Russian economy and society have been reorganized around war. There are now powerful domestic incentives that make ending the war difficult and even dangerous for Russia’s president.
Jeremy Morris @jeremymorris.bsky.social and myself in Foreign Affairs (open access)
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan’s ruling party was comfortably ahead in the country’s parliamentary election today, according to early exit poll data.
⚡️Armenia's Pashinyan declares victory as results show commanding lead over pro-Russian candidate.
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan declared victory on June 8 in the country's parliamentary election, after preliminary results show a commanding lead for his Civil Contract party.
Turnout was strong on Sunday amid concerns of Russian meddling.
www.politico.eu
Armenia's parliamentary election on June 7 saw the country's highest voter turnout since 2018, as citizens cast their ballots to determine the makeup of the National Assembly — and decide whether Yere...
A new #OpenAccess dataset contains all non-combatant airspace violations in Europe during the Russo-Ukrainian war for the period from 24 February 2022 to 17 May 2026 for which information could be found.
The majority of violations occured in #Romania and #Moldova.
doi.org/10.48320/605...
POLITICO Europe
I absolutely love to see people in one of the best cities of the Balkans angrily rising up against a Trump project and in favor of birds. What's not to like?
www.politico.eu/article/jare...
The Kyiv Independent
The American investor and son-in-law of Donald Trump has sparked a major backlash in Tirana thanks to his proposed mega building project.
