One unexpected victim of Russia’s drone invasions of Poland’s airspace and the Zapad military exercise is China. Days before Russia and its ally Belarus began military exercises to practice an attack on NATO’s eastern flank, the Kremlin probed alliance air defenses in Poland. The unprecedented seven-hour long incursion seemed designed…

In Germany, a dispute over public broadcasting has reached the political spotlight. Julia Ruhs, a journalist and presenter of Klar, a programme that often covered right-wing themes such as immigration, has been dropped by Germany’s public broadcaster NDR. The decision triggered a strong reaction from the Christian Democrats. Their general…

Constant destruction from the war has brought massive challenges for people in the region, and Moscow has repeatedly botched its response, failing to deliver a decent life for those it now claims as citizens. Water supplies have suffered since the 2022 full-scale invasion, and nine out of 10 reservoirs in…

In the coming weeks, both Moldova and the Czech Republic will hold elections. In Moldova, authorities estimate the Kremlin will spend €100m — €31 per registered voter — to influence the outcome. In the Czech Republic, Kremlin-linked outlets are pumping out more content each day than the country’s major news…

Ukraine must be properly financed by Europe or unthinkable consequences will follow. Decision-time is fast approaching. A crisis is drawing ever closer. It will break in Ukraine, but it won’t begin on the frontlines, where the country’s battle-weary brigades continue to impose a cost on the Russian invader. The coming…