Most Ukrainians feel that ending armed conflict depends on Russia. This is evidenced by the results of the nationwide sociological survey “Attitudes of Ukrainians to issues related to overcoming negative consequences of the armed conflict…
Chinese Economic Footprint in Ukraine
October 6, 2021
Over the past five years, China’s total foreign direct investment in Ukraine has increased fivefold, from $50 million to $260 million. The amount is small in absolute terms (0.5% of total FDI in Ukraine) but the…
Hacktivism in Belarus, or Guerillas of 21st Century
September 29, 2021
Every revolution is associated with information and communication technologies one way or another. Leaflets, posters, and newspapers were superseded by social media and the Internet. The protests in Belarus, which began after the authorities had rigged the presidential…
Occupiers Exhausting Resources, Destroying Quarries in Crimea
September 27, 2021
Russia’s economic activity in Crimea results in the exhaustion of natural resources on the peninsula and the destruction of quarries and landscapes as evidenced by the study of the NGO Crimea SOS entitled “Environment of Crimea: changes and…
State Duma Elections: How Russia Uses Donbas and Crimea to Legitimise Its Weakened Regime
September 22, 2021
To stay in power, Russian President Vladimir Putin has been struggling for 20 years to prevent the emergence of systemic opposition by controlling the activities of political units that could turn out to be particularly…
Why Ukraine Should Be Offered a Roadmap to NATO Accession?
September 6, 2021
At the moment, there are good reasons to give consideration not only to the Alliance’s open-door policy but the proposed roadmap for Ukraine’s future membership — sort of Ukraine’s Compatibility plan with NATO — as…
How to Develop Economy of Donetsk and Luhansk Regions
August 25, 2021
Destroyed supply chains in the Donetsk and Luhansk regions are not being restored. Due to the armed aggression of the Russian Federation, the Donetsk region has lost 40% of the industry, The Luhansk region, 70%. Along…
Assessment of Ukraine's Economic Losses from Temporary Occupation of Crimean Peninsula
August 16, 2021
Economic losses from the temporary occupation of the Crimean Peninsula by the Russian Federation totalled $135 billion, or about 75% of Ukraine’s GDP in 2013. Such conclusions were made in a study by the Centre…
Online safety is an extremely pressing issue of the present-day world. After all, it is difficult to imagine our lives without a digital environment. However, society gets a lot of problems along with information from…
Pros and Cons of Judicial Reform in Ukraine
July 21, 2021
Judicial reform in Ukraine is being actively implemented at the request of international partners and the public. The Verkhovna Rada has already passed numerous bills to regulate the activities of the judiciary. However, the legal…
Information Security Doctrine
July 14, 2021
The Ukrainian Foundation for Security Studies researched the fight against information influence in Europe and outlined recommendations for the Information Security Strategy. Promote Ukraine publishes its main aspects. A significant number of global trends have…
Pro-Russian and anti-Western conspiracy in information warfare was assessed in a study by the Institute of Mass Information and Detector Media. Promote Ukraine highlighted the key trends of 2020-2021. According to the study, pro-Russian propaganda has…
How to Overcome Shadow Economy in Ukraine?
July 5, 2021
Recently, the Ministry of Economy of Ukraine published an analytical note concerning the Ukrainian shadow economy trends for 2020. According to these data, the level of the shadow economy in the country last year was…
Seven Years of Occupation of Crimea: Human Rights Activists Systematise Human Rights Violations on Peninsula
June 28, 2021
Ukraine has presented a report systematising human rights violations in Crimea over the seven years of occupation. The analytical document is divided into main groups of rights: civil, political, economic, social, and cultural rights. The…
According to the data of the National Bank of Ukraine, Ukrainian labour migrants have transferred $8.5 billion home from abroad this year. Over the past year, they transferred almost $16 billion to their homeland. The…
‘Russian World’ Posing Threat Not Only to Countries with Russian-Speaking Population, but Russia Itself
June 7, 2021
The “Russian world” poses a threat not only to countries with a Russian-speaking population but also to Russia itself. A corresponding statement was made by participants in an expert discussion on the topic of “Russian…
World Map of Western Europe
June 2, 2021
The coronavirus crisis has caused significant socio-economic shifts in Western and Northern Europe. According to the European Central Bank, the EU had to allocate EUR 3.7 trillion for European economy support and post-pandemic recovery over…
The Ukrainian Institute presented the results of the research within the framework of a comprehensive project to study the perception of Ukraine abroad. The project for the first time explores the attitude and expectations of foreign…
What Does Germany Owe Russia and Ukraine?
May 7, 2021
In early February, German Federal President Frank Walter Steinmeier defended Berlin’s decision to pursue completion of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline in part by arguing that fuel sales were one of the last bridges between Russia and…
YouControl experts added sanctions lists of the most influential subjects of international law to the system and determined the number of Ukrainians, Russians and Belarusians on them. They also defined the reasons for falling under…
