Section: The Centre for Eastern Studies (Poland)
Russians and North Koreans pushing Ukrainians out of Kursk Oblast. Day 1028 of the war
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Moldova: an impending energy crisis and its political implications
Moldova will declare a state of energy emergency on 16 December due to an impending crisis caused by Ukraine’s decision not to extend the transit contract for Russian gas after 2025. Meanwhile, the separatist region of Transnistria heavily relies on these gas supplies (see ‘Game over? The future of Russian gas transit through...
Russia moves to cut off Ukrainian logistics in the Donbas. Day 1021 of the war
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Ukraine’s new ministry for communication with the diaspora
On 3 December, the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine appointed Oleksiy Chernyshov as Deputy Prime Minister and head of the newly established Ministry of National Unity, which was formed through the reorganisation of the former Ministry of Reintegration of the Temporarily Occupied Territories. …read more Source:: Centre for Eastern Studies...
Trump’s further appointments: a peace plan for Ukraine and the threat of a tariff increase?
In the last days of November, Donald Trump tapped further candidates for positions in his new administration. The nomination of retired General Keith Kellogg as US special envoy for Ukraine and Russia suggests that although the new president’s goal will be to seek an end to the war in Ukraine, this does not necessarily involve far-reaching...
Equipment problems in the Ukrainian army. Day 1014 of the war
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The Gordian knot of mobilisation: Ukraine balancing the needs of the military and business
The increasing number of men who have been granted deferment from military service in recent months and the problems in the implementation of mobilisation plans have urged the Ukrainian authorities to carry out an audit of companies deemed strategically important for national defence. The decision to revise the list of these companies is aimed at...
Russia strikes Ukraine with strategic missile. Day 1007 of the war
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Ukraine: another difficult wartime budget
On 19 November, the Ukrainian parliament (Verkhovna Rada) adopted (by a majority of 257 votes) the 2025 budget law, specifying that the country’s spending will amount to 3.94 trillion hryvnias (approximately $95.5 billion) and its revenues to 2.34 trillion hryvnias (approximately $56.7 billion). The vast majority of expenditures –2.2...
Kremlin escalates threats against the West
On 21 November, Russia launched a medium-range ballistic missile of a new type, identified by the US as a modified version of the prototype RS-26 Rubezh intercontinental ballistic missile, which targeted the Yuzhmash/Pivdenmash plant in Ukraine’s Dnipro. On the same day, Vladimir Putin declared that the attack was a response to Ukrainian...
