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

Analyses

Analyses of current affairs

• Ukraine threatens to suspend repayments of its foreign debt

• Russia’s ‘carrot and stick’ policy on Ukraine

• The Chinese president visits Minsk

• ‘The Nemtsov report’: a collection of evidence of Russia’s participation in the war in Ukraine

• Russia shows off its new weapons

• Russia-China: ritual demonstrations against the West?

• Georgia: President Margvelashvili is accumulating political capital

• Moldova: a year after the introduction of the visa-free regime

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