First exercises by the Ukrainian support force contingent. Day 1,721 of the war

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• The presidential election in Slovakia: prime minister defeated by a novice

• Russia is playing harder for Moldova

• Crimean Tatars seek an agreement with Moscow

• The Russian offensive on constitutional reform in Ukraine

• Petro Poroshenko is the favourite for the presidential elections in Ukraine

• Militants of the North Caucasus have a new leader

• The EU rescues its eastern policy

• Russian economic pressure on Ukraine

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

A new Ostpolitik? Ukraine as a priority of the Merz government

High unemployment and labour shortages: paradoxes in Ukraine’s wartime labour market

The war in the Gulf and the challenges facing EU energy policy

Opening Pandora’s box? Instability in the Persian Gulf as a risk factor for global transport and supply chains

Build with Ukraine: Kyiv’s new approach to defence industrial cooperation with European partners

All quiet on the Eastern front: China’s economy after a year of trade war