Eastern Europe

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Russia will not stand idly by and watch Armenia turn to the West

Eastern Europeans counterbalance the rise of the far right in the EU's west

China is not participating in the peace conference on Ukraine because it wants the process to be under its control

A truce during the Olympic Games had no chance

Should the West be wary of the new right-wing populist government in North Macedonia?

Deep divisions in the Orthodox Christian world are about to culminate

Is Russia changing the model of its presence in the Caucasus? Soft power is replacing military troops

Is Croatia threatened by a shift away from the EU and NATO after the parliamentary elections?

Georgia has been following Russia in stifling political critics

Stoltenberg's plan for long-term NATO support for Ukraine is not easy to dismiss

Bulgaria on the threshold of a new political crisis - is a new chance for pro-Russian options emerging?

The Swiss peace initiative for Ukraine has more prospects for success than any previous one