Sitemap - 2025 - The Eastern Flank

Trump cuts weapons aid to Ukraine, Poland sets up anti-migrant border controls, and Russia courts Hungary to help its war effort

Trump supports new Russia sanctions, Moscow captures key Ukrainian mineral field, and Pride marchers defy Orbán

NATO's surrender to populism

Putin says all of Ukraine belongs to Russia, a key Belarusian prisoner is released, and Poland mulls a total recount of its election

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

Trump is 'pissed off' with Putin, Poland becomes Europe's Trump whisperer, and a new far-Right leader gains in Romania

Trump's envoy spreads Russian propaganda, Poland leaves anti-mine treaty, and Moscow's influence grows in Serbia

Ukraine retreats from Kursk, Vance squashes Polish request for nukes, and Serbia sees its largest street protest ever

Trump freezes military aid and intel sharing with Ukraine, Poland seeks a nuclear deterrent, and tensions escalate in Bosnia

Trump may halt military aid to Ukraine after berating Zelensky, France presents a Ukraine ceasefire plan, and Bosnia's Serb leader defies courts

Eastern Europeans are used to betrayal. This was something more

Trump and Zelensky close in on mineral deal, Europe struggles to support Ukraine, and pro-Russian actors pressure EU states

Trump prepares for Ukraine talks with Russia, Poland joins Macron's security summit, and the US thaws ties with Belarus

The battle for Ukraine is ending. The battle for Europe is about to begin

The USAID freeze hits Eastern Europe, Trump speaks with Putin, and Poland thumbs its nose at the EU on migration

Trump squeezes Ukraine aid groups, protests mount against Serbia's Vučić, and Eastern Europe's gas wars escalate

Trump threatens Russia, countries scramble to solve cascading energy crises, and Slovakia's government faces collapse

Trump doesn't mention Ukraine at inauguration, Poland alleges Russian 'air terror,' and Slovakia hints it may exit the EU

Why Trump’s Greenland ploy matters for Eastern Europe

Ukraine captures North Korean troops, NATO takes over US installations in Poland, and Warsaw says it won't arrest Netanyahu

Ukraine launches new attack in Kursk, Poland takes the EU presidency, and Georgia's president refuses to step down