New challenges and opportunities

In 2020, for the first time in history, Kyiv will host the spring session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly

Portrait in dirty grey

New Year in occupied Donbas

An (un)expected storm

Is escalation possible in the Sea of Azov and the Black Sea in 2020?

Unitarity under assault

In what way do Zelenskiy’s initiatives regarding decentralization, referenda and dual citizenship threaten the integrity of the Ukrainian state?

Brake time?

The new administration failed, after all, to make good on a single serious reform. The seemingly minor postponement could suggest a systemic crisis of decision-making

Courtesy visits

Why high-ranking foreign officials’ visits to Kyiv don’t contribute to the strengthening of Ukrainian diplomacy

The Servant of the People: Sexy CPSU

2020 local elections will be more of a challenge for the Servant of the People party than the parliamentary campaign

Dangerous liaisons?

The red lines that keep haunting Volodymyr Zelenskiy have managed to find their way into the bill on decentralization, too

After Viatrovych

How the current political environment may affect the work of the Ukrainian Institute of National Memory

The post-honeymoon mood

Ukrainians are not yet disappointed with the choice of the president and MPs. But some of the government’s actions no longer excite the majority

To instigate chaos

Who is alleged mastermind of the efforts to shake up the situation in the country and why it has become possible?

Tacan Ildem: “We have enough ways and means to increase our partnership to strengthen the capacities of Ukraine”

During the Third Lviv Security Forum, The Ukrainian Week met with Ambassador Tacan Ildem, NATO Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy, to discuss symbols and messages between the Alliance and Ukraine and perspectives on bilateral partnership

Why is Paris mum?

Сherchez la femme in this case is more like cherchez le gaz

Gird thy loins – Plan В

What kinds of security eventualities is Ukraine prepared for?

Whither goest thou, Ukraine?

How attitudes towards the country’s course and the war in the Donbas have changed among Ukrainians in the last five years

The concealed markers of sovereignty

What criteria should be used to evaluate strategies for the reintegration of the Donbas

Ze voters

The government can hardly count on support from the streets despite its high ratings

No feedback

The new administration appears to be risking turning its critics into enemies and losing public support

Reboot, relaunch, repeat

How might the “servants of the people” take a chance and reboot governments in the regions?

The President’s franchise

Who runs Ukraine on behalf of Volodymyr Zelenskiy, and why

Pavlo Klimkin: “We are losing respect of the key players”

Тhe Ukrainian Week speaks to former Minister of Foreign Affairs about the reasons for Russia’s pullout from the Geneva Conventions, the recognition of the Holodomor in Germany and the quality of Ukraine’s diplomatic communication with the world

The taming of the Rada

Why did Volodymyr Zelenskiy need to lift immunity for MPs and how does this threaten Ukraine’s democracy?

Before it’s too late

How to prevent surrender

The end of the era of moderation

Brexit is splitting British politics, and it is difficult to gauge the scale of this split

Tertium non datur

The key stages of Ukraine’s independence, important lessons and agenda for the current government

Following a foreign script

In international relations, Ukraine keeps reacting to foreign initiatives rather than coming up with its own