In December 2025, Volodymyr Zelensky met with Polish President Karol Nawrocki. During the Ukrainian president’s visit to Warsaw, he also held meetings with Prime Minister Donald Tusk and other representatives of the Polish authorities...

Throughout the 20th century, Finland repeatedly had to defend itself against the USSR, which outnumbered it in all respects. Today, Ukraine finds itself in a similar situation, defending itself against Russia. Since the current stage of confrontation with Russia is unlikely to be the last, Ukraine needs to prepare for the next one today. Therefore, Finland's approach to deterring a much larger aggressor is valuable for Ukraine...

On 17 December, Ukraine’s Minister of Defence Denys Shmyhal announced the signing of a series of defence agreements with Germany worth over €1.2 billion. The agreements include the supply of spare parts for Patriot systems, the procurement of Ukrainian UAVs worth more than €200 million, the joint production of 200 Bohdana self-propelled artillery systems on German Zetros chassis valued at €750 million, the delivery of electronic warfare systems, the joint production of “Linza” UAVs, and the allocation of €11.5 billion as a financial support to Ukraine in 2026...

The current elections have only highlighted the deep systemic crisis in Transnistria, where the old economic model has finally collapsed and Russian support is no longer enough to save the situation.

Maduro is forced to rely on a circle of partners who themselves have experience of living under sanctions or are willing to work on the edge of the regime of restrictions.

Tensions between Japan and China have risen sharply amid the situation surrounding Taiwan. In November 2025, Japan's newly appointed Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi openly stated that a possible armed attack by China on Taiwan would become ‘a situation that threatens Japan's survival’ – meaning it could require a military response from Tokyo...

In three and a half years of war, the EU has reduced its imports of Russian gas (pipeline and LNG) from 45% in 2021 to 13% in the second quarter of 2025. This dynamic not only weakens the financial basis of Russian aggression, but also highlights how Europe, despite growing LNG imports from the US (45% of 100+ billion m³ in 2024), is balancing between urgent replacement and long-term sustainability...

The Black Sea is on the rise: its development has been included in the top ten most powerful European energy projects of the decade. Turkey is gaining energy sovereignty, Romania has launched the largest gas project in Europe, and Bulgaria is returning to deep-water exploration...