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Association for International Affairs. Building Ukraine Back Better: The Role of Czechia and the EU

Summary 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...

GMF: Toward a Marshall Plan for Ukraine. New Ideas and Recommendations

Executive Summary Emergency assistance for Ukraine was and is a necessity dictated by Russia’s war. Beginning with the London Recovery Conference in June 2023, the...

Michael Emerson, CEPS: Tsar Nicholas I’s Crimean War and Putin’s in Ukraine – Plus ça change

With 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...

Bernard Guetta: Putin, or the Impotence of a President

One refuses to believe it. One does not even want to consider it, but everything suggests that Vladimir Putin is no longer in control. President,...

Low Carbon Ukraine: Keeping the lights on in times of grid outages Solar PV panels, battery storage and diesel generators

By 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...

F-16 for Ukraine: An open letter to Joseph Biden, President of the United States of America

F-16 for Ukraine: An open letter to Joseph Biden, President of the United States of America   Mr. President, First and foremost, we would like...

SCEEUS: Ukraine’s Alarming Demographics

By Michael Emerson. The task of reconstruction and recovery of Ukraine so far is seeing most attention devoted to the economics of repairing physical capital...

Andrius Kubilius: On Oil And Gas Sanctions (non paper)

Read the non-paper  On Oil And Gas Sanctions A year ago, after Russia began its war against Ukraine, the West began imposing sanctions on the...

IER: Ukrainian business in wartime (11th monthly enterprise survey, March 2023)

The monthly survey of enterprise managers is conducted by the Institute of Economic Research and Policy Consulting” (IED) as part of the project “For Fair...

International Working Group on Russian Sanctions: Action Plan 2.0 on Strengthening Sanctions Against the Russian Federation (Paper #11)

This paper – Action Plan 2.0 – outlines a roadmap for sanctions policy development and new actions in 2023. Similar to last year, we will...

UA NVO Institute for post-information society: Activity of Yevgeny Prigozhin and Wagner Group

Please find the link to the publication “Activity of Yevgeny Prigozhin and Wagner Group” shared with us by the UA NVO Institute for post-information society....

U4U discussion “Russian Nuclear Industry Sanctions”

United for Ukraine Network together with Eastern Circles, DiXi Group, Urgewald, Friends of the Earth Europe, and Stand with Ukraine NGOs organized a round-table on...

U4U Webinar: Putting Wagner Group on EU terrorist list

United for Ukraine Network (U4U) organized an online expert panel discussion “Putting Wagner Group on EU terrorist list”. The discussion took place on 18 April,...

UCEP: The Western Balkans’ Path to the EU: Lessons for Ukraine

The paper by Ukrainian Centre for European Policy describes the essence and the recent developments of the EU enlargement focusing on explanations of how the...

The Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting: Monthly Economic Monitoring for Ukraine, March 2023

The Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting has published the March 2023 Monthly Economic Monitoring for Ukraine. Key takeaways: In March 2023, according to...

Razumkov Centre: review of the expert poll “Problems of the energy sector and ways of their solution in wartime”

By Volodymyr Omelchenko. The expert poll was conducted by the Razumkov Centre Sociological Service on February 26 — March 15, 2023. Experts from think tanks,...

Roland Freudenstein: Russia’s war and the Global South – a way forward for the West

Since March 2022, there has been a recurrent phenomenon in the corridors of Brussels: Whenever Western Europeans feel cornered by Poles or Balts who criticize...

Bernard Guetta: The Russia of the 200

There should have been cameras, microphones, a director. The fear of provocation and manipulation should not have prevented the 200 or so Russian journalists gathered...

Razumkov Centre: PRC’s Great Game for Global Leadership: Historical Roots, Modern Tools, Future Consequences

By 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...

European Parliament committee paves way for Russian asset confiscation

Last week, the European Parliament Committee on Budgets (BUDG) adopted a proposal to extent the scope of the directive on Asset recovery and confiscation to...

Bernard Guetta: The Franco-Polish Locomotive

THE FRANCO-POLISH LOCOMOTIVE 27-03-2023 As for the Atlantic Alliance, we know what he did to it. By invading Ukraine, Vladimir Putin achieved the feat of...

Euroscope: Monitoring and Assessment of the EU-Ukraine AA implementation and EU acquis alignment progress, February – March

The 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...

Razumkov Centre: Economic aspects of the visit [of Xi’s visit to Moscow]

By Vasyl Yurchyshyn. Of course, the Russian visit of the Chinese leader was mainly connected with the possible expansion of military support for the aggressor....

Deputy PM Olha Stefanishyna’s office: Non-paper on dynamics of combatting corruption in Ukraine

Disclaimer: 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...

CEPS: EU Accession Prospects of Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia

Centre for European Policy Studies has published a report assessing the conditions set for Ukraine, Moldova, and Georgia in response to their EU membership applications....

Presentation of the book “The Reconstruction, Reform, and Accession of Ukraine”

Together with a globally renowned economist and regional expert Dr Anders ASLUND, the coordinator of the U4U Network, Mr Andrius Kubilius, have published a book...

Book “The Reconstruction, Reform, and Accession of Ukraine”, co-authored by Dr. Anders Åslund and Andrius Kubilius

Dr. 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...

Doug Klain: op-ed “Don’t let Ukraine become just another partisan divide”

Americans 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...

Razumkov Centre: How the world enters 2023: Economic prospects for Ukraine’s recovery

By Vasyl YURCHYSHYN, Director, Economic Programmes of the Razumkov Centre.  2022 in Ukraine will go down in history as a year of major trials and...

Bernard Guetta: Hats off to you, Mr Prosecutor!

Many are not paying much attention to it. Many see it as a non-event, since Vladimir Putin will not be sent to The Hague or...

CASE: Economic priorities in post-war Ukraine

Lead Author – Dmytro Boyarchu, Executive Director CASE Ukraine. Over 30 years of independence, Ukraine has launched almost all of the necessary critical reforms to...

For their freedom and for ours: letter of support to approve opening accession negotiations with Ukraine before the end of June 2023

Initiative by U4U member Olivier Dupuis. The appeal by 140 leading European figures we publish today on The Lithuania Tribune seems particularly timely. It calls...

UNHRC: Report of the Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Ukraine

GENEVA/ VIENNA (16 March 2023) – Russian authorities have committed a wide range of violations of international human rights law and international humanitarian law in various...

CREA: Why Russia has strong incentives to keep supplying oil with a $30 price cap

By 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...

Razumkov Centre: A powerful IPSO about destruction of Nord Stream 1 and 2 in the BLOWUP style

By Volodymyr Omelchenko. On March 7 and 8, 2023, one could see a powerful wave of reports in the leading Western media about the possible...

Nathalie Loiseau on France TV debate: Ukraine : la France est-elle désarmée face aux conséquences du conflit ukrainien ? [in French]

Débat : Ukraine / La France est-elle désarmée face aux conséquences du conflit ukrainien ?  Invités : – Jean-Marie Guéhenno, diplomate – Hélène Blanc, politologue – Elsa Vidal, journaliste – Nathalie...

