Commentaries

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How can Kyiv navigate the changing military and political landscape of 2025? | Olexiy Haran

Can this year bring peace – and if so, at what cost? – explains Oleksiy Haran
2 January 2025

Hybrid War in Eastern Europe: Reflections on the 2024 and challenges for the future | Mariia Zolkina

Russia’s main goal is to challenge NATO and undermine its very ideas about collective defense.
30 December 2024

NATO, Ukraine to hold emergency talks after Russia's missile attack | Olexiy Haran

As tensions rise, NATO’s response and Ukraine’s resilience come into sharp focus. Olexiy Haranr commented on the situation
26 November 2024

Why is Romania not discussed in Ukraine? Video interview

Political Analyst Marianna Prysiazhniuk sheds new light on the underdeveloped relations between Romania and Ukraine and explains the reasons...
18 November 2024

Public opinion in wartime Ukraine – interview with Olexiy Haran

Interview with Professor Oleksiy Haran for the University of Tartu Ukraine Center on the mood of Ukrainians in the third year of the Russian...
6 November 2024

M. Zolkina: Politically, Russia is no longer untouchable for either Ukraine or its Western partners

Maria Zolkina emphasised that the Ukrainian Armed Forces' offensive in the Kursk region actually undermines the myth that Ukraine cannot asy...
17 August 2024

From War of Attrition to War of Maneuver: How Ukraine Puts Russia on the Defensive

Petro Burkovskiy commented on the consequences of the Kursk operation for El Independiente
11 August 2024

Ukraine’s African gambit gains momentum with success against Wagner in Mali

Dr. Omar Ashour commented on the incident in Mali, where up to 80 Wagner fighters were killed, which was the largest one-day loss of the gro...
31 July 2024

EXPLAINER: Does Ukraine have political opposition?

Comments by Oleksiy Haran for The Kyiv Independent
28 June 2024

Guerra na Ucrânia: Rússia ameaça os EUA depois de bombardeio à Crimeia

Petro Burkovsky e Oleksiy Haran comentaram com o Correio Braziliense sobre qual poderia ser a resposta da Rússia ao bombardeio de Sevastopol
26 June 2024

Close ties between Kim Jong-un and Putin may signal a possible crisis on the Korean Peninsula in October - Ukrainian analyst warns

Petro Burkovsky shared his warnings with The Korea Times about possible provocations by North Korea and Russia on the Korean Peninsula on th...
25 June 2024

The result of the Global Peace Summit is that it sets three important initial conditions for Russia to start peace talks

Petro Burkovskіy, Executive Director of the Democratic Initiatives Foundation, commented on the results of the Global Peace Summit in Swit...
17 June 2024