Eastern Europe

Russia's refineries burn, but its budget thrives on crude exports, including to Europe

Eastern Europe Iuliia Mendel, TA Kyiv - October 14, 2025.

Russian oil and gas remain Europe’s greatest political riddle. On the one hand, many European leaders have long argued that cutting off Moscow’s energy revenues...

From rebuilding to rearming: EU’s shift in Ukraine aid sparks debate

Eastern Europe Iuliia Mendel, TA Kyiv - October 7, 2025.

The EU’s €140 billion reparations loan scheme for Ukraine has failed. So far. This financial lifeline would allow Kyiv to borrow now and repay later...

Armenia: winning through struggling

Eastern Europe Iuliia Mendel, TA Kyiv - September 30, 2025.

“Let’s grab a coffee.” With that casual invitation in Russian, a short video of Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan unexpectedly went viral across post-Soviet social...

Moldova faces the most important elections since independence

Eastern Europe Tomorrow's Affairs Staff - September 24, 2025.

The parliamentary elections in Moldova on 28 September are not only a change of government but also a moment in which the country is testing...

Russia’s Hybrid Invasion of Europe

Russia Iuliia Mendel, TA Kyiv - September 23, 2025.

We're witnessing growing alarm over a potential Russian invasion of NATO countries. In June, Germany’s Chief of Defence, General Carsten Breuer, warned that Russia could...

The Ukrainian Scenario: What History’s Precedents Do—and Don’t—Tell Us

Eastern Europe Iuliia Mendel, TA Kyiv - September 16, 2025.

Have you seen The Winter War (Talvisota, 1989), the Finnish film about the Soviet invasion of 1939–1940? As the movie nears its conclusion, their commander...

Belarus frees political prisoners as US lifts sanctions on its national airline

Eastern Europe TA | AP Insight - September 11, 2025.

Belarus freed 52 political prisoners on Thursday as part of a deal brokered by the United States, which lifted some sanctions on the country’s national...

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