The Ukrainian Week

27 December, 2021	Breaking news	Ukraine crisis: how Putin feeds off anger over Nato’s eastward expansion Russian president’s attention-seeking diplomatic demands speak to long-held grievances
18 December, 2021	World	Rough seas How the November tragedy in the English Channel could change approaches to migration policy in the UK and the EU
16 December, 2021	World	Etienne de Poncins: "There is a war in Europe, it is in Donbas at the moment. We will make all efforts at every level to put this conflict to an end" The Ukrainian Week discussed bilateral relations between Ukraine and France, position of Paris on the arms selling to Ukraine and possibility of President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Ukraine in the nearest future with French Ambassador to Ukraine
13 December, 2021	Breaking news	Ukraine blames Germany for ‘blocking’ Nato weapons supply Strategy of ‘not provoking Russia won’t work’, Kyiv defence minister Oleksii Reznikov tells
14 November, 2021	World	New fishing dispute: all over again How the conflict over the fish trade provoked a new diplomatic confrontation between Great Britain and France
1 November, 2021	Breaking news	Russia moves more troops to Ukraine’s borders, raises concerns in Europe, US The buildup of Russian troops on the country’s border with Ukraine over the past week has raised concerns among officials in the U.S. and Europe
11 June, 2021	Breaking news	UEFA demands Ukraine make changes to 'political' jersey UEFA HAS DEMANDED that Ukraine make changes to their jersey for Euro 2020 to remove a “political” slogan that sparked protests from Russia
3 June, 2021	World	Great Britain, dress right! How British Conservatives and Prime Minister Boris Johnson are taking advantage of new political trends
27 March, 2021	Politics	Pragmatic trust What European Solidarity bet on in Odesa and why it worked
10 March, 2021	Politics	Criticism, cats and debate How the Lviv media showed themselves in the conditions of keen political struggle in the city
1 February, 2021	World	Life after divorce How official exit from the European Union has affected the United Kingdom
8 December, 2020	World	Mutually beneficial precedent What is the significance of the strategic partnership agreement between Ukraine and the United Kingdom?
1 December, 2020	Breaking news	Ukraine may get NATO MAP in 2023 if several conditions met According to the expert, it is necessary to develop competent communication with those countries that do not yet want to hear about the MAP for Ukraine so that they want to discuss this issue
1 December, 2020	World	Melinda Simmons: "Although we left the EU, the values, on which we base our relationship with Ukraine, remain the same" The Ukrainian Week has discussed the newest strategic agreement between Kyiv and London, bilateral partnership, and trade perspectives with Ambassador of the United Kingdom in Ukraine
6 October, 2020	Breaking news	EU to discuss problems of fight against corruption in Ukraine during Ukraine-EU summit The European side intends within the framework of the EU-Ukraine summit to raise the issue of the independence of anti-corruption bodies and the state of fight against corruption in general
21 September, 2020	Breaking news	European officials warn Ukraine risks losing visa-free regime, 1.5 billion euros After three years of a hard-won visa-free regime with the Schengen Zone countries, European Union officials say Ukraine could lose it
13 July, 2020	Politics	Ben Hodges: "If Kremlin will move, there would be massive cyberattacks against Ukraine to disrupt communications, command, and control infrastructure" The Ukrainian Week met with General (ret.) Ben Hodges, former commander of United States Army Europe, now a Pershing Chair in Strategic Studies at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA) to discuss possible Russian attack on Ukraine, Western answer on such actions, and the problems of the Black Sea region
10 July, 2020	Breaking news	Ukrainian resorts see 30% growth as coronavirus crisis boosts domestic tourism With European Union destinations still off-limits for Ukrainian tourists, the country’s own Black Sea and Azov Sea resorts are experiencing an early summer boom as Ukrainians seek out holiday options closer to home
29 June, 2020	Economics	Halfway to Europe Gains and losses from the institution of a free trade zone between Ukraine and the EU
22 June, 2020	World	Between COVID-19 and Brexit How the pandemic undermines confidence in the UK government
25 May, 2020	World	Tomorrow's diplomacy What are the challenges of Britain's foreign policy?
17 May, 2020	Breaking news	Ukrainian workers struggle to reach the EU amid coronavirus restrictions While EU countries negotiate with Ukraine about special flights for seasonal workers, some people are coming to the bloc on their own, despite coronavirus restrictions. But they face many obstacles on the way
14 May, 2020	Breaking news	EBRD expecting Ukraine’s GDP to go down by 4.5% in 2020 The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is expecting the gross domestic product of Ukraine to fall by 4.5% in 2020
11 May, 2020	World	After-Brexit life What has changed in the United Kingdom since leaving the EU
14 April, 2020	Economics	The danger of “cheap gas” The temporary dip in the price of natural gas on the European market is not a reason for Ukraine to stop expanding domestic extraction
30 March, 2020	Society	Afterimage of the Maidan The Euromaidan, aka the Revolution of Dignity, gave some Ukrainians a big boost while others were brought down. What happened to all the faces of 2013-2014?
