Eastern Europe
Europe
Kremlin Defeated: Pro-EU Party Leads in Moldovan Election Despite ‘Unprecedented’ Russian Hybrid War
Pro-western party retains majority in pivotal election, as analyst warns the nation is a proving ground for Moscow’s “multimillion-dollar” toolkit of coercion against the EU.
Updated: Sept. 29, 2025
US
Vučić Says US Has Postponed Sanctions on Serbian Oil
Trump and Serbian leader kick the can down the road on sanctions on a Balkan Russian refinery as embattled US president continues to struggle to make good on international promises.
Sept. 29, 2025
US
OPINION: Veto Russia
As currently constituted, the UN gives Russia a license to kill and upend the world. That is the message that President Trump should have delivered this week.
Sept. 28, 2025
Ukraine
‘Triangle’ Deal: Israel’s US-Brokered Patriot Now Active in Ukraine, Zelensky Confirms
Analysts say Russia’s alliance with Tehran – an act described as a “monumentally stupid error” – forced Israel to break neutrality and offer Kyiv a crucial air defense asset.
Sept. 27, 2025
Putin
Lukashenko Claims Putin Has Trump-Backed Peace Offer For Ukraine
After meeting with the Russian president for more than five hours, Europe’s last dictator warned that Ukraine will lose everything if it does not accept Putin’s terms.
Sept. 26, 2025
Ukraine
Polish President Cuts Benefits For Ukrainian Refugees
President Nawrocki’s office said that the changes would end “tourism from Ukraine at the expense of Polish taxpayers.”
Sept. 26, 2025
Zelensky
‘Kremlin Lackey’ – Sybiha Accuses Hungary’s Government After Foreign Minister Attacks Zelensky
Relations between Ukraine and Hungary reached what may be a new low on Friday after Hungary’s FM accused President Volodymyr Zelensky of “losing his mind” over drone violations.
Sept. 26, 2025
Serbia Arrests 2 for ‘Combat’ Training Moldovan Protesters
On Monday, Moldovan authorities detained 74 people linked to a protester training program in Serbia.
Sept. 26, 2025
Ukraine
Ukraine Bars 3 Top Hungarian Military Officials in Retaliation Over Entry Restrictions
Kyiv has barred three senior Hungarian military officials from entering Ukraine in a “mirror response” after Budapest imposed similar bans on Ukrainian officers.
Sept. 26, 2025
Ukraine
Ukrainian Naval Drones Play Enemy in Latest NATO Maritime Exercise
The REPMUS 2025 naval exercise that ended on Friday was designed to evaluate the role that unmanned systems could play, with Ukrainian naval drones playing a pivotal role as the “red team.”
Sept. 26, 2025
NATO
Hungarian Fighters Intercept More Russian Jets Over Baltic Sea
Hungarian Gripen fighters based in Lithuania intercepted five Russian fighters on Thursday, according to a NATO Allied Air Command statement on Facebook.
Sept. 26, 2025
Ukraine
‘Shoot Down Russian Airplanes’ – Veteran US Diplomat Urges NATO Action Against Airspace Violations
Daniel Fried, former US Ambassador, tells Kyiv Post that Moscow is exploiting divisions and only military firmness – backed by the US – will deter further escalation across Europe.
Sept. 26, 2025
Sanctions
‘We Will Pay a High Price’ – Serbia Faces a Reckoning With Arrival of Sanctions
Next week, US sanctions on a Russian-owned refinery take effect, leaving Serbians to fret over the economy, as they walk a fine line between Kremlin relations and EU aspirations.
Sept. 26, 2025
Ukraine
‘Married to One Pipeline’ – Trump ‘Disappointed’ as Landlocked Allies Resist Halting Russian Energy
The US President links advanced arms sales to Turkey’s compliance, while Hungary and Slovakia dismiss demands to halt Russian oil imports as geographically impossible.
Sept. 26, 2025
Kremlin
‘Theft of the Century’ – Greece Extradites Fugitive Moldovan Oligarch
Plahotniuc was extradited just days ahead of pivotal parliamentary elections in Moldova which analysts say could be swayed by a campaign of Russian disinformation.
Sept. 26, 2025
War in Ukraine
Lavrov: NATO, EU Have ‘Declared War’ on Russia
The Foreign Minister’s remarks came as Russian Ambassador to France Alexei Meshkov said that shooting down Russian aircraft in NATO airspace would amount to an act of “war.”
Sept. 25, 2025
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