A Trumping new reality – CET opinion
One of the most disappointing characteristics of our 21st Century is that while we live in a high-tech world, billions are...
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Poland PM urges defence spending hikes as Baltics cut ties with Russian electricity grid
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk called on European leaders to increase their defence spending while maintaining close ties with the US, before an emergency summit...
Poland FM backs Ukraine, but rejects EU army idea
Polish Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski stressed the necessity of European involvement in any peace talks involving Russia and Ukraine, at a...
To the victor go the spoils – the big winners and losers of Trump’s second presidency – CET op-ed
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, no stranger to political brinkmanship, went all in on Donald Trump's election victory: a win that...
EU shuns Budapest meetings, as Hungary’s rotating presidency whirls on
Despite only starting its EU rotating presidency on 1 July, Hungary has already made it one of the more memorable of...
Orban makes surprise visits to Ukraine, Russia, China on ‘mission for peace’
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban was accused of mission creep by the international community after he opened his first week hosting...
CEE leaders react to Russian revolt
An apparent attempted coup d'etat led by the head of a mercenary group in Russia over the weekend set off emergency...
Orban won by a landslide, but Hungary’s economy is sliding too
The Hungarian Ministry of Finance took the unusual step of issuing a public statement aimed at international investors on Friday. After...
Russian troops regrouping, not withdrawing, says NATO chief
NATO’s Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg said on Thursday that intelligence showed Russian forces in Ukraine were not withdrawing, but appeared to be...
Ukraine, Russia find glimmer of hope in Istanbul negotiations, but hostilities on ground continue
Wednesday saw a flurry of statements from Moscow and Kyiv on the prospects for peace in Ukraine, following talks between the...
Hungary postpones Visegrad 4 Summit after Czechia, Poland reps refuse to attend
Hungary cancelled a scheduled summit of defence ministers from the Visegrad 4 (“V4”) group of EU member states - Czechia, Hungary,...
US will honour “sacred obligation” to NATO allies, says Biden
In a speech closing his visit to Poland, US President Joe Biden reassured NATO allies in Central and Eastern Europe that...
NATO agrees to beef up eastern flank defences at emergency summit
At an emergency NATO summit in Brussels on Thursday, US President Joe Biden said that the defence alliance had “never been...
“Clear evidence” of war crimes in Ukraine, says US Pentagon
The US Defence Department says there is “clear evidence” that Russian forces are committing war crimes in Ukraine, according to reporting...
“Conflicts and confrontations” in no one’s interest, says China’s Xi Jinping
Chinese president Xi Jinping spoke to US President Joe Biden today for an hour and 50 minutes on Friday about Russia’s...
Moscow approach to peace talks becoming “more constructive”, says Zelensky representative
Delegations from Russia and Ukraine held a fourth round of peace talks on Monday, aiming for a ceasefire, the withdrawal of...
Russian forces attack military facility just 10km from Ukraine’s border with Poland
Russian forces launched a missile attack on the International Center for Peacekeeping and Security, in the west of Ukraine, Sunday morning,...
Biden vows to defend “every inch of NATO territory”, Russia set to lose “MFN” trade status
US troops will not fight in Ukraine, but would defend “every inch of NATO territory” US President Joe Biden said on...
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...
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....