Just Security: Russia’s Forcible Transfers of Ukrainian Civilians: How Civil Society Aids Accountability and Justice

By Oleksandra Matviichuk, Natalia Arno and Jasmine D. Cameron. Since the start of the February 2022 illegal invasion of Ukraine by Russia, countless heinous war...

U4U and CEE Bankwatch Network: Decision-making role of civil society in the reconstruction of Ukraine

The 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...

U4U, NGO Ukrainian Prism Europe and SCEES discussion “Prospects for European Defense Industries against the Backdrop of the Russian War in Ukraine”

On 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...

Dr. M. Chepeliev, Dr. O. Diachuk, Dr. R. Podolets, A. Semeniuk: Can Ukraine go “green” on the post-war recovery path?

Dr. Maksym Chepeliev is a senior research economist at the Center for Global Trade Analysis at Purdue University. Before joining Purdue, he was a research...

Franceinfo: La faute à l’europe ? (with N. Loiseau)

Episode of “La faute à l’europe ?” with MEP Nathalie Loiseau. Listen to the conversation here.

International Partnership for Human Rights: International Partnership for Human Rights

A 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...

Razumkov Centre: Ukraine: from war to peace and recovery. Analytical assessments

The publication presents the results of monitoring, analysis and expert evaluations of the most important actions and decisions of the Ukrainian authorities, international partners of...

Bernard Guetta: The Reasons for the Ukrainian Optimism

What if they were right? What if it wasn’t just the need to believe in the victory which made the Ukrainian leaders say that their...

Razumkov Centre: Ukraine: from war to peace and recovery. Analytical assessments

Razumkov Centre has started publishing a new edition — a monthly analytical review “Ukraine: from war to peace and recovery. Analytical assessments”. The publication on...

Commemorating one year of full scale Russian aggression to Ukraine. U4U Press Statement, 24.02.2023

Statement in pdf format. Commemorating one year of full scale Russian aggression to Ukraine United for Ukraine, Press Statement 23-24 February 2023   We, parliamentarians...

V. Gheorghe for Brussels Morning: One year of war in Ukraine forced over 8M people to seek refuge in Europe

Interviewed by Sarhan Basem. A breath of fresh air in these hard times is the work of some European politicians like MEP Vlad Gheorghe who in...

Razumkov Centre: Political and ideological orientations of Ukrainian citizens in the conditions of the Russian aggression

The war has changed Ukraine. In the future, these changes will determine the situation in the country and its development. So, even now, while the...

Razumkov Centre: Ukraine on the Road to the EU: Realities and Prospects (Project Summary)

The 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...

Vlad Gheorghe: Austria opened the door to Russia at an OSCE meeting in Vienna. Ukraine will boycott. We must react

Once again, Austria put the integrity and solidarity of the European Union under duress. Late last year, its government did so by arbitrarily denying access...

Initiative “One Hour for Ukraine”: outcome

In December 2022, the request from Ukrainian authorities to join the initiative “One Hour For Ukraine” was distributed through the network “United for Ukraine” to...

Bernard Guetta: Zelensky’s real harvest

One would, of course, prefer that the tanks were already delivered and the jets on their way. Thus, Ukraine could win victories faster, forcing the...

Interview of N. Loiseau for Le Journal du Dimanche (in French and English)

MEP Nathalie Loiseau’s interview for a French publication Le Journal du Dimanche. Read the full interview in French or in English.

France TV débat : l’Europe en guerre contre la Russie ? (MEP Nathalie Loiseau and others)

Dans 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,...

CSIS: Enabling an Economic Transformation of Ukraine

By Conor M. Savoy and Janina Staguhn. Experience has shown that countries should begin planning for the postwar period before the end of a war....

U4U discussion: EU sanctions on Russian fossil fuels: strengthening enforcement and closing loopholes

United for Ukraine Network (U4U) organized an expert panel discussion on “EU sanctions on Russian fossil fuels: strengthening enforcement and closing loopholes”. The discussion took...

Razumkov Centre: On priorities in industry

By Vasyl Yurchyshyn. At the beginning of February, the State Statistics Service released another batch of information, the publication of which was postponed due to...

France 24: podcast episode with experts “Zelensky on tour: Is Europe ready for the next phase of Ukraine war?”

Guests 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...

Bernard Guetta: The Korean Scenario

Only the short term is clear. Within a few weeks and by Easter at the latest, the Russian army shall try to offer Vladimir Putin...

Razumkov Centre: Transformations in the balance of current operations

By Vasyl Yurchyshyn. According to the NBU, in 2022 Ukraine had a positive balance of current operations in the balance of payments with a record...

Olivier Dupuis: Ukraine and the need to overcome European illusions

There are persistent untruths, such as the one according to which a revision of the Treaties would suddenly become indispensable with the forthcoming enlargement of...

SCEEUS: On the Future of the EU’s Approach to Eastern Europe

By Pavel Havlicek. Awarding candidacy status to Ukraine and Moldova in June 2022 provided new impetus to the EU’s eastern policy but also created new...

Razumkov Centre: Russian-Ukrainian war: developments and prospects: Summary of the Analytical report

With 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...

Razumkov Centre: Ukraine’s Recovery: Starting Point and Directions of Government Action, Abridged report

In its reconstruction and recovery, Ukraine cannot wait until the end of the war, which, according to many experts, may last for years. Therefore, any...

SCEEUS: The Reconstruction Process in Ukraine

By Hugues Mingarelli. In order to mitigate the suffering of the Ukrainian people, it is imperative that the Ukrainian authorities and international partners put in place...

Bernard Guetta: The Day After (Response to Pierre Lellouche and some others)

(Response to Pierre Lellouche and some others) These fears, they are not to be rejected but to be taken into account. One is that by...

RazomWeStand NGO: Putin’s aggression is the last call to end global fossil fuel addiction – opinion

By 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...

Nathalie Loiseau: Aide à l’Ukraine : peut mieux faire ! (“Aid to Ukraine : we have to work harder”)

L’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...

Meeting with Mr. Oleksandr Kornienko, First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine

United for Ukraine Network organized an exchange of views with First Deputy Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine Mr. Oleksandr KORNIENKO regarding parliamentary support...

Foreign Affairs: The Sanctions on Russia Are Working

By Vladimir Milov. There is a widespread belief that Western sanctions on Russia have fallen flat. Proponents of this theory point to macroeconomic indicators suggesting...

V. Milov: Future Scenarios for Russia: An Optimistic, but Realistic Outlook

The current dictatorship in Moscow does not reflect a deliberate choice of the Russian people. It is the result of a swift and coordinated power...

