Swedish election ‘not a priority’ for Moscow interference but still a target for troll farms and disinformation – EUobserver
As Sweden prepares to vote on Sunday (13 September), the country is facing a threat that has become…
[Interview] Belarus Lukashenko fears Putin’s downfall so much that he is ready to change sides quickly, analyst says – EUobserver
French political scientist Anaïs Marin has long focused on eastern Europe. From 2018 to 2024, she also served…
Wave of Russian sabotage attacks exposes counter-intelligence gaps on Nato’s eastern flank – EUobserver
This story is a part of the weekly newsletter about security, defence, and tech in the eastern flank…
The CIA’s visit to Moscow shows Nato is working — and a reminder that Europe still matters to Washington – EUobserver
In late August 1938, US secretary of state Cordell Hull flew to Berlin to warn the Nazi regime…
Slovak drone factory narrowly escapes Russian-linked napalm arson attack as police arrest three foreign suspects – EUobserver
Slovakia has recorded one of the first known attempted attacks on a company producing military technology. The target…
Only a joint Ukraine-EU defence force can stop Putin’s imperialist rampage – EUobserver
European capitals have become increasingly vocal about the need for Europe to participate in negotiations aimed at ending…
Poland’s six‑minute Russia missile scare shows how fast Nato can spot a threat — and the agonising slowness of deciding if to fire back
A Russian cruise missile came down in an open field near Tarnawa-Kolonia, in Poland’s Lublin province, shortly before…
Danish shipyard keeping Putin’s €4bn gas tankers afloat angers EU politicians – EUobserver
A cross-party coalition of 101 parliamentarians and MEPs from 16 European countries has called on Denmark’s Fayard shipyard…
EU still in talks on new Russia sanctions, as two sanctioned ‘shadow fleet’ tankers sail through European waters – EUobserver
Two tankers entering through EU and UK waters are nearing the end of their long journey from China…
Putin appears haggard and mis-states Russian advances (Ukraine Battlefield update, Day 1,593) – EUobserver
Every day, the Ukraine Battlefield update newsletter offers a clear look at how the war is unfolding on the ground.…
In theory it’s from China, in reality it’s from Moscow – how sanctioned Russian timber keeps flowing into Czech Republic – EUobserver
First published in Deník N. According to findings by Deník N, Russian timber on which the European Union…
The EU’s Russia-veto problem has moved – from Orbán to Bulgaria’s Radev – EUobserver
For years, Brussels treated the obstruction of EU policy on Russia as a Hungarian problem. Viktor Orbán’s government…