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Hungary may be deciding what to do with Ukrainian POWs
Eleven Ukrainian POWs have arrived in Hungary apparently thanks to a private deal with the Russian Orthodox Church
HungaryProspects for Ukraine to end-2023
The next six months promise to bring further improvements for the macroeconomy but not an end to the war with Russia
UkraineRussia faces tough choices over budget shortfalls
Officials are in a quandary over the budget deficit, with conventional wisdom dictating either cuts or higher taxes
RussiaSocial pressure may divert Kazakh policy from IMF path
The IMF mission to Astana urges orthodox monetary and fiscal policies but public spending must avoid a repeat of unrest
KazakhstanEventual Ukrainian offensive will involve more forces
Probing attacks in early June are not the expected counter-offensive, for which the time is not ripe
UkraineProspects for the Russian economy to end-2023
Rising military-industrial sector production and related industries will support manufacturing activity in 2023
RussiaGermany cyberattacks underline risk landscape
More than one in ten Germany companies suffered a cyberattack last year
GermanyPutin may want Prigozhin to pull Wagner from Ukraine
Wagner mercenary chief Yevgeny Prigozhin has defied a Russian defence ministry order to put his troops under its control
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