Opinions and analyses

Ten turbulent months have passed since Donald Trump won the US presidential elections and eight since his return to the White House. His victory had a global impact, with nationalist…

In a month, the European destiny of Moldova faces the challenge of parliamentary elections. The Kremlin has invested tens of millions of euros to block Chisinau’s breakaway from Moscow.  Ilan…

In the democratic world, political operators consider the first three months of an elected official’s term important because they represent a brief period in which the public is understanding, forgiving,…

The shift in position regarding security guarantees for Ukraine, Europe, and Russia has made the American president appear weak. It remains unclear whether Trump’s America would ever sign something that…

Shortly after the meeting between Donald Trump and European leaders, which took place in Washington, a signal of attack against the European Union was issued from the Kremlin. Thus, television…

Political messages cannot be clearer than the Russian missiles that hit an American company in western Ukraine on Wednesday night, hundreds of kilometers from the front line. The attack, part…

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…