Razumkov Centre Sociological Service Poll “Politician of the year 2022”

Results of the public opinion poll conducted by the Razumkov Centre Sociological Service on December 21, 2022 – January 3, 2023. Answering the question “Which...

Foreign Affairs: Russia’s Crime and Punishment: How to Prosecute the Illegal War in Ukraine

By Oona A. Hathaway. As the conflict in Ukraine is about to enter its second year, Ukraine and the West are accelerating efforts to ensure...

Prof. Olexiy Haran and Petro Burkovskyi: Fighting for Freedom: Ukrainian Assessment of the Implications of the Russian Invasion for South Asia

By 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...

Andrius Kubilius: Smart Russian officers will decide the fate of Russia?

The 2022 year came to an end. A year that will be marked in the history of the world with the title of “Year of...

Discussion “Establishment of the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine: European Parliament strategy of action”

United 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...

Bernard Guetta: Four Despots in Danger

These three words do not leave my lips because, really, “Happy New Year”? How can we wish each other a happy year after such a...

Razumkov Centre: On comparison of company performances

By Vasyl Yurchyshyn. With the beginning of the Russian aggression, the State Statistics Service practically stopped providing official statistical reports, which was quite justified, including...

Razumkov Center: On comparison of company performances

By Vasyl Yurchyshyn. With the beginning of the Russian aggression, the State Statistics Service practically stopped providing official statistical reports, which was quite justified, including...

Andrius Kubilius: What does the West want?

The fundamental question of the future course of this war is, paradoxically, not about Ukraine but rather about Russia. It is about the West’s attitude...

Ilko Kucheriv Foundation and the Razumkov Center: The results of the survey in the macro-regions of Ukraine

The 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...

Andrius Kubilius: Our “Russian” psychological complexes

Latvians had revoked the broadcast licence for the Russian opposition TV channel Dozhd. Before that, the channel had been expelled from Moscow by Putin. It...

Razumkov Center: War and church. Church and religious situation in Ukraine 2022 (Information materials)

Razumkov Centre permanently monitors the church and religious situation in Ukraine, including sociological monitoring of the state and trends of religious commitment in Ukrainian society,...

Razumkov Centre: How underwater pipelines helped defeat Hitlerism

By Maksym Bielawski. The victory over fascism in the World War II was achieved, among other things, thanks to the second front in Normandy. Many...

Razumkov Centre: One option of quick recovery of Ukrainian power distribution grids

By 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...

Razumkov Centre: Thoughts of a dead man

By Mykhailo Mischenko. Analysts debate if there is anything that can change the public opinion in Russia about the so-called “special military operation” (which Putin...

Razumkov Centre: Echo of a crisis

By Vasyl Yurchyshyn. Over the past three years, Ukraine has faced two deep socio-economic crises. The “sources” of these crises are different: the crisis of...

Sergey Lagodinsky: Germany must lead the way for a special tribunal

By 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...

FT: Arm Ukraine and Russia will be forced to review its war aims

By Prof. Olexiy Haran and Petro Burkovskyi. As Ukrainian scholars, who stayed in the country to continue research, including on the topic of social resilience...

Olivier Dupuis: Europe struggles to face a new reality

By Olivier Dupuis. Nine months after the start of the new Russian offensive in Ukraine, many citizens of old Europe still find it hard to...

Initiative “One Hour for Ukraine” to switch off the lights on December 21 for one hour

We kindly invite you to support the solidarity initiative “One Hour for Ukraine”. We ask you to stand with Ukraine this Christmas by symbolically switching...

CEPS and SCEEUS: The $300 Billion Question

By Micahel Emerson and Steven Blockmans. As the scale of Russia’s destruction of Ukrainian infrastructure increases by the day, the issue on how reconstruction is...

Bernard Guetta: The Most Perilous Year in the Post-war Era

So many unknowns are adding up that the next year is unpredictable. Will there be a Brutus to change the deal in Moscow? Could a...

Kristi Raik: Don’t Be Afraid of a Russian Collapse

Kristi Raik for the Foreign Policy. In August 1991, then-U.S. President George H.W. Bush was in Kyiv to counsel Ukrainians against statehood. Only weeks before Ukraine...

Andrius Kubilius: Sweden Stands with Ukraine! (Reflections from the U4U advocacy visit to Stockholm)

On 4-5 December 2022 the U4U delegation was in Stockholm on an advocacy trip. MEP Andrius Kubilius shares his reflections after the visit to the...

Bernard Guetta: The Fall of the Tsars

Freedom leads 3-0 against dictatorships and how can we not rejoice over this? How can we not think of the Iranians, the Ukrainians, the Chinese,...

Carnegie: Ukraine Needs a Financial Lifeline, Too

By Oleksandra Betliy. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has prompted unprecedented levels of military assistance from the West. But Ukraine needs more than weapons: it needs a...

Razumkov Centre: On household resources II

Households always tend to save money, especially at a time of war and great losses. Today, it should be admitted that the national banking system...

Roundtable Discussion on Legal Ways to Seize and Use Frozen Russian Assets for the Reconstruction of Ukraine

Every day, we are deploring enormous numbers of (civilian) victims in Ukraine. Additionally, we are witnessing immense damages caused by the Russian war of aggression...

Parliaments of Romania, Moldova, Ireland, and Germany recognize the Holodomor as genocide against Ukrainian people

Each year on the fourth Saturday of November Ukraine marks the Day of Memory for Victims of the Holodomor. This year, in the week of...

ICDS: Building European Security Against Russia – A View from Estonia

By 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...

Guildhall: Депутаты Европейского парламента призывают усилить противодействие российским гибридным угрозам (in Russian)

Российской гибридное влияние на уровне политических партий, медиа и общественных организаций представляет серьезную угрозу для Европейского Союза. ЕС должен изучать Россию и усилить противодействие российским...

Olivier Dupuis: Belgium-Ukraine: The Carriage Is Waiting

New Zealander Peeni Henare has just travelled 17,000 kilometres. He made the journey from Wellington to Kyiv where he met his Ukrainian counterpart, Defence Minister...

Bernard Guetta: Facing the Kremlin, Inconsistency Is No Longer an Option

Everything is making Vladimir Putin the “public enemy number one”. He has become such because, in addition to having attacked Ukraine, destroying it and martyring...

GLOBSEC: Strategic Responsibility: How a stronger EU in a reinforced alliance can make security on our continent more sustainable

Alena 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...

EPP Group Position Paper. What Is Needed for Ukraine’s Victory and for the EU: A Systemic Approach

The European People’s Party (EPP) Group at the European Parliament has adopted a new position paper on Ukraine, outlining the next steps needed to support...

European Parliament resolution Recognising the Russian Federation as a state sponsor of terrorism

On Wednesday, November 23, the European Parliament adopted a resolution recognizing Russia as a state sponsor of terrorism and as a state which uses means...

Razumkov Centre: Economic features of autumn 2022

On November 24, 2022, it will be 9 months of full-scale Russian aggression. Ukraine lost thousands of lives, hundreds of cities and villages were destroyed,...

