Talk Eastern Europe is back from its August break! In this episode, Adam, Alexandra and Nina run through some of the bigger stories from the region, including developments in the Balkans, Poland, the EU, and look at the global implications of China’s victory celebrations this week.After the news, Adam and Nina are joined by Pavel Havlíček, research fellow at the Prague-based Association for International Affairs (AMO) to discuss the recent Trump–Putin meeting in Alaska and what it means for Ukraine’s future. The episode explores the high-stakes diplomacy shaping the war and the prospects for peace, which President Trump has been pursuing since before his inauguration.In the bonus section to this episode – Pavel gives us a peek into Czech domestic politics, as the country prepares for parliamentary elections in early October.>>> <a href="https://www.patreon.com/posts/bonus-234-czech-138124519" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferer">Click here to listen to the bonus content.</a>For further reading:“A recipe for an unfair stalemate, not a just peace” – CoryAlpert, New Eastern Europe <a href="https://neweasterneurope.eu/2025/08/20/a-recipe-for-an-unfair-stalemate-not-a-just-peace/">https://neweasterneurope.eu/2025/08/20/a-recipe-for-an-unfair-stalemate-not-a-just-peace/</a>“Scenarios for the end of the war” – Andrii Dligach & ValeriiPekar, New Eastern Europe <a href="https://neweasterneurope.eu/2025/09/01/scenarios-for-the-end-of-the-war/">https://neweasterneurope.eu/2025/09/01/scenarios-for-the-end-of-the-war/</a>

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