Photo by Andrew Lvov on Unsplash The new EU-Ukraine Deep and Comprehensive Free Trade Area (DCFTA) has entered into force. As of 29 October, the EU and Ukraine will benefit from an enhanced, stable, fair and permanent trade framework. The EU also says the upgraded DCFTA delivers additional, mutually beneficial trade liberalisation, while taking fully into account…
Photo by Christopher Burns on Unsplash Recently, the Kremlin has again tried to create the illusion of success on the battlefield. Russian President Vladimir Putin claimed that Ukrainian forces had been encircled in the eastern city of Pokrovsk, a statement immediately refuted by Kyiv. According to Ukraine’s Joint Forces Command, there is no encirclement, and…
Photo by Ryan Faulkner on Unsplash The EU and Volodymyr Zelensky have joined forces in a fresh attempt to being peace to war-torn Ukraine. Ahead of a key summit on Ukraine this week, they issued a strongly worded statement. It reads, “We are all united in our desire for a just and lasting peace, deserved by…
Photo by Evgeny Opanasenko on Unsplash The European Commission says it is allocating an extra €40 million in humanitarian funding to help Ukrainians endure a fourth winter of Russia’s war of aggression. This new support will strengthen the country’s preparedness for winter and protect civilians against extreme cold. Comment came from Hadja Lahbib, who is…
Photo by Vony Razom on Unsplash Statement by President von der Leyen following the meeting of the Coalition of the Willing in Paris. “Today I was in Paris, where we just had the meeting of the Coalition of the Willing.” “We discussed security guarantees for Ukraine.” “It was a crucial meeting, because we…
Photo by the State Emergency Service of Ukraine On the night of 28 August, Russia launched another large-scale missile and drone attack on Ukraine’s capital. Several waves of strikes included drones, hypersonic weapons, ballistic and cruise missiles. Air defence systems intercepted many threats, but multiple direct hits struck Kyiv, causing fires, destruction, and civilian casualties….
Photo by Roman Skrypnyk on Unsplash Europe and the United States are now succeeding where Russia has long tried and failed: maintaining steadfast unity in support of Ukraine, alongside a cool, pragmatic scepticism towards any so-called guarantees that Moscow tries to use to position itself as both aggressor and arbiter. Following diplomatic musical chairs in…
Photo by Anastasiia Krutota on Unsplash As debates about Ukraine’s future continue in Western capitals, one perspective remains notably under-represented – that of the Ukrainian people themselves. Proposals to cede the entire Donetsk region to Vladimir Putin in exchange for a ceasefire recur regularly, often portrayed as pragmatic or necessary for peace. But from a…
Photo by Philip Myrtorp on Unsplash EU leaders have thrown their weight once again behind embattled Ukraine. A strongly worded statement issued on Sunday comes ahead of a planned summit between Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin on Friday. It is timed to demonstrate a European show of strength ahead of the vital meeting in Alaska….
In the early hours of 6 June, Russia launched yet another massive air assault on civilian targets in Ukraine – a grim reminder that the Kremlin continues to rely on terror as a core tactic in its war. Although not the most extensive missile strike since the onset of the full-scale invasion, it was by…