Solo Talk with Gerald Knaus: “The Swedish EU presidency as a historic opportunity for Ukraine and how to get German support”

On 28 November United for Ukraine Network held a SOLO Talk event with Gerald Knaus, Chairman of the European Stability Initiative (ESI), entitled “The Swedish...

SCEEUS: Next Steps for EU Enlargement – Forwards or Backwards?

By Michael Emerson and Steven Blockmans. The EU’s present enlargement process, once applauded as the EU’s most successful foreign policy, is not working well. With...

Razumkov Centre: Role of RES for manoeuvrability of Ukraine’s energy system in wartime

Renewable energy sources (RES) now play a key role for the EU energy system security ← the Dutch and German experience shows that under optimal...

U4U Together With French and Ukrainian NGOs Announce an Initiative #DesLumièresPourlHiver to Power Ukraine Through Winter

We are glad to announce that after our recent advocacy trip to Paris, and with a help of U4U French members we are staring the...

Bernard Guetta: Putin and the Ones Who Are Always Wrong

It is now official. Russia is in recession while the rouble is once again plummeting, but none of those who were explaining with a great...

Razumkov Centre: Signs of a new world order?

The issues of strategic choice, formation of a new world order (both political and economic), search for rational and productive forms of cooperation are among...

Razumkov Centre: Pension system: Can Ukrainian pensions be saved?

With the deterioration of the wellbeing of the majority of the Ukrainian population caused by the Russian aggression, pensions acquire special relevance. The system of...

Razumkov Centre: Russia: living in a “negative reality”

Presumably, people always strive for a better life. All political ideologies since the American and French revolutions have emphasised the right of man to be...

Razumkov Centre: Ukraine’s Role and Place in the Future European and Euro-Atlantic Security Systems

Russia’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...

A. Gattolin: speech on Countering Russian and Chinese Authoritarian Narratives about the War and the Crises

 “The Next Frontline – Facing Food Security, Energy, and Migration Crises in the EMEA Region,” meeting held in Rome, Italy on October 12 and 13,...

ECFR: Defend. Resist. Repeat: Ukraine’s lessons for European defence

By Hanna Shelest. Ukraine’s response to the Russian invasion holds vital lessons for the rest of Europe. Kyiv has placed cross-society resistance at the heart of...

U4U letter: A sustainable future for Ukraine – the new Marshall Plan

On 10 November, 2022, United for Ukraine (U4U) Network published an open letter calling for the drawing up of the Green Marshall Plan for Ukraine....

Razumkov Centre: Risks of losing US support? Minimal

The headlines this week are, of course, about the results of the midterm elections in the USA, and with that — economic, financial, and military...

New Europe Center: Putin’s peace talks ruse: why the West should listen to Ukraine

By 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...

Solo Talk with Urmas Reinsalu, Estonian Minister of Foreign Affairs

11 November, 12:00 CET, via Zoom. Another traditional SOLO talk of the United for Ukraine (U4U) Network: with Urmas Reinsalu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of...

Andrius Kubilius: Paris Supports Ukraine (Reflections from the U4U Mission to Paris)

We have finished the U4U delegation visit to Paris. Two days of discussions about Ukraine and for Ukraine in the President’s office at the Élysée, the...

Razumkov Centre: Operation “Caucasian Oil”, or Unprecedented Ruscist Crimes

Within less than a month, Russia carried out more than 100 targeted attacks on critical facilities of the Ukrainian energy system. In total, the aggressor...

Razumkov Centre: Recovery through external sector

Short-term changes in the accounts of foreign economic activity provide clear signals of the nearest prospects of the national economy. In our previous review of...

Bernard Guetta: Panic at the Chancellery

This is not a quarrel. Nor is it just one of those frequent moments in the Franco-German relationship when everything seizes up because the president...

A.Kubilius: Impressions from the U4U visit to Ukraine (Lutsk, Rivne, Kyiv)

Andrius Kubilius. Lutsk, Rivne, Kyiv, Brussels. October 25-28. On Tuesday evening (October 25th), we arrived in Ukraine with a delegation from U4U (United for Ukraine)...

Events: Three Solo Talks

In the upcoming weeks, we are planning to hold three public U4U events in the format of expert Solo Talks with: Urmas REINSALU, Minister of...

Resolution of the Senate of the Republic of Poland on the recognition of the authorities of the Russian Federation as a terrorist regime

On 26 May, 2022, the Senate of the Republic of Poland adopted a Resolution on the recognition of the authorities of the Russian Federation as...

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

The publication contains an informational and analytical report consisting of six chapters. In each section, the results of the study of various mechanisms of decarbonisation...

Razumkov Centre: Self-assessment of well-being: better than expected

It is not surprising that in wartime the welfare of households suffers a noticeable deterioration. Razumkov Centre, having considerable experience of public opinion polls in...

Bernard Guetta: The American Moment

Op-ed by MEP Bernard Guetta. They are all wrong. Those who rejoice at seeing the United States return to Europe as a result of the...

Centre for Economic Strategy: Ukrainian Economy In War Times: Business Defies The Bombs. October 2022

By Hlib Vyshlinsky (Executive Director), Maria Repko (Deputy Director), Yurii Gaidai (Senior Economist), Dmytro Goriunov (Senior Economist), Maksym Samoiliuk (Junior Economist). Read the full publication:...

Razumkov Centre: Are the risks of economic recession growing?

In one of our previous policy papers we pointed out the risks of a gradual but steady slide of the world’s leading economies into negative...

Atlantic Council: Russia’s war is making energy a new battlefield. What can the US and EU do about it?

By 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...

Brookings: History reveals how to get Ukraine reconstruction right: anti-corruption

By Lilly Blumenthal, Caleb Seamon, Norman Eisen, and Robin J. Lewis. While there is currently no clear end in sight to ongoing Russian military aggression...

CSIS: Modernizing Ukraine’s Transport and Logistics Infrastructure

With 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...

Vlad Gheorghe Interview for NEWS magazine: Hunters of the Frozen Russian Treasure

Interview for The NEWS Magazine by Wolfgang Machreic. The MEP Vlad Gheorghe is supposed to find ways to use Russian assets in Europe for the...

Andrius Kubilius: The Tragedy of Russia

The European continent is facing a severe geopolitical crisis caused by Russia’s military aggression against Ukraine. This has also revealed a phenomenon worthy of being...

Solo Talk event with Dmytro Natalukha, MP, Chairman of the Economic affairs committee

18 October 2022, 14:00-15:00 CET, Brussels United for Ukraine Network held a Solo Talk event with Dmytro Natalukha, MP, Chairman of the Economic affairs committee,...

Estonian Riigikogu condemns the annexation of the territory of Ukraine and declares Russian Federation a terrorist regime

On October 18, 2022, The Riigikogu of the Republic of Estonia condemned the annexation of the territory of Ukraine and declared Russian regime a terrorist...

