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It Takes Two to Tango: Why Russia Could Impede Hope for a Ceasefire in Ukraine
At the meeting between the US and Ukrainian delegations in Jeddah on March 11, the early stages of a ‘durable peace for Ukraine’ were...
George Wallace
Mar 294 min read


Breaking the Ice: Trump and Putin’s Ice Hockey Game to End WW3
Are Putin and Trump going to end the Russia-Ukraine War with a game of ice hockey? It’s highly unlikely. But this is what the two leaders...
Dan Sillett
Mar 213 min read


White House Down: Trump At War With Ukraine
Ukraine could fall – and it will be Donald Trump’s fault. This is my second article of the week. That’s unusual, but I’m afraid I’m at...
Dan Sillett
Mar 24 min read


Trump’s Peace Is No Peace
Illustration by Will Allen/Europinion Trump’s electoral rhetoric on peace in Ukraine is materialising in typical Trump style, albeit...
Ned Johnson
Mar 14 min read


Trump attacks Ukraine: The new Mar-a-Lie-go
Illustration by Will Allen Oh dear. Trump’s gone rogue. Again. I doubt even The Simpsons predicted such a seismic shift in US foreign...
Dan Sillett
Feb 214 min read


Europe's Most Dangerous Fantasy
Illustration by Will Allen A peculiar delusion stalks European policy circles: that Russian energy might once again prove Europe's...
Jack Rowlett
Feb 194 min read


Is This Where World War Three Ends?
Living in Daugavpils, the largest Russian-speaking settlement in the EU, it is hard to ignore the sticky political situation. Despite its...
Beatrice Learmouth
Feb 113 min read


A Quarter of a Century in Power: Russia under Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin
On 31st December 1999, Russian society was upended when, despite commitments to serve his term, President Boris Yeltsin unexpectedly...
Oliver Ansell-Hodges
Jan 256 min read


Russia’s Syrian Retreat: A Strategic Opportunity that the Incoming Trump Administration Must Capitalise on in Ukraine
At the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris in early December, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, French President Emmanuel...
George Wallace
Jan 74 min read


Security and Sovereignty at the Negotiating Table: the Ukrainian Dilemma
Over a thousand days have passed since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine . As the conflict has developed, the...
Oliver Ansell-Hodges
Jan 34 min read


Endgame - Trump's Peace Plan and its Many Conflictions
The sweeping victory of Donald Trump in the US election, taking all 7 swing states and the popular vote against US Vice-President Kamala...
Konrad Szuminski
Dec 5, 20245 min read


Putin Updates Nuclear Doctrine as Ukraine Strikes Russia with US Missiles
In a significant escalation of the ongoing war in Ukraine, Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved an updated nuclear doctrine,...
Europinion
Nov 19, 20242 min read


EU Referendum and Presidential Elections in Moldova: The Climax of a Geostrategic Chess Game?
Moldova is preparing for a significant referendum on EU membership scheduled for October 20, 2024 . This referendum will coincide with...
Patrick René Haasler
Oct 18, 20243 min read


Russia’s New “Escape Liberalism” Decree is Something More Than Just a PR Stunt
Last week, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin signed a new decree which will allow foreign nationals to apply for a temporary visa of...
Nikita Triandafillidis
Aug 26, 20244 min read


Bamboo Diplomacy: Putin Visits Vietnam
Russian President, Vladimir Putin, touched down in the Vietnamese capital of Hanoi on June 20th 2024. The visit to Hanoi marked the next...
Caoimhe Mahon
Jul 9, 20244 min read


Who do you think you are kidding, Mr Putin?
The title of this article might be inspired by Dad’s Army but Russian President Vladimir Putin’s leadership style is much more...
Dan Sillett
May 17, 20244 min read


The evolution of Putinism
Jack Wilkin During the Soviet era, Putin was a KGB agent working in East Germany. Some within the KGB felt strongly that the Soviets'...
Jack Wilkin
Sep 13, 20235 min read


Putin strikes back: Prigozhin reportedly killed in Russia
On the 23rd of August, 2023, Yevgeny Prigozhin, leader of the Wagner Private Military Company, died in a plane crash on the outskirts of...
Cyrus Larcombe-Moore
Aug 24, 20232 min read

Prigozhin and the Wagner Rebellion
Nasia Anson From Putin’s Chef to National Traitor…to Putin’s Ally Once Again? The events regarding an explosive split – and an unexpected...
Nasia Anson
Jun 25, 20236 min read
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