Putin’s Minsk maskirovka: Will the West ‘capitulate’?
Zelensky and EU leaders want the Normandy summit to show they are giving diplomacy a chance. But the risk all lies on their side, not Putin’s
Romania ahead of the EU presidency
Bucharest should use the six-month rotating presidency of the European Council to work on the country’s European image
UN peacekeeping in Donbas? The stakes of the Russia-Ukraine conflict
A transitional UN peacekeeping mission in, and international civilian administration of, Donbas would have two major benefits
Make laws not war: Ukrainian president and parliament push for peace resolution in Donbas
New laws to strengthen Ukraine's control over Donbas and pave the way for conflict resolution
Kaliningrad: From boomtown to battle-station
The deployment of Iskander missiles in Kaliningrad has raised fears in Europe that the territory is becoming Russia's key battle-station
Donbas: Beyond war
Beyond the headlines, what is the human cost of the war in the Donbas?
Western solidarity with Ukraine: Do it yourself
Kyiv is making a dangerous mistake in confusing western solidarity with unconditional support for the Ukrainian government and its policies
No reforms, no aid for Ukraine
The West should require Kyiv to take these specific steps to fight graft before disbursing further aid
The domestic logic of Ukraine’s Crimea “blockade”
Ukraine's escalation of Crimea “blockade” is a reaction to increasing domestic discontent, but risks feeding Russian propaganda
Local elections in Donbas risk scuttling the Minsk agreement
Will free and fair elections take place in eastern Ukraine, with Russian proxies threatening to host rival polls?