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Analyses |
| Justyna Gotkowska, Jacek Tarociński
Since 20 June talks between representatives of Sweden, Finland and Turkey have been held at NATO’s headquarters to discuss the Turkish objections to the two countries joining the alliance. The talks were announced at the beginning of June…
Analyses |
| Andrzej Wilk, Piotr Żochowski, Krzysztof Nieczypor
During the night, Ukrainian forces began withdrawing from Sievierodonetsk and crossed the Donets River under fire to Lysychansk (the bridges connecting the two cities were destroyed, and there is no possibility of retreat in the other…
Analyses |
| Sebastian Płóciennik
Due to the pandemic, the war in Ukraine and high inflation, the need to consolidate and strengthen anti-crisis tools in the eurozone is growing. An opportunity for this came at the beginning of May, when the head of the Eurogroup, Paschal…
OSW Commentary |
| Andrzej Sadecki
Upon attaining a fourth consecutive election victory, Viktor Orbán’s new government is sticking to its usual methods of operation: the concentration of power, control of the narrative, and ‘unorthodox’ economic policies, such as additional…
OSW Commentary |
| Wojciech Górecki
On 5 June Kazakhstan held a constitutional referendum. Almost 80% of the voters (on a turnout of 68%) supported the adoption of a package of amendments that covered more than a third of the articles of the Basic Law (a total of 56…
Analyses |
| Andrzej Wilk, Piotr Żochowski, Sławomir Matuszak
Fighting continues for the Azot plant, the last point of Ukrainian resistance in Sievierodonetsk. The defenders are repelling Russian attacks on the southern outskirts of the city (Syrotyne), on both sides of the road connecting Hirske…
OSW Commentary |
| Jadwiga Rogoża
The Russian invasion of Ukraine and the brutal manner in which it is being waged have united Ukraine’s society and government in its efforts to derussify many spheres of public life.
Analyses |
| Kamil Kłysiński
During a meeting with the governor of the Kursk Oblast, Roman Starovoyt, on 9 June, Alexander Lukashenka announced that Russian financial support of $1.5 billion had been granted to Belarus. The funds are to be used to implement anti-…
Analyses |
| Kamil Kłysiński
On 19 May the management of a Polish secondary school in Grodno informed the parents of its pupils that, as of the new school year, Russian and Belarusian will replace Polish as the languages used in classes. A similar solution is also to…
Analyses |
| Szymon Kardaś
In May, the Russian Ministry of Economic Development published a new, updated forecast for the production and export of Russian energy resources. It shows that LNG supplies to third countries will be much lower than previously assumed over…