The intensity of Russian attacks in the border areas of Sumy Oblast has significantly decreased, the State Border Service of ...

Russia has sharply condemned the US strike on Iranian nuclear facilities. On 23 June, Vladimir Putin said the attack was an unprovoked act of aggression for which there is no justification. On 22 June ...

Armenian prime minister Nikol Pashinyan visited Istanbul, where he met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan. The talks, which were followed by only brief statements, focused on bilateral ...

In recent months there have been signs of growing tensions within the Russian elite. The latest manifestation of this was seen in a dispute between members of the government’s so-called economic bloc ...

The Russians are continuing their assault in Sumy Oblast, concentrating on breaking through Ukrainian defences in Yunakivka ...

On 17 June, the European Commission published the Defence Readiness Omnibus package, announced earlier in the White Paper on the Future of European Defence (see ‘The White Paper: the EU's new ...

General Keith Kellogg, the US President’s special envoy for Ukraine, met with Alyaksandr Lukashenka in Minsk. He was accompanied by his deputy, John Cole, and Christopher Smith, who is responsible for ...

In response to Israel’s strikes on military and nuclear facilities in Iran on 13 June, Vladimir Putin held phone conversations with Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Israeli Prime Minister ...

During the night of 12–13 June, Israel launched a military strike against Iran, which – according to official statements – is intended to result in the destruction of the country’s nuclear programme.

The United States continues to import low-enriched uranium from Russia, which is a key feedstock for producing nuclear reactor fuel. This trade takes place despite mutual restrictions: a US import ...

The Israeli attack on Iran, which began on 13 June, has affected energy commodity markets. Prices rose almost immediately, with monthly Brent crude contracts increasing by approximately 8–13%, ...

On 23 June, the Romanian parliament passed a vote of confidence in the new coalition government led by Ilie Bolojan, leader of the centre-right National Liberal Party (PNL) and, until recently, acting ...