A lot rests on whether Putin’s brutal consolidation of power works out
Chișinău’s plan for its breakaway republic rests on its dream of EU membership and Ukraine winning the war
Three Armenian mothers tell of their struggles after eight months living under Azerbaijan’s restrictions
Ukrainian drone attacks on key Russian targets will likely boost support for Putin and his anti-NATO narrative at home
Solidarity means showing your face and letting Ukrainian miners and trade unionists know they are not alone
Russian state company Rosatom has controlled Ukraine’s Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant for months. Why no sanctions?
Humanitarian crisis in the blockaded enclave reaches a tipping point, raising questions over West’s lack of action
Tbilisi’s new ‘Museum of Repressed Writers’ commemorates a prolific poet who took his own life during a Stalinist purge
The murder of Oleg Khorzhan has thrown a spotlight on Moldova’s breakaway region and its struggle against oligarchy
Europe’s energy needs and fear of China mean it wants to forge closer ties and invest more in the region
Small-scale farmers and Indigenous groups say they have again been shut out of the UN Food Systems Summit
In a small town near Russian-held Bakhmut, medics are saving lives against a backdrop of rocket fire
