Ukraine Dispatch from Donbas: The Russian shelling stops ‘only when it rains’ Sean Stark, a former US Marine, spent three weeks on the frontline in the Donbas region with a unit of other foreign fighters, under what he called ‘constant’ artillery attacks
War in Ukraine Escape from Ukraine: ‘I want to start a new life in Ireland – and to live a safe life there’In the Full Market centre in Rzeszow, Poland, Ukrainian refugees who are making their way further west – to Ireland and England – say they hope to make a fresh start for their families
War in Ukraine Jeff Farrell: In Poland, Ukrainians are torn by the dilemma of returning home or remaining in exileWeary of being displaced from their homeland for four months, many Ukrainian refugees are leaving Poland even as they are thankful for their neighbour’s hospitality in a time of war
Editorial: EU must tread carefully if it turns off Poland and Hungary’s funding tapOnly by being seen to be open and fair can the EU demonstrate to recalcitrant member states that their complaints about European overreach have no basis in fact
Editorial: Belarusian border misery is latest instance of EU refugee neurosisPoland’s refusal to allow aid to reach those massed on its eastern border risks handing a propaganda victory to the dictator Aleksandr Lukashenko
Lucinda Creighton: Von der Leyen must hold the line on Poland and HungarySitting back and doing nothing will only encourage other EU states to behave in the manner of the two recalcitrant eastern European nations
Polish and Hungarian muscle-flexing could endanger Europe’s recovery Integrating the EU’s recovery fund into the normal budgetary process opened the door for authoritarian regimes in eastern and central Europe to veto it. But the EU must stand firm