Briefing for U4U Network “Russian aggression: war crimes, accountability and sanctions policy towards the aggressor-state”

17 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...

Bernard Guetta: The Decadence of Dictatorships

By Bernard Guetta. Now, right now, it is time to get out of this absurdity that is disproved by everything. It is not democracy that...

CSIS: Ukraine Economic Reconstruction Commission: Interim Framework

By 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...

Solo Talk with Anton Korynevych, Ukrainian MFA envoy on the establishment of the Special Tribunal for the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine

13 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...

International Working Group on Russian Sanctions: Working Group Paper #6 “Why and How to Confiscate Russia’s Sovereign Assets to Help Rebuild Ukraine”

The principle is clear: Russia ought to pay substantial reparations to Ukraine after this horrific and senseless war. The moral and practical answer is clear....

GLOBSEC: Sanctions and Active Financial Measures – Another Front of the War against Ukraine

By Juraj Kuruc. There is nothing novel about economic sanctions nor the use of “soft power” as a propaganda tool. The novelty in the West’s...

MEPs: Ukraine can defeat Russia, here is how

By MEPs Michael Gahler, Nicola Beer, and Viola von Cramon-Taubadel.  Swiftly and diplomatically ending this war would have been wonderful, but Moscow doesn’t have words...

Bernard Guetta: After the War

By Bernard Guetta. Between blindness and intelligence, between revenge and reconciliation, needless to say that Ukraine and its allies will tend towards the right choice,...

GLOBSEC: Ukrainian Economy at War: State of Play and Pathways Towards Recovery

By 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...

Atlantic Council: How the Ukraine war has affected the MENA region’s pursuit of governance reform

By 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...

Meeting with German policy-makers: “Scholz’s speech in Prague: a turning point in Europe’s commitment to Ukraine’s EU integration?”

 7 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...

M.Roth. The future of the Western Balkans is at stake

Russia’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.

“Brussels plan” for Ukraine by Dmytro Natalukha (MP, Verkhovna Rada)

To 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.

Proposal to establish a Special Tribunal for the Punishment of the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine

Eight 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.

Doug Klain: Memo to Elon Musk: Only Ukrainian victory can stop Vladimir Putin

Doug Klain for the Atlantic Council. Ukraine should get real and agree to a ceasefire with Russia. An uncomfortable peace is better than continuing this...

Kyiv Post interview with Dr Anton Korynevych: “We could arrange for trying Russia in absentia”

Maryna 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...

Olivier Dupuis: Military Aid to Ukraine: Belgian Cavalry Turns Up Late

Olivier Dupuis op-ed for the Kyiv Post. Belgium has decided on a new military aid package for Ukraine worth 12 million euros.  It includes heavy...

Doug Klain: Mobilization Can’t Save Russia’s War

Doug Klain for Foreign Policy. Six months after Russian President Vladimir Putin pledged that his “special military operation” to eradicate the Ukrainian nation wouldn’t require...

Institute for War and Peace Reporting: Why a Special Tribunal is Crucial

By Dr Anton Korynevych, Anastasiia Mochulska. Regarding the crime of aggression, the perpetrators must be in a position to “effectively exercise control over or to...

Carnegie: Russia’s Elites Are Starting to Admit the Possibility of Defeat

By Tatiana Stanovaya. The longer the conflict rages and the more resources the Russian regime throws into the furnace of war, the more isolated Putin may...

Atlantic Council: Russia has again tried to change Europe’s borders by force. What’s next?

Russian 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...

Atlantic Council: Russia’s military isn’t ready for an escalation. Ukraine and its partners can exploit that

By 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...

International Working Group on Russian Sanctions: Working Group Paper #5 “The Case for Designating the Russian Federation as a State Sponsor of Terrorism”

The Action Plan on Strengthening Sanctions against the Russian Federation outlined a comprehensive list of sanctions in many sectors as well as on a wide...

Atlantic Council: The economic response that can match Putin’s escalation in Ukraine

By Brian O’Toole and Daniel Fried. While Western nations have remained largely united in punishing Putin with economic measures, there is much more to be...

FORUM 2000: A Democratic Roadmap for Ukraine

By Richard Youngs. As the international community begins lifting its collective gaze to this horizon, a sequenced roadmap is needed to guide support for Ukraine....

Centre for Economic Strategy: Ukrainian economy in war times. Investments desperately seeking cover. September 2022

By Hlib Vyshlinsky (Executive Director), Maria Repko (Deputy Director), Yurii Gaidai (Senior Economist), Dmytro Goriunov (Senior Economist), Maksym Samoiliuk (Junior Economist). Read the full publication.

Atlantic Council: The EU’s Russia visa ban debate reveals the bloc’s new power center

By Petr Tůma. In its response to the crisis provoked by Russia, the European Union (EU) has often broken with the past by overcoming its...

Atlantic Council: Six months, twenty-three lessons: what the world has learned from Russia’s war in Ukraine

When 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...

The West should not fear the prospect of a post-Putin Russia

By Richard D. Hooker, Jr. As the Ukrainian army continues to liberate land from Russian occupation, a new narrative is beginning to take hold. It argues...

Atlantic Council: FAST THINKING: What to make of Putin’s nuclear threats

An escalation born of desperation. That’s the framing Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda offered today, during an Atlantic Council event on the sidelines of the UN...

DiXi: Green post-war reconstruction of Ukraine: vision and models (Summary)

This is a summary of the policy brief outlining the concept of green post-war reconstruction of Ukraine and possible implementation models. It suggests two green...

Natia Seskuria: Why the EU Should Ban Russian Tourists

Natia Seskuria for Foreign Policy. A visa ban won’t have the same impact as military aid to Kyiv, but it would send a strong message...

DiXi group: Proposals on enhancing the sanctions regime in response to the Russian military aggression against Ukraine (energy sector)

Energy revenues play a vital role for Russia in financing the war it has waged in Ukraine. Despite introducing an unprecedented amount of sanctions, which...

Andrius Kubilius: War: will the geopolitical crisis make the EU stronger?

Politicians 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...

B4Ukraine: 200 days into Russia’s war on Ukraine: international businesses continue to fund it

Three-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,...

Bernard Guetta: It’s Time for the Kremlin’s Reckoning

Perhaps we will stop hearing that there is no change possible in the Kremlin. All the world’s Russologists, or almost all of them have been...

DiXi: Position paper on the draft recovery plan: currently the document does not look like the Ukrainian Green Deal

The Integration of Sustainable Development in Ukraine in Accordance with the European Green Deal (EGD) Project closely monitors the progress with the development of the...

Razumkov Centre: Signs of Stabilisation?

By Vasyl Yurchyshyn. In Ukraine, the results of surveys among company heads and top managers about the performance and expectations of their enterprises are presented...

