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Ukraine’s relationship with China: A tale of fits and starts

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After the Fall: How US policy on Ukraine may change after the Midterms

The earthquake in American politics is probably good news for Ukraine. President Trump’s ambition for normalisation with – and appeasement of – Russia now faces serious obstacles. The reassumption of unambiguous support for Kyiv, though, is still subject to US political infighting.

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A frontrunner by virtue of trust: what the EU’s 2026 report tells Kyiv

Ukraine is an EU membership frontrunner mainly because of its unique geopolitical status. The reality is that there is a substantial gap between this status and its performance in meeting the requirements for entry.

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Ukraine’s Carpathian Corridor: connectivity as integration

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Germany’s exceptional responsibility for Ukraine

The crimes of the SS and Wehrmacht against millions of Ukrainians in 1941–44 mean that Germany has a special obligation to Ukraine. This makes the pseudo-pacifist arguments of some German politicians and intellectuals for reducing or ending support for Ukraine’s self-defence particularly abhorrent.

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Avoiding alienation: Obstacles to Ukraine’s EU accession and how to overcome them

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Peace plan or pipe dream? Washington’s gas gambit misreads the Kremlin

While Kyiv might be content with renewed transit of Russian gas to the European Union through Ukrainian pipelines as part of a ceasefire deal, Moscow is unlikely to trade its war aims for such an outcome.

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The geography of resolve: rethinking Russian nuclear coercion in Europe

Oleksandr Siedin
Lesia Bidochko
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Russia’s occupation strategy: reinforcing maximalism

The sham voting in Ukraine’s occupied territories last month is further proof, if any were needed, that Russia still has no intention of good faith negotiations, much less backing down.

Maria Kucherenko
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The EU’s preparations for a wider Union: reflections from Kyiv

In June 2022 the EU acknowledged that enlargement would require preparation on its own side. The Commission’s first systemic answer is solid, but still unfinished in places. One issue in particular is conspicuous by its absence: reconstruction.

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Membership First or Accession Treaty First? How to revive EU enlargement

The European Union’s accession promise loses credibility if it continues to keep the most significant benefits of accession until the end of the process. Its two political options for bringing membership forward – Membership First and Accession Treaty First – must both pass the same four tests.

Alexander Sicheneder
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Promises undelivered: the Budapest Memorandum reappraised

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Ukrainian civilians in Russian prisons: a problem without a solution

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Not empty-handed, but without illusions: what UNGA brings Ukraine

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Closing the parliamentary gap in Ukraine’s EU integration process

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Russia’s escalation menu: conventional, nuclear and hybrid

As Ukraine’s deep strikes hit Russia’s economy and military rear, how will Moscow retaliate?

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Ukraine’s relationship with China: A tale of fits and starts

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After the Fall: How US policy on Ukraine may change after the Midterms

The earthquake in American politics is probably good news for Ukraine. President Trump’s ambition for normalisation with – and appeasement of – Russia now faces serious obstacles. The reassumption of unambiguous support for Kyiv, though, is still subject to US political infighting.

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A frontrunner by virtue of trust: what the EU’s 2026 report tells Kyiv

Ukraine is an EU membership frontrunner mainly because of its unique geopolitical status. The reality is that there is a substantial gap between this status and its performance in meeting the requirements for entry.

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Policy briefs

Ukraine’s Carpathian Corridor: connectivity as integration

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Commentaries

Germany’s exceptional responsibility for Ukraine

The crimes of the SS and Wehrmacht against millions of Ukrainians in 1941–44 mean that Germany has a special obligation to Ukraine. This makes the pseudo-pacifist arguments of some German politicians and intellectuals for reducing or ending support for Ukraine’s self-defence particularly abhorrent.

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Avoiding alienation: Obstacles to Ukraine’s EU accession and how to overcome them

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