The Ukrainian Week

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
28 September, 2021	World	Time to make a choice Two major European countries, Germany and Russia, are electing a new parliament this month, yet only one of these elections will have an impact on Ukraine
23 August, 2021	Breaking news	Angela Merkel urges high-level meeting on eastern Ukraine in 'farewell visit' to Kyiv German Chancellor Angela Merkel urged further peace talks on the situation in eastern Ukraine in her "farewell visit" to Kyiv before Germany's September election
23 July, 2021	Breaking news	Nord Stream 2: Ukraine and Poland slam deal to complete controversial gas pipeline Germany and the United States have announced a deal to allow the completion of a controversial Russian gas pipeline to Europe without the imposition of further US sanctions
25 April, 2021	History	The path to European self-understanding About historical narratives and memory of Babyn Yar
4 March, 2021	Politics	Marieluise Beck: "The problem is that this thinking – German's guilt towards Russia – is so deeply rooted in our political memory" The Ukrainian Week has discussed preservation of historical memory, Germany's historical responsibility, and the political aspects of Nord Stream 2 construction with the former Bundestag Member and the co-founder of think-tank Center for Liberal Modernity (Zentrum Liberale Moderne).
23 February, 2021	Breaking news	Germany allocates EUR 10M for development of social services in eastern Ukrainian communities The German government has allocated EUR 10 million for the development of social services and support for those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in communities in eastern Ukraine
18 December, 2020	Breaking news	Ukraine, Germany sign agreement on financial cooperation Ukraine and Germany have signed an agreement on financial cooperation, which provides for the allocation of a EUR 214.6 million loan on special terms
22 October, 2020	Breaking news	German ambassador to Ukraine reflects on progress in Normandy Summit negotiations Anka Feldhuzen believes that Ukraine's activity in the Trilateral Contact Group will help unblock the negotiation process
25 August, 2020	Breaking news	German foreign minister hails 'progress' in peace talks The German foreign minister is in Ukraine to help along a potential peace deal in the country’s turbulent east. The current ceasefire there has held for nearly a month.
12 May, 2020	Breaking news	Ukrainian medical drugs for treatment of COVID-19 being tested in Germany Ambassador of Ukraine to Germany Andriy Melnyk has said
6 March, 2020	Politics	The potential winter unfreezing of the Donbas The strategic winners and losers at Normandy
31 January, 2019	Breaking news	Ukraine briefs Germany on Russia's missile systems in Crimea Petrenko informed the German side about the security situation
28 December, 2018	Breaking news	Germany, France press Russia to free Ukrainian sailors The leaders of Germany and France are pressing Russia to release Ukrainian sailors captured over a month ago in time for the new year and Orthodox Christmas
5 October, 2018	Culture	One year, two languages, thousands of reasons The passage of the German-Ukrainian Year of Languages
2 September, 2018	Breaking news	Lviv remembers Jews on Holocaust anniversary Lviv, once a major center of Jewish life in Eastern Europe, is commemorating the 75th anniversary of the annihilation of the city's Jewish population by Nazi Germany and honoring those working today to preserve what they can of that vanished world
18 July, 2016	World	A subtle balancing act What kind of a leader is Germany between the US, China and Russia? How do German politicians view their country’s role in the world? The Ukrainian Week spoke about this to Stephen Szabo, Executive Director of the Washington-based Transatlantic Academy
18 July, 2016	World	Best of frenemies Germany and Russia are the two states whose relations of the past 250 years have been defining the fate of Europe in general, and Ukraine in particular
28 June, 2014		“With the current crisis, it is seen in Berlin as key for German foreign policy not to act on its own, but in conjunction with others” The Ukrainian Week speaks to Susan Stewart from the Berlin-based SWP research center about the reasons for Germany’s ambivalence in the current Ukrainian crisis, Poland’s role as the geopolitical player in the region, and Euro-Atlantic relations
22 May, 2014	World	Roderick Parkes: “The splits in the EU are completely different this time compared to the ones I’ve seen in the past” The Ukrainian Week talks to Roderick Parkes, EU programme coordinator at the Polish Institute of International Affairs, about how united the EU is on resisting Russia, Germany’s idea of federalization, and how the current crisis has impacted the relations between Germany and Poland
26 January, 2014	Politics	What Kind of Europe Do We Need? At this critical moment, the European Union is tarrying unacceptably in finding ways to influence the situation in Ukraine
15 November, 2013	Economics	Great Opportunities, Great Flaws A failed Association Agreement: German economy is striving towards investing in Ukraine, but faces many obstacles
16 October, 2013	News	Ukraine could become a hostage of the German-Russian energy cooperation Germany’s trade, financial, and investment policies towards Russia, notably on the issue of natural gas, have contributed to re-shaping the post-Soviet Eastern European geo-economic landscape. As a result, Ukraine could become a hostage of Berlin’s recent Ostpolitik, Andreas Umland, DAAD Associate Professor of Political Science, National University of "Kyiv-Mohyla Academy admits in his article for The Foreign Policy Journal.
24 September, 2013	News	European experts comment on Germany’s policy towards Russia and Ukraine after the parliamentary election Andrey Makarychev, Professor at the Institute of Government and Politics in Estonia, presents the European expert insight into Germany’s policy towards Russia and Ukraine after the 22 September parliamentary election at PONARS Eurasia.
24 September, 2013		The Last Word Belongs to Merkel How the September 22 Bundestag election will affect Berlin’s policy towards Ukraine
31 May, 2013	Society	New Old Rivalry The emerging strategic competition between Germany and Russia will be based on contrasting principles of governance, rule of law, human rights, and economic discipline that will impact on the entire continent.
23 May, 2013	News	*EurActiv*: Ukraine is taking “active steps” to win the sympathy of Germany Ukraine is trying to explain Berlin the advantages of Association Agreement signing for Germany and for EU, writes EurActiv.
21 May, 2012	History	A Continental Union The Treaty of Rapallo between the Weimar Republic and Soviet Russia paved the way to a revival of German military power after the First World War
23 December, 2011	Culture	Ukrainian Theaters Address Identity Issues – With German Help Modern German-language drama is coming onto Kyiv theater stages. Foreign authors are largely looking to answer the question, “Who am I?” as they, sometimes provocatively, address the critical issue of identity – something Ukrainians themselves are grappling with
3 February, 2011	World	Can the Clock Be Set Back? Hans-Georg Wieck, ex-chief of the German Federal Intelligence Service (BND) speaks about the situation in Belarus, Germany’s dream of having a stable Russia, and advice he gave to Eduard Shevardnadze.