The Ukrainian Week

2 February	Society	Digest of Ukrainian news: 24.01 – 30.01.2022 The world through the prism of Ukrainian interests
21 December, 2021	World	Digest of Ukrainian news: 13.12 – 19.12.2021 The world through the prism of Ukrainian interests
14 December, 2021	World	Digest of Ukrainian news: 06.12 – 12.12.2021 The world through the prism of Ukrainian interests
6 December, 2021	World	Digest of Ukrainian news: 29.11 – 05.12.2021 The world through the prism of Ukrainian interests
30 November, 2021	World	Digest of Ukrainian news: 22.11 – 28.11.2021 The world through the prism of Ukrainian interests
22 November, 2021	World	Digest of Ukrainian news: 15.11 – 21.11.2021 The world through the prism of Ukrainian interests
15 November, 2021	World	Digest of Ukrainian news: 8.11 – 14.11.2021 The world through the prism of Ukrainian interests
8 November, 2021	World	Digest of Ukrainian news: 1.11 – 7.11.2021 The world through the prism of Ukrainian interests
1 November, 2021	World	Digest of Ukrainian news: 25.10 – 31.10.2021 The world through the prism of Ukrainian interests
25 October, 2021	World	Digest of Ukrainian news: 18.10 – 24.10.2021 The world through the prism of Ukrainian interests
13 October, 2021	World	Digest of Ukrainian news: 4.10 – 10.10.2021 The world through the prism of Ukrainian interests
1 February, 2021	Breaking news	Ukrainian security service raids aeronautics firm's board meeting after Kyiv sanctions potential investors Ukraine's state security service (SBU) is investigating a shareholder meeting of Motor Sich
23 March, 2020	World	Lawrence Freedman: “If you let you down too much, you can have expansion by stealth” During the Third Lviv Security Forum, The Ukrainian Week met with Lawrence Fridman, Emeritus Professor of War Studies at King’s College London to discuss issues of modern conflicts, global superpowers and strategy for Ukraine
12 February, 2020	World	Kari Liuhto: “Half of all Russian foreign investments landed in offshores” During the 3rd Lviv Security Forum The Ukrainian Week met with Kari Liuhto, professor and director of the Pan-European Institute at Turku School of Economics at the University of Turku (Finland) to discuss Russian economic war against Europe, toxic investments and nature of Russian oligarchs
23 December, 2019	World	Barely visible Why hasn’t Facebook heard Ukraine's voice yet?
8 December, 2019	Politics	Gird thy loins – Plan В What kinds of security eventualities is Ukraine prepared for?
28 November, 2019	Breaking news	The hold on Ukraine aid: a timeline emerges from impeachment probe One thing all parties in the impeachment saga can agree on: $391 million in security assistance earmarked for Ukraine was withheld this past summer by the Trump White House and released on Sept. 11
3 November, 2019	World	Federico Aznar Fernandez-Montesinos: “We need to be prepared to live with lower levels of security, which does not mean that we do not have to fight for maintaining a proper level of freedom” During the 29th Economic Forum in Krynitsa-Zdroi, The Ukrainian Week has met professor of the Spain´s National Defense Advanced Studies Center Federico Aznar Fernandez-Montesinos to discuss modern terrorism, ways to defend the core democratic values and possible solutions against existing threats
22 October, 2019	Breaking news	FSB coercing Crimea residents into gathering info on pro-Ukrainian locals Among others, it is internet providers who are getting recruited by security operatives
22 October, 2019	Politics	Oleksandr Turchynov: “On issues in defense of Ukrainian identity, we can’t back down” The Ukrainian Week talks with one-time speaker of the Verkhovna Rada, acting president, and secretary of Ukraine’s National Security Council, about shifts in the nature of the war and informational security, and the rise of conservative trends in modern politics
15 August, 2019	Breaking news	Russian spy exposed in Lviv region The man, who is now being charged with treason, has been cooperating with a Russian intelligence official operating under the diplomatic cover
17 July, 2019	Breaking news	Russian envoy tried to persuade UN Security Council that there's education in Ukrainian and Crimean Tatar languages in Crimea Vasiliy Nebenzya reacted to the U.S. diplomat's concern about the status of languages of national minorities in the occupied peninsula
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
1 July, 2019	Politics	The power of Facebook Do we stand a chance to win a battle for social networks?
26 June, 2019	Breaking news	Authorities arrest Odesa businessman, blame him for botched road repairs across Ukraine The Security Service of Ukraine, or SBU, on June 25 announced it had detained Araik Amirkhanyan, a businessman from Odesa.
