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In late February, right when Russia invaded Ukraine, the European Union made an unprecedented decision: it opened its borders to Ukrainians fleeing the war, Russian shelling, missiles, and tanks. One week later, surprisingly fast for Eurobureaucracy, the EU unanimously adopted an implementing decision introducing temporary protection to persons fleeing Ukraine due to the war.

The Polish side is interested in joining forces with Ukrainian colleagues for joint expansion into the markets of Africa and Asia.

The full-scale invasion of Russia has caused an explosion in the humanitarian needs of Ukrainians. This piece help those who want to donate in the most efficient way

The main discussions in Ukraine related to the USA are definitely Victoria Spartz's statements.

Victoria Spartz, a member of the U.S. House of Representatives of Ukrainian origin, accused both the American and Ukrainian leadership last weekend.

The ex-prime minister of Lithuania answers the question about timeframe and conditions for Ukraine's full-fledged EU membership.

The European Parliament backed a somewhat controversial decision to allow natural gas-fired power plants to market as sustainable and environmentally friendly investments in financial markets.

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As for the alternative offered by China for the Russian economy, in reality it remains limited, especially for high-tech products...

Ukraine and international experts will look for optimal security guarantees.

The NATO summit has become, of course, historic. These words echoed from all the leaders in Madrid, and they are not an exaggeration.

Ukraine has become an official EU member candidate.

The Hungarian government publicly announced that Viktor Orbán would vote in favor of granting Ukraine EU candidate status right before the EU summit.

Lithuania's ban on the transit of goods across its territory to the Russian Baltic Sea exclave of Kaliningrad has outraged Russia.

As the war in Ukraine is raging on, there is despair, but there is also hope. The hope that one day this war will be over and Ukraine will be a normal European state.

Discussions about Ukraine receiving post-war reparations from Russia mainly relate to how Ukraine could get access to the Russian assets that have been seized around the globe. Creating such mechanisms is a task for which international law has no readily available answer.

Back in the spring, the international research firm Ipsos surveyed 27 countries on their response to the war in Ukraine. We should admit some states favor Ukraine, but the study did not mention them. So the analysis is about absolute allies or absolute enemies but only about relative indicators.

June 17 was a very good day for Ukraine. Ukraine has won on this front: the European Commission has confirmed that it deserved candidate status.