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Tag: Russian invasion of Ukraine

Street protests in Ukraine: causes, features and consequences

For the first time since the start of the full-scale war, Ukraine has been rocked by street protests. What are the reasons behind these events?

August 12, 2025 - Valerii Pekar

International institutions are unable to help punish those responsible for Russian crime against Azov prisoners in Olenivka

Interview with Oleksandra Mazur, a representative of the “Olenivka Community” association. Interviewer: Kateryna Pryshchepa.

August 1, 2025 - Kateryna Pryshchepa

The reassurance force for Ukraine needs a strategically mature Europe

Momentum is growing regarding long-term aid for Ukraine even if fighting ends on the front line. Such moves will require decisive actions from Europe, which now has the potential to truly become a strategic power.

July 28, 2025 - Francis Shin

Will Russia attack beyond Ukraine?

Debate continues with regards to Europe’s readiness for a potential war with Russia. While politicians talk about rearmament, it is important to remember the need for wider societal resilience. After all, there may be no need for a repeat of the events of February 2022.

July 24, 2025 - Valerii Pekar

Why Ukraine must bet it all on Putin’s greatest weakness – Crimea

The 2014 annexation of Crimea marked the birth of Putin's modern imperial project, a bloodless operation that transformed a struggling autocrat into the architect of Russian resurgence. For nearly a decade, the peninsula has served as the cornerstone of Putin's political legitimacy, the “unsinkable aircraft carrier” that proved Moscow could challenge the western-led order and win. But by 2025, this supposition has become Putin's most dangerous vulnerability.

July 17, 2025 - Khusanboy Kotibjonov

Ukraine’s capital under attack

As the world looks away, Russia’s war creeps back to Kyiv.

July 1, 2025 - Joshua Kroeker

Damian Kocur: “I don’t have the moral right to show the war as it is because I am not Ukrainian”

People continue to suffer on the front line of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine. However, those more removed from the fighting also face great mental anguish. This is the reality that drives the Polish film submitted for this year’s Oscars.

June 30, 2025 - James Lewis

Inside a new Cold War brewing in an Eastern European capital

How decades of geopolitical conflict between Latvia and Russia have resulted in an internal crisis for the young Russian-speaking minority in Riga.

June 12, 2025 - Athan Yanos

The women of war: a review of Yuliia Iliukha’s My Women

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has led to a spirited response particularly from the country’s women. Exposing the shared and distinct realities facing this group, Yuliia Iliukha’s new book offers insight into a plethora of experiences shaped by the war.

May 28, 2025 - Nicole Yurcaba

The Russo-Ukrainian War after four months of Trump: what is next?

The returning US president promised that he would bring a quick end to Russia’s aggression in Ukraine. Despite this, attempts to get Moscow to come to the table are still ongoing. A realistic assessment of the status quo is necessary if we are to move forward from the current impasse.

May 26, 2025 - Valerii Pekar

Russian war on the environment: the Danube delta, Romania and Ukraine

The environmental impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine can be seen in many areas. This is clear with regards to the country’s coastline, where damage is now being countered by dedicated efforts at conservation and rewilding.

May 23, 2025 - Anna Romandash Marine Leduc

I grew up hearing Ukraine’s village songs. Now we are helping young people bring them back.

A grassroots project is working to revive the dialects and folk traditions that have all but disappeared from rural Ukraine.

May 21, 2025 - Yuri Bilinsky

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