Razumkov Centre: Comments on macroeconomic forecast

By Vasyl Yurchyshyn. Presenting the macroeconomic forecast of the country in the conditions of the war and lack of adequate statistical information seems quite risky,...

Atlantic Council: How Turkey can play a more constructive role in Russia’s war on Ukraine

By 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...

Razumkov Centre: Silver bullet for the Russian Federation and Crimea. What awaits Ukraine in the coming months?

By Oleksiy Melnyk. The geography of our international support is expanding. Judging by the number of countries that joined the Crimean Platform forum a week...

Razumkov Centre: Attitudes and assessments of Ukrainian refugees (July–August 2022)

Online poll among Ukrainian citizens who left Ukraine due to Russian aggression. The poll was held by the Razumkov Centre Sociological Service on July 20–August 25,...

Razumkov Centre: Is expensive dollar bad for Ukraine?

By Vasyl Yurchyshyn. After two decades of fluctuations, US dollar finally reached parity with euro. Of course, the situation with the dollar that equalled the...

Razumkov Centre: Transformation of accents

By Vasyl Yurchyshyn. As we already noted in our previous publications, the struggle of Ukraine speeded up the formation of two civilisational groups — democratic...

Atlantic Council: The war in Ukraine is an opportunity to upgrade the transatlantic architecture. Here’s how

By 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...

Razumkov Centre: Socio-economic and humanitarian consequences of Russian aggression for Ukrainian society

This 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,...

Razumkov Centre: Ukrainian refugees at the border: the first experience of communication (March-May, 2022)

The war in Ukraine has led to an outbreak of one of the fastest-growing crises of forced displacement of the population, termed by the UN...

Razumkov Centre: Ukraine: from countering aggression to recovery and development

By Vasyl Yurchyshyn, Through its courageous fight for independence, Ukraine has accelerated global awareness of the priorities of human development and the importance of protecting...

Razumkov Centre: A Renewed Global Bipolarity?

By Vasyl Yurchyshyn. Globalisation, accelerated since early 1990s, collapse of the world socialist system, economic growth of emerging countries seemed to have destroyed the bipolar...

Razumkov Centre: A new Ukraine in the post-war world

By Mykola Sunhurovskyi. Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine has significantly changed the picture of the world and will bring tectonic shifts in the perception of...

Centre for Economic Strategy: Ukrainian economy in war times: Warm enough for the cold season? August 2022

By Hlib Vyshlinsky (Executive Director), Maria Repko (Deputy Director), Yurii Gaidai (Senior Economist), Dmytro Goriunov (Senior Economist), Maksym Samoiliuk (Junior Economist). Read the full publication...

Michael Hikari Cecire: It’s Time to Throw NATO’s Door Wide Open

By Michael Hikari Cecire for Foreign Policy. In late August, I wrote an argument for ForeignPolicy.com with the basic premise that, historically, NATO was never...

German MPs: More German weapons for Ukraine – How Can This Be Achieved? (text in DE)

By Budestag MPs Ein Gastbeitrag von Kristian Klinck, Alexander Müller und Sara Nanni. The full interview (in German).

Kristian Klinck, Alexander Müller and Sara Nanni. More German weapons for Ukraine are possible – here’s how

German 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.

Razumkov Centre: The “Soviet way” will finally die out only now

By Mykhailo Mischenko. The official Russian social mythology, which is based on the idea of ​​”returning everything” and authoritarianism, in its development “stumbled over Ukraine”...

Razumkov Centre: Forward into the past, or Some features of the new foreign policy concept of the Russian Federation

By Mykhailo Pashkov. In the beginning of August, “Mezhdunarodnaya Zhizn” magazine published a programme article “Lessons of History and Image of the Future: Reflections on...

Razumkov Centre: Confrontation of two big economies: Ukrainian implications

By Vasyl Yurchyshyn. The author analyses current interaction and rivalry between the two big Asian and global economies — Chinese and Japanese — also from...

Latvian Saeima declares Russian Federation a terrorist regime

On August 11, 2022, The Saeima of the Republic of Latvia declared Russian Federation a terrorist regime.   Read the full Statement of the Saeima.

Razumkov Centre: Taiwan is not Ukraine

By Vasyl Yurchyshyn. Probably, the most common phrase of recent weeks was “Taiwan is not Ukraine”, necessarily followed by the comparison of scenarios of the...

U4U letter to Ali Ehassi, Chairman of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Development of the House of Commons of Canada

On August 3, 2022, MEP Andrius Kubilius on behalf of the United4Ukraine network signed and sent a letter to Ali Ehassi, Chairman of the Standing...

Razumkov Centre: General Overview of the Humanitarian Situation in Ukraine

Russia’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....

Atlantic Council: Climbing the escalation ladder in Ukraine: A menu of options for the West 

By Francis Shin, Damir Marusic, Tyson Wetzel. We have assembled a list of possible policy responses the West ought to consider according to the approximate...

Atlantic Council: Russia’s pulling the plug on space cooperation. Should the world be worried?

Russia appeared to launch its standoff with the West to new heights this week by announcing that it will pull out of the International Space...

Olivier Dupuis: The rails of war: An EU railway initiative for the defence of Ukraine

By Olivier Dupuis. The Ukrainian authorities recently launched a call for proposals to improve the country’s defence capabilities. Here is one that we believe could...

Atlantic Council: Moscow shattered two illusions with one missile strike. The White House needs to accept reality.  

By 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...

Atlantic Council: Grain drain: Why Turkey can’t afford to ignore Russian grain smuggling from Ukraine

By 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...

Razumkov Centre: Association agreement with the EU in khaki

By Mykhailo Pashkov. Volodymyr Zelenskyy said: “The Association Agreement between Ukraine and the EU has already been implemented by 63%, and 37% of objectives is...

Atlantic Council: Ukraine can feed the world again. But at what cost?

The world’s breadbasket is back. Russia and Ukraine signed separate deals with the United Nations and Turkey in Istanbul today that will unblock commercial exports...

Centre for Economic Strategy: Ukrainian economy in war times: stars from the bottom of a well. July 2022

By Hlib Vyshlinsky (Executive Director), Maria Repko (Deputy Director), Yurii Gaidai (Senior Economist), Dmytro Goriunov (Senior Economist), Maksym Samoiliuk (Junior Economist). Read the full publication...

Razumkov Centre: The Wholesale Electricity Market in Wartime

By Svitlana Chekunova. Unjustified Russian invasion of Ukraine had severe impact on the wholesale electricity market. Since the beginning of the war, there has been...

Atlantic Council: Four (updated) ways the war in Ukraine might end

By Barry Pavel, Peter Engelke, and Jeffrey Cimmino. It’s the war that was both eminently predictable and roundly unpredicted. If ever there has been a conflict...

Olena Uvarova: Responsible business conduct in times of war: implications for essential goods and services providers in Ukraine

By 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...

