Balazs Jarabik
Balazs Jarabik is a Slovak diplomat and analyst focused on Eastern Europe and the post-Soviet space. He has worked in Slovakia's foreign ministry and served as a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, where he led work on Ukraine and the wider region. He is widely cited for his commentary on Ukrainian politics, reform, and European security.
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Trump administration weighs separate economic deals with Russia before war in Ukraine ends
The Trump administration is considering separate economic and other agreements with Russia before the end of the war in Ukraine, The New York Times reported, citing sources familiar with discussions inside the US administration. Potential areas of cooperation include energy and investment. A core obstacle remains the territorial question: Vladimir Putin insists on Russian control of Ukrainian territories Moscow claims, while Ukraine refuses to withdraw troops from them.