Lithuania lifts the constitutional ban on the deployment of nuclear weapons; rising tensions in the Baltic Sea region; the unfolding of new phases in the Russia-Ukraine war.

  • Lithuania begins moving toward nuclear weapons.
  • What do the strategic rationales of small and medium-sized Eastern European nations have in common, and how do they differ?
  • Is the Baltic Sea region already plunging into war, or are we "just scaring each other for now"?
  • What did Vladimir Putin say at Valdai 2026?
  • Compartmentalization or a backroom deal?
  • New phases of the Russia-Ukraine war are unfolding.
  • New and old approaches in Europe and Russia.

From the Minsk Dialogue office — with Dzianis Melyantsou and Yauheni Preiherman.

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