Europe
Russia’s Summer Offensive Grinds Down Ukraine in Donbas
Russia is gaining up to 1km a day in Donbas at huge cost, with Pokrovsk now its main target as Ukraine runs short of shells, troops and morale.
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Anja Kowalski
Central and Eastern Europe writer covering security, energy, and EU enlargement.
Europe
Ukraine Holds the Front Line but Faces Strain at Home
Ukraine’s drone-led forces have steadied the front and Europe is releasing aid, but manpower shortages, energy damage and political strains raise hard questions about a longer war.
Europe
Russia’s War Comes Home: Fuel Shortages and Rising Anxiety
Petrol queues, drone strikes on refineries and talk of a new mobilisation are bringing the Ukraine war home for ordinary Russians. Anxiety has jumped sharply, polls show.
Europe
Ukraine’s Last Escape Route: Inside the Mokrany-Domanove Crossing
Officially shut, the Mokrany-Domanove crossing has become a fragile humanitarian lifeline. Each day, dozens brave Russia and Belarus to return to government-held Ukraine.
Europe
Ukraine Strikes Wildberries Depots to Bring the War Home to Russia
Drone strikes on Wildberries depots destroyed goods worth some 150bn roubles ($1.9bn) and rattled millions of shoppers. Kyiv says soldiers and volunteers buy military equipment on the platform…
Europe
Europe Owns the Ukraine War — But Still Lacks a Strategy for Peace
With Washington disengaged, Europe funds nearly all aid to Ukraine and drives diplomacy. But beyond keeping Kyiv alive, it still lacks a strategy for peace, accession and deterring…
Europe
Ukraine races to harden its power grid before Russia’s winter assault
Ukraine has hardened its electricity network at record speed before winter. Yet a shortage of ballistic interceptors and swarms of fast new jet drones leave Kyiv and other…
Europe
Iceland Votes No on EU Talks as Fishing Fears Decide Referendum
Iceland voted narrowly on August 29 against restarting EU accession talks. Fishing fears and a rural-urban divide decided the result, frustrating Brussels but showing the limits of EU…
Europe
America Owes $40 Trillion, but France Is Europe’s Debt Risk
US debt has crossed $40 trillion, yet the EU's €15.7 trillion is more fragile. With French debt at 118% of GDP and yields at 18-year highs, France is…