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.
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
- 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.
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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.
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.
«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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.