28 March, 2020	Society	The axe behind God’s door The Maidan continues to be an effective factor in Ukraine’s politics. How to preserve its achievements?
2 March, 2020	Culture	From art space to cultural brand Ukraine enters a new decade with a new identity among its museums and art centers
27 February, 2020	World	High hopes and (dis)-heartening Outcomes Who’s to party in 2020 – the Euro-Atlantic community, Ukraine and Georgia, or Russia?
13 February, 2020	Breaking news	Ukraine, EU ink agreement on EUR 25 mln assistance in digitalization Ukrainian Prime Minister Oleksiy Honcharuk has said that Ukraine and the European Union (EU) have signed an agreement on assistance worth EUR 25 million in the sphere of digitalization
3 February, 2020	World	Reut Shapir Ben-Naftaly: "With the inclusion of women, the Israeli Defense Forces utilizes the highest potential of the Israeli society as a whole" Head of the political department of the Israeli Embassy in Ukraine on the role of women in the military and the feasibility of involving military veterans in government work
22 January, 2020	World	Ripples on water What future for the EU after Brexit?
28 December, 2019	World	Robert Brinkley: “Ukraine should ensure that Western countries are aware which prisoners are being held by Russia” During the 29th Economic Forum in Krynica-Zdrój (Poland) The Ukrainian Week talked with Robert Brinkley, Chairman of the Steering Committee of the Ukraine Forum, Russia and Eurasia Programme at Chatham House about perspectives of Ukrainian relations with West and Russia
13 December, 2019	Breaking news	EU prolongs economic sanctions against Russia over Ukraine for another six months The EU confirms its support for Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity
8 November, 2019	Politics	The end of the era of moderation Brexit is splitting British politics, and it is difficult to gauge the scale of this split
2 November, 2019	Politics	Following a foreign script In international relations, Ukraine keeps reacting to foreign initiatives rather than coming up with its own
20 October, 2019	World	Boris Johnson and apocalypse What economic and political challenges are threatening the new UK Prime Minister
24 July, 2019	World	Political games After European elections: a new start?
21 July, 2019	World	The return of threat Why is right-wing populism on the rise around the world
8 July, 2019	Breaking news	Ukraine-EU summit begins in Kyiv Volodymyr Zelenskiy, Donald Tusk and Jean-Claude Juncker will participate in the summit
2 July, 2019	Breaking news	Russia again calls UN Security Council over Ukrainian language law The Russian side already tried to gather a council meeting on the law on Volodymyr Zelenskiy's inauguration day on May 20
23 June, 2019	Breaking news	Ukraine hosts biggest ever gay pride parade Ukrainian politicians and foreign diplomats joined thousands marching in a gay pride parade in Kiev on Sunday, the biggest and most peaceful ever in the former Soviet country
21 June, 2019	World	Jerry Skinner: “We want to make in the case of clear that this was a deliberate act designed to be a provocation for the August invasion” The Ukrainian Week talked again with an attorney representing the families of those killed in the disaster of the Malaysian MH17 flight in a lawsuit against the Russian Federation in the European Court of Human Rights, on the evidence in this case, and on the possible consequences of the verdict for Russia
10 June, 2019	Economics	The poisonous recipe from Kolomoiskiy The consequences of default for Ukraine
5 June, 2019	Breaking news	Ukraine's new president commits to EU, NATO membership Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy intends to keep Ukraine "on the path of European and Euro-Atlantic integration." He also said he is ready to negotiate with Russia to end the war in Eastern Ukraine
27 May, 2019	Politics	Value and build up Ukrainians must recognize the achievements of the last five years and not give into backsliding
24 May, 2019	Breaking news	EU to invest 4.5 bln in Ukrainian transport industry The European Union is interested in high-level transport cooperation with Ukraine and further development and reformation of the transport sector in accordance with EU norms and standards
3 May, 2019	Breaking news	Zelenskiy advisors meet with EU ambassadors in Brussels Danyliuk is responsible for international relations, economics, financial and banking policies, while Riaboshapka – for law enforcement oversight and anti-corruption policies
10 April, 2019	Breaking news	Ukrainian business begins to see benefits of EU association agreement The Ukrainian economy is successfully integrating with the European Union, just one of many positive aspects of the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement, which came into effect in September 2017 and is now offering real result