31 May, 2019	World	Andrew Wilson: “Russia has many other options for destabilizing Ukraine, that do not involve grabbing actual territory” During the 12th Kyiv Security Forum The Ukrainian Week met with the British historian and political scientist to discuss the electoral situation in Ukraine as well as the policy of deterring Russia
19 May, 2019	World	Brian Whitmore: “Putin wants to party like it is 1815” During the 12th Kyiv Security Forum The Ukrainian Week met with the American publicist and researcher of Russian policy, Brian Whitmore, to discuss the future steps of Moscow in Ukraine and in the world, as well as details of the Kremlin's strategy for the West
17 April, 2019	Breaking news	SBU captures Russian-controlled terrorist group plotting hit jobs on Ukrainian politicians, security operatives Several autonomous subversive and terrorist units have been deployed in Ukraine from the Russian Federation and the so-called "Donetsk People's Republic" since the beginning of 2017
11 April, 2019	Breaking news	Ukrainian Security Service to report reasonability of Medvedchuk’s involvement in captives swap talks Ukrainian Security Service chief Vasyl Hrytsak will submit a report to President Petro Poroshenko analyzing how reasonable Opposition Platform – For Life party Chairman Viktor Medvedchuk’s involvement in negotiations on freeing Ukrainian captives is
10 March, 2019	World	Andreas Haggman: “Humans could be viewed as a first line of defense” During the 28th Economic Forum in Krynica-Zdrój (Poland) The Ukrainian Week talked with the British cyber security expert on the rules of cyber hygiene and the methods of defense of the most vulnerable category of computer users
9 March, 2019	Breaking news	Russia schedules expert psychiatric examination for 8 captive Ukrainian sailors The investigation department of Russia’s Federal Security Service handed out orders on scheduling an expert psychiatric examination (a kind of forensic test) to two more captive Ukrainian sailors Vasyl Soroka and Viktor Bespalchenko
7 March, 2019	Breaking news	Former leader of "DPR election commission" surrenders to Ukraine He is seen as a valuable witness under the program launched by the Security Service of Ukraine titled 'Someone's Waiting for You Back Home"
18 February, 2019	Breaking news	Russian Intelligence Services Plan To Attack 20 UOC Churches The Security Service of Ukraine believes that Ukrainian citizens recruited by Russian intelligence services are planning to attack 20 churches of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church (Moscow Patriarchate)
4 February, 2019	Politics	A rough take-off? What security challenges face Ukraine in the upcoming year?
26 January, 2019	Breaking news	Ukraine's SBU detains "DPR" fighter as he enjoys "rest" in Kharkiv He also tried to hire local residents for participation in illegal armed formations in Donbas
17 January, 2019	Breaking news	Ukraine detains 'pro-separatist' journalist after deportation from Russia Authorities in Ukraine say they have detained a journalist accused of undermining the country’s territorial integrity
14 January, 2019	Breaking news	Ukrainian court rejects appeal against Russian journalist’s arrest If found guilty, the journalist may face up to 15 years in jail
14 November, 2018	World	Jan Lipavský: “Cybersecurity as the number one topic for future EU-Ukraine cooperation” During the 28th Economic Forum in Krynica-Zdrój (Poland) The Ukrainian Week discussed with the Vice-Chairman of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the Parliament of the Czech Republic about the issue of protection from cyberattacks and the possibilities for international regulation in the cyberspace
22 October, 2018	Breaking news	Russian FSB recruits Ukrainian businessman to create political party Tymofiy Nahorniy's political force was supposed to take part in the election and promote Russian narratives
12 September, 2018	Society	Michael Street: “NATO looks at improving how defense forces from different nations can work together better” NATO Communications and Information Agency Innovation Manager on NATO Hackathons and the features of the first Ukrainian defense hackathon
15 August, 2018	World	Christine Dugoin: “Completely separating propaganda from journalism will never be easy” The Ukrainian Week talked with French cybersecurity expert Christine Dugoin-Clément about mechanisms for fighting fake news, the prospects for certifying true information, and the likelihood of separating propaganda from journalism once and for all.
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 March, 2018	Politics	Three cards up the sleeve What cyberthreats Ukraine is likely to face in 2019 elections, and what it is doing to prevent them
13 March, 2018	Politics	National security overhauled What’s new for Ukraine’s defense and security institutions in the President’s national security draft law?
15 September, 2017	Economics	From saving to prosperity How energy efficiency helps energy security and saves for the future
8 March, 2016	Politics	Andriy Parubiy: “New elections are a key mechanism to destabilize the country" First Vice-Speaker, ex-Secretary of the National Secrutiy and Defense Council, and one of the leaders on the Maidan on events from two years ago and their significance today, Russia’s scenarios to destabilize Ukraine, and what security looks like now
29 January, 2016		"The main thing is to ensure the Ukrainian issue is heard regularly at the UN Security Council" Ex-Envoy to UN on Ukraine's priorities as non-permanent member of the Security Council
18 December, 2015		“What we are witnessing is inaction aimed at preserving the old criminal schemes rather than revanche” Ex-SBU Chief Valentyn Nalyvaichenko on who hampers the investigation of high-profile crimes, why lustration failed and what corrupt high-ranking Ukrainian officials fear and resist
14 July, 2015	Politics	Who Are You, Mr. Hrytsak? Whose interests will guide the new SBU chief
21 February, 2015	World	When the Rules Are Broken François Heisbourg and Judy Dempsey comment on the leadership of the USA and Germany in the Ukraine-Russia conflict, delivery of weapons to Ukraine and the new world order
24 December, 2014	Politics	Andriy Levus: “A successful post-revolutionary Ukraine would be the collapse of the Russian project” The Ukrainian Week spoke to the former deputy chief of the Security Service of Ukraine and current MP about Ukrainian partisans in the Donbas, sabotage in Russia, reforms in the SBU and who it worked for prior to the Maidan.
