The Ukrainian Week

23 March	World	Russia says Kyiv ‘changing mind’ in peace talks as Putin warned against chemical weapons German chancellor Olaf Scholz says Putin’s comments on US biological weapons seemed like an ‘implicit threat’
20 March	History	In the hands of criminals, history is a deadly weapon It is us, Ukrainians, and all the citizens of this country, who must keep studying our own history. To defend our land and our country, we must know it better.
12 March	Breaking news	Shaky footage in Ukraine shows this is a tale of two ways of waging war: stealth versus brute force Ukrainian troops with anti-tank weapons set ambushes, while their enemy slowly encircles cities to besiege them
3 March	Breaking news	In just a week, Ukrainian refugee exodus exceeds 1 million Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has forced more than a million people to flee their homeland in just a week
1 March	Breaking news	Ukraine conflict: Russia bombs Kharkiv's Freedom Square and opera house Russian missiles and rockets have hit the cultural heart of Ukraine's second largest city in what officials said was a deadly and "cruel" attack
22 February	Breaking news	Putin orders troops to breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine Russian President recognised two breakaway regions in eastern Ukraine as independent on Monday and ordered the Russian army to launch what Moscow called a peacekeeping operation into the area
17 February	Breaking news	Biden warns Russia is set to invade Ukraine within days US president speaks as Kyiv and Moscow blame each other for shelling in eastern Donbas region
14 February	Breaking news	Ukraine insists it still wants NATO membership after confusion it might drop calls for peace with Russia There was uncertainty after Ukraine's UK ambassador said Kyiv was willing to be "flexible" over its ambition to join NATO - one of the reasons Russia has cited for amassing troops at the border
14 February	World	Security belt Нow the United Kingdom assesses the new alliance with Ukraine and Poland
10 February	Breaking news	Ukraine tensions: Russia begins military drills with Belarus NATO says the joint drills mark Russia's biggest deployment to ex-Soviet Belarus since the Cold War
9 February		The enemy on the brink What is known about the concentration of Russian troops
7 February	Breaking news	Russia has enough troops ready to take Kyiv, says former Ukraine defence chief White House believes Moscow has amassed at least 70% of firepower needed for mid-February invasion
31 January	Breaking news	Ukraine crisis live: face-off expected at UN security council meeting Washington to address ‘Russian aggression’, which Moscow dismisses as ‘PR stunt’ and more
27 January	Breaking news	Blinken announces US has delivered written responses to Russia over Ukraine crisis The United States has given Moscow its written response aimed at deterring a Russian invasion of Ukraine, Secretary of State Antony Blinken announced
24 January	Breaking news	UK withdrawing some embassy staff from Kyiv The UK has begun to withdraw staff from the British embassy in Ukraine amid warnings of a Russian invasion
20 January	Breaking news	U.S. approves allied weapons shipments to Ukraine as worries mount Baltic NATO allies Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia can now transfer American-made lethal weapons such as anti-armor and ground-to-air missiles to Ukraine
14 January	Breaking news	Russia and West at impasse as Ukraine urges reversal of troop buildup In a third round of diplomacy on Eastern European security this week, Kremlin officials sounded an increasingly pessimistic note, though they did not close the door on future talks
10 January	Breaking news	No concessions, no breakthroughs: Russia, U.S. cast pall on Ukraine talks Russia said on Sunday it would not make concessions under U.S. pressure and warned that this week's talks on the Ukraine crisis might end early, while Washington said no breakthroughs were expected and progress depended on de-escalation from Moscow
4 January	Breaking news	Russia ‘very likely’ to invade Ukraine without ‘enormous sanctions’ – Schiff House intelligence chair: invasion might draw Nato closer Sanctions must be ‘at level Russia has never seen’ to deter Putin
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
23 December, 2021	Breaking news	Russia claims it will begin talks with US and Nato If confirmed, talks would begin a contentious effort to avert a Russian offensive in Ukraine this winter
20 December, 2021	Breaking news	'A four-week window': Biden aims to learn from Obama's mistakes with quick moves to deter Putin from invading Ukraine When the US intelligence community first picked up signs in the fall that Russia could be preparing a new attack on Ukraine, President Joe Biden directed his administration to act - and fast.
