It seems that DJTrump&Co start to guess that quick settlement of UA-RU war based on mutual compromises is more&more unlikely. Truly sustainable&durable peace can be attained if 🇺🇦 is properly strengthened which requires joint UA&Europe effort plus calibrated US involvement.

Horrific Russian attack on Sumy this morning - two ballistic missiles hit the center of the city. Just as churchgoers gathered for the Palm Sunday mass! Another in a series of war crimes! Condolences to all the families. EU in Ukraine

Today's Palm Sunday attack by Russian forces on civilian targets in Sumy crosses any line of decency. There are scores of civilian dead and wounded. As a former military leader, I understand targeting and this is wrong. It is why President Trump is working hard to end this war.

Together with the Kiel Institute (IfW Kiel), we invite you to an expert talk on Ukraine’s public finances. 🎤 Featuring a keynote by Finance Minister Serhii Marchenko on fiscal challenges and sustainability. April 16th, 12:00 (11:00 CET) via Zoom. Register: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

People speak Russian on #Crimea? Maybe. But because #Russia «cleaned» the Tatar population 4 times: in 1783, when it annexed it; in 1854, when 200,000 fled to Romania & Bulgaria; in 1944, with the deportations ordered by Stalin; in 2014 with #Putin. Crimea has never been Russian!

They stood together from 5 a.m. for 12 hours—schoolmates waiting near the rubble, hoping their friend survived the missile strike that destroyed an entire apartment building. As rescuers worked, the body of the 17-year-old boy was found, killed in his own home. Russia is

Together with several Guardian colleagues, as part of a large journalistic consortium, we investigated the torture and death of Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna in Russian captivity. theguardian.com/world/2025/apr…

Xi’s presence at Moscow’s ‘parade’ shows that China wants to keep Russia in its orbit, and Trump’s dream of playing ‘a reverse Kissinger’—i.e., tearing Russia away from China—is an illusion. If U.S. sees China as a threat, it should see Russia as a threat too, and support Ukraine

What’s Next for Ukraine’s IT Market? The sector’s shrinking for the 2nd year in a row — exports down 8.5% in 2023, and 2024 isn’t looking better. Yet IT still makes up 38% of exports. Join us May 15, 17:00 to discuss the outlook. Register: ces.org.ua/en/events/it-e…

“If you don’t engage in good faith we’ll have to abandon our support for your adversary” is quite a negotiating position.

Three children from one family were killed by Russians in Korostyshiv, Ukraine (by Andrew Kravchenko)

First, a statue of Soviet dictator Joseph Stalin appears in the Moscow Metro. Then a Kremlin adviser says that “from a legal standpoint the USSR still exists.” In Russia the past hangs over the present. My report from Moscow.

Congratulations to Mr. Medvedev for a rare moment of honesty coming from the Russian propaganda machine. I appreciate you making it clear to the world that Putin and Russia are not remotely interested in peace. reuters.com/world/europe/m…

Yesterday, together with the Civil Network Civil Network OPORA, we started our 2-day Multistakeholder Dialogue, bringing together participants from 🇩🇪 Germany, 🇺🇦 Ukraine, and Brussels to discuss the current state of Ukraine’s EU integration – with a particular focus on the #RuleofLaw. We

A few months ago, I got an email from Secretary of State Marco Rubio: our work was suspended - not in the U.S. national interest. Today, another email: congratulations to Russia on its National Day. As a Ukrainian, I got the message loud and clear.

Horrible Russian attack on Kyiv today.. Russian missile and drone terror against Ukrainians continues. Russia today is the enemy of humanity Photo Рубрика

On 2–3 June 2025, together with Civil Network OPORA, IEP hosted a #PathwaysToProgress multistakeholder dialogue in Kyiv with representatives from the German Bundestag, the Federal Foreign Office, and leading think tanks from Berlin and Brussels. We engaged with Ukrainian government officials

⚡ Together with Berlin Economics we invite you to an event “How has Russia’s invasion changed German-Ukrainian economic relations?”. ⏲️June 20th, 3PM Zoom (Kyiv Time) Registration and details: ces.org.ua/en/events/ukra…

👔 Ukrainian refugees successfully integrate into the European labour market However, it complicates their return. Financial Times published an article that also incorporates data from our #refugee_research ces.org.ua/en/refugees-fo…

Clouds may be gathering above, but God and the truth are with Ukraine.