10 July, 2014	World	Damon Wilson: “Permanent neutrality and “Finland status” are bad ideas for Ukraine’s own interests” The Ukrainian Week talked to Damon Wilson, executive vice-president of The Atlantic Council, about the establishment of the pro-Ukrainian community in the world, the US-Russia relations after the annexation of Crimea, the new Ukrainian military and the likelihood of NATO MAP for Ukraine
22 May, 2014	News	Ukraine requests urgent UN Security Council meeting Ukrainian authorities have requested the UN to call the Security Council meeting on the situation in Ukraine, Premier Arseniy Yatseniuk says
6 May, 2014	News	Presidential Administration official says terrorist attacks could take place on May 9 Andriy Senchenko, Acting Chief of Staff, suggested that terrorist attacks could take place on May 9 after the closed meeting of the National Security and Defence Council with chiefs of security authorities on May 6
24 April, 2014	World	Lamberto Zannier: “Ukraine must protect itself. It should not become a victim of the clash of the EU and Eurasian Union policies. Therefore, a strong internal dialogue is important” OSCE Secretary General talks to The Ukrainian Week about OSCE mission for the presidential election, the way the current crisis is changing the role of international organizations including the OSCE in the world, and about circumstances that would force it to revise its current toolbox
1 April, 2014	Politics	A Ukrainian Foreign Legion Does Ukraine need mercenaries in its army
22 October, 2013	Security	A Volunteer Army: Beyond Alliances and Quality Standards The new military reform entails a transfer to a volunteer professional army in 2014 and a significant reduction in military personnel. In reality, it seems to be nothing more than an attempt to save money
5 August, 2013		More Harm Than Good? Russia may use the Snowden case in the secret intelligence war against Washington and further attacks on its own genuine whistleblowers
11 July, 2013	World	Transatlantic Spying: the Snowden Case Edward Snowden’s revelation of covert information collection operations by the US intelligence has sown deep suspicion between Washington and its European allies
8 July, 2013		Lessons Learned From the Snowden Scandal On June 6, Edward Snowden leaked information about PRISM, a federal programme used by NSA to monitor computers and telecommunication networks globally. To defend the NSA, President Obama spoke of a balance between privacy and security and the compromise this takes
8 July, 2013	News	*The Economist Intelligence Unit*: Ukraine ranks 47 in the Global Food Security Index The Economist Intelligence Unit estimates food availability, affordability, quality and safety in 107 countries worldwide. Ukraine lands in the middle
22 April, 2013	Security	Where Has the American Leader Gone? Current U.S.’s politics of non-interventionism can severely undermine the credibility of the West
15 March, 2013	Security	Will Ukraine’s Security Service Ever Become Ukrainian? The future adequate Ukrainian government will have to create powerful national security services, otherwise Ukraine’s sovereignty will always be at risk. So far, the SBU is run by people whose biographies, earlier careers and views are connected to one foreign state that has never accepted Ukraine’s independence.
21 February, 2013	Security	Food Chains All across Europe supermarkets are clearing their shelves of burgers, frozen lasagne and meat products as millions of angry consumers voice dismay at the latest food scandal.
24 November, 2012	Investigation	Enhanced Security Oligarch-owned private “armies” are set to benefit from the new law on security activities
2 June, 2012	Security	The Difficult Path to the Security Reform While the government dedicated its scarce resources to managing external risks in relations with Russia, the overall level of domestic security risks is increasing
16 September, 2011	Politics	A Month Before the Test Dirk Brengelmann, Assistant Secretary General for Political Affairs and Security Policy at NATO, talks about the Alliance’s strategic interest in Ukraine and the priority of Ukraine’s European integration
12 September, 2011	World	The World After 9/11 On September 11, 2011, the world was transformed and Ukraine was among the first to experience the changes
16 June, 2011	Politics	Dominic Fean: “The West Is Not Sure Cases Against The Opposition Are Free of Politics” The French Institute of International Relations (IFRI) recently published a report titled “Economic pressure and Ukraine’s security policy.” IFRI is one of the most influential private think tanks in France. Its list of invited speakers includes Ukrainian presidents Viktor Yanukovych and Viktor Yushchenko
18 May, 2011	World	Hunting For Carbon Neither geopolitical factors, nor the prospect of earning enormous money for lobbying someone else's interests should play a role in choosing the provider of nuclear resources and technologies. Security is what matters most. Government, not enterprises, should decide how to implement energy-saving-technologies and how to development alternative energy. That is what can be learned from the British experience
29 April, 2011	Investigation	National Security: Real and Imagined Threats The government has rubber-stamped a new, draft military doctrine proposed by the defense ministry
15 April, 2011	Politics	Potatoes For the Top Brass How army generals and officials are cashing in on soldiers’ rations
27 January, 2011	Investigation	Glasnost Under Pressure The journalist safety index has plummeted, reaching the 2003 level