Was Duda’s 10-Minute Meeting With Trump Worth It? By Andrew Korybko Their brief chat wasn’t for naught since it advanced partisan and national interests. Outgoing Polish President Andrzej Duda travelled to DC to meet with his close friend Trump on Saturday… Read More ›
Poland Is Once Again Poised To Become The US’ Top Partner In Europe By Andrew Korybko Its self-exclusion from the proposed “army of Europe” coupled with creeping informal concerns about Germany and Ukraine’s territorial intentions make Poland the perfect US partner… Read More ›
Putin’s Opposition To Blaming Today’s Germans For Their Ancestors’ Crimes Is Pragmatic By Andrew Korybko Nothing that he ever says is by chance or due to him losing control of his emotions. Putin surprised some observers by recently expressing his opposition… Read More ›
Ukraine’s Western Borders Are Unlikely To Change After The Conflict Ends By Andrew Korybko Two recent developments revived speculation about this long-running political fantasy coming true. Russian Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR) chief Sergey Naryshkin’s proposal to organize a conference of historians from his… Read More ›
The EU’s Need For Cheap Ukrainian Labour Imperils Ukraine’s Post-War Reconstruction By Andrew Korybko Forthcoming developments might lead to Germany and/or Poland, where over two million of them collectively reside, either encouraging their return or incentivizing them to stay. Zelensky has… Read More ›
Most Poles Now Want Peace In Ukraine Even At Kiev’s Expense By Andrew Korybko This could throw a wrench in some’s plans for Poland to dispatch troops there as peacekeepers. Public opinion in Poland on the NATO-Russian proxy war in Ukraine… Read More ›
The Polish Opposition Just Challenged The Ruling Coalition To Prove Its Nationalist Credentials By Andrew Korybko They have to decide whether or not to pass the newly proposed legislation banning the glorification of Bandera, which could entail hefty political consequences regardless… Read More ›
Zelensky’s Flip-Flop On Ceasefire Terms Is A Faux Concession By Andrew Korybko Ukraine will still remain a de facto member of NATO so long as its security guarantees with the bloc’s members remain in effect. Zelensky recently flip-flopped on ceasefire terms by… Read More ›
Poland’s Rotating Council Of The EU Presidency Is A Chance To Rebalance Relations With Ukraine By Andrew Korybko Tusk will likely remain a Europhile with pro-German tendencies at heart, but he might feel pressured to keep aping conservative-nationalist policies towards Ukraine… Read More ›
Will Nord Stream 2 Be Reactivated? Pro-Trump Businessman In Talks To Buy It While Scholz And Putin Call By Uriel Araujo The issue of Nord Stream is once again in the spotlight. The Washington Post reported on Friday that “an American businessman… Read More ›
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