Russia’s seizure of Crimea in 2014 was a watershed moment in modern European history. The Kremlin’s subsequent full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022 brought the world to the brink of World War III. With talks on a possible peace deal…
Ukraine’s recent campaign of drone strikes against Russian energy infrastructure has knocked out about a tenth of Russia’s oil refining capacity, according to a Reuters analysis. Since early 2025, Ukraine has launched a series of long-range drone attacks on military…
In early February, Georgian authorities unveiled new legislation that critics say will increase pressure on the country’s civil society and independent media, and impose further restrictions on public gatherings. The move comes amid a wave of anti-government protests that began…
The conclusion that many observers draw from the 2025 Munich Security Conference is that the United States, at least during the Trump presidency, is no longer prepared to guarantee European security. Whether this is actually the case, or simply a…
Greece’s centre-right Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis announced a cabinet reshuffle today as his New Democracy party continues to fall in opinion polls. Last week, the government narrowly avoided a no-confidence vote brought by the opposition over its alleged cover-up of…
The first global oligarch, Elon Musk, is a global threat. It’s time to think about how to neutralize him. Column by Forbes Ukraine founding editor Volodymyr Fedorin A gift for true leaders Forbes Certificate — annual access to quality analytics,…
Donald Trump has imposed tariffs on imports from Canada, Mexico and China. They came into effect on March 4. The US President’s decision threatens an economic recession in the country, the destruction of supply chains and could hit Trump’s own…
Ukraine has agreed to a U.S. proposal for a 30-day ceasefire with Russia, representing a potentially significant breakthrough in U.S.-led diplomatic efforts to end Europe’s worst conflict since World War II. The agreement on a potential ceasefire was reached after…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has given a cagey initial response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s cease-fire proposal, backing the idea in principle but listing a series of additional demands that make any meaningful progress unlikely. Officials in Kyiv will be…
As tempers flared during Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky’s disastrous Oval Office standoff with U.S. President Donald Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance last month, Trump offered a stark assessment of Ukraine’s limited options in any future negotiations with Russia. “You…