Bruegel: European Union grain imports from Ukraine: the right decision and a cynical rebellion
2023-09-20 | Food security, Expert publicationsBy Marek Dabrowski. On 15 September, the European Commission allowed a temporary ban on Ukrainian grain imports (maize, wheat, rapeseed and sunflower seed) to expire....
More >Implementation progress of European Commission recommendations
2023-09-04 | Expert publications, EU integrationUkraine’s Government Office for Coordination on European and Euro-Atlantic Integration: Implementation progress of European Commission recommendations Originally published on the European Integration portal: https://eu-ua.kmu.gov.ua/en
More >Andrius Kubilius. Differences In The West: Do You Or Do You Not Believe That Russia Can Become A Democracy In The Future?
2023-08-31 | Political initiatives, Geopolitical analysisAndrius Kubilius, former PM, MEP, initiator of the “United for Ukraine” network When we observe and analyse the West’s support for Ukraine, we sometimes see...
More >Andrius Kubilius. Russia’s war against Ukraine: what would F.D.Roosevelt and Winston Churchill say about the West’s aims in this war?
2023-08-17 | Political initiatives, Geopolitical analysisAndrius Kubilius, former PM, MEP, initiator of the “United for Ukraine” network (The Lithuanian version of the article was published on 17.08.2023) I wrote earlier that...
More >Ukraine’s Reconstruction Journey: Outcomes and Future Steps after the London Conference
2023-06-30 | Reconstruction, EventsUnited for Ukraine discussion “Ukraine’s Reconstruction Journey: Outcomes and Future Steps after the London Conference” with Oleksandra Azarkhina, Deputy Minister of Infrastructure of Ukraine took place...
More >Ukrainian Centre for European Policy and Konrad Adenauer Foundation: A Realistic Path towards Ukraine’s Accession to the EU
2023-06-29 | EU integration, Expert publicationsExecutive Summary For any new candidate aspiring to join the EU nowadays, the options are not plentiful, and the path is rocky – certainly if...
More >U4U discussion: Ukraine’s NATO Membership: a way to a sustainable peace on the European continent
2023-06-28 | Political initiatives, Expert publications, Events, NATOUnited for Ukraine Network (U4U) organized an online panel discussion in view of the upcoming Vilnius NATO Summit “Ukraine’s NATO Membership: a way to a...
More >Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation commentary: Decoding Prigozhin’s rebellion
2023-06-26 | Expert publications, Geopolitical analysisBy Petro Burkovskyi. The Wagner Group’s armed rebellion has displayed little evidence of being a successful challenge to Putin’s regime, but it has created a strong argument...
More >Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation commentary: What is needed is for Russia to withdraw, not a ‘de-escalation on both sides’
2023-06-23 | Expert publications, Geopolitical analysisBy Olexiy Haran. The visit of African leaders to Ukraine and Russia is an important step that shows the African continent is trying to play...
More >Razumkov Centre: On the results of expert and public opinion polls regarding overcoming economic problems
2023-06-16 | State of the economy, Expert publicationsBy Vasyl Yurchyshyn. This policy paper examines the results of three surveys: an expert poll and two public opinion polls, which were held by the...
More >Eastern Circles and Ukrainian Prism: Wagner as tool of Russian geopolitical strategy: lessons from Ukraine
2023-06-14 | Expert publicationsBy Régis Genté, Rodolphe Oberle, Hennadiy Maksak, Yan St-Pierre, Anastasiya Shapochkina. Wagner has gained increasing media attention in the last months due to its growing...
More >The Carnegie Endowment for International Peace: Envisioning a Long-Term Security Arrangement for Ukraine
2023-06-08 | Expert publications, NATOBy Eric CIARAMELLA. The moment has arrived for Western leaders to offer a practical vision for Ukraine’s long-term security. This paper lays out a detailed...
More >Association for International Affairs. Building Ukraine Back Better: The Role of Czechia and the EU
2023-05-30 | Expert publications, ReconstructionSummary There is a consensus among Ukrainian stakeholders that the post-war reconstruction must be both a platform for modernising the country along the lines of...
More >Michael Emerson, CEPS: Tsar Nicholas I’s Crimean War and Putin’s in Ukraine – Plus ça change
2023-05-15 | Geopolitical analysis, Expert publicationsWith President Volodymyr Zelensky’s statement on 11 May that more time is needed before Ukraine’s long-awaited counteroffensive can begin, everyone is implicitly being invited also to...
More >Low Carbon Ukraine: Keeping the lights on in times of grid outages Solar PV panels, battery storage and diesel generators
2023-05-09 | Energy, Expert publicationsBy Dinara Saparova, Rouven Stubbe, Pavel Bilek. Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s energy infrastructure have caused significant electricity disruptions and outages. This policy briefing compares the...
More >International Working Group on Russian Sanctions: Action Plan 2.0 on Strengthening Sanctions Against the Russian Federation (Paper #11)
2023-04-24 | Sanctions, Expert publicationsThis paper – Action Plan 2.0 – outlines a roadmap for sanctions policy development and new actions in 2023. Similar to last year, we will...
More >The Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting: Monthly Economic Monitoring for Ukraine, March 2023
2023-04-13 | State of the economy, Expert publicationsThe Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting has published the March 2023 Monthly Economic Monitoring for Ukraine. Key takeaways: In March 2023, according to...
More >Razumkov Centre: review of the expert poll “Problems of the energy sector and ways of their solution in wartime”
2023-04-11 | Expert publications, EnergyBy Volodymyr Omelchenko. The expert poll was conducted by the Razumkov Centre Sociological Service on February 26 — March 15, 2023. Experts from think tanks,...
