The Eastern Flank
Michał KranzThe most important news stories from Eastern Europe and why they matter, delivered to you weekly
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Poland prepares for a new Russian provocation, Trump lets Ukraine produce Patriot missiles, and Warsaw says it may veto Ukraine's EU bid
Destruction after a Russian strike on Kyiv on July 6, 2026 (State Emergency Service of Ukraine via Wikimedia Commons)
What you need to know:
This roundup combines this past week’s top news with important underreported stories
Th...
Russia pushes Belarus to join its war directly, Ukraine stifles Crimea, and Poland's president escalates a conflict with Ukraine over history
Belarus’s Lukashenko with Vladimir Putin on February 26, 2026 in Moscow (kremlin.ru via Wikimedia Commons)
What you need to know:
This roundup combines this past week’s top news with important underreported stories
This past wee...
Russia strikes Ukraine's Pechersk Lavra, Warsaw and Kyiv spar over their shared history, and Albanians protest a Trump-linked luxury project
The Dormition Cathedral at the Pechersk Lavra Monastery in Kyiv in flames following a Russian drone attack on June 15, 2026 (Міністерство культури України via Wikimedia Commons)
After a bit of a hiatus, I’m back with my usual weekly news r...
Europe has finally woken up
POLITICO Europe editor Jan Cieński with Estonian Defense Minister Hanno Pevkur at GLOBSEC (Own work)
For all their stiffness, self-importance, and elitism, European security conferences are also the site of a rare and revealing double-game...
The Iran War is transforming Eastern Europe
A Polish soldier working with a drone interceptor as part of the Merops drone system near Lipa, Poland on November 15, 2025 (United States Army via Wikimedia Commons)
The Iran War is here to stay, and for Eastern Europe, that means a much...
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