Eastern Europe
Energy
New Mystery Drones Over Belgium’s Doel Nuclear Plant Spark Security Fears
Three unidentified drones were spotted flying over Belgium’s Doel nuclear power plant near Antwerp. Earlier drone overflights in Belgium were suspected espionage activity.
Nov. 10, 2025
Ukraine
US Senate to End 40-Day Shutdown, but Fallout Lingers as Arms Delays Rattle Allies
Bipartisan vote ends weeks of gridlock and moves to restore government operations, yet delays in US weapons shipments threaten to weaken Ukraine and NATO defenses.
Nov. 10, 2025
Czechia
‘A Wonderful Gift to Putin’ – Czech Minister Warns New Gov’t Could Limit Ukraine Aid
With last month’s election of Trump-friendly billionaire Andrej Babis, the outgoing government fears changes in policy would end Prague’s supply of hundreds of thousands of munitions to Ukraine.
Nov. 10, 2025
EU
Slovakia to Give Thumbs Down to Fund Ukraine With Frozen Russian Assets
Kremlin-friendly Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico reiterated his opposition to an EU plan to fund Kyiv with €185 billion in loans backed by Russian frozen assets, Bloomberg reports.
Nov. 10, 2025
US
Trump Appoints Special Envoy to Belarus, Solidifying His Back-Channel Diplomacy
Trump appointed John Coale as Special Envoy to Minsk, formalizing a controversial new chapter: trading prisoner releases for sanctions relief and legitimacy for Lukashenko.
Nov. 9, 2025
US
OPINION: This Is Not 1986 Anymore, and Putin Is Not Gorbachev
Thomas Graham’s essay claiming “a containment strategy for Russia may be morally satisfying, but it fails to acknowledge the end of US supremacy” is merely a call for capitulation with a guilty face.
Nov. 9, 2025
Russia
OPINION: Russia’s Imminent Tailspin
By all metrics, Russia can be expected to be hit by a severe crisis in 2026-27. All aspects of daily life point to degradation at the foundation of society.
Nov. 9, 2025
Europe
OPINION: The West is Letting Itself Be Manipulated – Big Time
A tale of three Russian lies and one ugly truth.
Nov. 9, 2025
Ukraine
US Lawmakers Launch New Push for Missing Ukrainian Children, POWs
A new bipartisan measure authorizes US intelligence and legal assets to focus on retrieving POWs, civilian detainees, and forcibly transferred children.
Nov. 9, 2025
Ukraine
‘Nothing Indefinite’ – Ambiguity Clouds Trump-Orbán Energy Waiver Following Warm White House Meeting
Hungarian foreign minister insists exemption from US sanctions is “permanent” as officials in Washington scramble to roll back the indefinite claim.
Nov. 9, 2025
Energy
OPINION: Strikes That Shock, the Pokrovsk Winkle, Tea Party Tangent
Stefan Korshak, Kyiv Post’s military correspondent, shares his perspective on recent developments in Russia’s war in Ukraine.
Nov. 8, 2025
Ukraine
Art of Loophole: Trump Gives Pass to Orbán’s Russia Reliance in ‘Major Blow’ to Sanctions Strategy
Hungary secures one-year exemption for critical oil and gas pipelines. Critics denounce move as a betrayal that funnels billions to the Kremlin.
Nov. 8, 2025
Ukraine
Trump to Orbán: Oil Waiver ‘Very Difficult’ But Under Consideration
The US president met his staunch Hungarian ally to discuss the Ukraine “peace plan” and the US nuclear deal, reinforcing a “populist axis” in Washington.
Nov. 7, 2025
Putin
OPINION: Nov. 7, but the Bolshevik Revolution Is Ignored in Today’s Russia. Why?
This de facto erasure tells us as much about Putin’s Russia as the revolution itself once revealed about the early 20th century.
Nov. 7, 2025
Zelensky
Lukashenko ‘Will Pay’ for Allowing Russia’s Invasion From Belarus – Zelensky
Zelensky warned that Lukashenko “will pay” for allowing Russia’s 2022 invasion from Belarus, rejecting Minsk as any venue for talks despite the Belarusian leader’s new “kindness.”
Nov. 7, 2025
War in Ukraine
Kyiv Says Over 1,400 Africans Fighting for Russia in Ukraine
According to Ukraine’s foreign minister, Russia is using a variety of recruitment tactics to attract foreign fighters – offering financial incentives, misleading contracts, or using coercion.
Nov. 7, 2025
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