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Russia's fuel crisis intensifies as Ukraine steps up strikes on occupied territories

Closing Ceremony Marks Completion of Project on Promoting Kahriz Rehabilitation for Climate Adaptation in Azerbaijan

Xi Jinping and the Crisis of Confidence in the Chinese Military

Russia attacks gas production. Will Ukraine have enough gas and money for the winter?

Passportisation Under Pressure: Why Russia is Expanding Citizenship in Transnistria

SPIEF’26 highlighted Russia’s growing economic troubles

Russian lawmakers advance bill to punish citizens abroad for acting ‘against Russia’s interests’

Putin’s invisible front: Drones, sabotage, and hybrid warfare test Europe

How Russia lies about the stolen Ukrainian children

EU hands over 27 high-capacity generators to State Emergency Service of Ukraine

Russia Suspends Train Service To Occupied Crimea After Ukraine Drone Strike; Gasoline Shortages Worsen

Armenia's pro-West government wins election despite Russian pressure

The Kremlin's "capture strategy": how the Russian Federation finds loopholes in sanctions and why they cannot be completely closed 

Cuba and Colombia, the main recruitment hubs for the Russian army in Latin America

Russian Influence Drains Away in the South Caucasus

Russian hawks urge Putin to end the war. The dictator isn't listening   

Franco-German non-paper: A new approach to reduce obstacles to EU accession

Ukrainian Drone Attacks Widen Rift Between Moscow And Russian Regions – Analysis

EU-Moldova Investment Conference announces up to €641 million in strategic investments

Russia and China in the Arctic

Russia's chemical weapons may get out of control if we do nothing

The dog that didn’t bark: What the Danish election reveals about Russian influence operations

Putin has a new bet in the war against Ukraine. Will he succeed? 

The Kremlin's main state bank begins mass layoffs due to problems in the economy

Leaked Documents Reveal Russian ‘Cognitive Strikes’ Against the West — Including Islamophobic ‘Pig Head’ Attacks in Paris

“The apartment is not that damaged.” Are war victims in Sevastopol left without payments? 

Western Balkans success in recently approved 80 new COST Actions

Does China Want (Parts of) Siberia Back?

Russian rate of losses in Ukraine almost triples in one year

Kremlin collects $3bn from Russia’s oligarchs in "voluntary contributions" to the budget

Сost of dependence: Russia's economic downturn hits Belarusian consumers

Russia's high-security economic zone: how Alabuga, the country's main drone factory, operates

Human rights violations in Russia: EU restrictive measures extended until May 2027

“On purpose or not, Russia is still dangerous”: EU hardens stance after drone crash in Romania

ANALYSIS: Why Russia Violated Every Ceasefire for 12 Years, Even Those They Proposed

What is the Russian Oreshnik missile and why do experts doubt its effectiveness?

Russia, Israel, and the Trade in Stolen Ukrainian Grain: A Legal Analysis

Ukraine Facility: EU approves seventh payment of nearly €2.8 billion to Kyiv

China Is Wiring the Western Balkans

Nearly 500,000 Russian Soldiers Killed In Ukraine Since Start Of All-Out War, British Intelligence Says

CAUCASUS BLOG: Russia's South Ossetia treaty edges toward annexation

Not just nuclear power: how Rosatom fuels Russia’s war machine

Russia’s Deceptive War Recruitment Scheme Ensnares Thousands of Young Africans

NATO refutes Russia's accusations of militarization of the Western Balkans

A new phase of the war in Ukraine. Experts on the attacks of the Ukrainian armed forces deep into the Russian Federation 

EU supports Career Fest in Guria opening new opportunities for local youth

Xi Jinping’s Purge of the PLA: A Reign of Terror

‘He’s a man, after all — he’ll manage’

How the Russian military sends wounded soldiers back to die on the front lines

Will the Western Balkans ever join the EU?  

