Meet Orbán’s replacement: same Ukraine policy, better PR
Péter Magyar drew massive crowds Thursday challenging Orbán. But he won't back Ukraine's fast-track EU membership or weapons deliveries either.
Romania was too boring for Western allies to watch. Russia wasn’t bored.
Intelligence arrested two saboteurs with thermite devices targeting Bucharest's Nova Post. What they ignored for years mattered more.
Romania could’ve been Ukraine’s biggest ally. Hungary made sure it isn’t.
Romania shares 600 kilometers of border with Ukraine. Budapest decides what it does about the war.
Romania stops Russian operation recruiting Ukrainian kids to firebomb their own diaspora
Two Ukrainian nationals arrested with thermite incendiary devices in operation targeting Nova Post, Ukraine's largest courier company connecting millions across EU member states
Georgia criminalizes masked protests, repeat offenders face prison
Georgia's parliament locked in criminal penalties for protest participation on 31 October, with 80 MPs backing amendments that make a third violation punishable by up to two years in prison.
Ukraine took a step toward authoritarianism—and most will miss it because the mayor was corrupt
The war demands vigilance—but democracy must survive it too.
Georgian opposition shut out as pro-Russian ruling party consolidates power in latest elections
Following the 4 October vote, the Central Election Commission finalized results on 16 October.
Moldova turns to financier with deep Ukraine ties as new face of reform amid Russia’s threat
Alexandru Munteanu, a 61-year-old businessman and economist with no prior political experience, will be proposed for Moldova's Prime Minister position by the ruling Party of Action and Solidarity (PAS)
Serbia admits Russian operatives ran paramilitary camp to disrupt Moldova elections
Serbian leader acknowledges Kremlin involvement in destabilization plot for the first time, under pressure from EU officials.
Russia owes Georgia $275 million for war crimes, ECtHR rules
European Court finds Moscow responsible for systematic human rights abuses in occupied Georgian territory, adding to hundreds of millions in unpaid judgments.
Georgian government bans all communications for five arrested opposition leaders
Tbilisi imposes total isolation on protest organizers, blocking phone calls, family visits, and letters in what rights groups call solitary-style detention.
Georgia’s PM courts authoritarian allies as Western ties collapse after sham elections
Kobakhidze meets with Chinese and Belarusian ambassadors hours apart, accepting congratulations on the contested vote Western democracies refused to recognize.
One oligarch bet $7 billion on Russia winning fast. Georgia is paying the price.
Three years later, he's trapped—dismantling Georgian democracy to prove Moscow loyalty as Ukraine still fights.
Georgian protesters give government ultimatum after watching Moldova defeat Russia—all five leaders arrested
Pro-Russian party tightens control. Whether Georgia's democracy survives depends on what's next.