Why the Georgian regime grew nervous ahead of local elections and how the EU should act

Events in recent weeks in Georgia have shown that the ruling party Georgian Dream has failed to fully take control of the country and feels extremely insecure. It has come to the... Read more »

Ukraine ratifies historic 100-year partnership with UK

Key developments on Sept. 17: Ukraine ratifies historic 100-year partnership with UKIAEA reports shelling, black smoke near Russian-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plantPro-Ukraine partisans sabotage railway, disrupt Russian logistics 1,600 km from border, group... Read more »

No longer Putin’s friends but not for sure. What connects Le Pen’s party with the Kremlin

In the event of early elections in France, Marine Le Pen’s party National Rally has every chance of winning a majority and, for the first time in history, forming its own government.... Read more »

EU Ambassador calls on Ukraine to further reform energy sector, build independent regulator

Photo: https://www.facebook.com/kmathernova The most important reforms for the future of Ukraine’s energy sector are: market liberalization; unification of markets in the energy sector; continuation of reforms in the gas sector; building a... Read more »

Russia operates network of 210 facilities holding Ukrainian children, Yale researchers say

Key developments on Sept. 16: Russia operates ‘potentially unprecedented system’ holding Ukrainian children in 210 facilities, Yale researchers sayUkrainian strike sets Russia’s Saratov oil refinery ablaze, military reportsUkraine’s ‘revenge operation’ in Russian... Read more »

‘Immediately clarify the incident’ — Home damaged during Russian drone incursion may have been hit by Polish missile, media reports

Editor’s note: This is a breaking story and is being updated. Political pressure in Poland is mounting amid reports that a home damaged during Russia’s drone incursion on Sept. 10 may have... Read more »

Testing NATO, Russia’s ‘salami slicing tactics’ now threaten Poland, Baltic states

Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow, Russia, on June 22, 2025. (Contributor / Getty Images) Russia’s “unprecedented” drone attack on Poland last week has once again thrust a curious-sounding geopolitical phrase into... Read more »

Ukraine submits draft 2026 budget amid rising financing gap projections

Ukraine’s Cabinet of Ministers approved on Sept. 15 the draft State Budget for 2026 and submitted it to the parliament for consideration, Prime Minister Yuliia Svyrydenko announced. The move comes as the... Read more »

Ukrainian troops clear another village near Dobropillia in Donetsk Oblast, military reports

Key developments on Sept. 15: Ukrainian troops clear another village near Dobropillia in Donetsk Oblast, military reportsSyrskyi dismisses 2 corps commanders over lost territory, media reportsUkraine tests new kamikaze drones resistant to... Read more »

Russian Intelligence Now Hunting Relatives of Prisoners of War and Missing Persons

Families of prisoners of war, detained civilians, and missing persons are under special attention from Russian intelligence services. Russians cynically exploit the feelings of people who seek to obtain information about their... Read more »