US ban on Russian hydrocarbons the price of “defending freedom”
Russian state media outlets are reporting that Moscow has announced another humanitarian ceasefire to allow civilians to flee. Civilians continued to...
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Viktor Orban signs off on allowing additional NATO troops to station in Hungary
Hungary will now allow NATO troops to deploy into the west of the country, reversing an earlier stance of not allowing...
EU looks to abandon Russian fuel sources due to “tectonic shift in European history”
Calling Russia's invasion of Ukraine "a tectonic shift in European history", the European Union is working out how to wean itself...
Moscow warns against getting involved in the conflict, while allies ponder loaning MIGs to Ukraine
Russia has issued a veiled threat to Poland and Romania not to get involved in its operation against Ukraine, writes Romania...
Peace talks to resume after humanitarian corridor failure
Representatives from Ukraine and Russia are scheduled to meet on Monday for another round of peace negotiations. Despite their earlier agreement...
NATO rejects “no-fly” zone request from Kyiv
NATO cannot fulfil Kyiv’s wish for enforcement of a “no-fly zone” over Ukraine's territory, according to the defence alliance’s Jens Stoltenberg....
Macron warns Putin of his “major mistake”, Ukraine and Russia agree on opening humanitarian corridors
French President Emmanuel Macron spoke to Russia’s President Vladimir Putin by telephone for one-and-a-half hours on Thursday. He told his Russian...
UN condemns Ukraine attack, calls for complete withdrawal of Russian forces
In an emergency General Assembly meeting on Wednesday, the United Nations condemned Russia’s attack on Ukraine and called for complete withdrawal,...
Putin strikes at opportune moment
Though united in their commitment to European and NATO positions on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Central and Eastern European (CEE)...
Ukraine’s Foreign Minister calls Kharkiv missile attack a “war crime” against civilians
As a massive Russian military convoy continued its approach toward the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, on Tuesday, the city of Kharkiv suffered...
Ukraine war echoes as far as ‘neutral’ Singapore
Singapore is sometimes compared to Switzerland, for its tradition of taking neutral positions on international conflicts. However the Asian nation's Foreign...
“Prove that you are with us,” Zelensky implores Brussels
As a kilometres-long convoy of Russian forces approached the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, the country's President, Volodymyr Zelensky, gave a powerful video...
EU, NATO providing defensive weapons to Ukraine
As Ukraine’s second largest city, Kharkiv, was heavily bombarded by Russian forces on Monday, European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell...
Window for diplomacy opens, but Putin puts nuclear forces on high alert amid fresh EU sanctions
On the evening of Sunday, 27 February, as Russian President Vladimir Putin had put his nuclear forces on high alert, Ukraine’s...
There are no winners in war, but it does matter who loses: history turns on it – CET
The war in Ukraine is a further nail in the coffin of the Pax Americana. Donald Trump began the dismantling of...
As West tightens screws on Moscow, CEE countries hunker down
On early Friday, Al Jazeera reported that Russian forces had sent missiles into Kyiv and other locations in Ukraine. Stating that...
Baltics plus Poland invoke NATO’s Article 4
Following Russia’s attack on Ukraine on Thursday morning, Poland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania all invoked the NATO alliance's Article 4, which...
Central Europe wakes up to full-scale attack on Ukraine
Global news organisations are reporting that Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine in the early morning hours of Thursday, 24...
Ukraine’s CEE allies denounce Russian incursions
United Nations Security Council members condemned Russia's order to deploy troops to Donetsk and Luhansk after Russian President Vladimir Putin declared...
CEE countries bolster defences, await diplomatic solution to Ukraine crisis
As the stand-off between Russia and Ukraine continues, for countries within Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) it has spurred a flurry...