More >Roland Freudenstein: Russia’s war and the Global South – a way forward for the West
2023-04-05 | Expert publications, Geopolitical analysisSince March 2022, there has been a recurrent phenomenon in the corridors of Brussels: Whenever Western Europeans feel cornered by Poles or Balts who criticize...
More >Razumkov Centre: PRC’s Great Game for Global Leadership: Historical Roots, Modern Tools, Future Consequences
2023-04-01 | Geopolitical analysis, Expert publicationsBy Volodymyr Omelchenko. A historical excursion into the foundations of China’s foreign policy In order to understand the modern foreign policy of the PRC, one...
More >Euroscope: Monitoring and Assessment of the EU-Ukraine AA implementation and EU acquis alignment progress, February – March
2023-03-29 | Expert publications, EU integrationThe EU-Ukraine Association Agreement (AA) implementation has intensified across all state institutions since June 17, 2022, when the European Commission recommended that the European Council...
More >Deputy PM Olha Stefanishyna’s office: Non-paper on dynamics of combatting corruption in Ukraine
2023-03-27 | Political initiativesDisclaimer: this non-paper is based on official statistical data of pre-trial (General Prosecutor’s Office) and judicial statistics (SJA, HACC), summarised by the NAPC, as well...
More >Presentation of the book “The Reconstruction, Reform, and Accession of Ukraine”
2023-03-23 | Events, Political initiatives, Reconstruction, Expert publicationsTogether with a globally renowned economist and regional expert Dr Anders ASLUND, the coordinator of the U4U Network, Mr Andrius Kubilius, have published a book...
More >Book “The Reconstruction, Reform, and Accession of Ukraine”, co-authored by Dr. Anders Åslund and Andrius Kubilius
2023-03-22 | EU integration, Political initiatives, Geopolitical analysis, Expert publications, ReconstructionDr. Anders Åslund is a senior fellow at the Stockholm Free World Forum and an Adjunct Professor at Georgetown University. He is a leading specialist on economic...
More >Doug Klain: op-ed “Don’t let Ukraine become just another partisan divide”
2023-03-21 | Geopolitical analysis, Expert publicationsAmericans support Ukraine. It was a fact long before Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine last year that support for the nation’s resistance against Kremlin aggression...
More >For their freedom and for ours: letter of support to approve opening accession negotiations with Ukraine before the end of June 2023
2023-03-17 | Expert publications, Political initiativesInitiative by U4U member Olivier Dupuis. The appeal by 140 leading European figures we publish today on The Lithuania Tribune seems particularly timely. It calls...
More >UNHRC: Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine
2023-03-16 | Expert publications, International tribunalGENEVA/ VIENNA (16 March 2023) – Russian authorities have committed a wide range of violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law in various...
More >CREA: Why Russia has strong incentives to keep supplying oil with a $30 price cap
2023-03-16 | Expert publications, Sanctions, EnergyBy Meri Pukarinen, Europe-Russia policy officer at the Centre for Research on Energy and Clean Air. Russia continues its atrocities in Ukraine, including targeting civilians...
More >Nathalie Loiseau on France TV debate: Ukraine : la France est-elle désarmée face aux conséquences du conflit ukrainien ? [in French]
2023-03-12 | Political initiatives, Geopolitical analysisDébat : Ukraine / La France est-elle désarmée face aux conséquences du conflit ukrainien ? Invités : – Jean-Marie Guéhenno, diplomate – Hélène Blanc, politologue – Elsa Vidal, journaliste – Nathalie...
More >Just Security: Russia’s Forcible Transfers of Ukrainian Civilians: How Civil Society Aids Accountability and Justice
2023-03-09 | International tribunal, Expert publicationsBy Oleksandra Matviichuk, Natalia Arno and Jasmine D. Cameron. Since the start of the February 2022 illegal invasion of Ukraine by Russia, countless heinous war...
More >U4U and CEE Bankwatch Network: Decision-making role of civil society in the reconstruction of Ukraine
2023-03-08 | Events, ReconstructionThe United4Ukraine Network (U4U) and CEE Bankwatch Network organized an expert panel discussion “Decision-making role of civil society in the reconstruction of Ukraine”. The discussion...
More >U4U, NGO Ukrainian Prism Europe and SCEES discussion “Prospects for European Defense Industries against the Backdrop of the Russian War in Ukraine”
2023-03-03 | Expert publications, Weapon delivery, Events, Political initiativesOn 6 March the United for Ukraine Network, NGO Ukrainian Prism Europe, Stockholm Center for Eastern European Studies organized a discussion “Prospects for European Defense Industries...
More >Dr. M. Chepeliev, Dr. O. Diachuk, Dr. R. Podolets, A. Semeniuk: Can Ukraine go “green” on the post-war recovery path?
2023-03-01 | Reconstruction, Expert publicationsDr. Maksym Chepeliev is a senior research economist at the Center for Global Trade Analysis at Purdue University. Before joining Purdue, he was a research...
More >International Partnership for Human Rights: International Partnership for Human Rights
2023-02-28 | Expert publications, International tribunalA new report, released by International Partnership for Human Rights and the Independent Anti-Corruption Commission, has found that western-made dual-use components have continued to reach Russia long after its...
More >GLOBSEC: How to beat Russia? What armed forces in NATO should learn from Ukraine’s homeland defense
2023-02-28 | Expert publicationsBy Nico Lange, Prof. Carlo Masala, General Pavel Macko. Russia continues its war of aggression against Ukraine, yet its forces are already defeated. Against the...
