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

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Not even a sham: How Moscow manufactures an electorate in occupied Ukraine

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Could nuclear Russia lose its war in Ukraine?

People,Are,Waiting,To,See,Us,Vice,President,And,Democratic Publication card hover gradient
Commentaries

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.

EU enlargement report 1 Publication card hover gradient
Commentaries

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.

Screenshot 2026-11-04 at 17.52.21 Publication card hover gradient
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.

Gas Publication card hover gradient
Commentaries

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.

Elections Publication card hover gradient
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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
Ursula 1 Publication card hover gradient
Commentaries

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.

IMG_2027 Publication card hover gradient
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Not empty-handed, but without illusions: what UNGA brings Ukraine

Elections Photo Publication card hover gradient
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Not even a sham: How Moscow manufactures an electorate in occupied Ukraine

7 web banner (1) Publication card hover gradient
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Could nuclear Russia lose its war in Ukraine?

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