The Eastern Flank

Trump says no new Russia sanctions, Kellogg will meet with Lukashenko, and Slovakia's Fico floats NATO exit

Russia moves against Ukraine's Sumy, Poland's Nawrocki opposes Kyiv's EU bid, and Moscow seeks to reinforce Transnistria

Ukraine destroys 1/3 of Russia's bombers, Eurosceptic Nawrocki wins in Poland, and Putin scolds Serbia for arming Kyiv

Life, Journalism, and the Burden of History: The Story of My Marriage to Eastern Europe

Russia conducts its largest ever attack on Ukrainian cities, Poland's election heats up, and Georgia arrests an opposition politician

Trump's Ukraine talks hit a standstill, far-Right George Simion loses in Romania, and a pro-EU centrist narrowly wins in Poland

Zelensky offers to meet Putin, a Hungarian spy ring is busted in Ukraine, and Poland signs a landmark treaty with France

George Simion's Right-Wing Case for NATO

Ukraine and Trump sign key minerals deal, the far-Right wins in Romania, and Poland and France prepare a new defense pact

Trump's Ukraine talks approach collapse, Estonia spends 5% of GDP on defense, and a CIA deputy's son is killed in Ukraine

Rubio hints US may abandon Ukraine peace talks, Zelensky says China is arming Russia, and Poland deepens its ties to the Baltics

Trump envoy meets Putin as Russia hammers Ukraine, the US mulls reducing troops in Eastern Europe, and Georgia's leaders target their political rivals