Amy B. Zegart
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Poland’s government says Russia sought, through hybrid attacks, to cause a cascading shutdown of electricity across the country.
Poland reported an attempted large-scale cyberattack from Russia that could have led to a nationwide blackout in late …
Russia’s occupation forces have dismissed Lt. Gen. Sukhrab Akhmedov, Deputy Commander-in-Chief of the Russian Navy for coastal and ground forces. He was awarded the title “Hero of Russia” in the summer of 2025. The announcement was made by the Azov …
Russia will not participate in the TRIPP initiative, which is designed to connect Azerbaijan with the Nakhchivan Autonomous Republic through Armenia.
The launch of the “Trump Route for International Peace and Prosperity” (TRIPP) underscores shifting …
Kazakhstan has lodged a protest over attacks on oil tankers and Russian oil infrastructure used to export Kazakh crude.
Astana reacted after drone strikes on tankers bound for the CPC terminal in the Black Sea, voicing “serious concern” without …
By mid-January 2026, Estonia has carried out visible and intensified expulsions of individuals with pro-Russian sympathies, particularly in the border city of Narva. These actions are driven by national security priorities in response to the ongoing …
A U.S. invasion of Greenland would be "one of the worst things" any American president has done in recent years, Republican Representative Don Bacon told the Kyiv Independent on Jan. 14, as White House escalates rhetoric toward Denmark's autonomous …
Fears that the new Czech populist government would add another brick to the anti-Ukraine camp appear to be premature — at least, for now.
Petr Macinka, Czechia's new foreign minister, who visited Ukraine on Jan. 9 mere hours after a Russian Oreshnik …
Pechersk is a leafy, affluent neighborhood in central Kyiv. Its prerevolutionary buildings are tucked away from the main roads, surrounded by quiet courtyards and trees. In peacetime, it's where many Ukrainians dreamed of living.
Now, in the fourth …
