Opinions and analyses

While striving to mediate the end of the war between Russia and Ukraine, Donald Trump highlighted his experience in peace negotiations at the beginning of his second term. How many…

There is a solid clue that Putin is pursuing a path to resolve the conflict in Ukraine. Shortly after returning from Alaska, he gathered a number of officials, including Dmitri…

The whirlwind of statements and diplomatic meetings unfolding with an unprecedented frequency and intensity since the fall of the Berlin Wall in November 1989, echoes the painting of Hans Holbein…

Putin has no interest in ending the war if he does not achieve his objectives. The only problem for Russia at the moment is who Trump will blame when this…

The Monday meeting at the White House, which brought together US President Donald Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, and several European leaders including British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and French…

Donald Trump has „no cards to play” in his relationship with Vladimir Putin and no reason to make any deals with him, writes journalist and historian Anne Applebaum in an…

„Disgusting. Shameful. And ultimately, useless,” these were the words that came to mind as we watched the unfolding of the Alaska Summit, write journalists from The Kyiv Independent in an…

For three days, the senior members of the FSN struggled to evoke an emotional response from the public. But the response was one of indifference, which served as a cold…

The US-Russia summit in Alaska is more than just a diplomatic meeting: it is a symbolic statement. The choice of this state sends a strong message about strategic parity –…

Following the meeting between the CSM (Superior Council of Magistracy) and Prime Minister Ilie Bolojan and Nicușor Dan, the President of Romania, Judge Elena Costache, the head of the CSM,…

A summit between American President Donald Trump and Russian leader Vladimir Putin has been rumored for some time by both parties. But why would each now want the meeting to…

Between social democrats and Ion Iliescu, any formal connection was severed in 2015, when Liviu Dragnea proposed, supported by the party, the abolition of the position of honorary president, which…

In recent years, I have often looked at the caricature made by artist Ion Bîrlădeanu (1946-2021) of the former president, who passed away yesterday, August 5, 2025. In a few…

The death of Ion Iliescu leaves Romania with a legacy that continues the toxicity of the usurpations from 1989, when the mutual protection pact made with people from the former…

Ion Iliescu, born on March 3, 1930, in Oltenița, Romania, is a prominent and polarizing figure in the modern political history of the country. Serving as the President of Romania…

The recent bizarre public appearances of Donald Trump have once again raised questions about his mental health, experts say. For over a year, the 79-year-old Trump has exhibited strange behavior…

At the beginning of November 2024, King Felipe of Spain, accompanied by Queen Letizia, visit the Valencia region, the town of Paiporta, to meet with survivors of catastrophic floods that…

Midsummer is usually a period when Spanish politicians flee the scorching heat of Madrid to relax on one of the country’s many beaches. This year, however, many of them are…

In the F1 movie, the great summer success, pilot Sonny Hayes, played by the famous actor Brad Pitt, tells that when you cross the finish line first in a Formula…

The failed invasion in Ukraine has revealed a long list of miscalculations made by Vladimir Putin, once considered a ruthless strategic genius. These errors will define Putin’s legacy and accelerate…