Low Carbon Ukraine: Keeping the lights on in times of grid outages Solar PV panels, battery storage and diesel generators
2023-05-09By 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 >The Institute for Economic Research and Policy Consulting: Monthly Economic Monitoring for Ukraine, March 2023
2023-04-13The 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 >Euroscope: Monitoring and Assessment of the EU-Ukraine AA implementation and EU acquis alignment progress, February – March
2023-03-29The 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 >For their freedom and for ours: letter of support to approve opening accession negotiations with Ukraine before the end of June 2023
2023-03-17Initiative 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 >U4U, NGO Ukrainian Prism Europe and SCEES discussion “Prospects for European Defense Industries against the Backdrop of the Russian War in Ukraine”
2023-03-03On 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 >International Partnership for Human Rights: International Partnership for Human Rights
2023-02-28A 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 >U4U discussion: EU sanctions on Russian fossil fuels: strengthening enforcement and closing loopholes
2023-02-10United 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?”
2023-02-09Guests 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 >Prof. Olexiy Haran and Petro Burkovskyi: Fighting for Freedom: Ukrainian Assessment of the Implications of the Russian Invasion for South Asia
2023-01-16By 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 >Ilko Kucheriv Foundation and the Razumkov Center: The results of the survey in the macro-regions of Ukraine
2023-01-05The 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)
2022-12-31Razumkov 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 >GLOBSEC: Strategic Responsibility: How a stronger EU in a reinforced alliance can make security on our continent more sustainable
2022-11-25Alena 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 >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
2022-10-26The 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
2022-10-21By 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 >International Working Group on Russian Sanctions: Working Group Paper #6 “Why and How to Confiscate Russia’s Sovereign Assets to Help Rebuild Ukraine”
2022-10-11The 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 >Proposal to establish a Special Tribunal for the Punishment of the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine
2022-10-07Eight 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 >Atlantic Council: Russia’s military isn’t ready for an escalation. Ukraine and its partners can exploit that
2022-09-29By 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”
2022-09-28The 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
2022-09-23By 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 >DiXi group: Proposals on enhancing the sanctions regime in response to the Russian military aggression against Ukraine (energy sector)
2022-09-13Energy 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 >DiXi: Position paper on the draft recovery plan: currently the document does not look like the Ukrainian Green Deal
2022-09-09The 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 >Centre for Economic Strategy: Ukrainian economy in war times: Warm enough for the cold season? August 2022
2022-08-23By 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 >Razumkov Centre: Forward into the past, or Some features of the new foreign policy concept of the Russian Federation
2022-08-15By 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 >Centre for Economic Strategy: Ukrainian economy in war times: stars from the bottom of a well. July 2022
2022-07-21By 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
2022-07-01By 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 >International Working Group on Russian Sanctions: Working Group Paper #4 “Strengthening Financial Sanctions against the Russian Federation”
2022-06-22The 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
2022-06-21There 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
2022-06-16In 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
2022-06-15By 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”
2022-06-14As 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 >Anton Korynevich. Proposal to create a Special Tribunal for the Punishment of the Crime of Aggression against Ukraine
2022-05-26Eighty 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 >Centre for Economic Strategy: Ukrainian economy in war times: Facing new reality, May 2022
2022-05-17By 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 #2 “Energy Sanctions Roadmap: Recommendations for Sanctions against the Russian Federation”
2022-05-09The 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
2022-05-07New 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 >International Working Group on Russian Sanctions: Working Group Paper #1 “Action Plan on Strengthening Sanctions against the Russian Federation”
2022-04-19This 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
2022-04-11By Hlib Vyshlinsky (Executive Director), Maria Repko (Deputy Director), Yurii Gaidai (Senior Economist), Dmytro Goriunov (Senior Economist), Oleksandra Kolomiets (Senior Economist), Maksym Samoiliuk (Junior Economist)....
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