The geopolitical landscape in Europe shifted dramatically in 2022 with the start of Russia's war against Ukraine, forcing European countries to rethink their defense strategies and seek innovative solutions beyond investing billions of euros in conventional weaponry, tanks, and anti-drone systems. Now, some European countries bordering Russia and Belarus, a Kremlin ally, are exploring the restoration of wetlands—peat bogs, marshes, and swamps—to create natural barriers capable of halting Russian tanks in the event of a ground invasion.

Poland, long considered a Central European country, is increasingly looking towards the Baltic Sea. Warsaw has made a geopolitical shift in recent years in the face of the growing threat from Russia. and the divisions within the Visegrad Group – the alliance made up of the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Poland, and Hungary – over the war in Ukraine. "The Baltic is key to Poland's security, so it must return to a sea of red and white," Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said in early October, evoking the colors of the Polish flag.

The Violation of Polish airspace by Russian drones This Wednesday has set off alarm bells not only in Poland, but throughout the entire NATO alliance. For the first time, NATO air defenses have had to shoot down Russian drones over the territory of a member state. This is the most serious incident so far, but the countries closest to Russia and Ukraine have long been warning of the dangers they face.

As the main window for European television fiction, Filmin brings audiences small gems that would have a difficult fit on more generalist and commercial platforms. This is the case of Soviet jeans, the Catalan streaming service's big premiere this February, a Latvian comedy-drama set in the Cold War years that arrives with the backing of having won the audience award at the main European series festival, Series Mania. It is not the only award it took home in its passage through the contest: its protagonist, Karlis Arnolds Avots, won the award for best actor in the International Panorama category.