Analytics | Europe

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...

The formal reason for Russia's invasion of Ukraine is said to be the protection of the Russian-speaking population. However, Russia has begun Russification in the occupied Ukrainian territories, in particular by banning education in the Ukrainian language. This confirms that Russia's real goal is to destroy the Ukrainian nation and statehood...

In March 2025, the Croatian government officially approved a policy on the production of its own ammunition, in particular 122 mm and 155 mm artillery shells. This marks a transition from importing weapons to developing its own military industrial complex...

In 2024, immediately after the Russian presidential election, an active process of internal repression against the Russian elite began...

On 22 October 2025, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and Swedish Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson signed a declaration of intent for Ukraine to purchase from 100 to 150 of Sweden's latest JAS 39 Gripen E fighter jets.

The question of whether Ukraine can withdraw from the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) has become not only theoretical but also strategic in nature for understanding the prospects for the further development of Kyiv's security policy and relations with its partners...

During Aleksandar Vucic's visit to Beijing in September 2025, negotiations took place during which the Serbian president expressed his willingness to cooperate with Rosatom in the context of the construction of a nuclear power plant, as the corporation has competitive advantages, in particular the presence of a complete production cycle – from construction to fuel supply and waste disposal...