Ukraine Insights

Welcome to Ukraine’s Week Ahead, a weekly briefing by KI Insights on the key political, security, and diplomatic developments in Ukraine to watch in the coming days. Each episode highlights upcoming events, policy decisions, and international developments shaping Ukraine and the Russia–Ukraine war. #Ukraine #RussiaUkraineWar #UkraineAnalysis Upcoming events:  14 July. Webinar: How should Ukraine p...

Russia’s war against Europe is not only military or informational. In this episode of Ukraine Insights, Dr. Elena Davlikanova explains how Moscow’s “mental warfare” aims to shape identity, values, fear, and political memory before people even make decisions. The episode explores why Europe remains vulnerable, how Ukraine challenges the myth of Russian invincibility, and why supporting Ukraine is a...

Welcome to Ukraine’s Week Ahead, a weekly briefing by KI Insights on the key political, security, and diplomatic developments in Ukraine to watch in the coming days. Each episode highlights upcoming events, policy decisions, and international developments shaping Ukraine and the Russia–Ukraine war. #Ukraine #RussiaUkraineWar #UkraineAnalysis Upcoming events:  6-12 July, Berlin. Offline event: Berl...

Ukraine’s recovery is no longer just about rebuilding roads, cities, and infrastructure. After the Ukraine Recovery Conference, the bigger question is becoming harder to avoid: who will actually pay for Ukraine’s reconstruction — and what happens if the war lasts into 2027? In this episode of Ukraine Insights, Alex Fynn and Jakub Parusinski unpack the mood at URC, the fallout in Poland–Ukraine rel...

What does the war in Ukraine really look like now — and why did drones become central to survival on the battlefield? What does the war in Ukraine really look like now — and why have drones become central to survival on the battlefield? In this episode of KI Insights, host Mykolaj Suchy speaks with Yevhenii Malik, a Ukrainian Marine veteran, Mariupol defender about how the battlefield has changed...

Welcome to Ukraine’s Week Ahead, a weekly briefing by KI Insights on the key political, security, and diplomatic developments in Ukraine to watch in the coming days. Each episode highlights upcoming events, policy decisions, and international developments shaping Ukraine and the Russia–Ukraine war. #Ukraine #RussiaUkraineWar #UkraineAnalysis Upcoming events:  23 June, Gdansk. Offline event: 3D Rec...

Ukraine’s war has become a war of adaptation. Drones, unmanned systems, deep strikes and sea denial are changing how both Ukraine and Russia fight — and forcing Europe and NATO to rethink the future of warfare. In this episode of Ukraine Insights, Mykolaj Suchy speaks with Commander Anders Puck Nielsen about Ukraine’s battlefield innovations, Russia’s adaptations, the Black Sea, maneuver warfare,...

Russia’s information war is not only about fake news. It is about creating an alternative reality — one that exploits Europe’s historical traumas, political divisions, fears about migration, and doubts about Ukraine’s future. In this episode of Ukraine Insights Adam Sybera speaks with Lessia Bidochko, policy fellow at EPIK, about how Russia uses propaganda, cognitive warfare, far-right networks, T...

Welcome to Ukraine’s Week Ahead, a weekly briefing by KI Insights on the key political, security, and diplomatic developments in Ukraine to watch in the coming days. Each episode highlights upcoming events, policy decisions, and international developments shaping Ukraine and the Russia–Ukraine war. #Ukraine #RussiaUkraineWar #UkraineAnalysis Upcoming events: 6 June, Riga, Latvia. Charting a path t...

Ukraine’s EU path is entering a critical moment. In this episode, host, KI Insights Research Editor, Alex Fynn speaks with Ivan Nagornyak, a policy fellow at EPIK and pro bono adviser on Euro-Atlantic integration, about why Kyiv rejects proposals for “associate membership,” how the fall of Orban reveals deeper challenges to accession talks, and why EU reforms will reshape Ukraine’s tax system, bus...

Welcome to Ukraine’s Week Ahead, a weekly briefing by KI Insights on the key political, security, and diplomatic developments in Ukraine to watch in the coming days. Each episode highlights upcoming events, policy decisions, and international developments shaping Ukraine and the Russia–Ukraine war. #Ukraine #RussiaUkraineWar #UkraineAnalysis Upcoming events: 4 June. Online event: Better legislatio...

Ukraine is facing one of its most complicated internal political moments since the start of the full-scale war. In this episode of the Ukraine Insights Jakub Parusinski and senior political researcher Anatolii Oktysiuk break down Ukraine’s growing political and institutional tensions — from corruption scandals and NABU investigations to the crisis inside the Rada, elite reshuffling around Zelensky...

