Ukraine

Ukraine warns Poland over President Nawrocki’s bill targeting nationalist symbols

bne IntelliNews October 3, 2025

Ukraine will be “forced to take retaliatory measures” if Poland passes a bill equating Ukrainian nationalist movement with Nazism and communism, Ukrainian historians.

Ukraine cuts ties with Nicaragua over occupied territories recognition

bnl editorial staff October 2, 2025

Ukraine has severed diplomatic relations with Nicaragua after the Central American nation formally recognised Russian sovereignty over occupied Ukrainian territories.

US reportedly to share intelligence with Ukraine for long-range strikes on Russian energy sites

bne IntelliNews October 2, 2025

US to provide Ukraine with intelligence support for long-range strikes on Russian energy infrastructure as Trump shifts stance, with Tomahawk missiles under consideration.

VISEGRAD BLOG: Will Czechia drift into Slovak and Hungarian direction after this week’s elections?

Albin Sybera in Prague October 1, 2025

Czech populist stalwart Andrej Babiš and his ANO party are projected to make a comeback after this week's elections, raising questions about the country's future direction.

Ukraine's receipt of Israeli missiles part of Israel's greater geopolitical plot

bnm Tel Aviv bureau September 30, 2025

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed that his country received a Patriot air defence system from Israel

UK companies lost $70bn from sanctions on Russia

Ben Aris in Berlin September 30, 2025

British businesses have lost nearly $70bn between 2022 and 2024 as a result of their withdrawal from the Russian market, according to a survey of public sources and annual reports, the Russian state-owned media reports.

Russia plans new “anti-fraud” restrictions on RuNet use

bne IntelliNews September 30, 2025

The Russian government has unveiled a sweeping package of draft legislation billed as a crackdown on online fraud, but rights groups warn it will significantly expand state surveillance powers and online repression, Meduza reported on September 30.

Russia’s debt service costs swelling due to high interest rates

Ben Aris in Berlin September 30, 2025

Russia’s debt servicing costs are swelling, despite the low level of debt, thanks to sky high interest rates, the Ministry of Finance (MinFin) said on September 29.

Orban dismisses Ukraine drone incursion as “it is not a sovereign state”

Ben Aris in Berlin September 30, 2025

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban dismissed allegations that Hungarian drones violated Ukrainian airspace last week as irrelevant even if they had, as “Ukraine is not an independent, sovereign country”, he said in an interview.

Russia's military production goes into surplus

Ben Aris in Berlin September 29, 2025

After more than three years of heavy investment, Russia’s military production has gone into surplus, producing more arms and ammo than it needs to perpetrate the war in Ukraine, the Kiel Institute reported.

Lavrov pushes Russian agenda, networks with the Global South at UNGA

Ben Aris in Berlin September 29, 2025

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov used the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meeting in New York to lambaste the West and continue building up the growing Global South community that is aligning with the BRICS-led alternative pole

Telegram owner Durov says French, Moldovan governments asked him to block anti-government accounts ahead of elections

Ben Aris in Berlin September 28, 2025

The owner of the Telegram messaging service Pavel Durov said that the French intelligence approached him earlier this year and asked him to block anti-government channels in the run up to this weekend's elections on two occasions.

EU’s influence declines in its neighbourhood as China and Russia gain ground

Clare Nuttall in Glasgow September 26, 2025

Chinese presence growing in Western Balkans, while Russia makes gains in Turkey, shows new index developed by wiiw, Bertelsmann Stiftung and ECIPE.

European diplomats warn Kremlin that Nato is prepared to shoot planes over its airspace

Ben Aris in Berlin September 26, 2025

European diplomats warned the Kremlin that Nato is prepared to shoot down any Russian fighter jets that violate their airspace, as military tensions between the EU and Russia continue to mount.

Trump lavishes praise on Erdogan in White House meeting and suggests Turkey stop buying Russian oil and gas

bne IntelliNews September 26, 2025

Some big military and civilian aircraft deals may be in the making, but the deal-making remains behind closed doors.

Poland building a drone wall to protect Europe

bne IntelliNews September 25, 2025

Poland will lead an effort to build a “drone wall” to block Europe’s airspace to swarms of Russian UAVs should a pan-regional war ever break out.

EBRD cuts Ukraine’s 2025 growth forecast to 2.5% amid war uncertainty

bne IntelliNews September 25, 2025

Ukraine’s economy is projected to expand by 2.5% in 2025, down from a previously forecast 3.3%, as the ongoing war with Russia weighs on investment and trade, the EBRD said.

COMMENT: Trump is preparing a “back door” plan to blame EU for Ukraine’s failure - FT

bne IntelliNews September 25, 2025

European officials fear that US President Donald Trump’s dramatic U-turn on Ukraine is a back door plan to shift responsibility for the West’s failure to prevent Ukraine’s defeat in its war with Russia or help it recover afterwards.

Russia draft 2026 budget cuts military spending for the first time, introduces new taxes

Ben Aris in Berlin September 25, 2025

Russia’s Ministry of Finance presented the 2026-2028 budget that keeps spending flat, introduces new taxes to fund a ballooning budget deficit and cuts military spending for the first time in three years.

EBRD says geopolitics, tariffs and China competition weigh on Emerging Europe growth

Clare Nuttall in Glasgow September 25, 2025

Development bank downgrades 2025 forecasts for Central and Eastern Europe citing weak external demand, rising debt and the impact of US tariffs.

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