Elīna Vrobļevska, Researcher at the Centre for East European policy studies Potential peace talks between Russia and Ukraine have been at the centre of public debate for several months. While Ukraine is seen in the Western media as the initiator of peace, the opposite picture is being painted on the Russian side. Russian information manipulation […]

Māris Cepurītis, Director and researcher at the Centre for East European policy studies Since Russia’s open and massive invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 and the subsequent sanctions against Russia, the question of what to do with Russian properties abroad and whether they can be used to support Ukraine has become a pressing issue. Calls for […]

Armands Astukevičs, Researcher at the Centre for East European policy studies The invasion of Kursk region by Ukrainian forces caught analysts in the West and the Russian elite off-guard. After Ukraine’s unsuccessful counter-offensive last summer and the prolonged difficult situation on the front, the Kursk operation marked a major breakthrough and a stopping point in […]