22 March, 2019	Politics	Backlash of problems What measures Europe can apply to former ISIS militants
15 March, 2019	Breaking news	EU again demands Russia free Ukrainian POW sailors The EU demands that Russia release Ukrainian prisoners of war (POW) sailors who were attacked and captured in the Kerch Strait on November 25, 2018, according to a press release prepared in connection with the imposition of sanctions against eight Russians because of these events
24 February, 2019	Breaking news	Ukraine’s Maruv wins Eurovision national selection, sparking controversy Pop singer Maruv has won Ukraine’s nomination to represent the country in this year’s Eurovision Song Contest. There’s just one problem: her Russian concerts put her candidacy at risk
24 February, 2019	World	On the brink of the abyss What is the current situation of Brexit in the United Kingdom
22 February, 2019	Breaking news	Ex-Yanukovych aide to be removed from EU sanctions list The European Union is set next week to remove Andriy Klyuyev, the head of former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych’s presidential administration, from its sanctions list
20 February, 2019	World	The Ukrainian manifesto What should lie at the foundation of Ukraine’s integration into a united Europe so that later on there isn’t an Ukrexit?
12 February, 2019	World	The politics of fury French “Yellow Vest” protests shake loose EU
11 February, 2019	Politics	Uncertainty mode What will be the impact of Ukrainian elections on the parliament?
6 February, 2019	Politics	The anatomy of Euro-optimism What unreasonable public expectations regarding the EU might get in the way of Ukraine’s eurointegration?
5 February, 2019	Breaking news	Ukrainian political prisoner Gryb allowed to meet with consul Ukrainian political prisoner Pavlo Gryb allowed to see the consul, but after the verdict, as Ukraine’s Ombudsman Lyudmyla Denisova said
5 February, 2019	Politics	Content, not form What model of European integration Ukraine needs
31 January, 2019	Breaking news	Ukraine briefs Germany on Russia's missile systems in Crimea Petrenko informed the German side about the security situation
30 January, 2019	Breaking news	Ukrainian natural gas exported to Europe for first time in fifteen years Ukraine has restarted exports of its own natural gas to Europe after fifteen years, exporting a relatively small amount to Slovakia, seemingly to demonstrate to the Ukrainian gas sector how easily it can be done
29 January, 2019	Breaking news	Ukrainian President announces reelection bid, aims for EU membership Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has announced he will seek reelection in the March presidential election, and vowed to press for European Union and NATO membership
28 January, 2019	Economics	A bedroom community for the EU? What challenges will the growth of labor migration to EU countries present Ukraine?
9 January, 2019	Breaking news	Ukrainian ATMs to begin offering dollars and euros From February 2019, customers will be able to start using some Ukrainian ATMs and bank terminals for dollar and euro transactions
30 December, 2018	Breaking news	Russia widens ban on Ukrainian products Russia has banned chocolate, beer and nappies made in Ukraine, in its latest economic sanctions on Kyiv
26 December, 2018	World	All the Nibelung armies The mark of Russia in international political organizations
22 December, 2018	World	On the edge of a cliff How would the political situation of after-Brexit United Kingdom evolve in the future
11 December, 2018	World	A missile stalemate What ails the European allies of Donald Trump
28 November, 2018	World	A mission to rescue PACE The Council of Europe is preparing to walk back on its principles so that Russia could resume paying its membership fees
26 November, 2018	World	Where the compass points What proportion of Ukrainians really knows what NATO is and how their attitudes differ from those of their EU neighbors
23 November, 2018	Breaking news	Ukrainian documentary makes it onto Oscars long list “Breaking Point: The War For Democracy In Ukraine” is a documentary on the Euromaidan Revolution that ousted former Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych from power in 2014
21 November, 2018	Breaking news	Ukraine salutes slain Euromaidan activists on fifth anniversary of uprising President Poroshenko has headed a delegation of top Ukrainian officials marking the fifth anniversary of the start of the Euromaidan protests
8 November, 2018	Economics	Exports: A successful shift Ukrainian exports to the EU have reached record volumes and continue to rise sharply. But the potential for economic integration is far from being used effectively.