‘Don’t make me chase you’: Leaked texts reveal how Russian spies recruit, pressure and run their informants

"Eagles of Russia". How Ukrainian children are turning into future soldiers of the Russian army 

The Digital Iron Curtain 2.0: how the MAX messenger is reshaping Russia’s communication space

Putin Says Armenia And Russia Can Achieve A ‘Civilized Divorce’ – Analysis

Threat from Belarus: Russia May Mobilize 100,000 Troops for a Potential Offensive

Russia’s small businesses buckle under taxes, weak demand and wartime disruption

Share of Russian-Flagged Vessels in Shadow Fleet Shipments Nearly Quadruples – KSE Institute Study

Commission releases €158.9 million to Albania, Montenegro and North Macedonia under EU Growth Plan for the Western Balkans

What really holds China and Russia together

What If Putin Can’t End the War?

“They broke a shovel and threatened to rape him with a handle” How are Russian prisoners being forced to fight against Ukraine? 

EU Enlargement: Two-Speed ​​Membership

Seabed War: Russia’s Secretive Defence Units and Undersea Sabotage Architecture

Putin admitted the real reason for the war against Ukraine 

The Kremlin is no longer hiding: the war begins where neighbors choose Europe. 

EU and UNDP to support Donetsk Oblast under Phase II of EU4Recovery

Could German ex-leader really negotiate Ukraine peace?

Russia’s Paid Influence Machine in Latin America: Twisting Public Opinion for Geopolitical Gain

What is Pushing Georgia into Moscow’s Orbit?

Justice for the crime of aggression — the Special Tribunal must put Ukrainian victims center stage

Russia's September election: United Russia will win but the sands are shifting under its feet

Russia and Euroscepticism: Disinformation campaigns about the 'crisis of the West' and their impact on the countries of the Western Balkans 

OPINION: Ukraine’s Recovery and Reconstruction: What Am I Missing?

No End in Sight: Trump, Netanyahu and the Expanding Middle East War

Cold Peace In The Shadow Of Ukraine – OpEd

EBRD and Acba bank enhance private sector support in Armenia

China’s Former Defense Ministers Sentenced to Death With Reprieve: The Reason and the Wider Implications

"The war is coming to an end," Putin said. Is that really true? 

When Propaganda Speaks: How the Kremlin Sees Bulgaria After Radev

Energy, Influence, and Hybrid Strategy in a Narrowing Strategic Space

Journey to Ukraine's eastern front reveals truth behind Moscow's broken ceasefire

No safe harbour

The Western Balkans as the second front of European security

Russian propaganda invents fake hantavirus 'outbreak' among Ukrainian soldiers

WeBalkans launches the 'EU With YOU' campaign, bringing together communicators and entrepreneurs from the region

How to escape Russia’s army: Soldiers serving in Ukraine seek a way out

The Iran-Israel War Presents a Problem for Russia’s Military Supply Chains

Moldova cuts energy ties with Russia. Will breakaway Transnistria follow suit?

Russia's war comes home 

Ukrainian children unlawfully deported and forcibly transferred to Russia: EU sanctions 16 individuals and seven entities

UK Set to Enter Talks to Join EU’s €90 Billion Ukraine Loan Plan

Anti-Putin Conspiracy: The Regime Has Begun to Eat Itself 

The Iran war has strengthened Ukraine in surprising ways. Could a ceasefire with Russia be closer?

Russia’s growing interest in Svalbard

EU and UNDP officially launch EUR 50 million EU4Recovery Phase II partnership for Ukraine

Xi’s Forever Purge 

The Real Goal Behind China’s “Self-Revolution” 

Russia is losing ground for the first time in 27 months. Ukraine’s drones might be why

Azerbaijan’s silent retreat from the Russian frontier: Implications and opportunities

Kidnapping of Ukrainian children: Russia changes approach

Putin’s Censors Lashed by Popular Rage

"Trained in Serbia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Russia": Moldovan court cases reveal how recruits end up in Russian sabotage camps

"Is it forbidden to give up on SVO participants?" Russian military personnel bombard Russian authorities in Crimea with complaints

Azerbaijan: EU-funded Covenant of Mayors initiative presents its opportunities to municipalities in Nakhchivan