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Specialized in covering developments in Russia, the Baltics, and the Caucasus

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Georgian President Mikheil Kavelashvili gestures during an interview with DW on November 30, 2025

Georgian President Mikheil Kavelashvili gestures during an interview with DW on November 30, 2025

Georgia's Kavelashvili defends 2024 vote amid EU strains

The president said Georgia remains committed to a European future, despite the fact that accession talks were frozen.

Anti-government demonstrators protest against the Georgian government's postponement of European Union accession talks until 2028, outside the parliament in central Tbilisi on January 1, 2025

Anti-government demonstrators protest against the Georgian government's postponement of European Union accession talks until 2028, outside the parliament in central Tbilisi on January 1, 2025

Is EU candidate Georgia drifting towards autocracy?

DW met protesters who accuse the government in Tbilisi of turning its back on Europe and leaning toward Russia instead.

Manufacturers are working on 155-millimetre artillery ammunition at the Rheinmetall factory.

Manufacturers are working on 155-millimetre artillery ammunition at the Rheinmetall factory.

German defense giant to build ammunition plant in Lithuania

German arms maker Rheinmetall is investing millions in Lithuania, with projectile production set to begin within months.

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A group of women are posing together while ice bathing in Latvia. They are wearing green costumes with a snakeskin pattern, along with matching make-up and headpieces.

A group of women are posing together while ice bathing in Latvia. They are wearing green costumes with a snakeskin pattern, along with matching make-up and headpieces.

Ice bathing in Latvia: A chilly tradition

Ice bathing in Latvia: A chilly tradition

These Latvian ladies blend ice bathing with art and body positivity.

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R, seated) and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian (L, seated) talk during their meeting on the sidelines of an international forum in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan (2025 file photo)

Russian President Vladimir Putin (R, seated) and Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian (L, seated) talk during their meeting on the sidelines of an international forum in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan (2025 file photo)

Iran war: Why Russia hasn't yet come to its ally's rescue

Iran war: Why Russia hasn't yet come to its ally's rescue

Russia calls Iran an ally. So why is Moscow watching it burn without lifting a finger?

18-year-old drug addict Jan-Martti Kaljuvee is seen at a fire at a rehabilitation village in remote Estonia

18-year-old drug addict Jan-Martti Kaljuvee is seen at a fire at a rehabilitation village in remote Estonia

A village in Estonia gives drug addicts new hope

A village in Estonia gives drug addicts new hope

Defeating drug addiction is hard. Estonia's "village of hope" is trying to make it easier.

A jail cell in Sweden's Västervik Norra facility as seen through a prison door porthole

A jail cell in Sweden's Västervik Norra facility as seen through a prison door porthole

Sweden: 'Exporting' prisoners to Estonia

Sweden: 'Exporting' prisoners to Estonia

Sweden wants to send inmates to Estonian prisons because its own facilities are overcrowded.

A grey-haired politician sits next to a red-and-white Georgian national flag, facing a DW journalist in a blazer and pink tie. The pair is seated in front of a bookcase with camera equipment in the foreground.

A grey-haired politician sits next to a red-and-white Georgian national flag, facing a DW journalist in a blazer and pink tie. The pair is seated in front of a bookcase with camera equipment in the foreground.

Georgia's President Mikheil Kavelashvili in DW interview

Georgia's President Mikheil Kavelashvili in DW interview

DW talks to the Georgian president in Tbilisi on Russia, stalled EU talks and election criticism.

A composite image of (LTR) Birute Krakasuskiene (Lithuania), Ave Ungro (Estonia) and Andzejs Petkevics (Latvia), each seated on a chair

A composite image of (LTR) Birute Krakasuskiene (Lithuania), Ave Ungro (Estonia) and Andzejs Petkevics (Latvia), each seated on a chair

Danger in the Baltics: The threat from Russia

Danger in the Baltics: The threat from Russia

The calm is over and the Baltics face very real threats: human trafficking from Belarus, acts of sabotage and Russian military jets in NATO airspace.

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