More >Razumkov Centre: Ukraine: from war to peace and recovery. Analytical assessments
2023-02-28 | Reconstruction, Expert publicationsThe publication presents the results of monitoring, analysis and expert evaluations of the most important actions and decisions of the Ukrainian authorities, international partners of...
More >Razumkov Centre: Ukraine: from war to peace and recovery. Analytical assessments
2023-02-27 | Expert publications, ReconstructionRazumkov Centre has started publishing a new edition — a monthly analytical review “Ukraine: from war to peace and recovery. Analytical assessments”. The publication on...
More >Commemorating one year of full scale Russian aggression to Ukraine. U4U Press Statement, 24.02.2023
2023-02-24 | Political initiatives, Advocacy VisitStatement in pdf format. Commemorating one year of full scale Russian aggression to Ukraine United for Ukraine, Press Statement 23-24 February 2023 We, parliamentarians...
More >Razumkov Centre: Political and ideological orientations of Ukrainian citizens in the conditions of the Russian aggression
2023-02-20 | Expert publicationsThe war has changed Ukraine. In the future, these changes will determine the situation in the country and its development. So, even now, while the...
More >Razumkov Centre: Ukraine on the Road to the EU: Realities and Prospects (Project Summary)
2023-02-20 | Expert publications, EU integrationThe Ukrainian experience of European integration in the conditions of war is unique. The country resisting the large-scale armed Russian aggression, suffering huge human, financial...
More >Vlad Gheorghe: Austria opened the door to Russia at an OSCE meeting in Vienna. Ukraine will boycott. We must react
2023-02-16 | Political initiatives, SanctionsOnce again, Austria put the integrity and solidarity of the European Union under duress. Late last year, its government did so by arbitrarily denying access...
More >France TV débat : l’Europe en guerre contre la Russie ? (MEP Nathalie Loiseau and others)
2023-02-12 | Geopolitical analysis, Political initiativesDans cette seconde partie de l’émission, l’animateur et ses chroniqueurs proposent un débat autour d’une thématique avec des acteurs de la société civile, des intellectuels,...
More >U4U discussion: EU sanctions on Russian fossil fuels: strengthening enforcement and closing loopholes
2023-02-10 | Sanctions, Events, Expert publications, Political initiativesUnited for Ukraine Network (U4U) organized an expert panel discussion on “EU sanctions on Russian fossil fuels: strengthening enforcement and closing loopholes”. The discussion took...
More >France 24: podcast episode with experts “Zelensky on tour: Is Europe ready for the next phase of Ukraine war?”
2023-02-09 | Geopolitical analysis, Expert publicationsGuests of the podcast: Samantha DE BENDERN, Associate Fellow, Chatham House Maria ZOLKINA, Head of Regional Security and Conflict Studies, Democratic Initiatives Foundation Georges KUZMANOVIC, President of...
More >Razumkov Centre: Russian-Ukrainian war: developments and prospects: Summary of the Analytical report
2023-01-30 | Expert publicationsWith its aggression upon Ukraine and ultimatum-like demands on NATO and the West in general, Russia has once again demonstrated its historic aggressiveness against the...
More >Razumkov Centre: Ukraine’s Recovery: Starting Point and Directions of Government Action, Abridged report
2023-01-30 | Expert publications, ReconstructionIn its reconstruction and recovery, Ukraine cannot wait until the end of the war, which, according to many experts, may last for years. Therefore, any...
More >RazomWeStand NGO: Putin’s aggression is the last call to end global fossil fuel addiction – opinion
2023-01-22 | Expert publicationsBy Svitlana Romanko, Jason Kirkpatrick. Let us compare Europe in 2022 and 2023. According to official data for 2021, Europe was 45% dependent on imported Russian...
More >Nathalie Loiseau: Aide à l’Ukraine : peut mieux faire ! (“Aid to Ukraine : we have to work harder”)
2023-01-19 | Political initiatives, Humanitarian AidL’Ukraine est entrée dans l’hiver et il est rude. Si les frappes russes contre les civils cachent l’absence de victoires militaires significatives de Moscou, elles...
More >Meeting with Mr. Oleksandr Kornienko, First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
2023-01-18 | Political initiatives, EventsUnited for Ukraine Network organized an exchange of views with First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Mr. Oleksandr KORNIENKO regarding parliamentary support...
More >Prof. Olexiy Haran and Petro Burkovskyi: Fighting for Freedom: Ukrainian Assessment of the Implications of the Russian Invasion for South Asia
2023-01-16 | Expert publications, Geopolitical analysisBy Prof. Olexiy Haran (Kyiv Mohyla University) and Petro Burkovskyi i (Executive Director, Democratic Initiatives Foundation, Kyiv). Since the 2000s, Russian President Vladimir Putin’s policy towards...
More >Discussion “Establishment of the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine: European Parliament strategy of action”
2023-01-10 | Events, Political initiatives, International tribunalUnited for Ukraine Network would like to invite you to join the presentation and discussion with Mr. Andrii SMYRNOV, Deputy Head of the Office of the...
More >Razumkov Centre: On comparison of company performances
2023-01-09 | Expert publications, State of the economyBy Vasyl Yurchyshyn. With the beginning of the Russian aggression, the State Statistics Service practically stopped providing official statistical reports, which was quite justified, including...
