Why Putin has resisted using Ukraine’s Kursk offensive to call for greater Russian sacrifices
Jennifer Mathers, Aberystwyth University - Kyiv’s offensive into the Kursk region was a typically bold move by the Ukrainians and one which caught Russia...
One-third of Ukrainians would give up land for peace – but it’s not as simple as that
Stefan Wolff, University of Birmingham According to a recent opinion poll taken by the Kyiv International Institute of Sociology, almost one-third of Ukrainians are now...
20th anniversary of the 2004 EU enlargement: the birth of a new era
Brussels - On 24 April, EU and Member States representatives, and young people who were born in 2004, celebrated 20 years of EU enlargement. President von...
EU leaders call for strengthening the EU’s competitiveness
At the special European Council meeting in Brussels the EU leaders discussed the importance of strengthening the competitiveness of the European Union and its...
Two years in, EU continues to stand firmly with Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, Russian forces began a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. In the face of this unprovoked and unjustifiable aggression, the EU has...
Russia’s economy is now completely driven by the war in Ukraine – it cannot afford to lose, but nor can it afford to win
Renaud Foucart, Lancaster University - Two years after its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Russia is still facing an unprecedented number of economic sanctions. It...
European Leaders decide to open accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova in a historic summit
Brussels - On 14-15 December, the European Council has decided to open accession negotiations with Ukraine and Moldova. It is a landmark moment for the...
Ukraine war increasingly seen as ‘fought by the poor’, as Zelensky raises taxes and proposes strict mobilisation laws
Stefan Wolff, University of Birmingham and Tetyana Malyarenko, National University Odesa Law Academy After the failure of Ukraine’s 2023 counteroffensive, Kyiv finds itself at a...
Deepfakes in warfare: new concerns emerge from their use around the Russian invasion of Ukraine
John Joseph Twomey, University College Cork; Conor Linehan, University College Cork, and Gillian Murphy, University College Cork - Visitors to a Ukrainian news website...
President von der Leyen calls for Ukraine to join the EU and announces additional €25 million for civilians in Gaza
Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has called for Europe to be even more engaged on the world stage in the face of current...
Soviet aggression prompted the birth of the Nato alliance – here’s why that matters now
Jan Ruzicka, Aberystwyth University and Gerald Hughes, Aberystwyth University - As Nato leaders meet in Vilnius, Lithuania, to discuss Ukraine’s future within the alliance,...
Sweden is joining Nato: what that means for the alliance and the war in Ukraine
Simon J Smith, Staffordshire University and Jordan Becker, United States Military Academy West Point - In a surprise move, Turkey has ended its veto...
Ukraine war: what we know about the Nova Kakhovka dam and who gains from its destruction
Stefan Wolff, University of Birmingham and David Hastings Dunn, University of Birmingham- The destruction of the Nova Kakhovka dam came just as Ukraine’s much-anticipated...
Ukraine war: what China gains from acting as peacemaker
Stefan Wolff, University of Birmingham and Tetyana Malyarenko, National University Odesa Law Academy After more than a year of no direct communication, the Chinese president,...
