Bob Menendez, a long-standing member of the US Congress from the Democratic Party and a well-known supporter of Ukraine, has been convicted on corruption charges.

Kyiv has expanded sanctions against the Russian company Lukoil. While previously Ukrainian sanctions against this company only affected financial operations, a transit ban has recently been added.

Viktor Orbán's group has suffered its first political defeat in the new European Parliament at the very start of its work when it failed to secure any position for vice-president.

For over a month, Bulgarian parliamentarians have been trying to find a way out of a deep political crisis and establish a basis for forming a governing coalition.

The ruling party of Georgia, Georgian Dream, has set its sights on winning the parliamentary elections at any cost, disregarding Western criticism.

US President Joe Biden's historic decision to exit the presidential race and support Vice President Kamala Harris has mobilised the Democrats. They believe they now have a new chance to win the presidential elections.

Despite expectations, the snap parliamentary elections in France have not led to a significant weakening of President Emmanuel Macron and his political force.

On Sunday, US President Joe Biden announced a stunning decision to pull out of the presidential race.

Passing the "foreign agent" law, written by Russian legislation, has ultimately created very serious problems for Georgia's path to the EU. The EU leaders have decided to freeze the country's accession process.

The EU is once again considering penalising Hungary and its Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, who is allegedly abusing his position as the head of the EU Council.

Former Prime Minister of Poland and the most likely presidential candidate from the opposition party Law and Justice, Mateusz Morawiecki, is on the brink of facing criminal charges.

The situation in the Western Balkans, especially in Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH), is heating up.

"In Paris enthusiasm, in Moscow disappointment, in Kyiv relief," commented Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk on the results of the parliamentary elections in France.

On Tuesday, the three-day NATO summit kicks off in the USA.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has arrived in Moscow for a visit.