More >Razumkov Center: On comparison of company performances
2023-01-09 | Expert publications, State of the economyBy Vasyl Yurchyshyn. With the beginning of the Russian aggression, the State Statistics Service practically stopped providing official statistical reports, which was quite justified, including...
More >Ilko Kucheriv Foundation and the Razumkov Center: The results of the survey in the macro-regions of Ukraine
2023-01-05 | Expert publicationsThe results of the survey in the macro-regions of Ukraine, conducted by the Ilko Kucheriv Foundation “Democratic Initiatives” together with the sociological service of the...
More >Razumkov Center: War and church. Church and religious situation in Ukraine 2022 (Information materials)
2022-12-31 | Expert publicationsRazumkov Centre permanently monitors the church and religious situation in Ukraine, including sociological monitoring of the state and trends of religious commitment in Ukrainian society,...
More >Razumkov Centre: One option of quick recovery of Ukrainian power distribution grids
2022-12-25 | Energy, Expert publicationsBy Maksym Bielawski. Mobile compressor stations enhance functionality of gas pipelines and make it possible not to vent large volumes of blue fuel into the atmosphere...
More >Sergey Lagodinsky: Germany must lead the way for a special tribunal
2022-12-20 | Geopolitical analysis, International tribunalBy Sergey Lagodinsky. Last week on F.A.Z. Einspruch Volker Ullrich argued for a special tribunal for the Russianaggression against Ukraine. From the Greens’ point of...
More >Roundtable Discussion on Legal Ways to Seize and Use Frozen Russian Assets for the Reconstruction of Ukraine
2022-12-05 | Events, Asset confiscationEvery day, we are deploring enormous numbers of (civilian) victims in Ukraine. Additionally, we are witnessing immense damages caused by the Russian war of aggression...
More >ICDS: Building European Security Against Russia – A View from Estonia
2022-11-29 | Geopolitical analysis, Expert publicationsBy Kristi Raik and Martin Hurt. The future trajectory of Western-Russian relations will depend on domestic developments in Russia. In the foreseeable future, Russia is...
More >Guildhall: Депутаты Европейского парламента призывают усилить противодействие российским гибридным угрозам (in Russian)
2022-11-29 | Political initiativesРоссийской гибридное влияние на уровне политических партий, медиа и общественных организаций представляет серьезную угрозу для Европейского Союза. ЕС должен изучать Россию и усилить противодействие российским...
More >Bernard Guetta: Facing the Kremlin, Inconsistency Is No Longer an Option
2022-11-28 | Geopolitical analysis, Political initiativesEverything is making Vladimir Putin the “public enemy number one”. He has become such because, in addition to having attacked Ukraine, destroying it and martyring...
More >GLOBSEC: Strategic Responsibility: How a stronger EU in a reinforced alliance can make security on our continent more sustainable
2022-11-25 | Expert publications, Geopolitical analysisAlena Kudzko and Roland Freudenstein. Russia’s aggression against Ukraine has proven NATO’s existential value and has set the parameters regarding what must be done to...
More >European Parliament resolution Recognising the Russian Federation as a state sponsor of terrorism
2022-11-25 | Political initiatives, International tribunalOn Wednesday, November 23, the European Parliament adopted a resolution recognizing Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism and as a state which uses means...
More >Solo Talk with Gerald Knaus: “The Swedish EU presidency as a historic opportunity for Ukraine and how to get German support”
2022-11-23 | Events, Geopolitical analysisOn 28 November United for Ukraine Network held a SOLO Talk event with Gerald Knaus, Chairman of the European Stability Initiative (ESI), entitled “The Swedish...
More >Razumkov Centre: Ukraine’s Role and Place in the Future European and Euro-Atlantic Security Systems
2022-11-16 | Geopolitical analysis, Expert publicationsRussia’s all-out war against Ukraine has changed the picture of the world, substantially accelerating crisis trends in the system of international relations established after the...
More >A. Gattolin: speech on Countering Russian and Chinese Authoritarian Narratives about the War and the Crises
2022-11-14 | Geopolitical analysis, Disinformation, Political initiatives“The Next Frontline – Facing Food Security, Energy, and Migration Crises in the EMEA Region,” meeting held in Rome, Italy on October 12 and 13,...
More >New Europe Center: Putin’s peace talks ruse: why the West should listen to Ukraine
2022-11-09 | Expert publicationsBy Sergiy Solodkyy. Even though democratic governments worldwide support Ukraine’s position, which rejects the Kremlin’s ultimatums, politicians and private individuals continue to press Kyiv to...
More >Resolution of the Senate of the Republic of Poland on the recognition of the authorities of the Russian Federation as a terrorist regime
2022-10-26 | Political initiatives, International tribunalOn 26 May, 2022, the Senate of the Republic of Poland adopted a Resolution on the recognition of the authorities of the Russian Federation as...
More >Razumkov Centre: Decarbonisation of the Ukrainian energy sector (economy): impact of the Russian aggression, ambitious goals and potential opportunities for Ukraine in the post-war period
2022-10-26 | Reconstruction, Energy, Expert publicationsThe publication contains an informational and analytical report consisting of six chapters. In each section, the results of the study of various mechanisms of decarbonisation...
More >Centre for Economic Strategy: Ukrainian Economy In War Times: Business Defies The Bombs. October 2022
2022-10-21 | State of the economy, Expert publicationsBy Hlib Vyshlinsky (Executive Director), Maria Repko (Deputy Director), Yurii Gaidai (Senior Economist), Dmytro Goriunov (Senior Economist), Maksym Samoiliuk (Junior Economist). Read the full publication:...