Atlantic Council: Why Russia’s economy is more resilient than you might think

By Josh Lipsky. Since Russia’s unprovoked invasion of Ukraine, the United States and Europe have deployed tools of economic warfare with the explicit goal of...

Andrius Kubilius: Ukraine: Our Next Steps

It has been more than 130 days since Russia’s war against Ukraine began. Ukraine has shown that it is able to defend itself and win...

Atlantic Council: Can price caps on Russian oil tame the Kremlin? Our experts debate

By Edward Fishman, Brian O’Toole, Mark Mozur, Charles Lichfield. While the United States is pushing for a price cap, consensus is further off than it may...

Atlantic Council: Sanctioning Russia is a long game. Here’s how to win

By Brian O’Toole, and Daniel Fried. While military support remains the critical pillar of Western policy, especially in the short term, economic pressure is key...

Atlantic Council: FAST THINKING: The EU gives Ukraine a shot at membership. What’s next for Kyiv?

Will 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)...

International Working Group on Russian Sanctions: Working Group Paper #4 “Strengthening Financial Sanctions against the Russian Federation”

The 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...

East Neighbourhood Forum online event on Ukraine’s EU Accession prospects

21 June 2022, Brussels The European Council met on 23-24 June 2022 to take into account the European Commission’s opinion on Ukraine’s EU membership application,...

The Balkan Turtle Race – a warning for Ukraine

There 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.

Andrius Kubilius: Next Milestones for Ukraine

The European Commission has recommended to grant Ukraine with the candidate status. Andrius Kubilius, a Member of the European Parliament (EPP, LT) argues what next...

Ukraine, Europe and a second Treaty of Rome

In 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.

Centre for Economic Strategy: Ukrainian economy in war times: Looking for a new equilibrium, June 2022

By Hlib Vyshlinsky (Executive Director), Maria Repko (Deputy Director), Yurii Gaidai (Senior Economist), Dmytro Goriunov (Senior Economist), Oleksandra Kolomiets (Senior Economist), Maksym Samoiliuk (Junior Economist)....

International Working Group on Russian Sanctions: Working Group Paper #3 “Individual Sanctions Roadmap: Recommendations for Sanctions against the Russian Federation”

As 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...

Nathalie Loiseau: What War Teaches Us

War is back in Europe. We did not know, until a few months ago, that we would have to say this terrible sentence. But today...

Ukrainian Days at the European Parliament: Opening event

Time: 13 June 2022, 17:00-18:30 CET Location: Ukrainian Civil Society Hub, Place Luxembourg PROGRAMME Introductory remarks: Andrius KUBILIUS, Former Prime Minister of Lithuania, MEP and...

Atlantic Council: Proxy war or not, Ukraine shows why moral hazards matter

By C. Anthony Pfaff. Whether the United States and its NATO partners are in a textbook proxy relationship with Ukraine matters less than the potential...

Europe’s geopolitical choice: to win the war or to save Putin’s face?

2 June 2022, Brussels Today, Ukrainians defend not only their homes and their land; they are dying for the values, on which the EU is...

Frozen Russian Assets and the Reconstruction of Ukraine: Legal Options

This paper is based on a workshop that brought together a group of academics, practitioners and civil society groups specialising in sanctions, asset confiscation and...

Atlantic Council: Three possible futures for a frozen conflict in Ukraine

By Mathew Burrows and Robert A. Manning. It’s the war that was both eminently predictable and roundly unpredicted. If ever there has been a conflict that...

Anton Korynevich. Proposal to create a Special Tribunal for the Punishment of the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine

Eighty 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.

Working Group on International Tribunal: founding meeting

FOUNDING 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...

Meeting with Andrius Tapinas: Power of People: How can ordinary citizens buy  Bayraktar for Ukraine?

Meeting with Andrius Tapinas: Power of People: How can ordinary citizens buy  Bayraktar for Ukraine? On 9 June U4U organized an online discussion with Andrius...

Atlantic Council: Don’t ignore the exchange rate: How a strong ruble can shield Russia

By Charles Lichfield. As the Russian ruble began its recovery in March from a sanctions-induced collapse following the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine, Western governments began...

Atlantic Council: Dashboard: Tracking the Western response to the war in Ukraine

How do you track a world transformed? At the Atlantic Council, we’ve set out to answer that urgent question. Ever since Vladimir Putin began massing...

Centre for Economic Strategy: Ukrainian economy in war times: Facing new reality, May 2022

By Hlib Vyshlinsky (Executive Director), Maria Repko (Deputy Director), Yurii Gaidai (Senior Economist), Dmytro Goriunov (Senior Economist), Oleksandra Kolomiets (Senior Economist), Maksym Samoiliuk (Junior Economist)....

Atlantic Council: Safe distance: Why Ukraine should embrace the US position and deploy land mines responsibly

By John B. Barranco. Like any other weapon, mines can be misused to harm noncombatants. But unlike various offensive weapons systems that have not been...

Atlantic Council: Help Ukraine now, and it could power Europe later

By Maxim Timchenko. But as the head of Ukraine’s largest private energy provider, I’ve seen how Ukraine itself can play a vital role in a...

Atlantic Council: How can the US and NATO help bring about Russia’s ‘strategic failure’ in Ukraine?

By 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...

Resolution of the Lithuanian Parliament on the recognition of actions of Russia as genocide

On May 10, 2022, the Seimas of the Republic of Lithuania adopted a Resolution on Recognition of the Actions of the Russian Federation in Ukraine...

International Working Group on Russian Sanctions: Working Group Paper #2 “Energy Sanctions Roadmap: Recommendations for Sanctions against the Russian Federation”

The 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...

An Independent legal analysis of the Russian Federation’s Breaches of the Genocide Convention in Ukraine and the Duty to Prevent

New Lines Institute For Strategy and Policy together with the Raoul Wallenberg Centre for Human Rights published a report that comprises an independent inquiry into...

Working Group on Post-war reconstruction and Marshall Plan to Ukraine: founding meeting

FOUNDING 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...

Open Society Justice Initiative: Model Indictment for the Crime of Aggression Committed against Ukraine

This model indictment is of Russian President Vladimir Putin and six other senior Russian officials involved in the initiation, planning, preparation, and execution of acts...

U.Reinsalu, Ž.Pavilionis: More Weapons to Ukraine Now

Report to global United for Ukraine parliamentary network on the need to immediately increase delivery of weapons to Ukraine by Mr. Urmas Reinsalu, MP, former...

Atlantic Council: FAST THINKING: The US arms Ukraine for the long haul. Is it enough?

They’re opening up the spigot. As US President Joe Biden requested a new $33 billion weapons and aid package for Ukraine on Thursday, Congress overwhelmingly...

Atlantic Council: Russia Crisis Military Assessment: The race to resupply Ukraine

In 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,...

U4U Letter to NATO Secretary General and the President of the EU Commission

On April 26, 2022, Andrius Kubilius signed and sent a letter on behalf of the United4Ukraine network to the Heads of States and Governments of...

