears Assassination and Coup by Russian Elite
Russia’s Federal Protective Service has significantly tightened security around the Russian head of state, according to a European…
Ukraine Gains More Ground Than It Loses for First Time Since August 2024
The pace of Russia’s advance has been steadily declining since November 2025. In April, Moscow lost 116 sq km of occupied Ukrainia…
Moscow Claims NATO Is Preparing to Seize Kaliningrad
The Kaliningrad region, on the Baltic Sea, has been part of Russia since the end of World War II. It lies between Poland and Lithu…
EU Opens the Door but Keeps Ukraine Waiting
Ukraine’s bid to join the European Union has both backers and sceptics across Europe. Neither camp is calling for the country’s im…
The Spies, the Archaeologist and the Soldier’s Wife: Poland and Belarus Exchange Prisoners
Poland and Belarus have carried out their first direct prisoner exchange, swapping five detainees on each side after months of qui…
How the Kremlin Is Rewriting Historical Memory
Russia is facing a new wave of efforts to erase the memory of victims of Bolshevik terror, Stalin’s purges, the gulags and Brezhne…
How Hungarians Voted – And Where It Shifted
Beyond the headlines, the election results reveal details that were largely absent from early reporting on the end of the Orban er…
Drones Rule the Battlefield: How Soldiers Fight Back
The Russia–Ukraine war is reshaping the rules of engagement in live combat. Tank columns once designed to break through enemy line…
Ukraine Investigates Coffee Shop U420 Chain Amid Pressure From Police and Nationalists
The U420 chain operated in Ukraine for over a year and was promoted by well-known influencers. In late March and early April, it c…
Magyar Victory: Mixed Reactions Across Europe
Following Magyar’s victory, reactions across Europe ranged from congratulations to caution, while some leaders remained silent.
Leaked Calls, Intimacies and Whistleblowers: Fight for Hungarian Voters Reaches Its Peak
The campaign methods used by both the Hungarian government and the opposition will likely go down as some of the most indiscrimina…
A history of euthanasia: from bedside death to moral battleground
The pre-Christian world knew several forms of euthanasia and assisted suicide, but with the Christianisation of Europe such practi…
Iran conflict exposes limits of US military and political strategy
If neither Tel Aviv nor Washington is willing to back down, they may seek to push Iranian forces away from the shores of the Strai…
Breaches at Arms Manufacturers Expose Czech–Slovak Security Gaps
An arson attack on LPP Holding’s premises caused damage worth hundreds of millions of Czech crowns. The company told Statement tha…
Polish President’s Hungary Trip Fuels Row Over Russia Stance
The Polish president visited Budapest shortly after the Hungarian Kremlin whistleblowing scandal, stirring up the waters not only …
Surrogate motherhood in the Third Reich and the Bible
In Europe, Christianity reshaped family law, curbing practices such as polygamy and arrangements akin to surrogate motherhood. Yet…
Narvian People’s Republic: is Estonia at risk of a Ukraine-style scenario?
Since February, Russian-language narratives have circulated on social media calling for the creation of a pro-Russian ‘People’s Re…
Ukraine makes first gains since 2023 – but Russia still advances
The front stretches for more than a thousand kilometres, yet the attention of military analysts and the Ukrainian and Russian gene…
Teacher Who Exposed Russian School Propaganda Wins Oscar
Mr. Nobody Against Putin, directed by Russian teacher Pavel Talankin and American filmmaker David Borenstein, won the Oscar for be…
The collapse of Yugoslavia and the NATO bombing of Serbia
Even decades later, many Serbs still see the Kosovo saga as a historic injustice. The collapse of Yugoslavia, the NATO bombing of …
From communists to capitalists: NATO’s war in Afghanistan
The terrorist attacks on the Twin Towers and the Pentagon on September 11, 2001 plunged the United States into the invasion of Afg…
Veto fight over EU defence loan shakes Polish politics
The Polish government and the presidential office have been at odds for years. This time, it appears that certain branches of our …
Middle East conflict could trigger unprecedented migration to Europe
After the US-Israeli attacks on Iran, Israel expanded ground operations in southern Lebanon. Iran, in turn, launched air strikes o…
No more missiles? How the attack on Iran could affect the war in Ukraine
The regime did not collapse even after the death of its supreme leader, and an end to the escalating conflict in the Middle East i…
How the war has changed life in Russia
Every prolonged war eventually reshapes life far beyond the battlefield. Russia is no exception.
Kremlin tightens grip on the internet
Western websites and messaging services have been throttled for more than a year, leaving them inaccessible in some regions and ba…
Orbán's new challenger: A change of course or just a different tone for the same policy?
Hungarian President Tamás Sulyok has called elections for April 12, and the opposition TISZA party currently has a slight lead ove…
Merz at a conference in Bavaria: Europe needs its own nuclear umbrella
Threats from Beijing and Washington, and negotiations with the French president. Merz outlined what he believes threatens the old …
Deadly or "just" dangerous? Russia continues to use chemical weapons in Ukraine
Similar to World War I, combat gas on the front lines means more casualties.
Half of Moldova is already part of Romania. Sandu is in favor of the rest becoming part of Romania as well
The historical region known as Moldavia is inhabited on both sides of the Moldavian-Romanian border by ethnic Romanian-speaking Ro…
The EU-India agreement is not just about tariffs. A center for Indian migration to Europe will be established
The mother of all agreements, as both sides agree to call it, will bring European Union countries not only economic growth and a b…
A pragmatist from Belarus? Lukashenko's political prisoner calls for dialogue
Lukashenko is an ally of Russia, but he is still a long way from wanting to become part of the Russian Federation. According to a …
Warsaw has published millions of safety manuals. Poles should also be prepared for war
Seventeen million copies filled mailboxes across the country. Thanks to the brochure, people learn how to increase their chances o…
Iran on the brink. The fall of the Islamist dictatorship could lead to civil war
The military invasion of Iraq, justified by the lie that Saddam Hussein's regime possessed weapons of mass destruction, brought no…
Greenland as Danish territory, also under US protection, according to Axios sources
According to sources at Axios, Copenhagen can celebrate thanks to Mark Rutte. Trump has apparently ruled out the possibility of a …
Russian schoolgirl called Russians fighting for Ukraine heroes. She faces prison camp
A military court established under the now defunct Russian Western Military District ruled that 17-year-old Yeva Bagrova had parti…
Dark clouds loom over the Russian opposition. Vilnius and Kiev have reshuffled the deck.
One year-end report by Leonid Volkov caused a storm in the Russian opposition waters. However, the dispute quickly spread beyond t…
Tymoshenko will not be sent to prison for the time being. She will not be leaving Ukraine anytime soon.
A bail of €660,000, a ban on leaving the Kyiv region, and a ban on contacting other suspects. This is the temporary punishment for…