More >Atlantic Council: Russia’s war is making energy a new battlefield. What can the US and EU do about it?
2022-10-20 | Expert publications, EnergyBy Nick Fouriezos. Below are some of the insights they gave into the unique challenges and solutions Europe faces in securing its energy independence, in a...
More >CSIS: Modernizing Ukraine’s Transport and Logistics Infrastructure
2022-10-20 | Reconstruction, Expert publicationsWith the destruction comes a rare opportunity to modernize Ukraine’s economy by building state-of-the-art infrastructure. Rebuilding hospitals, schools, and housing will be critical to bringing...
More >Estonian Riigikogu condemns the annexation of the territory of Ukraine and declares Russian Federation a terrorist regime
2022-10-18 | Political initiatives, International tribunalOn October 18, 2022, The Riigikogu of the Republic of Estonia condemned the annexation of the territory of Ukraine and declared Russian regime a terrorist...
More >Briefing for U4U Network “Russian aggression: war crimes, accountability and sanctions policy towards the aggressor-state”
2022-10-17 | Events, Sanctions, International tribunal17 October 2022, 17:30-19:00 CET, Strasbourg RUSSIAN AGGRESSION: WAR CRIMES, ACCOUNTABILITY AND SANCTIONS POLICY TOWARDS THE AGGRESSOR-STATE Moderator: Mr Andrius KUBILIUS, MEP, U4U Coordinator Part...
More >CSIS: Ukraine Economic Reconstruction Commission: Interim Framework
2022-10-13 | Reconstruction, Expert publicationsBy Daniel F. Runde and Conor M. Savoy. Ukraine’s future economic reconstruction depends on attracting private sector investment now. The CSIS Ukraine Economic Reconstruction Commission...
More >Solo Talk with Anton Korynevych, Ukrainian MFA envoy on the establishment of the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine
2022-10-13 | Events, International tribunal13 October, 13:00 – 14:00 CET United for Ukraine Network held a Solo Talk event with Anton Korynevych, Ukrainian MFA envoy on the establishment of...
More >International Working Group on Russian Sanctions: Working Group Paper #6 “Why and How to Confiscate Russia’s Sovereign Assets to Help Rebuild Ukraine”
2022-10-11 | Sanctions, Asset confiscation, Expert publicationsThe principle is clear: Russia ought to pay substantial reparations to Ukraine after this horrific and senseless war. The moral and practical answer is clear....
More >GLOBSEC: Ukrainian Economy at War: State of Play and Pathways Towards Recovery
2022-10-07 | Expert publications, ReconstructionBy Yaroslav Zhalilo, Zoriana Mishchuk, Andrii Chubyk, Iryna Kosse, Roman Vlasenko. Ukraine successfully coped with the first shock after the large-scale invasion of Russia. As...
More >Atlantic Council: How the Ukraine war has affected the MENA region’s pursuit of governance reform
2022-10-07 | Expert publications, Geopolitical analysisBy Alissa Pavia and Lorenzo Fruganti. The geopolitical transformations of the last decade, combined with knock-on effects of the war in Ukraine, are impacting Middle...
More >Meeting with German policy-makers: “Scholz’s speech in Prague: a turning point in Europe’s commitment to Ukraine’s EU integration?”
2022-10-07 | Events, EU integration7 October 2022 After the ambitious and positive announcements made by Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Prague a month ago, we will gather German policy-makers to...
More >M.Roth. The future of the Western Balkans is at stake
2022-10-07 | EU integration, Political initiativesRussia’s war of aggression against Ukraine has been a wake-up call for the EU from its geopolitical slumber. In the midst of the conflict with Putin’s Russia, the EU has rediscovered one of its most successful instruments: enlargement policy – which has been a driving force for peace, democracy, rule of law and prosperity in Europe.
More >“Brussels plan” for Ukraine by Dmytro Natalukha (MP, Verkhovna Rada)
2022-10-07 | Political initiativesTo restore and secure peace on the continent we need a “Brussels plan”. The best possible security guarantee is international capital in Ukrainian public companies operating in strategic industries: natural gas, hydrogen, nuclear, agro, space etc. — proper markets integration.
More >Proposal to establish a Special Tribunal for the Punishment of the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine
2022-10-07 | International tribunal, Expert publicationsEight years ago, in February 2014, Ukraine became the victim of acts of aggression committed by Russia’s President Putin in a blatant denial of the foundational principle of the prohibition of the use of force against political independence and territorial integrity of another State and the right of all peoples to freely determine their political status and freely pursue their economic, social and cultural development. On 24 February 2022, Putin’s Russia launched a large-scale war of aggression against Ukraine.
More >Kyiv Post interview with Dr Anton Korynevych: “We could arrange for trying Russia in absentia”
2022-10-05 | International tribunal, Political initiativesMaryna Shashkova’s, Kyiv Post journalist, interview with Dr Anton Korynevych, Special Envoy of the Foreign Ministry of Ukraine. Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky intends to hold...
More >Institute for War and Peace Reporting: Why a Special Tribunal is Crucial
2022-10-04 | International tribunal, Political initiativesBy Dr Anton Korynevych, Anastasiia Mochulska. Regarding the crime of aggression, the perpetrators must be in a position to “effectively exercise control over or to...
More >Atlantic Council: Russia has again tried to change Europe’s borders by force. What’s next?
2022-09-30 | Expert publicationsRussian President Vladimir Putin has signed treaties to begin the formal (and illegal) annexation of occupied parts of Ukraine’s Donetsk, Luhansk, Kherson, and Zaporizhzhia regions—an...
