Strategic conditions favour Kyiv over Moscow for now

Ukraine ends a year of concerted attack by superior Russian forces in a position of surprising strength

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Latvia’s new three-party coalition will probably last

The October elections upset some established parties but the government remains in centre-right and right-wing hands

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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will shape Central Europe for decades to come and has divided Poland from Hungary

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Wartime unity is holding on the political scene but the government is targeting perceived threats and adversaries

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Belarus has assisted Russia's invasion of Ukraine but avoided actual combat; it is under pressure to join the war

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A road and a gas pipeline providing a lifeline between Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia are being squeezed

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Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has sent prices soaring, unleashing a cost-of-living crisis across Central Europe

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Tehran seems happy to let its drones kill Ukrainians, despite EU criticism and open opposition to the policy at home

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Western governments have been leading efforts to crack down on cryptocurrency-based cybercrime

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Shoppers are reining in their purchases as goods become unavailable and family earners go off to fight

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