New Strategy Center publishes the April edition of the monthly newsletter, through which we evaluate the most relevant information and events concerning the Balkans and the Black Sea region.
On the Ukrainian front, Russia is building defensive lines, preparing for a Ukrainian counter-offensive. Kiev continues to receive significant military aid from the West such as HIMARS or Patriot systems.
Finland became a member of NATO, while other states of the Alliance, such as Romania, the Czech Republic and Slovakia, announced important defense acquisitions.
In Russia, new legislative regulations have been adopted to increase the degree of compliance of the population with the mobilization, and the methods of enlistment in the army are becoming more and more strict. Externally, Moscow continued its military collaboration with Tehran and carried out monitoring missions in the North Sea of the critical infrastructure of some NATO states.
Developments in the tight electoral races in Turkey and Greece raise the stakes of these elections, which will have a significant influence on the Balkan region. Meanwhile, Bulgaria continues to remain in a situation of political instability in the absence of a political solution that could facilitate the formation of a government, after the fifth round of parliamentary elections in the last two years.
Our monthly newsletter „2B Brief” aims to provide a comprehensive perspective on the complicated context in the Balkans and the Black Sea region, both for specialists and for anyone interested in the dynamics of events in this space.
April 2023