More >Atlantic Council: Russia’s military isn’t ready for an escalation. Ukraine and its partners can exploit that
2022-09-29 | Expert publicationsBy Irina Plaks. Russian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to mobilize hundreds of thousands of Russian reserves this month will almost certainly exacerbate internal divisions within...
More >International Working Group on Russian Sanctions: Working Group Paper #5 “The Case for Designating the Russian Federation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism”
2022-09-28 | Sanctions, Expert publicationsThe Action Plan on Strengthening Sanctions against the Russian Federation outlined a comprehensive list of sanctions in many sectors as well as on a wide...
More >Centre for Economic Strategy: Ukrainian economy in war times. Investments desperately seeking cover. September 2022
2022-09-23 | Expert publications, State of the economyBy Hlib Vyshlinsky (Executive Director), Maria Repko (Deputy Director), Yurii Gaidai (Senior Economist), Dmytro Goriunov (Senior Economist), Maksym Samoiliuk (Junior Economist). Read the full publication.
More >Atlantic Council: Six months, twenty-three lessons: what the world has learned from Russia’s war in Ukraine
2022-09-23 | Expert publications, Geopolitical analysisWhen it was first launched in the wee hours of February 24, the Kremlin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine was supposed to last just a few...
More >DiXi group: Proposals on enhancing the sanctions regime in response to the Russian military aggression against Ukraine (energy sector)
2022-09-13 | Sanctions, Energy, Expert publicationsEnergy revenues play a vital role for Russia in financing the war it has waged in Ukraine. Despite introducing an unprecedented amount of sanctions, which...
More >Andrius Kubilius: War: will the geopolitical crisis make the EU stronger?
2022-09-13 | Political initiatives, EU integration, Financial support, Geopolitical analysisPoliticians and experts often repeat a well-known refrain during crises: every crisis must be used by a country or an international organisation to make it...
More >B4Ukraine: 200 days into Russia’s war on Ukraine: international businesses continue to fund it
2022-09-12 | Expert publications, SanctionsThree-quarters of top-earning multinationals remain in Russia, even after 200 days of Russian aggression, war crimes, and mass atrocities against civilians in Ukraine. To date,...
More >DiXi: Position paper on the draft recovery plan: currently the document does not look like the Ukrainian Green Deal
2022-09-09 | Reconstruction, Expert publicationsThe Integration of Sustainable Development in Ukraine in Accordance with the European Green Deal (EGD) Project closely monitors the progress with the development of the...
More >Atlantic Council: How Turkey can play a more constructive role in Russia’s war on Ukraine
2022-09-02 | Geopolitical analysis, Expert publicationsBy Yevgeniya Gaber. During the early days of the Kremlin’s war against Ukraine, Turkey earned well-deserved praise from both Kyiv and its Western allies for...
More >Razumkov Centre: Silver bullet for the Russian Federation and Crimea. What awaits Ukraine in the coming months?
2022-09-02 | Geopolitical analysis, Expert publicationsBy Oleksiy Melnyk. The geography of our international support is expanding. Judging by the number of countries that joined the Crimean Platform forum a week...
More >Atlantic Council: The war in Ukraine is an opportunity to upgrade the transatlantic architecture. Here’s how
2022-08-31 | Expert publications, Geopolitical analysisBy Ira Straus. Six months in, Russia’s war on Ukraine has prompted unprecedented unity among the transatlantic allies. This cohesion has been admirable, but it should...
More >Razumkov Centre: Socio-economic and humanitarian consequences of Russian aggression for Ukrainian society
2022-08-30 | Expert publicationsThis edition presents an analytical report, which focuses on the study of the socio-economic consequences of the war, which the citizens of Ukraine suffer from,...
More >Razumkov Centre: Ukraine: from countering aggression to recovery and development
2022-08-30 | Expert publications, ReconstructionBy Vasyl Yurchyshyn, Through its courageous fight for independence, Ukraine has accelerated global awareness of the priorities of human development and the importance of protecting...
More >Centre for Economic Strategy: Ukrainian economy in war times: Warm enough for the cold season? August 2022
2022-08-23 | State of the economy, Expert publicationsBy Hlib Vyshlinsky (Executive Director), Maria Repko (Deputy Director), Yurii Gaidai (Senior Economist), Dmytro Goriunov (Senior Economist), Maksym Samoiliuk (Junior Economist). Read the full publication...
More >Kristian Klinck, Alexander Müller and Sara Nanni. More German weapons for Ukraine are possible – here’s how
2022-08-21 | Political initiativesGerman politicians Kristian Klinck, Alexander Müller and Sara Nanni claim that Western assistance has played a decisive role in ensuring that Ukraine still exists at all as an independent state. In addition to financial, humanitarian and political aid, the supply of weapons is crucial in order to ensure Ukraine’s survival.
More >Razumkov Centre: The “Soviet way” will finally die out only now
2022-08-16 | Geopolitical analysis, Expert publicationsBy Mykhailo Mischenko. The official Russian social mythology, which is based on the idea of ”returning everything” and authoritarianism, in its development “stumbled over Ukraine”...
More >Razumkov Centre: Forward into the past, or Some features of the new foreign policy concept of the Russian Federation
2022-08-15 | Geopolitical analysis, Expert publicationsBy Mykhailo Pashkov. In the beginning of August, “Mezhdunarodnaya Zhizn” magazine published a programme article “Lessons of History and Image of the Future: Reflections on...
