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Aug 23, 2023

Putin’s Russia is trapped in genocidal denial over Ukrainian independence

By <span class="gta-embed–tax–expert gta-post-embed–tax–expert">Mercedes Sapuppo</span>

Russia’s longstanding denial of Ukrainian national identity and refusal to accept the reality of Ukrainian independence are now fueling an invasion that many view as genocidal in nature, writes Mercedes Sapuppo.

Conflict Disinformation

UkraineAlert

Aug 23, 2023

Ukraine’s fight against Russian imperialism is Europe’s longest independence struggle

By <span class="gta-embed–tax–expert gta-post-embed–tax–expert">Peter Dickinson</span>

The war unleashed by Vladimir Putin eighteen months ago is best understood as the latest chapter in a dark saga of Russian imperial aggression against Ukraine that stretches back centuries, writes Peter Dickinson.

Conflict Democratic Transitions

Fast Thinking

Aug 23, 2023

What Prigozhin’s plane crash tells us about Putin’s Russia

By <span class="gta-embed–tax–expert gta-post-embed–tax–expert" >Atlantic Council</span>

Atlantic Council experts share their insights on the apparent death of Wagner Group founder Yevgeniy Prigozhin.

Conflict Europe & Eurasia

UkraineAlert

Aug 22, 2023

Putin weaponizes history with new textbook justifying Ukraine invasion

By <span class="gta-embed–tax–expert gta-post-embed–tax–expert" >Taras Kuzio</span>

A new Kremlin-approved history textbook for Russian schoolchildren offers an unapologetically imperialistic view of Russia's past while attempting to justify the current invasion of Ukraine, writes Taras Kuzio.

Conflict Democratic Transitions

UkraineAlert

Aug 22, 2023

Belarus dictator Lukashenka must face justice for role in Russia’s Ukraine war

By <span class="gta-embed–tax–expert gta-post-embed–tax–expert" >Katie LaRoque</span>

It is time for a serious conversation on how to hold Belarusian dictator Alyaksandr Lukashenka accountable for his participation in Russia’s brutal full-scale invasion of Ukraine, writes Katie LaRoque.

Belarus Conflict

UkraineAlert

Aug 17, 2023

Ukraine’s state authorities must follow private sector in unlearning old habits

By <span class="gta-embed–tax–expert gta-post-embed–tax–expert" >Roman Waschuk</span>

To achieve individual, business, and national goals of renewal, Ukrainians need their government to be just as nimble and adaptive as the country’s private sector, writes Ukraine's Business Ombudsman Roman Waschuk.

Conflict Corruption

UkraineAlert

Aug 17, 2023

Ukraine’s vibrant tech ecosystem is a secret weapon in the war with Russia

By <span class="gta-embed–tax–expert gta-post-embed–tax–expert" >Mykhailo Fedorov </span>

Ukraine’s secret weapon in the war against Russia is a vibrant and sophisticated tech ecosystem including around 300,000 IT professionals and hundreds of defense tech startups, writes Mykhailo Fedorov.

Cybersecurity Defense Technologies

UkraineAlert

Aug 17, 2023

Putin must not be allowed to turn the Black Sea into a Russian lake

By <span class="gta-embed–tax–expert gta-post-embed–tax–expert">Melinda Haring</span>

Western countries must take urgent action to prevent Vladimir Putin from turning the Black Sea into a Russian lake, warns Melinda Haring.

Conflict European Union

UkraineAlert

Aug 15, 2023

Ukraine strikes back against Russia as world’s first drone war escalates

By <span class="gta-embed–tax–expert gta-post-embed–tax–expert" >Marcel Plichta</span>

Recent drone attacks in Moscow and on Russian shipping in the Black Sea are an indication that Ukraine is becoming increasingly bold as it seeks to strike back in what is the world's first ever drone war, writes Marcel Plichta.

