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Ivan Preobrazhenskiy

Ivan Preobrazhenskiy

Expert on Central and Eastern Europe

Reality Czech: Prague looks set to follow the Kremlin-friendly path blazed by Hungary and Slovakia

Reality Czech: Prague looks set to follow the Kremlin-friendly path blazed by Hungary and Slovakia

Sound and fury: Trump’s Ukraine negotiation approach has led to nothing

Sound and fury: Trump’s Ukraine negotiation approach has led to nothing

War as usual: Who stands to win from Israel’s strike on Iran — and who will take the fall

War as usual: Who stands to win from Israel’s strike on Iran — and who will take the fall

Stage prop talks: Why the Istanbul meeting could not portend peace for Ukraine

Stage prop talks: Why the Istanbul meeting could not portend peace for Ukraine

Politics of chaos: The world reacts to Trump’s first foreign policy decisions

Politics of chaos: The world reacts to Trump’s first foreign policy decisions

Damascus in three days: Assad's fall cripples Russia's influence in the Middle East and Africa

Damascus in three days: Assad's fall cripples Russia's influence in the Middle East and Africa

Autocracy takes effort: Even with a loyal Congress and Supreme Court, Trump is unlikely to become a true dictator

Autocracy takes effort: Even with a loyal Congress and Supreme Court, Trump is unlikely to become a true dictator

Polarization in Europe: Right- and left-wing radicals are gaining ground across the EU

Polarization in Europe: Right- and left-wing radicals are gaining ground across the EU

Rebel Land: The anomalous success of the far-right in Thuringia will not be a blueprint for Germany

Rebel Land: The anomalous success of the far-right in Thuringia will not be a blueprint for Germany

An unequal and opposite reaction: The rise of ‘Putin understanders’ in the European Parliament could consolidate support for aid to Ukraine

An unequal and opposite reaction: The rise of ‘Putin understanders’ in the European Parliament could consolidate support for aid to Ukraine

Straddling the pipeline: How Slovakia and Hungary are forging a pro-Putin alliance in the EU

Straddling the pipeline: How Slovakia and Hungary are forging a pro-Putin alliance in the EU