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
8 December, 2021	Breaking news	Biden warns Putin of 'strong measures' amid Ukraine invasion fears The US says it is preparing "robust responses" over fears of a Russian invasion of Ukraine, after President Biden's rare talks with Vladimir Putin
4 December, 2021	Breaking news	Russia positions more forces, supply lines as fears rise of potential Ukraine invasion Would Putin get away with invading Ukraine again?
29 November, 2021	Breaking news	Ukraine’s President alleges coup attempt involving country’s richest man There’s years of bad blood between President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Rinat Akhmetov
26 November, 2021	Breaking news	Russia's military build-up near Ukraine is different this time, say experts Tensions have been rising again along the Russian-Ukrainian border, with Kyiv and Washington raising the alarm at what they say is an unusual build-up of Russian troops
22 November, 2021	Breaking news	Russia slams Western 'hysteria' over Ukraine The Kremlin said it was "not exactly polite" of the US to accuse Russia of unusual military activity near Ukraine after Washington brought in American soldiers from overseas
16 November, 2021	Breaking news	Russia-Ukraine border: Nato warning over military build-up The head of Nato has urged Russia to be transparent about its military plans after an increase in the numbers of troops on its border with Ukraine
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
28 October, 2021	Breaking news	Ukraine uses Turkish drone against Russia-backed separatists for first time Ukrainian government forces have used a Turkish-supplied armed drone for the first time against Russia-backed separatists in eastern Ukraine, in a development condemned by the Kremlin
16 October, 2021	World	A fragile unity What are the reasons for the deterioration of relations between the Western allies
11 October, 2021	Breaking news	Russian mercenaries violate ceasefire in eastern Ukraine ten times Over the past day, October 10, ten ceasefire violations by Russian-occupation troops were recorded in the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) in eastern Ukraine
6 October, 2021	Politics	Hatched chickens from Washington meeting How practical are the results of the visit of the President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelensky to the United States and how is their implementation progressing?
4 October, 2021	Breaking news	Revealed: ‘anti-oligarch’ Ukrainian president’s offshore connections Volodymyr Zelenskiy has railed against politicians hiding wealth offshore but failed to disclose links to BVI firm
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
21 September, 2021	Breaking news	Ukrainian-American exercise 'Rapid Trident - 2021' starts at Yavoriv military training center On the basis of the International Center for Peacekeeping and Security of the Hetman Petro Sahaidachnyi National Ground Forces Academy
16 September, 2021	Breaking news	Russia-occupation forces in Donbas fire at Schastia, head of local military-civil administration wounded The press service of the community adds that law enforcement agencies are currently working at the scene
13 September, 2021	Breaking news	Two Ukraine soldiers die in clashes with separatists The Ukrainian army is locked in a conflict with breakaway fighters in Donetsk and Lugansk that erupted after Russia annexed the Crimean Peninsula in 2014
3 September, 2021	Breaking news	Ukrainian President Zelenskyy visits the White House He is finally getting his White House meeting, two years after his name became central to an investigation that led to former President Trump's first impeachment
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
16 August, 2021	Breaking news	Police clash with protesters near Ukrainian president's office Police clashed with protesters from a nationalist party near the office of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy on Saturday when they tried to break through a police cordon
5 August, 2021	Breaking news	Belarusian NGO chief found hanged in Ukraine The chief of an NGO that provided aid to people fleeing Belarus was found hanged in Kyiv. His friends said he had been followed by "strangers."
