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Russia’s imitation game

As Russian aggression against Ukraine continues, it is important to understand what constraints might exist regarding Moscow’s behaviour. While vested interests remain supportive of the war effort, the country’s economy remains a key weak point. Targeted efforts to take advantage of this reality could make all the difference in 2026.

February 9, 2026 - Valerii Pekar

Does the meeting between Zelenskyy and Tsikhanouskaya mark the beginning of a new approach towards Belarus?

Connections between Kyiv and the democratic forces of Belarus have for a long time remained mired in uncertainty. However, this could well change following a high-profile meeting in Lithuania, with the shared goals of both sides potentially resulting in greater cooperation in the future.

February 6, 2026 - Pavlo Rad

The Kremlin’s poker face

The logic underpinning the hand that Moscow picks for itself can only lead in certain directions. With de-escalation seen as a loss in and of itself, it is only logical for the Kremlin to continue an escalatory approach in 2026.

January 26, 2026 - Valerii Pekar

The Ukrainian model of societal resilience: why the country did not collapse under full-scale war

While Ukraine’s armed forces continue to defend the country from Russian aggression, they have also been supported by a vibrant and effective civil society. Volunteer groups have played an outsized role in maintaining the war effort and now even offer a model to allies in the region.

January 12, 2026 - Maksym Sydorchuk

The case for a self-regulating ceasefire in Ukraine

Diplomatic initiatives to end the war in Ukraine are fundamentally misguided, because they seek a political solution that remains unattainable under current circumstances. International efforts should instead focus on securing a stable ceasefire that locks in the existing contact line without conditioning its achievement on impractical and damaging political concessions on Ukraine’s sovereignty or the fate of its occupied territories. The durability of such a ceasefire should rest primarily on Ukraine’s own strength, not on international peacekeepers or Russia’s goodwill.

January 7, 2026 - Tabib Huseynov

Europe must learn from Ukraine: how combat experience shapes Europe’s new security

The growing use of drones on the battlefield presents an area in which Ukraine and Europe may cooperate in a form of symbiosis. While Kyiv now has years of direct experience in this field, allied countries across the continent are looking to update their tactics. Working closer together proves the natural next step in these circumstances.

December 11, 2025 - Serhii Kuzan

Security at a crossroads. How US and Russia push for a new European order through “peace” in Ukraine

For the first time in more than 25 years, a NATO ministerial meeting has taken place without the US Secretary of State attending. Washington’s decision was a clear diplomatic message – one the Alliance would rather not spell out.

December 9, 2025 - Serhiy Sydorenko

When grief becomes routine

After the start of the full-scale invasion, I began recording the first stories of those affected by the war. Every conversation struck me. The pain of others, which I had to let pass through me, was so exhausting that I still do not remember what happened to me in those months. Over the course of three years, I wrote down more than 200 stories. I remember each of them. They are a huge part of my consciousness.

December 8, 2025 - Polina Vernyhor

Taking Ukraine’s corruption seriously

Ukraine’s fight against corruption has become a cornerstone of both its democratic transformation and EU integration efforts. The current political establishment rose to power with Zelenskyy’s campaign promise of zero tolerance for corruption. Yet, despite undeniable progress in the last few years, it remains deeply systemic and persistent.

December 8, 2025 - Alessandro Vitiello

Ukraine’s education reform amidst the war

In Ukraine, the new school curriculum allocates between 70 and 105 hours per school year to civic education and history for fifth to eighth grade pupils. This amounts to just one hour per week for Ukrainian history, half an hour for world history and half an hour for civic education. In Russia, the situation is the reverse.

December 8, 2025 - Oleksii Lionchuk

The fight to preserve Kyiv’s past and Ukraine’s future

Beneath one of Kyiv’s most iconic squares lies an archaeological site that reveals the story of Ukraine’s past and its deep Orthodox Christian roots. Despite its importance to Ukrainian identity, activists are fighting daily to protect it from corrupt developers. Their struggle takes on even greater meaning amidst the ongoing war, as Ukrainians continue to defend not only their land but also their heritage.

December 7, 2025 - Theodore Griffin

Hybrid relations in times of war

The deterioration of Belarusian-Ukrainian relations after February 2022 did not mean the absence of Belarusians on the Ukrainian side. On the contrary, while Lukashenka aligned himself with Moscow and allowed Russian forces to use Belarusian territory for the assault on Kyiv, many of his opponents chose a different path.

December 7, 2025 - Yevhen Magda

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