Buitenlandredacteur NRC. Posts over Midden- en Oost-Europa, Balkan, Kaukasus, Oekraïne, Rusland / Foreign desk NRC. Posts about Central and Eastern Europe, Balkans, Caucasus, Ukraine, Russia
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Mark Duursma
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Armenia’s pro-West government wins election despite Russian pressure
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Euronews Europe editor Maria Tadeo provides highlights and analysis from the EU-Western Balkans summit held this week in her signature newsletter Off the Record. #EuropeNews
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Armenië: verkiezingen van zondag zijn een test voor pro-Europese koers van premier Pasjinian. Rusland voert de druk op.
www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
door @pjotrsauer.bsky.social in @theguardian.com
Things are getting out of hand for Edi Rama. He needs to find a way to wash his hands off this Kushner/Trump project development plan or he risks getting dragged down by it.
Dit artikel maakt me zo trots op Rotterdam ❤️ www.theguardian.com/world/2026/j...
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s Civil contract party has won a third term in power according to initial results, triumphing over the Russian-Armenian billionaire Samvel Karapetyan.
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Mark Duursma
National Parliament Election in Armenia today 🇦🇲
We have not yet received any reliable exit poll data. Remain critical and be cautious of misinformation circulating online. #ArmVote26
Explore turnout data and pre-election polling data: europeelects.eu/2026/06/03/n...
Mark Duursma
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Despite 4 years of war & 20 sanctions packages, EU–Russia trade still totaled €57.2bn in 2025. A new Kiel Policy Brief shows that a targeted “Ukraine Support Tariff” on this trade could raise €11–16bn annually for 🇺🇦 while increasing pressure on Russia 👉 kielinstitut.de/publications...
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Joshua Livestro
Eeva Liukku
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Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's Civil Contract Party secures nearly 50% of the vote, comfortably beating the other contenders.
The Albanian community is protesting outside of their embassy in central London. They demand the resignation of their PM and remind him that their country is not for sale.
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Luca Migo ❌👑
There was never a plan for Ukraine to win. That's not a Ukrainian complaint—it's the admiral who chaired NATO's Military Committee through the war's 1st years.
Support "for as long as it takes," yes. A strategy for victory, Rob Bauer told Euromaidan Press, no. euromaidanpress.com/2026/06/06/n...