POLITICS & DIPLOMACY

In order to promote and protect the national interests of Ukraine on the international arena it’s a very important to prioritize the foreign policy goals and to define the ways of approaching them.

A comprehensive approach and research of the current world trends, challenges can be of a great help in order to develop political and diplomatic tends. Taking into account that for a long time there have been no clearly outlined and articulated priorities of Ukraine’s foreign policy, apart from its European and Euro-Atlantic integration, it is obligatory to define them in a systematic and comprehensive manner to find out:

the key countries for the partnership,
the challenges that require a particular attention of the state,
decision-makers responsible for policy development and its implementation.

The European and Euro-Atlantic integration of Ukraine and its efforts to become part of a common security, economic, social and legal space with other democratic countries is highly supported as US and EU would like to see Ukraine as a secure, democratic, prosperous, and free country.

This European and Euro-Atlantic integration processes will help to expand international support for Ukraine on such issues as countering Russian aggression, accelerating reforms, transforming partnerships into alliances, and upgrading the strategic partnership to the level of mutual beneficial cooperation. In order to succeed in the political and economic sphere Ukraine needs to clearly define the arsenal of its economic and diplomatic instruments and the appropriate sectors for their application.

   
 January 03 2022 
The situation with human rights is deteriorating in Crimea and Donbas
Gross violations of human rights, particularly restrictions of the freedom of travel and religion, are observed in Crimea and in the temporarily occupied territories of Donetsk and Luhansk oblasts. 
    
 November 29 2021 
Ukraine and the US relaunched the Strategic Partnership Commission in Washington 
The meeting of the Strategic Partnership Commission between Ukraine and the United States of America was held in the US capital for the first time in three years. 
    
 November 22 2021 
Transnational repressions are spreading around the world
Transnational repressions are cases when governments resort to detentions, assassination attempts, physical intimidation against dissidents who live in other countries. These activities are becoming a common phenomenon. 
    
 October 13 2021 
Ukraine-EU Summit: cooperation in fighting disinformation and continuation of sanctions against Russia 
The 23rd Ukraine-EU Summit took place in Kyiv on the 12th October. The participants included top officials of the European Union, namely Ursula von der Leyen, the President of the European Commission, and Charles Michel, the President of the European Council. 
    
 October 07 2021 
«Nord Stream-2»: Ukraine should claim assurances of its energy security and remember about its own gas transmission system
The “Nord Stream-2” issue remains at the agenda of both Ukraine’s foreign policy and Europe as a whole. Given the recent issues and statements about the pipeline, there is a need to look into them more detailed. 
    
 June 18 2021 
EU sanctions are painful for Russia, but do not change its behavior
European Union sanctions against Russia over the annexation of Crimea and the occupation of part of the Donbas are probably painful for it, but they do not significantly change its behavior towards Ukraine. This is how expert Viktor Skarshevsky commented for iDemocracy on the news that the EU has extended the ban on investment in Crimea for another year. 
    
 June 18 2021 
Ukraine has a number of options for maintaining energy security
Over the past 2-2.5 weeks, a number of Public ideas have been voiced in Ukraine on how to guarantee energy and national security, which is unbalanced by the launch of "North Stream -2", which options are being promoted by the Ukrainian authorities, and which have been made public, but do not have such effectiveness. 
    
 June 18 2021 
The United States continues to support reforms in Ukraine under the Biden administration
Deputy Director of the PO "Public Audit", head of Information Policy, Legal specialist Andriy Virginsky believes that the conversation between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Joseph Biden will not significantly affect relations between the two countries – the United States will continue to support reforms in our country. 
    
 June 18 2021 
Only Pragmatic Ukrainian Centrism can provide us with peace and sovereignty
Our country needs a pragmatic ukrainian centrism that can provide us with peace and sovereignty. This is how political analyst Valery Klochok commented on the latest developments in relations between Ukraine, Belarus and the European Union in a comment for iDemocracy. 
    
 June 18 2021 
It is impossible to name the date of granting the map to Ukraine, but movement in this direction is inevitable
Granting Ukraine a map (NATO Membership Action Plan - ED.) will be the next logical step towards NATO membership, said Democratic Senator Chris Murphy. However, in order to name the date of granting the map to Ukraine, you need to get a roadmap from the North Atlantic alliance. 
 