Op-Ed: On Poland, Refugee Blackmail, and Cautious Optimism for Liberal Democracy in the EU
Last month, a group of refugees recently arrived from eastern Ukraine gathered beneath the statue of Adam Mickiewicz on Rynek Główny in Krakow’s Old Town to call for peace.
Russia Halts Gas Exports to Poland and Bulgaria
Poland and Bulgaria were cut off from Russian gas exports by energy giant Gazprom on Wednesday, April 27, just over two months since the start of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Explosions hit Moldovan Government Building in Pro-Russian Separatist Region Transnistria
On April 25, the Ministry of State Security building in Tiraspol, the proclaimed capital of the Moldovan breakaway region Transnistria, was rocked by several blasts that are believed to be from rocket-propelled grenades.
Serbia Accuses Ukraine of Airline Bomb Threats, Refuses to Join Sanctions on Russia
On Monday, April 18, Serbian President Aleksandar Vučić accused Ukraine and one other unnamed EU country as the orchestrators of a series of bomb threats on AirSerbia planes.
Moldova and Lithuania Ban "Symbols of Russian Aggression"
On April 19, Lithuania and Moldova enacted laws that banned the usage and display of “Symbols of Russian Aggression,” which include the letter 'Z' painted on many Russian military vehicles invading Ukraine, the black and orange ribbon of St.
Serbia Receives Shipment of Chinese Military Supplies
It was announced on Monday, April 11, that China completed what it termed a delivery of “regular military supplies” to Serbia over the weekend.