Welcome to Ukraine’s Week Ahead, a weekly briefing by KI Insights on the key political, security, and diplomatic developments in Ukraine to watch in the coming days. Each episode highlights upcoming events, policy decisions, and international developments shaping Ukraine and the Russia–Ukraine war. #Ukraine #RussiaUkraineWar #UkraineAnalysis Upcoming events: 20 May, Kyiv. Offline event: II Ukraine...

Ukraine’s EU ambitions are colliding with Europe’s political realities. While Kyiv pushes for faster integration, major EU states remain cautious over reforms, corruption, and the future of the Union itself. In this episode, Adam Sybera speaks with geopolitical analyst Stefan Meister, Visiting Policy Fellow at EPIK, about Ukraine’s EU path, Germany’s position on enlargement, Orbán’s decline, risin...

Welcome to Ukraine’s Week Ahead, a weekly briefing by KI Insights on the key political, security, and diplomatic developments in Ukraine to watch in the coming days. Each episode highlights upcoming events, policy decisions, and international developments shaping Ukraine and the Russia–Ukraine war. #Ukraine #RussiaUkraineWar #UkraineAnalysis Upcoming events: 12-13 May, Warsaw. Offline event: PISM...

Ukraine is facing a new political crisis as fresh “Mindichgate” revelations expose alleged corruption, internal power struggles, and growing instability around President Volodymyr Zelensky’s inner circle. In this episode of Ukraine Insights, Jakub Parusinski speaks with senior political researcher Anatoly Oktysiuk about the fallout from the latest tapes, the weakening of Zelensky’s power vertical...

Ukraine’s foreign policy has evolved from crisis management in 2014 to actively shaping Europe’s security architecture today. But growing global ambitions, mounting pressure for negotiations, and internal fatigue are creating new strategic risks. In this episode, Adam Sybera speaks with former Minister of Foreign Affairs Pavlo Klimkin about how Ukraine’s diplomatic strategy has changed since Russi...

Welcome to Ukraine’s Week Ahead, a weekly briefing by KI Insights on the key political, security, and diplomatic developments in Ukraine to watch in the coming days. Each episode highlights upcoming events, policy decisions, and international developments shaping Ukraine and the Russia–Ukraine war. #Ukraine #RussiaUkraineWar #UkraineAnalysis Upcoming events: 26 April, Kyiv. Offline event: B4 Ukrai...

War in Ukraine is no longer defined by artillery — it has entered the drone phase. In this episode of Ukraine Insights , Preston Stewart explains how drones are reshaping the battlefield, transforming tactics, and redefining the role of traditional firepower and maneuver. As rapid innovation unfolds on the frontlines, Ukraine is emerging as a real-time laboratory for the future of warfare. What do...

Welcome to Ukraine’s Week Ahead, a weekly briefing by KI Insights on the key political, security, and diplomatic developments in Ukraine to watch in the coming days. Each episode highlights upcoming events, policy decisions, and international developments shaping Ukraine and the Russia–Ukraine war. Upcoming events: 19-20 April, Washington. Offline event: Ukraine Action Summit. One of the largest g...

Ukraine’s EU accession has accelerated since 2022, but full membership remains uncertain. In this episode, Olena Yermakova, Head of Research at KI Insights, speaks with Fredrik Wesslau, Director of EPIK, about what has changed in the EU’s approach to Ukraine, the key political and structural obstacles still in place, and what realistic pathways forward could look like — including scenarios that mo...

Hungary has entered a new political chapter. After more than a decade of Viktor Orbán’s rule, a decisive election result opened the door to structural change — from constitutional reform to foreign policy reset. In this episode, we speak with Botond Feledy about what this shift means in practice. Can Hungary move from obstruction to cooperation within the EU? Will relations with Ukraine improve? A...

Welcome to Ukraine’s Week Ahead, a weekly briefing by KI Insights on the key political, security, and diplomatic developments in Ukraine to watch in the coming days. Each episode highlights upcoming events, policy decisions, and international developments shaping Ukraine and the Russia–Ukraine war. #Ukraine #RussiaUkraineWar #UkraineAnalysis Upcoming events:  14 April. Online event: Leveraging Log...

The US and Israel’s war in Iran is reshaping the economic foundations of the war in Ukraine. Rising oil prices are giving Russia’s war economy short-term relief, boosting revenues and easing pressure from sanctions. Despite the provisional ceasefire announced on April 8, uncertainty remains — and the economic consequences of the conflict are already being felt across global energy markets. Economi...

Welcome to Ukraine’s Week Ahead, a weekly briefing by KI Insights on the key political, security, and diplomatic developments in Ukraine to watch in the coming days. Each episode highlights upcoming events, policy decisions, and international developments shaping Ukraine and the Russia–Ukraine war. #Ukraine #RussiaUkraineWar #UkraineAnalysis Upcoming events: 14 April. Online event: Leveraging Logi...