US foes targeting November’s election with influence operations are expected to adapt to presidential contest developments, a US intelligence official said on Monday (29 July), in an apparent reference to Joe Biden dropping his reelection bid.
Polish lawmakers on Friday (26 July) voted to allow the security forces to use lethal weapons with impunity in response to active threats, including at the tense border with Belarus.
When looking at these hostile actions individually, they might not constitute more than a nuisance on their own. Yet, collectively, these actions form a comprehensive hybrid warfare package where the boundaries are repeatedly pushed, Alexander Borum wr…
Italian prime ministerโs MEPs weigh whether to back EU Commission president for second term Thursday.
The first flashpoint of Russiaโs hybrid war in Donbas in eastern Ukraine, and one of the first Ukrainian cities to be occupied and then liberated back in 2014, Sloviansk today finds itself once again under threat from the Kremlinโs armies.
Finland’s parliament is set to vote on a bill on Friday (12 July) granting border guards the power to turn back asylum seekers crossing from Russia, after more than 1,300 people arrived in the country forcing Helsinki to close its border.
Rheinmetall is Germany’s largest manufacturer of 155mm artillery shells, a crucial resource for Ukrainians defending themselves against Russia’s war.
Moldova’s Socialists, the ex-Soviet state’s largest opposition party, put forward a dismissed prosecutor general as a “unified opposition” candidate on Monday (8 July) to challenge pro-European incumbent Maia Sandu in an October presidential election.
Two key Russia allies claim to be responding to the “aggressive foreign policy” of Western countries.
A week after the European Union launched membership talks with Moldova, the country’s separatist region of Transnistria complained on Tuesday (2 July) that central authorities had ignored its proposals to settle their long-running dispute and imposed a…
The EU should draw up possible responses against Russia’s growing hybrid and physical attacks inside its territory, Lithuania’s Foreign Minister Gabrelius Landsbergis told Euractiv, advocating a more pro-active approach to security.
The conversation between Lloyd Austin and Andrei Belousov was the first such call in over a year. What we know on day 854The US and Russian defence chiefs spoke by telephone on Tuesday, in a rare conversation between the two powers and with tensions ri…
German police believe a technical defect caused the blaze, but security officials have blamed Russia.
New border defenses running through the ancient Biaลowieลผa Forest are “all about taking advantage of natural terrain,” says a retired general.
Moldova’s pro-European president signed into law on Monday (10 June) changes to the criminal code expanding provisions on treason denounced by her opponents and Amnesty International.
In Poland, officials say the number of attempted illegal border crossings from Belarus has shot up. The ruling Civic Platform โ which is in a tight election race with the former governing party, Law and Justice โ says Belarus and Russia are using migr…
Thousands of Georgians gathered Sunday (2 June) in the capital Tbilisi for a charity concert aimed at raising funds for those arrested during weeks of protests against a controversial “foreign influence” law.
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Wednesday (29 May) promised steadfast US support to Moldova in areas from energy independence to democracy promotion on a solidarity visit to the pro-Western nation as alarm grows over Russian pressure.
Warsaw accuses Moscow of โruthless hybrid warโ in driving migrants over the frontier into EU
US Secretary of State Antony Blinken visits Moldova on Wednesday (29 May) with plans to show robust support for the frontline country’s Western aspirations amid alarm over Russian gains elsewhere.
Twelve parties in Moldova clinched a pact on Sunday (26 May) committing them to act in favour of EU membership for the ex-Soviet state as the campaign for an October referendum on European integration heats up.
The man organized a human-trafficking corridor through Belarus to the EU, the Security Service of Ukraine said.
Norway will further restrict access for Russian tourist travellers due to the ongoing war in Ukraine, blocking almost all entry, the Nordic country’s justice ministry said on Thursday (23 May).
Finland will propose a law next week allowing border agents to block asylum seekers trying to enter from Russia, the prime minister said on Sunday (19 May), a decision that could cause Helsinki to temporarily breach its international commitments.
Prime Minister Tusk called the funding an investment “in our security, and above all in a secure eastern border.”
Moldova’s Justice Ministry asked a Chisinau court on Wednesday (15 May) to place restrictions on political activities by the pro-Russian Chance party (โศansฤโ), which opposes the government’s drive for the ex-Soviet state to join the European Union by …
Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah on Monday (13 May) urged Lebanese authorities to open the seas for migrant boats to reach Europe, amid soaring anti-Syrian sentiment and accusations the West is seeking to keep refugees in Lebanon.
Ukrainians claim shootdown of Russian SU-25; Putin grants two deputy PMs extra powers over energy and defence. What we know on day 809Ukraineโs security service (SBU) prevented a terrorist attack that Russia had planned to carry out in Kyiv on 9 May, a…
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk says the country faces a “hybrid war” in illegal migration.
With an EU referendum and a presidential election in October, the Ukraine-bordering Eastern European country fends off a barrage of disinformation, cyberattacks and Kremlin-backed political corruption.
Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze strongly rejected on Friday (3 May) criticism from the United States and European Union of a draft “foreign agents” law, accusing opponents of the bill of unwilling to engage in a meaningful discussion.
Russian military personnel have entered an air base in Niger that is hosting US troops, a senior US defense official told Reuters, a move that follows a decision by Niger’s junta to expel US forces from the country.
Georgian security forces used water cannon, tear gas and stun grenades against protesters outside parliament, sharply escalating a crackdown after lawmakers debated a “foreign agents” bill viewed by the opposition as authoritarian and Russian-inspired.
Finnair said on Monday (29 April) it is pausing flights to Tartu in eastern Estonia for one month due to GPS disturbances in the area, which Tallinn blamed on neighbouring Russia.
