Talk Eastern Europe
Talk Eastern Europe
Talk Eastern Europe
Putin’s Parade, Bosnia Uncertainty, & Surprise Referenda | Weekly News Roundup
24 minutes Posted May 15, 2026 at 12:00 pm.
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This week on Talk Eastern Europe, Adam, Nina and Alexandra discuss major developments across the region: Christian Schmidt’s decision to step down as High Representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina, Russia’s scaled-down Victory Day parade, renewed talk of negotiations with Moscow, referendum politics in Slovakia and Poland, and possible snap elections in Serbia.

For the extended version of the news roundup (for patrons only), Adam dives deeper in the scandal surrounding Poland’s ex-minister of justice, Zbigniew Ziobro, providing context and details on the case of his escape to the United States.

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