
Is Ukraine sacrificed on the Budapest-Moscow axis?
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, who is blocking a European financial aid package of 50 billion euros over four years for Ukraine, has explicitly requested that this aid be granted outside the EU budget and be subject to annual review. Strong Opposition "If we...

Stanislav Zhelikhovskyi: It is essential for the pace of cooperation between Bucharest and Kyiv to not only remain in good standing but also to strengthen further
Mr. Stanislav Zhelikhovskyi is a Doctor of Political Sciences, Senior Specialist at the Hennady Udovenko Diplomatic Academy of Ukraine, which operates under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kiev. He answered our questions about the war,...

Karadeniz Press: Essay competition!
The Karadeniz Press News and Analysis Agency is focused on providing media coverage of security developments and foreign policy in the Black Sea region. This includes conflicts in the region, such as the Russian military invasion of Ukraine, energy security,...

Ukraine: War, Peace and European Dreams
The Ukrainian army is advancing slowly on the southern front in an attempt to achieve more results before the fall sets in, while the Russian army has concentrated over 420,000 soldiers on the ground to halt the Ukrainian counteroffensive. "We must reclaim our land,"...

Romania, ambitious geopolitical objectives in the Black Sea region
Romania can indeed play a role in resolving the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, given the privileged bilateral relationships between Bucharest and the two capitals directly involved in the conflict, Baku and Yerevan. Even Romania’s good relations with Ankara can support this goal, even though Turkey may not view the involvement of other states in the stabilization of the region favorably.

Republic of Moldova: fugitive oligarchs play the Gagauz card
Certainly, disagreements between Chisinau (the capital of the Republic of Moldova) and Comrat (the capital of Gagauzia) have been present in the relationship between the two entities in recent decades, often related to issues of autonomy, local governance, cultural identity, and control over resources

Bulgaria, the tourism powerhouse of the Black Sea
The Russian military invasion of Ukraine has caused significant damage to the tourism sector in Bulgaria, a traditional touristic area for citizens of the Russian Federation, Ukraine or Belarus. Authorities in Sofia are trying to identify new solutions to boost this...

Tamari Bibichadze: Romania can play a pivotal role in Georgia’s path towards EU accession
Ms. Tamari Bibichadze is a member of the non-governmental organization YATA Georgia, one of the most important civil society platforms in the Republic of Georgia. K.P.: How did the Russian invasion in Ukraine influence Georgian political life? T.B.: The Russia-Ukraine...
Tbilisi-Moscow, 15 years since the August 2008 war
Relations between the Republic of Georgia and the Russian Federation remain a sensitive and complex subject at the regional and international levels, amid Moscow's military aggression against Ukraine. A turning point in the relations between the two countries was the...

Ankara, the key to peace in Ukraine?
Turkey "put Russia on alert" after warning shots were recently fired at a cargo belonging to a Turkish company heading to the port of Ismail in southern Ukraine. The move by the Turkish side comes amid the organization of a meeting between the Russian president,...