Conflict Defense Technologies

UkraineAlert

Aug 12, 2023

Winter is coming: Is Ukraine’s power grid ready for new Russian attacks?

By <span class="gta-embed–tax–expert gta-post-embed–tax–expert">Suriya Evans-Pritchard Jayanti</span>

Last winter, Russia launched a six-month bombing campaign to methodically destroy Ukraine's civilian energy infrastructure. With a new winter heating season now fast approaching, is Ukraine prepared for a repeat?

Conflict Energy Transitions

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UkraineAlert

Apr 12, 2022

Europe must stop funding Vladimir Putin’s war crimes in Ukraine

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Basil Kalymon</span>

While the international community condemns Vladimir Putin's invasion of Ukraine, European countries continue to fund the war by paying Russia EUR 1 billion every day for oil and gas supplies.

Conflict Energy Transitions

UkraineAlert

Apr 11, 2022

At what point do Russian war crimes in Ukraine qualify as genocide?

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Bohdan Vitvitsky </span>

Evidence of Russian war crimes in Ukraine has shocked the world but there is not yet any international consensus over whether the mass killings of Ukrainians carried out by Vladimir Putin's troops qualify as genocide.

Conflict European Union

UkraineAlert

Apr 9, 2022

Lend-Lease for Ukraine: US revives WWII anti-Hitler policy to defeat Putin

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Chris Alexander </span>

The United States is reviving the WWII Lend-Lease program which helped defeat Hitler in order to dramatically increase arms deliveries to Ukraine and set the stage for Vladimir Putin's eventual military defeat.

Arms Control Conflict

UkraineAlert

Apr 8, 2022

Perseverance can bring Russian war criminals including Putin to justice

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert">Thomas S. Warrick</span>

Patience and perseverance are vital as efforts get underway to bring Vladimir Putin and members of the Russian military to justice for crimes against humanity committed during the war in Ukraine.

Conflict Disinformation

UkraineAlert

Apr 7, 2022

Rebuilding Ukraine: EU must prepare to lead the post-war recovery

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Janez Kopač</span>

The European Union is expected to play a key role in efforts to rebuild Ukraine following the end of the current war with Putin's Russia but at present the EU is unprepared for this major institutional challenge.

Conflict European Union

UkraineAlert

Apr 6, 2022

Genocide in Ukraine: Putin will not stop until the world stops him

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Mykhailo Tkach</span>

If Western leaders wish to defend the rules-based order that has served them all so well since WWII, they must urgently do so in Ukraine by supplying the country with the offensive weapons needed to defeat Russia.

Conflict European Union

UkraineAlert

Apr 5, 2022

Zelenskyy tells UN: Act now on Russia or dissolve yourself altogether

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Oleksii Riabchyn</span>

President Zelenskyy has called for the wholesale reform of the United Nations in an emotional address to the UN Security Council marked by scathing criticism of its toothless response to Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.

Conflict European Union

UkraineAlert

Apr 5, 2022

The whole world would benefit from a Ukrainian victory over Russia

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Chris Alexander</span>

From the countries of the former USSR to nations targeted by Vladimir Putin's destabilization campaigns and secret wars, the whole world would stand to gain from a Ukrainian victory over Russia.

Conflict Democratic Transitions

UkraineAlert

Apr 3, 2022

The West must choose: Either arm Ukraine or enable Putin’s genocide

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert">Peter Dickinson</span>

Revelations of Russian war crimes outside Kyiv underscore the urgency of providing the Ukrainian military more weapons.

Conflict Disinformation

UkraineAlert

Apr 2, 2022

Putin’s War: Ukraine can defeat Russia but urgently needs more weapons

By <span class="gta-embed--tax--expert gta-post-embed--tax--expert" >Oleksandr Danylyuk </span>

Western leaders must urgently rethink their cautious attitude towards arming Ukraine and provide the country with the offensive weapons it needs in order to defeat Putin on the battlefield, argues Oleksandr Danylyuk.

Conflict European Union