Eastern Europe

Ukraine considers a major government reshuffle amid the war and economic crisis

Eastern Europe Iuliia Mendel, TA Kyiv - July 1, 2025.

Ukraine is considering a government reshuffle even as the war with Russia rages on. The political elite are actively discussing such plans, weighing technical details...

How the Iran Crisis Shapes Russia’s War Economy?

Eastern Europe Iuliia Mendel, TA Kyiv - June 24, 2025.

On Sunday, following the U.S. strike on Iran, more than 50 oil tankers scrambled to exit the Strait of Hormuz — controlled by the Iranian...

A blessing and a curse – Ukraine’s reform efforts in wartime

Eastern Europe Iuliia Mendel, TA Kyiv - June 17, 2025.

Ukraine’s reform efforts are falling short of expectations, raising alarm amid wartime challenges. The country has slipped one rank in the global corruption index, taking...

People must be central to any peace deal

Eastern Europe Oleksandra Matviichuk - June 15, 2025.

Since the first days of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the United States has played a key role in the war. Its assistance, though often delayed...

EU Quotas Return: What It Means for Ukrainian Farmers in Wartime

Eastern Europe Iuliia Mendel, TA Kyiv - June 10, 2025.

Last week, the EU reinstated pre-war duties and quotas on Ukraine’s agricultural sector, putting further pressure on the war-torn country’s fragile economy. The move affects Ukrainian...

Ukraine has altered the strategic equation

Eastern Europe Ian Bremmer - June 7, 2025.

On June 1, Ukraine conducted one of the most extraordinary asymmetric operations in modern military history. Using domestically built first-person view (FPV) drones deployed from deep...

Why is Ukraine still a long way from joining NATO?

Eastern Europe Iuliia Mendel, TA Kyiv - June 3, 2025.

NATO membership for Ukraine keeps fading. The longer Ukraine resists Russian aggression, the further away NATO’s embrace seems. To paraphrase Lewis Carroll, the further I go,...

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