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Trump wants NATO to spend 5% of GDP on defense, Fico meets Putin, and Hungary picks a fight with Poland

Ukraine sent drone operators to help rebels in Syria, Georgia installs a new president, and the far-right sows discord in Romania

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The EU's Future Hinges on Georgia

Trump's Ukraine peace plans clarify, Romania nullifies presidential elections, and Georgia escalates its protest crackdown

Why Aleppo Matters for Ukraine

Ukraine may temporarily let Russia maintain its occupation, Georgia cracks down on pro-EU protests, and Poland deepens ties in the Baltic

Russia recruits Yemenis to fight in Ukraine, Putin threatens a base in Poland, and Orbán defies ICC warrant against Netanyahu

Biden allows Ukraine to use ATACMS against Russian territory, Zelensky condemns Scholz's call with Putin, and the US opens its first permanent base in Poland

Trump calls Zelensky and Putin, Ukraine fights North Korean troops, and European leaders discuss their future under Trump

What Trump's win really means for Eastern Europe: A detailed and comprehensive look

Moldova's pro-EU leader wins elections, Ukraine faces brutal assault from Russia, and Poland hopes Biden will let it down Russian missiles over Ukraine

Georgia's pro-Russian leaders rig its election, North Korean troops deploy to fight Ukrainians in Kursk, and Moldova moves ahead with elections despite risks

North Korean troops in Russia prepared to deploy to Ukraine, Moldova voted to join the EU, and European leaders backed Poland's migration policy

North Korean troops may deploy to Ukraine, Poland will suspend migrants' right to asylum, and the EU declares Hungary a security risk

Russia captures Ukraine's Vuhledar, Moldova alleges a massive Russian vote-buying operation, and Poland begins military recruitment of Ukrainian men

Zelensky secured a weapons package after his US visit yielded mixed results, politicians in Poland politicized its flood response, and Russia said it may remove troops from occupied Georgian regions

Ukraine destroys crucial Russian ammo depots, Warsaw and Kyiv trade barbs behind the scenes, and a Hungarian company is linked to exploding pagers in Lebanon

Leaders hint that they may soon allow Ukraine to strike Russia with long-range missiles, floods ravage Central Eastern Europe, and Serbia pressures Kosovo

Trump refuses to say he wants Ukraine to win, Hungary and Kyiv reach a deal on Russian oil, and Poland spars with Germany over Nord Stream

The Eastern Flank will return on Wednesday

Ukraine pummels Russian energy sites, Poland's first F-35 is unveiled, and Hungary spars with the EU while exploring more Russian energy deals

Russia and Ukraine trade blows in the Donbas and Moscow, Poland sees a key opening with India on defense, and Georgia's leaders threaten its democracy

Ukraine expands its push into Kursk, a report blames Kyiv for the Nord Stream attack, and Kosovo risks clashes with NATO over a bridge reopening

Ukraine storms into Russia's Kursk, anti-mining protests rattle Serbia's government, and Hungary cracks down on free press

Ukrainian F-16s take off, Hungary and Slovakia ramp up their oil war with Ukraine, and Poland swaps a prisoner with Russia

Ukraine received F-16s, Orbán lambasted the EU and the West, and Poland passed a controversial firearm law

Trump calls Zelensky, Poland's military becomes the largest in Europe, and Hungary faces an energy crisis

NATO renews support for Ukraine, Trump's VP pick puts pressure on Zelensky, and Poland spars with NATO over missile defense

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Ukraine makes advances in AI weapons, Orbán visits Kyiv and Moscow, and Poland talks WWII reparations with Germany

Zelensky reacts to Trump's peace plan, Ukraine gains limited air superiority, and Estonia's PM becomes the top EU diplomat

Biden Has Cost Eastern Europe its Security

A new US-Ukraine security pact, EU talks for Ukraine and Moldova, and potential closure of Poland's Belarus border

Death on the Poland-Belarus border, Ukraine gets help from France, and EU Parliamentary votes roll in

Ukraine's US weapons hit Russia, Poland's new border buffer zone, and censoring Hungary at the EU

Carnage in Kharkiv, acts of sabotage in Poland, and Russian provocations in the Baltic

Last Week in Eastern Europe: May 13-19, 2024

Last Week in Eastern Europe: May 6-12, 2024

Bonus Post: Russia's Escalating Yet Clumsy Hybrid War in Europe

Last Week in Eastern Europe: Apr. 29-May 5, 2024

Last Week in Eastern Europe: Apr. 22-28, 2024

Last Two Weeks in Eastern Europe: Apr. 8-21, 2024

Last Week in Eastern Europe: Apr. 1-7, 2024

Last Week in Eastern Europe: Mar. 25-31, 2024

Last Two Weeks in Eastern Europe: Mar. 11-24

Last Week in Eastern Europe: Mar. 4-10, 2024

Last Week in Eastern Europe: Feb. 26-Mar. 3, 2024

Last Week in Eastern Europe: Feb. 19-25, 2024

Last Week in Eastern Europe: Feb. 12-18, 2024

Last Week in Eastern Europe: Feb. 5-11, 2024

Last Week in Eastern Europe: Jan. 29-Feb. 4, 2024

Last Week in Eastern Europe: Jan. 22-28, 2024

Last Week in Eastern Europe: Jan. 15-21, 2024

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