Eastern Europe

Belarus’s Lukashenko doesn’t want to be believed—he wants to be feared.

It’s time for Yerevan to shift gears and work toward rapprochement with Ankara.

A senior member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Nord Stream 2, Belarus, and Biden’s upcoming summit with Putin.

As relations between the West and Belarus crash, the U.S. envoy is barred from entering the country.

To impress the Belarusian dictator, go after his and his associates’ wealth.

Kyiv’s big bet on digital money could backfire and make the country’s corruption problems worse.

Belarusian President Aleksandr Lukashenko’s brazen air piracy and increasing closeness to the Kremlin demand a response, but Washington’s next move isn’t obvious.

Not all airlines have been affected, but Air France and Austrian Airlines have been forced to cancel flights.

After punishing Belarus, Washington should support the Three Seas Initiative to win the region back from Russia.

The Belarus hijacking is part of a broader trend. From Russia to Rwanda, governments are going after dissidents far beyond their borders.

Europe should offer Belarusians a way to escape their dictator.

Snatching a dissident off a European Union-flagged carrier headed to another EU country opens a dangerous door.

Fear and panic spread among dissidents after journalist seized from forced-down plane.

Russian peacekeepers have radically reshaped the region.

After Trump, Biden’s top diplomat works to patch up relations with Ukraine—and with beleaguered U.S. diplomats

It’s time for America and Europe to start putting serious economic pressure on Putin’s regime.

A century after the mass killings, Armenians in Turkey are still outcasts.

The Russo-German pipeline has zero impact on European security. But Ukraine should be helped.

The fuzzy goodwill between Washington and Europe has lulled the continent into a false comfort.