Patrick Donahue
@patrickjdo
European government editor at Bloomberg News, focusing on politics & economy in central & eastern Europe. Previously on the trail of Angela M.
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Re-upping our QuickTake: A closer look at what is behind Russia's decision to invade Ukraine bloomberg.com/news/articles/… via @bpolitics @bbgoriginals @patrickjdo @DarynaKrasno
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Why Did Russia Invade Ukraine?
How to understand the roots of the war
“You don’t get a letter that you’re on a terrorist watch list.” Filmmaker Laura Poitras talks about her new Netflix documentary, Snowden’s secrets and life under surveillance bloomberg.com/features/2026-… via @business
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The Filmmaker Who Trains Her Lens on American Power
Laura Poitras talks about the BAFTA-nominated documentary that took her decades to make, Snowden’s secrets, and life on a US terror watchlist.
Slovakia's Fico is offering an olive branch to EU partners amid speculation that his Trump allegiance has taken a turn... bloomberg.com/news/articles/… @Dan_Hornak
The number of Russian soldiers killed in action in the war on Ukraine has jumped in recent weeks, a dynamic that — if sustained — could make it hard for the Kremlin to replace troops @mseputyte @alexwickham @DarynaKrasno bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Exclusive: new Czech government will seek to transform the defense industry into an engine of the nation’s export economy, deputy PM @KarelHavlicek_ tells us bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
An excellent rundown of Orban's position ahead of the big Hungarian election in April: The “illiberal” stronghold is under threat after a rival party shot ahead in polls ahead of the vote. Is the end of Orbanism nigh? bloomberg.com/news/articles/… @ZoltanSimon10
Exclusive: The deal that persuaded Trump to defuse Greenland crisis paves the way for NATO to beef up security in the Arctic region and fend off any threat from Russia or China bloomberg.com/news/articles/… @ArneDelfs @AfPalasciano @sanne_wass
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Trump’s NATO Deal Would Mean US Mining and Missiles in Greenland
The deal that persuaded President Donald Trump to defuse an escalating crisis over Greenland paves the way for NATO to beef up security in the Arctic region and fend off any threat from Russia or...
Exclusive: European officials are growing concerned that an emerging US-brokered peace deal in Ukraine could be exploited by Russia, paving the way for a re-invasion of territory in the eastern Donbas region. @alexwickham @AlbertoNardelli bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Vilnius is the only European capital that allows hot-air balloons to float over the city center, making them a signature of the skyline in the summer months. But a recent surge in incursions is far more sinister bloomberg.com/news/articles/… @mseputyte
Exclusive: Viktor Orban is toying with the idea of assuming the presidency and rewriting laws to make it into the most powerful office in the country bloomberg.com/news/articles/… @ZoltanSimon10
Exclusive: Zelenskiy says negotiators discussing a US-brokered peace initiative remain divided over territory bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Exclusive: US envoy Steve Witkoff, fresh from the triumph of the Gaza peace deal, held a phone call last month with a senior Kremlin official to suggest they work together on a similar plan for Ukraine — and that Putin should raise it with Trump. bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Belarus’s leader released additional political prisoners and said he’ll seek a fresh round of talks with US officials in the latest signal that his Russian-aligned regime is making overtures to the West bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Exclusive: Zelenskiy implored EU allies to overcome their divisions on using frozen Russian assets, saying fresh funding is critical for Ukraine’s war-battered economy. “I hope, God bless, we will get this decision,” Zelenskiy told Bloomberg in Kyiv. Otherwise, “We will have to
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Zelenskiy Says Ukraine’s Survival Rests on Funds From Allies
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy implored European Union allies to overcome their divisions on the use of frozen Russian assets, saying fresh funding is critical for his war-battered economy...
Live from Prague: Billionaire Andrej Babis set about forging a new Czech government hours after scoring his best-ever election victory, with his return to power poised to bolster the ascendant ranks of populist leaders in the European Union bloomberg.com/news/articles/… @AndreaDudik
Czechs going to vote: Andrej Babis heads into this weekend’s election with promises to grow the economy more quickly and reverse some austerity. bloomberg.com/news/features/… @AndreaDudik
Excellent read: Latvia's border with Russia is becoming increasingly militarized and feels dangerously close to being on a war footing bloomberg.com/news/articles/… @aaroneglitis
Exclusive: “Russia is testing the EU and NATO” Vladimir Putin is broadening his effort to destabilize the West, forcing European leaders to reassess the scale of the threat and rush in new defenses @KirsiHeikel @patrickjdo bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Exclusive: European diplomats warned the Kremlin this week that NATO is ready to respond to further violations of its airspace with full force, including by shooting down Russian planes @patrickjdo @AfPalasciano @alexwickham bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
Exclusive: Russia's planned disruption tactics include recruitment of Moldovan voters abroad, organizing of protests and a disinformation campaign, according to documents seen by Bloomberg bloomberg.com/news/articles/… @AlbertoNardelli
Russian forces struggling to gain ground in Ukraine are sending troops and supplies through idle gas pipelines in order to evade deadly drone strikes bloomberg.com/news/articles/…
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