More >U4U letter to Ali Ehassi, Chairman of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development of the House of Commons of Canada
2022-08-03 | Sanctions, Political initiativesOn August 3, 2022, MEP Andrius Kubilius on behalf of the United4Ukraine network signed and sent a letter to Ali Ehassi, Chairman of the Standing...
More >Razumkov Centre: General Overview of the Humanitarian Situation in Ukraine
2022-07-28 | Humanitarian Aid, Expert publicationsRussia’s military aggression against Ukraine caused a rapid increase in humanitarian needs and a humanitarian crisis, the consequences of which are devastating for Ukraine’s population....
More >Atlantic Council: Moscow shattered two illusions with one missile strike. The White House needs to accept reality.
2022-07-25 | Food security, Expert publicationsBy John E. Herbst. Some illusions die hard; others have a short shelf life. Moscow’s July 23 attack on port facilities in Odesa—which came less than...
More >Atlantic Council: Grain drain: Why Turkey can’t afford to ignore Russian grain smuggling from Ukraine
2022-07-25 | Geopolitical analysis, Food security, Expert publicationsBy Yevgeniya Gaber. The world’s attention turned to Turkey last week as it hosted a signing ceremony of a long-awaited United Nations (UN)-backed deal in...
More >Centre for Economic Strategy: Ukrainian economy in war times: stars from the bottom of a well. July 2022
2022-07-21 | State of the economy, Expert publicationsBy Hlib Vyshlinsky (Executive Director), Maria Repko (Deputy Director), Yurii Gaidai (Senior Economist), Dmytro Goriunov (Senior Economist), Maksym Samoiliuk (Junior Economist). Read the full publication...
More >Olena Uvarova: Responsible business conduct in times of war: implications for essential goods and services providers in Ukraine
2022-07-01 | Expert publications, SanctionsBy Olena Uvarova. Access to essential goods and services during war is critical. In many cases, people’s lives depend on it. The subject introduces many...
More >Atlantic Council: FAST THINKING: The EU gives Ukraine a shot at membership. What’s next for Kyiv?
2022-06-23 | Expert publications, EU integrationWill they join the club? Ukrainians breathed a sigh of relief on Thursday after the European Union’s twenty-seven leaders unanimously approved Ukraine’s (and neighboring Moldova’s)...
More >International Working Group on Russian Sanctions: Working Group Paper #4 “Strengthening Financial Sanctions against the Russian Federation”
2022-06-22 | Sanctions, Expert publicationsThe importance of financial sanctions reflects Russia’s dependency on the Western financial system, in particular on Western reserve currencies, as backing for the ruble, and...
More >The Balkan Turtle Race – a warning for Ukraine
2022-06-21 | Expert publicationsThere is one process – the EU accession process – and it has one goal: membership. However, all European democracies that meet the criteria to join, including respect for human rights and the rule of law, as assessed by the European Commission in its annual reports, should gain full access to the European Single Market and to the four freedoms – the free movement of goods, people, services and capital.
More >Ukraine, Europe and a second Treaty of Rome
2022-06-16 | Expert publicationsIn the newsletter of the European Stability Initiative, it is argued that in the light of the current developments and concerns, there still is a way for Ukraine for the EU membership. Ukraine should be granted a candidate status and have open accession talks now.
More >Centre for Economic Strategy: Ukrainian economy in war times: Looking for a new equilibrium, June 2022
2022-06-15 | State of the economy, Expert publicationsBy Hlib Vyshlinsky (Executive Director), Maria Repko (Deputy Director), Yurii Gaidai (Senior Economist), Dmytro Goriunov (Senior Economist), Oleksandra Kolomiets (Senior Economist), Maksym Samoiliuk (Junior Economist)....
More >International Working Group on Russian Sanctions: Working Group Paper #3 “Individual Sanctions Roadmap: Recommendations for Sanctions against the Russian Federation”
2022-06-14 | Expert publications, SanctionsAs a follow-up to our first Action Plan and our second working paper on energy-related sanctions, this third working paper sets out more detailed proposals...
More >Frozen Russian Assets and the Reconstruction of Ukraine: Legal Options
2022-06-01 | Asset confiscation, Expert publicationsThis paper is based on a workshop that brought together a group of academics, practitioners and civil society groups specialising in sanctions, asset confiscation and...
More >Anton Korynevich. Proposal to create a Special Tribunal for the Punishment of the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine
2022-05-26 | Expert publications, International tribunalEighty years after representatives of nine nations signed in London a declaration that laid foundations for the punishment of those responsible for crimes against peace, crimes against humanity and war crimes perpetrated during World War II, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine H.E. Mr. Dmytro Kuleba officially requests the establishment of the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine.
More >Working Group on International Tribunal: founding meeting
2022-05-25 | International tribunal, EventsFOUNDING MEETING Working Group on International Tribunal 25 May 2022, Brussels Moderator: Andrius Kubilius, MEP, coordinator of U4U network Speakers: Gabija Grigaitė-Daugirdė, Vice Minister of...
More >Meeting with Andrius Tapinas: Power of People: How can ordinary citizens buy Bayraktar for Ukraine?
2022-05-25 | Military assistance, EventsMeeting with Andrius Tapinas: Power of People: How can ordinary citizens buy Bayraktar for Ukraine? On 9 June U4U organized an online discussion with Andrius...
More >Centre for Economic Strategy: Ukrainian economy in war times: Facing new reality, May 2022
2022-05-17 | State of the economy, Expert publicationsBy Hlib Vyshlinsky (Executive Director), Maria Repko (Deputy Director), Yurii Gaidai (Senior Economist), Dmytro Goriunov (Senior Economist), Oleksandra Kolomiets (Senior Economist), Maksym Samoiliuk (Junior Economist)....