30 July, 2021	Breaking news	Fed up with the U.S., Ukraine cuts deals with China and shuts up about the Uyghurs Without explanation, Ukraine took its signature off a statement asking China to let observers into Xinjiang to investigate allegations of persecution of Uyghurs
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
15 July, 2021	Breaking news	Kyiv offers to be Beijing’s ‘bridge to Europe’ Volodymyr Zelensky has restated Ukraine’s position supporting the unity of China and Xi Jinping said China supported the territorial integrity of Ukraine
1 July, 2021	Breaking news	Sea Breeze: Ukraine, US Black Sea drills raise tensions with Russia Amid tensions surrounding the British destroyer off the annexed Crimean Peninsula, the Ukraine and the US have launched Black Sea drills with dozens of warships
23 June, 2021	Breaking news	Land reform can make Ukraine an agricultural superpower Long known as "the breadbasket of Europe", Ukraine is already one of the world's top agricultural exporters. Farmland reform may now enable the country to play a central role in the future of global food security
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
11 June, 2021	World	Dr. Phillip Karber: “The best deterrent to Russia is Ukraine as a strong part of the West and member of NATO” The Ukrainian Week met with the head of the US think tank The Potomac Foundation to discuss new US policies, countering authoritarian regimes, and Ukraine's strategic importance to European security
3 June, 2021	Breaking news	Ukrainian President says Russian troops remain near Ukraine Ukraine’s president is claiming that Russia has maintained a massive military presence near his country’s borders
24 May, 2021	Breaking news	Ukraine extends sanctions in connection with Russian aggression Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy extended sanctions against companies and politicians blamed by Kyiv for involvement in Russian aggression against Ukraine
15 May, 2021	Breaking news	U.S. experts train Ukrainian colleagues to respond to use of weapons of mass destruction The U.S. experts conducted a virtual training exercise with partners from Ukraine on detecting and responding to assassinations involving weapons of mass destruction, the U.S. Department of State said
10 May, 2021	Breaking news	Russia-led forces hand detainees lists over to Ukraine The Ukrainian side shared its lists in the winter
4 May, 2021	Breaking news	Lithuania to contribute to de-occupation of Ukrainian territories Vilnius will never recognize Russia’s occupation of part of Ukraine’s territory and will make efforts to de-occupy these territories
27 April, 2021	Breaking news	Ukraine's Zelenskyy hopeful about meeting Vladimir Putin The talks about a new ceasefire in Ukraine are already "at the finish line," said President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. A meeting with Vladimir Putin was also on the cards
25 April, 2021	History	The path to European self-understanding About historical narratives and memory of Babyn Yar
24 April, 2021	Breaking news	Putin withdraws troops but Russo-Ukrainian War continues Russian Defense Minister Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu announced on April 22 that Russian troops would begin pulling back from positions close to the Ukrainian border and returning to their bases
19 April, 2021	Breaking news	Russia, Ukraine expel diplomats as tensions soar Russia on Saturday said it would expel a Ukrainian diplomat, prompting an immediate pledge of retaliation from Kyiv, further escalating tensions over Moscow's troop build-up on Ukraine's eastern flank.
14 April, 2021	Breaking news	Biden warns Putin on Russian troop buildup near Ukraine He called on Russia to "deescalate tensions," the White House said in a summary of the conversation
9 April, 2021	Breaking news	Ukrainian president visits eastern frontline as tensions rise with Russia Volodymyr Zelenskiy's visit came after reports of increased clashes with separatist forces and rising tensions with Russia.
9 April, 2021	World	Lieutenant General Roger L. Cloutier: “We are at the beginning of a long and fruitful journey that will help to build NATO-Ukraine interoperability and capability” The Ukrainian Week met with the Commander of NATO Allied Land Commander to discuss prospects for developing NATO-Ukraine partnerships, training the Armed Forces, and current challenges for the allies
3 April, 2021	Breaking news	Russia massing troops on border, Ukraine warns Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky on Thursday accused Moscow of building up troops on his country's border as the United States warned Russia against "intimidating" Ukraine
27 March, 2021	Breaking news	Four Ukrainian soldiers killed, two wounded amid enemy shelling in Donbas Near the village of Shumy, Toretsk City Council of Donetsk region on Friday
27 March, 2021	Politics	Pragmatic trust What European Solidarity bet on in Odesa and why it worked
22 March, 2021	Breaking news	Russian-backed rebels deploys tanks near demarcation line in eastern Ukraine Pro-Russian separatists have deployed more troops near the demarcation line defined in the Minsk agreement in eastern Ukraine
22 March, 2021	Politics	Reforms: Resistance and fragmentation While Odesa’s City Council gets to work, the Odesa Oblast Rada is drowning in scandals and remote counties live their own political life
19 March, 2021	Breaking news	Occupiers fire banned mortars on Ukrainian troops in Donbas Over the past day, March 17, the armed formations of the Russian Federation violated the ceasefire in the Joint Forces Operation (JFO) area in Donbas nine times
15 March, 2021	Politics	Top party in town How party-based election affected campaigns in small communities of Prykarpattia
10 March, 2021	Breaking news	Ukrainian startup Upswot raises $4.3 million During a seed round, according to its co-founder Dmitry Norenko’s announcement on March 1
10 March, 2021	Politics	Criticism, cats and debate How the Lviv media showed themselves in the conditions of keen political struggle in the city
6 March, 2021	Breaking news	U.S. sanctions key Ukrainian oligarch The Biden administration sees cleaning up corruption in Ukraine as the best protection against Russian influence
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).
