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France’s role in Eastern Europe will expand

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FRANCE/EASTERN EUROPE

Since the full-scale Russian invasion of Ukraine began, France has deepened its involvement in Eastern Europe through weapon deliveries to Kyiv, military deployments on NATO’s…

China's ties with eastern EU will come under strain

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EASTERN EUROPE/CHINA

Despite Beijing’s outreach to the region, Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries are disillusioned because of the absence of meaningful Chinese investment as well as due to…

China-Germany ties will be impacted by trade clashes

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CHINA/GERMANY

Germany’s trade and supply-chain dependence on China, and its sizeable corporate investments in the country, are at odds with pressure from both Brussels and Washington to take a…

Hopes for Russia-EU thaw seem premature

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RUSSIA/EU

RUSSIA/EU: Hopes for thaw seem premature

China's push for peace in Ukraine is real

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CHINA

China’s 'Position on the Political Settlement of the Ukraine Crisis' peace plan is a shift to a proactive stance on the conflict. It creates a new dimension in Chinese-Russian…

US leadership could firm EU wobbling on Ukraine

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EU

Eastern EU member-states, from the Baltics to the Black Sea, are united in applying existing sanctions against Russia, with only Hungary overtly weakening political unity on the…

Hungary's trying to revive Western ties may fall short

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HUNGARY

Budapest's balancing between traditional and non-traditional ties.

Czech-Slovak rift may limit Visegrad effectiveness

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CZECH/SLOVAKIA

The unprecedented move is the first rift since the two countries peacefully parted more than three decades ago. It came soon after the Visegrad Four (V4) of Czechia, Hungary…

EU is unlikely to change course on Russia sanctions

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EU

The sanctions, reviewed on a semi-annual basis, have now been extended until January 2018, despite speculation about divisions within the EU. This comes after the US Treasury…

Central Europe is cutting dependence on Russian energy

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EASTERN EUROPE

The four Visegrad (V4) countries -- Hungary, Czechia, Slovakia and Poland -- have built up gas stocks to prepare for the winter. Once the EU states most dependent on Russian gas…