Moldovan opposition parties denouncing pro-European President Maia Sandu’s drive to secure European Union membership said on Sunday (21 April) they were forming an electoral bloc in an announcement delivered in Moscow.
Ukrainian president says priorities are air-defence systems and long-range missiles. What we know on day 789Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy urged the US Senate to rapidly ratify the long-delayed military aid package passed by Congress over the …
Moscow has been quick to lambast Washington over the Ukraine aid bill.
Georgia’s parliament gave initial approval on Wednesday (17 April) to a bill on “foreign agents” that the European Union said risked blocking the country’s path to membership and triggered protests for a third straight night.
Riot police in Georgia waded into demonstrators and cleared them from around part of the ex-Soviet state’s parliament on Tuesday (16 April) as lawmakers debated a bill on “foreign agents” that the opposition denounces as authoritarian.
French President Emmanuel Macron said on Thursday (4 April) that he had no doubt Russia would malevolently target the Paris Olympics this summer, in comments that underline the fraught geopolitical backdrop to the games.
Finland will indefinitely extend the closure of land border crossings with Russia and add several ports to a list where travel from its eastern neighbour is prohibited, the government said on Thursday (4 April).
Ever since the fall of the Soviet Union, the Republic of Moldova, a small country between Romania and Ukraine, has been grappling with the influence of oligarchs โ rich businessmen with close links to power. Often pro-Russian and backed by the Kremlin…
A senior Russian military officer has warned that the conflict in Ukraine could escalate into a full-scale war in Europe and said the probability of Moscow’s forces becoming involved in a new conflict is increasing “significantly.”
Moldova’s spy chief said on Tuesday (5 March) that Russia was planning fresh attempts to meddle in the country’s internal affairs by provoking protests, interfering in upcoming presidential elections, and disrupting plans to join the European Union.
Moldova’s breakaway Transnistria region asked Russia on Wednesday (28 February) to help its economy withstand Moldovan “pressure”, at a meeting of hundreds of officials dismissed by the pro-European Chisinau government as a propaganda stunt to gain hea…
Russiaโs invasion came as no surprise to us. Russia seizes anything left unguarded. Therefore, we must leave nothing unguarded.
Russia said on Monda (25 December) foreign-backed forces were trying to foment trouble in Serbia, where protests continue for a second week after an election earlier this month that international monitors said was unfair.
Niger’s military leaders said Monday (4 December) that they were ending two European Union security and defence missions in the country, after earlier in the day agreeing to strengthen military cooperation with Russia.
Estonia said Wednesday (29 November) it was “prepared” to close its border with Russia following a similar move by Finland, with Tallinn citing a potential threat by its eastern neighbour.
Finland will close its entire border with Russia to travellers for the next two weeks in a bid to halt the unusual flow of asylum seekers to the Nordic nation, which the government says is orchestrated by Moscow.
Finland will close all but the northernmost crossing point on its border with Russia from midnight on Friday (24 November) in a bid to halt a flow of asylum seekers to the Nordic nation, Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said.
Dozens of migrants stood behind barriers at two crossings on Finland’s border with Russia on Saturday (18 November), the Finnish Border Guard said, after Helsinki erected barricades to halt a flow of asylum seekers it says was instigated by Moscow.
The United States on Thursday (16 November) targeted 10 individuals in a new round of sanctions aimed at containing Russian influence in the Western Balkans, the US Treasury said.
Further groups of asylum seekers arrived on Wednesday (15 November) at Finland’s southeastern border via Russia, part of a sudden surge that the president said appeared to be Russian revenge for his country’s defence cooperation with the United States.
Authorities in Moldova on Friday (3 November) barred a pro-Russian party from taking part in local elections — two days before the vote viewed as a litmus test of President Maia Sandu’s campaign to join the EU.
Moldova’s pro-European President, Maia Sandu, said Russia’s Wagner paramilitary force was the main force behind an attempt to foment a coup against her, she told the Financial Times in an interview published on Friday (6 October).
Moldova’s parliament began moves on Wednesday (4 October) to prevent members of the banned pro-Russian Shor (ศor)ย party running in local elections for other parties or as independent candidates.
With an election looming on October 15, there’s a lot of politics behind the ruling party’s attacks on Agnieszka Holland.
Poland and two Baltic states will close their borders with Belarus entirely if a “critical incident” involving Wagner mercenaries takes place, the Polish interior minister said on Monday (28 August), amid rising tensions on NATO’s eastern flank.
Slovak police charged the country’s spy master and other high-ranking officials in the security community with forming a criminal group and conspiring to abuse power, in a case that has emerged just weeks ahead of an early election.
Latvia’s defence minister ordered the army to help guard the Baltic country’s border with Russian ally Belarus on Tuesday (15 August), after 96 attempts by illegal immigrants to cross in 24 hours.
Poland will send an additional 2,000 troops to reinforce its eastern border with neighbouring Belarus, a deputy interior minister said Wednesday (9 August), as a record number of migrants try to cross.
Looking closely at Beijingโs ever evolving position on Russiaโs war in Ukraine, it is clear the Chinese are thinking about it very differently from the West.
The death of the former president could sink Georgia’s EU hopes for good.
Sweden is the target of a disinformation campaign by “Russia-backed actors” intended to hurt the image of the NATO-candidate country by implying itย supportedย recent burnings of the Koran, its Minister for Civil Defence said on Wednesday (26 July).
The new leader of Moldova’s region of Gagauzia expressed gratitude at her inauguration on Wednesday (19 July) to a wealthy magnate convicted in absentia for fraud and stood by her calls for closer ties with Russia.
