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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Bulgarian parliamentary elections: victory for GERB, the outlook is uncertain

• Reaction to the annexation: the West announces tougher sanctions against Russia

• Lyman rebounded. 221st day of the war

• Russia announces the annexation of four regions of Ukraine

• The Kremlin pressurises Belarus to get involved in the war in Ukraine

• Sabotage of the Nord Stream 1 and Nord Stream 2 pipelines

• Hungary’s campaign against the West’s Russia policy

• Sham Russian ‘referendums’ in Ukraine

Commentaries

In-depth analyses of current affairs

An uncertain future for Rosatom’s nuclear technology exports

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