2 March, 2021	Breaking news	US sending patrol boats, equipment to Ukraine The Pentagon appears to be making good on Washington's pledge to help Ukraine stand up to what the United States has described as "Russian aggression."
27 February, 2021	Breaking news	Ukraine’s debt problem spells trouble If the government continues to pile up debt without necessary reforms, it will set its economy on the road to ruin.
24 February, 2021	Politics	Antidepressants for Kryvyi Rih How civic movements evolve in the city that is a symbol of soviet industrialization of Ukraine
21 February, 2021	Politics	Khmelnytskyi Oblast: Great prospects and wasted influence Despite strong representation in Parliament, Sluha Narodu in Khmelnytskyi essentially lost the ability to seriously influence political life in the region after the local election
18 February, 2021	Breaking news	IMF puts Ukraine on pause over corruption concerns A recent IMF mission to Ukraine ended without reaching any decision on a new tranche. IMF concerns over Ukraine's anti-corruption efforts will increase the pressure on President Zelenskyy
15 February, 2021	Politics	Oligarchic party pillars Is it possible to solve the problem of oligarchic influence on politics in the regions?
12 February, 2021	Breaking news	Ukrainian Navy receives 20 humvees, 84 boats from United States Armoured cars are seen at Kyiv's Boryspil airport on March 25, 2015 during a welcoming ceremony of the first US plane delivery of non-lethal aid, including 10 Humvee vehicles
11 February, 2021	Politics	Electionland On local elections and what they mean for Ukraine
8 February, 2021	Breaking news	Ukraine bans Kremlin-linked TV channels Kremlin-linked Ukrainian TV channels ZIK, NewsOne, and 112 were forced off the air by sanctions on February 2. President Zelenskyy said the move was justified by the need to "fight against the danger of Russian aggression in the information arena."
8 February, 2021	Politics	The most important mayors Who got power in cities with a population over 100,000
5 February, 2021	Politics	Vitaly Bezghin: «There are neither prospects nor necessity to adopt amendments to the Constitution as for a special status of Donbas» The Chairman of the Subcommittee of the Council on Administrative and Territorial Organization on the reform of decentralization, political allies and the possibility to change the Constitution in 2021
27 January, 2021	World	Early warning brief Beijing’s blunt message to president-elect Joe Biden
11 January, 2021	Breaking news	UK pledges continued support for Ukraine's independence and territorial integrity The United Kingdom supports the independence and territorial integrity of Ukraine and will continue to do so in the future
3 January, 2021	Society	Expanding the opportunities NATO-Ukraine relations in 2021
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
13 December, 2020		Trump’s scorched earth campaign How can Biden undo the damage?
8 December, 2020	Breaking news	Ukrainian former professional soccer player gets 12 years in prison in Moscow on espionage charges The Moscow City Court on December 7 found Vasyl Vasylenko guilty of spying and sentenced him the same day.
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
17 November, 2020	Breaking news	Coronavirus crisis exposes Ukraine’s healthcare failures As Ukraine began 2020, the reform priorities for the country’s healthcare sector appeared to be clear
10 November, 2020	Breaking news	Ukrainian president tests positive for coronavirus Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in June he’d considered infecting himself to show people it’s "not the plague"
4 November, 2020	Breaking news	Markiv returning to Ukraine Ukrainian National Guard serviceman Vitaliy Markiv, who was acquitted by the Milan Court of Appeals on November 3, is due to return to Ukraine on Wednesday, November 4
31 October, 2020	Breaking news	Ukrainian president calls on parliament to disband constitutional court Zelensky seeks to re-establish court that recently neutered powers of anti-corruption body
25 October, 2020	Breaking news	Ukraine local elections under way on Sunday Ukrainians are casting their ballots for members of local councils, heads of villages and towns, city mayors