The Economist • 29th September 2022

Going for a bong: the global trade in church bells

Germany once looted church bells. Now it sends them overseas

The Economist • 29th September 2022

Who is Yevgeny Prigozhin, the man behind the Wagner Group?

Vladimir Putin’s fixer has finally admitted that he recruits mercenaries

The Economist • 15th September 2022

Poland opens a propaganda-heavy canal

A concrete channel to avoid Russian-controlled waters

The Economist • 21st August 2022

The heirs to Ryszard Kapuscinski, Poland’s best-known journalist

Literary non-fiction is both celebrated and contested in Poland

The Economist • 19th July 2022

Ukraine's farmers struggle with excess grain

The Intelligence: The Economist's daily podcast

The Economist • 27th June 2022

Where will Ukraine store its grain?

It is hard to export in a war—and there is nowhere to put it

The Economist • 19th June 2022

Nobel prize auction for Ukraine

Dmitry Muratov will sell his 23-karat gold medal to help refugees

The Economist • 8th June 2022

Russia’s invasion is threatening Ukraine’s unique seed bank

The Intelligence: The Economist's daily podcast

The Economist • 6th June 2022

Is Kaliningrad, Russia’s exclave, an asset or a liability?

It is used to threaten Europe but could be isolated in a war

The Economist • 27th May 2022

Why is Odessa important to both Ukraine and Russia?

Ukraine’s largest port is its strongest link to the world economy

The Economist • 25th May 2022

Ukraine’s agricultural research is threatened by the war

A gene bank in Kharkiv has escaped by the skin of its teeth

The Economist • 20th May 2022

How important are Ukraine’s trains to its war effort?

The rail network matters strategically—and symbolically

The Economist • 16th May 2022

Elvira Nabiullina, Putin’s economic general

Profile of the central banker fighting to keep Russia's sanctions-hit economy afloat

New Statesman • 14th May 2022

Rage against the regime: The Belarus ultras who stood up to Lukashenko

Published as part of the Fellowship for Journalistic Excellence 2021 (BIRN)

The Economist • 7th May 2022

Europe’s hard-hit east is toughest on Russia

Eastern European economies will see the effects of the war for decades

The Economist • 30th April 2022

Ukrainian refugees need mental-health care that their hosts lack

The EU is trying to help

The Economist • 28th April 2022

What is Transnistria and why does it matter to Russia?

War in Ukraine is heating up a frozen conflict in Moldova’s breakaway region

The Economist • 21st April 2022

Surrounding economies will feel the chill of Russia’s invasion

But some may eventually benefit

BBC Scotland • 20th December 2021

Interview: Poland's new COVID rules ahead of Christmas

Drivetime with John Beattie on BBC Scotland (at 23:15)

The Times • 14th December 2021

Fir exchange as Poland gives blood donors Christmas trees

The state’s forest authorities will give out 4,500 evergreens to encourage people to give blood