The September elections in two states of East Germany, Thuringia and Saxony, brought the expected sensation.

What do countries as diverse as Slovakia, Austria, the Netherlands and France have in common? In all these EU states, populists won the most votes in recent parliamentary elections.

The last three months have been atypical for Lukashenko’s Belarus. For the first time since 2020, the regime has shown a willingness to be more constructive and has sent signals to Western capitals about its readiness to engage in political dialogue.

On 20 September, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen during her visit to Kyiv announced the allocation of €35 billion to Ukraine as part of a previously announced "reparations loan" backed by income from frozen Russian assets.

On 1 October, former Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte officially took over as NATO Secretary General.

It has been hard to ignore how Poland's rhetoric towards Ukraine has changed in the last months.

It looks like the Council of Europe is about to expel Azerbaijan.

Ahead of the decisive parliamentary election, Georgia’s ruling party, Georgian Dream, attempted to win back voters by focusing on the peaceful reintegration of the country.

Among the Western countries supporting Ukraine during the war, the so-called Nordic countries, Denmark, Sweden, Norway and Finland, hold a special position. Their support has a significant impact and seems substantial.

Polish President Andrzej Duda is ending his second five-year term. The next presidential election is set to take place next year. A new person will lead Poland after it.

The far-right, Eurosceptic Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ), led by Russia-friendly Herbert Kickl, has made history by securing first place in the parliamentary election.

Professor Francis Fukuyama is a world-renowned American philosopher and researcher in politics and international relations. He has always been a staunch supporter of Ukraine.

On Sunday, Olaf Scholz's Social Democratic Party (SPD) celebrated a victory in the local elections in the eastern German state of Brandenburg.

Czechia is one of Ukraine’s key allies during the war.

Poland no longer unconditionally supports Ukraine as it did at the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion. Now, Warsaw expects certain concessions in response to assistance to Kyiv.