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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• The EU’s decision to use the profits generated by frozen Russian assets

• Together against the West. Putin in China

• Croatia: Plenković’s third government, and a turn to the right

• Ukraine attacks Crimea. Day 817 of the war

• President until the end of the war. Volodymyr Zelensky’s term of office is extended

• The attempted assassination of Slovakia’s prime minister

• North Macedonia: the right returns to power

• Georgia passes the ‘law on agents’, the internal crisis escalates

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