A mutual ceasefire on Victory Day. Day 1539 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Belarus: severe sentence imposed on Catholic priest

• Another Russian strike on Ukraine’s energy sector. Day 1041 of the war

• The Azerbaijani aircraft crash: Moscow comes under pressure from Baku

• Russians build bridgeheads on the Oskil River and the Dnipro. Day 1034 of the war

• Attack in Magdeburg: boost for AfD and CDU/CSU in the election campaign

• Protests in Serbia: a crack in Vučić’s system of political dominance

• Slovakia’s actions in preparation for the expiry of the Ukrainian-Russian transit agreement

• The prospect of losing Pokrovsk – a blow to Ukraine’s metallurgical sector

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

Seven lean years? Romania’s struggle with record high debt

The Trump administration and the Russia-Ukraine war: in search of an agreement with Moscow

The economies of the Baltic states: recession, stagnation and acceleration

Iran in crisis: the landscape after the Twelve-Day War

Closing ranks: Russia-China energy cooperation amid escalating confrontation with the West

Russia’s 2026 budget: mounting financial challenges and economic stagnation