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The Minerals Deal with the US: A Boon or a Bane For Ukraine?
On February 28th, 2025, US President Trump and his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky met at the Oval Office, scheduled to sign the...
Ming Wa (Chris) Guan
Mar 24, 20254 min read


Breaking the Ice: Trump and Putin’s Ice Hockey Game to End WW3
Are Putin and Trump going to end the Russia-Ukraine War with a game of ice hockey? It’s highly unlikely. But this is what the two leaders...
Dan Sillett
Mar 21, 20253 min read


Russia’s Cultural Collapse
Illustration by Will Allen/Europinion To say that Russia has a serious “cultural projection” problem seems trivial at this moment. After...
Brock Salvatore Cullen-Irace
Mar 16, 20254 min read


Is Starmer Doing A Good Job?
Illustration by Will Allen/Europinion Hold onto your hats. This week, I’m going to praise Keir Starmer. Sort of. Before plunging back...
Dan Sillett
Mar 7, 20254 min read


White House Down: Trump At War With Ukraine
Ukraine could fall – and it will be Donald Trump’s fault. This is my second article of the week. That’s unusual, but I’m afraid I’m at...
Dan Sillett
Mar 2, 20254 min read


Trump’s Peace Is No Peace
Illustration by Will Allen/Europinion Trump’s electoral rhetoric on peace in Ukraine is materialising in typical Trump style, albeit...
Ned Johnson
Mar 1, 20254 min read


Trump-Zelenskyy Meeting Ends in Public Confrontation
A scheduled meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in the Oval Office today devolved...
Europinion
Feb 28, 20252 min read


U.S. Shift In Its Security Priority: Europe's Chance To Regain Leadership
Illustration by Will Allen/Europinion On February 12, 2025, US President Donald Trump revealed that he had a call with Russian ...
Ming Wa (Chris) Guan
Feb 25, 20254 min read


Trump attacks Ukraine: The new Mar-a-Lie-go
Illustration by Will Allen Oh dear. Trump’s gone rogue. Again. I doubt even The Simpsons predicted such a seismic shift in US foreign...
Dan Sillett
Feb 21, 20254 min read


European Leaders to Hold Emergency Ukraine Summit in Paris
European leaders are poised to convene an emergency summit in Paris on Monday, 17 February 2025, to deliberate on the ongoing conflict in...
Europinion
Feb 16, 20252 min read


Is This Where World War Three Ends?
Living in Daugavpils, the largest Russian-speaking settlement in the EU, it is hard to ignore the sticky political situation. Despite its...
Beatrice Learmouth
Feb 11, 20253 min read


A Quarter of a Century in Power: Russia under Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin
On 31st December 1999, Russian society was upended when, despite commitments to serve his term, President Boris Yeltsin unexpectedly...
Oliver Ansell-Hodges
Jan 25, 20256 min read


Transnistria Turns to Moldova for Gas Relief
On 20 January 2025, Vadim Krasnoselsky, president of Transnistria, announced his intention to purchase natural gas from Moldovagaz , the...
Will Kingston-Cox
Jan 20, 20253 min read


Russia’s Syrian Retreat: A Strategic Opportunity that the Incoming Trump Administration Must Capitalise on in Ukraine
At the reopening of Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris in early December, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, French President Emmanuel...
George Wallace
Jan 7, 20254 min read


Frozen in Crisis: Transnistria's Energy Standoff
The cessation of Russian natural gas supplies to Transnistria has precipitated a severe energy crisis, leading to the suspension of...
Will Kingston-Cox
Jan 4, 20253 min read


Security and Sovereignty at the Negotiating Table: the Ukrainian Dilemma
Over a thousand days have passed since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine . As the conflict has developed, the...
Oliver Ansell-Hodges
Jan 3, 20254 min read


Abkhazia Aflame
The media's hyperfocus on only the most marketable wars and crisis hotspots worldwide always fades certain international events into the...
Patrick René Haasler
Dec 23, 20244 min read


Out in the Cold: Gas Crisis Potentially Existential for Transnistria
Transnistria finds itself in the centre of a looming crisis. The imminent cessation of Russian gas supplies not only risks escalating...
Will Kingston-Cox
Dec 21, 20243 min read


Ukraine Assassinates Russian General in Moscow Bombing
On 17 December 2024, Lieutenant General Igor Kirillov, head of Russia's Nuclear, Biological, and Chemical Protection Troops, was...
Europinion
Dec 18, 20242 min read


Europe Must Look Beyond NATO and the EU to Defend Itself
For too long, Europe has slumbered under an American security blanket. Leaders have dozed, while threats have accumulated first on and...
Jack Rowlett
Dec 9, 20244 min read
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