List of Eastern Europe articles
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Crosses, flowers, and photographs mark the graves of victims of the battles for Irpin and Bucha at the cemetery of Irpin, Ukraine, on May 16. Russia’s Brutal Honesty Has Destroyed the West’s Appeasers
Yet plenty of Western intellectuals and politicians still ignore what Moscow is saying loud and clear.
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Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan ahead of their meeting at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow on April 19. Why Is Armenia So Close to Russia and Iran?
The small Caucasus country challenges the idea that the world is splitting into democratic and autocratic camps.
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European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen shakes hands with Polish President Andrzej Duda at a press conference in Konstancin-Jeziorna, Poland, on June 2. Will the Ukraine War Return Poland to Europe’s Democratic Fold?
Europe and Poland need each other more than ever.
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Forza Italia leader Silvio Berlusconi, Brothers of Italy leader Giorgia Meloni, and then-League leader Matteo Salvini participate in a rally of right-wing opposition parties in Rome on Oct. 19, 2019. Italy’s Snap Election Could Hand Putin the Win He Needs
Outspoken supporters of Russia are likely to play key roles in the next government.
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Finland's ambassador to the United States Mikko Hautala The Russia Whisperer
Finland’s envoy to Washington once shared a sauna with the Russian president. Here’s what he thinks the West got wrong about Vladimir Putin.
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A boy rides his scooter past the destroyed city hall in Okhtyrka, Ukraine on Aug. 1. The Case for Cautious Optimism in Ukraine
There are two Western views of the same facts on the ground in Ukraine—and only one can be correct.
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A woman watches a video that shows the execution of Bosnia Muslims from Srebrenica by Serbian paramilitaries in 1995. Scenes From Hell
A disturbing video out of Ukraine evokes similar scenes from Srebrenica.
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German Chancellor Olaf Scholz appears at a press conference at European Union headquarters in Brussels on Dec. 10, 2021. It’s Time for Olaf Scholz to Walk His Talk
Since announcing revolutionary changes in German defense, Berlin has been dragging its feet nonstop.
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A woman waves the European Union and Georgian flags. Georgia’s Ruling Party Is Tanking Its Own NATO Bid
Accusing the U.S. ambassador of blackmail is just the start.
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A visitor at the Holocaust Memorial in Berlin on Sept. 25, 2019. Germany Has Confronted Its Past. Now It Must Confront the Present.
Accepting—or rejecting—historical guilt for past evils doesn’t absolve nations of present-day responsibility.
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A Ukrainian serviceman walks past the turret of a Russian tank next to a destroyed gas station Ukraine’s Economy Will Collapse Without More Aid Now
Losses are building up far faster than Kyiv can manage.
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Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev (right) and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen shake hands after signing a memorandum of understanding on increasing import of Azeri natural gas. Will a New War Crash Europe’s Azerbaijani Gas Dreams?
Europe needs a serious Azerbaijan policy—and needs it fast.
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Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives for a European Council meeting. Putin’s Trojan Horse Inside the European Union
No matter what Moscow does, Hungary’s prime minister consistently carries water for the Kremlin.
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A view of the destroyed Fabrika shopping mall in the Ukrainian city of Kherson on July 20. Ukraine’s Battle for Kherson Could Be a Key Victory
Zelensky has pledged to liberate occupied territory.
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Red Cross and Doctors Without Borders staff help evacuate pensioners from villages near the front lines of Russia's invasion of Ukraine in Pokrovsk, Donetsk region, on July 18. Russian Propaganda Is Targeting Aid Workers
Disinformation campaigns that worked in Syria have failed so far in Ukraine.