More >Atlantic Council: How can the US and NATO help bring about Russia’s ‘strategic failure’ in Ukraine?
2022-05-11 | Geopolitical analysis, Military assistanceBy Connor McPartland. With Ukraine having repelled Russian forces near Kyiv, the Kremlin’s war of aggression has entered a new phase: a more limited offensive...
More >International Working Group on Russian Sanctions: Working Group Paper #2 “Energy Sanctions Roadmap: Recommendations for Sanctions against the Russian Federation”
2022-05-09 | Expert publications, SanctionsThe paper sets out proposals for immediate European action to reduce Russia’s oil and gas revenues rapidly, combined with longer-term actions to eliminate Russian oil...
More >An Independent legal analysis of the Russian Federation’s Breaches of the Genocide Convention in Ukraine and the Duty to Prevent
2022-05-07 | Expert publicationsNew Lines Institute For Strategy and Policy together with the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights published a report that comprises an independent inquiry into...
More >Working Group on Post-war reconstruction and Marshall Plan to Ukraine: founding meeting
2022-05-02 | Events, ReconstructionFOUNDING MEETING U4U Working Group on Post-war reconstruction and Marshall Plan to Ukraine 2 May 2022, 14:00-15:30 (Brussels), 15:00-16:30 (Kyiv) Moderator: Mr Andrius KUBILIUS, Member...
More >Open Society Justice Initiative: Model Indictment for the Crime of Aggression Committed against Ukraine
2022-05-01 | Expert publications, International tribunalThis model indictment is of Russian President Vladimir Putin and six other senior Russian officials involved in the initiation, planning, preparation, and execution of acts...
More >Atlantic Council: Russia Crisis Military Assessment: The race to resupply Ukraine
2022-04-27 | Military assistanceIn light of the ongoing Russia crisis, the Scowcroft Center’s Forward Defense (FD) practice will share regular assessments of the latest force developments surrounding Ukraine,...
More >Latvian Saeima adopts statement on Russia’s aggression and war crimes in Ukraine, recognising it as genocide against the Ukrainian people
2022-04-22 | Political initiativesOn Thursday, 21 April, 2022 the Saeima of the Republic of Latvia unanimously adopted a statement on the aggression and war crimes of the Russian...
More >International Working Group on Russian Sanctions: Working Group Paper #1 “Action Plan on Strengthening Sanctions against the Russian Federation”
2022-04-19 | Expert publications, SanctionsThis paper contains suggestions for strengthening U.S., European, and global sanctions against Russia and Belarus that could be implemented immediately. It is the first of...
More >Centre for Economic Strategy: Ukrainian economy in war times: rapid assessment, April 2022
2022-04-11 | State of the economy, Expert publicationsBy Hlib Vyshlinsky (Executive Director), Maria Repko (Deputy Director), Yurii Gaidai (Senior Economist), Dmytro Goriunov (Senior Economist), Oleksandra Kolomiets (Senior Economist), Maksym Samoiliuk (Junior Economist)....
More >Members of Verkhovna Rada, the European Parliament and national parliaments, representing the global parliamentarian network “United for Ukraine” (U4U), sign a founding declaration
2022-04-08 | Political initiativesApril 8, 2022, Kyiv. We, the members of Verkhovna Rada, the European Parliament and national parliaments, representing the global parliamentarian network “United for Ukraine” (U4U)...
More >Atlantic Council: How NATO can curb Russia’s chemical weapons threat By Natasha Lander Finch
2022-04-08 | Escalation strategyBy Natasha Lander Finch. Amid growing speculation that Russia could employ chemical weapons in its war against Ukraine, NATO has collectively voiced its concern over...
More >Atlantic Council: Peace in Europe ‘will not exist’ as long as Putin is in power, says Mikhail Khodorkovsky
2022-04-07 | Geopolitical analysisBy Katherine Walla. According to exiled Russian businessman and philanthropist Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the West has misunderstood the war in Ukraine from the start. The biggest...
More >Acts committed by the Russian troops in Ukraine are qualified as the international crime of genocide
2022-04-07 | International tribunal, Expert publicationsSeveral legal analyses provide arguments that acts committed by the Russian troops in Ukraine are qualified as the international crime of genocide. Legal analysis...
More >Atlantic Council: Central Europe leads the way in backing Ukraine. Here’s its game plan for what’s next
2022-03-30 | Geopolitical analysisBy Petr Tůma. As the West scrambles to maintain its united front against Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the European Union (EU) member states of Central...
More >Founding meeting of United for Ukraine network
2022-03-22 | EventsFOUNDING MEETING OF “UNITED FOR UKRAINE” NETWORK This is the original version of the meeting (no interpretation): https://fb.watch/gqndtT_YR-/ Meeting with English interpretation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GuGk9D8zVa0 Meeting with...
More >Atlantic Council: FAST THINKING: What China stands to gain—and lose—by wading into the Ukraine war
2022-03-15 | Geopolitical analysisHow far will these autocrats take their “no limits” friendship? As Russian President Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine grinds on, the Kremlin has reportedly reached...
More >VoxEU: Cutting Russia’s fossil fuel exports: Short-term pain for long-term gain
2022-03-09 | Expert publications, Sanctions, EnergyBy Maksym Chepeliev Thomas W Hertel Dominique van der Mensbrugghe. In response to the invasion of Ukraine, most OECD countries have announced punishing sanctions against...
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