2 November, 2018	World	Populist panic Do we see an understanding of the Russian threat in the European Union?
10 October, 2018	Breaking news	Hungary's foreign ministry has summoned Ukraine's ambassador to Budapest He said the summons was due to the existence of a "death list" of Transcarpathian Hungarians in Ukraine
4 October, 2018	Breaking news	Ukraine declares Hungary’s consul ‘persona non grata’ The Hungarian consul in Beregszász (Berehove) has been declared by Ukraine’s foreign ministry “persona non grata” and must leave the country within 72 hours, the ministry said on its website on Thursday
26 September, 2018	Breaking news	Ukrainian corn exports to EU up 2.8% to 1.19 million Ukraine currently stands as the number one exporter to the EU, a title it has held for the past few years
14 September, 2018	Breaking news	Ukraine-Russia $3 billion bond dispute set for full English trial A bond dispute in which Ukraine alleges Russia used “threatening behaviour” is set to go to a full blown trial in the English courts, appeal judges ruled on Friday
14 September, 2018	World	What’s wrong with values? Why the principles of the existence of society become empty abstractions
21 August, 2018	Breaking news	Poland bans a Ukrainian human rights activist from 26 European countries Poland authorities say Lyudmyla Kozlovska, who runs the Open Dialog Foundation, poses a security threat
12 August, 2018	World	EU in a world of bullies Why is it time Europe changed its priorities
10 August, 2018	World	Сontroversial tour What will American President’s recent visits result in for global affairs?
9 August, 2018	Society	The camps that raise storms Why a big part of the Roma community is so poorly integrated all across Europe
19 July, 2018	Politics	In search of the national bourgeoisie Can the middle class drive Ukraine's independence and development?
24 June, 2018	World	Transatlantic contradictions After the US withdrawal from the Iran treaty, indignant EU governments are looking for new ways to keep agreements with Tehran
22 June, 2018	World	The Economist: Political colleagues Hungary and Poland are challenging the EU’s commitment to liberal democracy
21 May, 2018	Economics	Act, don’t watch The Kremlin's gas pipelines bypassing Ukraine are a threat to the country's energy security. What can it do to protect itself from upcoming risks
23 February, 2018		Candles for the Alley of the Heavenly Hundred People commemorate the 4th anniversary of the February killings of protesters on the Maidan
1 February, 2018	Economics	Baby steps to success How Ukraine’s joint ventures with EU countries in the energy sector develop
21 November, 2017	Society	Kyiv commemorates the Heavenly Hundred November 21, the 4th anniversary of the Maidan, begins in Kyiv with a prayer for the Heavenly Hundred, the protesters killed at Instytutska Street in February 2014, and the victims of earlier shootings, police violence throughout the revolution
20 November, 2017	Politics	If elections were held tomorrow Ukraine’s Parliament has started to change the electoral system. Will they be able to finish the job and what will change if the reform goes through?
20 November, 2017	Politics	Are Ukrainians ready to protest? According to recent sociological studies, there have been no significant changes in the mood of Ukrainians over the last three years. The scarcity of demonstrations cannot be attributed to loyalty to the current government, but rather to the fact that the opposition is equally far away from understanding what the citizens need and how these needs can be met
18 August, 2017		“The image and ideas we project and discuss today are not dissimilar to the ones discussed during WWII” Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Spain to Ukraine on the place of his country in the EU, the factors that help the Spanish remain eurooptimists, the responsibility of the elite and intellectuals in politics, and the potential in Ukraine-Spain relations
23 June, 2017		“When there is a feeling of separation between those governing and those governed, it’s wrong” The Ambassador of Switzerland to Ukraine and Moldova on the nature of politics in his country, Swiss-Ukrainian relations
31 March, 2017		Three new paradigms of EU integration Globalisation and interdependence until recently have been seen as the guarantors of peace and cooperation. These have turned out to be the source of conflicts and the instruments of pressure
31 March, 2017		“We are interested in helping reform the EU” Poland’s Ambassador to Ukraine on the vision of the European Union, the evolution of his country's role and place in it, and Polish-Ukrainian relations
23 March, 2017	Politics	Time for a strong middle-class party What is needed for Ukraine to have a political force that is not linked to oligarchs
2 February, 2017		Year of the human In 2017, the world will be defined by three key terms: leadership, populism and human values
19 September, 2016	World	A strategic reserve of diplomacy How Europe is preparing for the possible presidency of Donald Trump