Letter of MEPs to Chancellor Olaf Scholz

On April 23, 2022, a number of Members of the European Parliament from all the major political groups signed and sent a letter to the...

Latvian Saeima adopts statement on Russia’s aggression and war crimes in Ukraine, recognising it as genocide against the Ukrainian people

On Thursday, 21 April, 2022 the Saeima of the Republic of Latvia unanimously adopted a statement on the aggression and war crimes of the Russian...

Estonian Riigikogu adopted a Statement on Russia’s war crimes and genocide in Ukraine

On April 21, 2022, the Estonian Riigikogu adopted the Statement of the Riigikogu “On the War Crimes and Genocide Committed by the Russian Federation in...

International Working Group on Russian Sanctions: Working Group Paper #1 “Action Plan on Strengthening Sanctions against the Russian Federation”

This 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...

Centre for Economic Strategy: Ukrainian economy in war times: rapid assessment, April 2022

By Hlib Vyshlinsky (Executive Director), Maria Repko (Deputy Director), Yurii Gaidai (Senior Economist), Dmytro Goriunov (Senior Economist), Oleksandra Kolomiets (Senior Economist), Maksym Samoiliuk (Junior Economist)....

Can the EU afford to ban Russian oil and gas imports?

Hosted by MEP Luis Garicano (Renew), a workshop was held in the European Parliament with the aim to find out what effects a ban of...

Members of Verkhovna Rada, the European Parliament and national parliaments, representing the global parliamentarian network “United for Ukraine” (U4U), sign a founding declaration

April 8, 2022, Kyiv. We, the members of Verkhovna Rada, the European Parliament and national parliaments, representing the global parliamentarian  network  “United for Ukraine” (U4U)...

Atlantic Council: How NATO can curb Russia’s chemical weapons threat  By Natasha Lander Finch

By Natasha Lander Finch. Amid growing speculation that Russia could employ chemical weapons in its war against Ukraine, NATO has collectively voiced its concern over...

U4U Founding Visit to Kyiv

8 April 2022, Kyiv Speakers of the Verkhovna Rada Ruslan Stefanchuk hosted a delegation of 35 MP and MEPs from 11 EU member, who visited...

European Parliament resolution on Conclusions of 2022 March Council meeting

On April 7, 2022, the European Parliament adopted a resolution on the Conclusions of the European Council meeting of 24-25 March 2022: including the latest...

Atlantic Council: Peace in Europe ‘will not exist’ as long as Putin is in power, says Mikhail Khodorkovsky

By Katherine Walla. According to exiled Russian businessman and philanthropist Mikhail Khodorkovsky, the West has misunderstood the war in Ukraine from the start. The biggest...

Acts committed by the Russian troops in Ukraine are qualified as the international crime of genocide

Several legal analyses provide arguments that acts committed by the Russian troops in Ukraine are qualified as the international crime of genocide.   Legal analysis...

Atlantic Council: Zelenskyy wants Ukraine to be ‘a big Israel.’ Here’s a road map.  

By Daniel B. Shapiro. But what does he mean by “a big Israel”? With a population more than four times smaller, and vastly less territory,...

A Blueprint for the Reconstruction of Ukraine

A Blueprint for the Reconstruction of Ukraine, by Torbjörn Becker, Barry Eichengreen, Yuriy Gorodnichenko, Sergei Guriev, Simon Johnson, Tymofiy Mylovanov, Kenneth Rogoff and Beatrice Weder...

Working Group on Sanctions: founding meeting

FOUNDING MEETING U4U Working Group on Sanctions 4 April 14:00 (Brussels), 15:00 (Kyiv) Moderator: Mr Andrius KUBILIUS, Member of the European Parliament, EPP Comments: Mr...

U4U Position Paper on Sanctions

Why do we need a ban on energy imports now? The upcoming days are decisive: we need to enhance our support to the Ukrainian resistance...

Atlantic Council: Central Europe leads the way in backing Ukraine. Here’s its game plan for what’s next

By 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...

Working Group on Humanitarian Assistance: founding meeting

FOUNDING MEETING U4U Working Group on Humanitarian Assistance  29 March 2022, 17:00 (Brussels), 18:00 (Kyiv) Moderator: Mr Andrius KUBILIUS, Member of the European Parliament  Comments...

Atlantic Council: Putin’s ruble ploy confirms that energy exports are his lifeline  

By Charles Lichfield. The West’s unprecedented sanctions against Moscow over its invasion of Ukraine are expected to shrink the Russian economy by up to 15 percent...

Andrius Kubilius: EU must stop financing Putin’s war machine

Putin’s war against Ukraine is an international crime. Ukrainians are defending their country in a heroic way. The West supports Ukraine, some countries are delivering...

L.Garicano, L.Rachel. The ban on Russian gas, oil and coal: A cost-benefit analysis

Luis Garicano, Member of the European Parliament and Lukasz Rachel, LSE PhD, Princeton PostDoc in the short notice to the Members of the European Parliament...

Atlantic Council: Russia’s space weapons may be the next frontier in the Ukraine conflict

By Christopher P. Mulder. In recent weeks, Russian forces have advanced on Ukraine by land, air, and sea. Understandably, much of the analysis of Moscow’s...

Atlantic Council: FAST THINKING: What will the West do if Putin uses chemical weapons?

United front in Europe, meet the front lines in Ukraine. US President Joe Biden’s visit to Europe this week included a trio of summits—with gatherings...

Founding meeting of United for Ukraine network

FOUNDING 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...

Atlantic Council: Punish Putin for past and present crimes 

By Gissou Nia, and Jomana Qaddour. For decades, the idea of holding the Russian state accountable for atrocity crimes in a court of law was...

Atlantic Council: FAST THINKING: What China stands to gain—and lose—by wading into the Ukraine war

How 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...

VoxEU: Cutting Russia’s fossil fuel exports: Short-term pain for long-term gain

By Maksym Chepeliev  Thomas W Hertel  Dominique van der Mensbrugghe. In response to the invasion of Ukraine, most OECD countries have announced punishing sanctions against...

Atlantic Council: Will Germany’s geopolitical awakening last?

ByRoderick Kefferpütz. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has shaken Berlin out of a longtime geopolitical stupor and shattered the notion of reasoning with the dictator in the...

Atlantic Council: Four ways the war in Ukraine might end 

By Barry Pavel, Peter Engelke, and Jeffrey Cimmino. Although the situation in Ukraine is fluid, the scenarios outlined here offer four plausible ways in which the...

Atlantic Council: Not just Ukraine: Putin wants to remake the world

By Ana Palacio. Experts have been cautioning of a new Cold War for months. Russia’s military offensive marks the launch of an era vastly different...

Atlantic Council: Transatlantic Telegram: Whatever happens next in Ukraine, a new European security order is emerging

By Ben Judah, and Damir Marusic.   Read the full publication.