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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Russia’s presidency of the Arctic Council: Multilateralism à la russe

• Pratasievich kidnapped: Lukashenka's brutal game

• The legalisation of terror. The Belarusian regime expands the legal basis for repression

• Nord Stream 2 AG exempted from US sanctions

• Lukashenka’s ‘legacy’: a step towards the collegial governance

• Troops withdrawing? Russian forces still on Ukraine’s borders

• Controversy over the construction of a Chinese university campus in Budapest

• The US President has recognised the 1915 genocide of Armenians

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