Long-reads

No room for "plan B" or old protocols. Seven principles of Ukraine's wartime diplomacy
The Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, commented: "The survival of our country is at stake. If the price of survival is to take friends outside their comfort zone, then it must be done..."
EU lost in court to Russian oligarchs. What does it mean for the future of sanctions?
Bernard-Henri Lévy: "Europeans have a tendency to put everything on Putin's head. I hear all this bullshit. The real dictatorship is never one man imposing his will on passive people."
Not only military assistance: how UK will help Ukraine recover
Support and reconstruction are two sides of the same coin. The UK's private sector can play an important role in Ukraine’s recovery.
"Most of NATO is ready to accept Ukraine. But the US is both the engine and the brake"
Volodymyr Ohryzko: "It was mainly about economic bribery. The West continued to see Russia as its partner, so they forgave it everything."
How the Register of Damage Caused by Russia's Aggression will work
The Register will be accessible to everyone, even people who don’t use Diia. We have to be honest though: we still have a long way to go...
The world can end Russia's aggression by depriving it of oil revenues
Russia uses its nuclear weapons to intimidate the rest of humanity. Yet it is extremely vulnerable to its reliance on its own oil. All we have to do to save the world is turn off Russia's fuel tap. 
We're no longer referring to Putin as "president". Why not, and why it matters
From today, 19 March 2024, the outlets of the Ukrainska Pravda group will no longer use the word "president" to refer to Vladimir Putin. In this article, we'll explain why.
Why Kyiv should care not only about U.S. assistance. Column by former congressman
Stories about waste, fraud or corruption will do more than anything else to undermine U.S. support for Ukraine.
"Ukrainians are brave but not superhumans." Joint article by Foreign Ministers on Ukraine's path to victory
"The choice is clear... We should not be looking for excuses when help is so desperately needed and so readily available."
Kyiv will take the Albanian path to EU membership: details of Ukraine's negotiating framework emerge
There are three areas of reform on which the accession negotiations will depend... Ukraine must demonstrate its willingness to combat corruption in all spheres...
One-third pro-Russian: how EU movement, the war, and support for an alliance with Russia coexist in Moldova
If Moldovan citizens had to choose between joining the European Union and joining the Russian Eurasian Union, only 50% of them would choose the EU.
Report from the border: how Polish authorities and protesters are blocking trade with Ukraine
European Pravda went to the border between Ukraine and Poland to see for ourselves how small groups of protesters are holding the economies of both countries hostage.
Overhauling Western military support for Ukraine: imperative of EU plan for Ukraine's victory
By committing to an annual support threshold of 0.25% of the Western combined GDP, Western democracies can significantly eventually secure victory.
Bringing order to the border: why Ukraine and Poland need help from Frontex
The EU does not see the situation at the Ukrainian-Polish border as a border management problem. It’s time that changed.
Ukraine's victory "whatever it takes," dialogue with opposition, and Kyiv's two battles. Speech by EU's top diplomat
In January 2022, I met with the Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal and he asked me: "When they will invade us – because they will invade us – will you support us?"
Why Ukraine failed in The Hague, and what it needs to change to win cases against Russia
The key accusations in Ukraine's complaint to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) were thrown out by the judges. Even the Ukrainian-elected judge voted against.
Ukraine claims win over Russia: explaining UN court's ruling on Crimea and Donbas case
Russia is a violator of international law. Now it’s official. There is a so-called "kitchen sink" method, where you marshall all the arguments you can in the hope that at least one of them will work...
UN court issues first ruling against the Kremlin. What to expect and what not to
The court may completely object to some of Ukraine's accusations. The weakest seems to be Kyiv's position regarding the financing of terrorism in Donbas...