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Analyses | | Witold Rodkiewicz

Putin–Trump phone call no shift in either sides position

On 29 April, at Russia’s initiative, Vladimir Putin held a 90-minute phone call with Donald Trump. The US president said the conversation was “very good”, while Putin’s adviser Yuri Ushakov described it as “friendly, open and businesslike”.
Analyses | | Andrzej Wilk, Krzysztof Nieczypor, Jacek Tarociński

Russia is expanding the area under its control around Vovchansk Day 1525 of the war

Analyses | | Bartosz Chmielewski

Estonia assessments of the Russian threat cause friction between Tallinn and Kyiv

On 20 April, the Estonian government criticised Ukraine’s information policy, including public speculation about a possible Russian attack on the Baltic states. This followed a suggestion by President Volodymyr Zelensky that Russia was…
Analyses | | Iwona Wiśniewska, Filip Rudnik

20th sanctions package the EU signals it will stay the course despite the energy crisis

On 23 April, the Council of the European Union adopted its 20th package of sanctions against Russia. The measures tighten restrictions on Russian oil and LNG exports, including those targeting the operation of the so-called ‘shadow fleet…
Analyses | | Daria Zielińska

A safer alternative growing interest in the Middle Corridor in Central Asia

According to data from Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Transport, over the past seven years the volume of cargo transported through the country via the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR), also known as the Middle Corridor, has…
Analyses | | Andrzej Wilk, Krzysztof Nieczypor, Jacek Tarociński

37 hours of Russian air strikes on Ukraine Day 1518 of the war

Analyses | | Maria Domańska

Russia blocks Telegram and cracks down on VPNs

In the first half of April, the Russian government intensified its previously announced censorship measures in the digital sphere. It almost completely blocked access to the Telegram messaging platform for Russian citizens and cracked down…
Analyses | | Andrzej Wilk, Krzysztof Nieczypor, Jacek Tarociński

The unobserved Easter truce Day 1511 of the war

Analyses | | Witold Rodkiewicz

Russia after Orbáns defeat putting a brave face on a difficult situation

Russia’s initial official reactions to the opposition’s electoral triumph in Hungary have been largely calm and pragmatic, although Vladimir Putin has not congratulated the winner. When asked about this, the Kremlin’s spokesman Dmitry…
Analyses | | Krzysztof Nieczypor, Jacek Tarociński

Prolonged Russian air strikes against Ukraine Day 1505 of the war