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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Better from Russia than via Croatia: the future of oil supplies to Hungary and Slovakia

• Macron in Serbia: business above all

• Ukraine: a major government reshuffle

• Russian air strikes on Kharkiv. Day 922 of the war

• Success for the AfD and the BSW in Thuringia and Saxony

• Germany: the government’s import strategy for hydrogen and its derivatives

• Russia: Novatek is creating a ‘shadow fleet’ of LNG carriers

• Large-scale Russian strike on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure

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