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Limiting Hungarian pressure on Ukraine: two concessions Kyiv should reject on its way to EU

A draft amendment to Ukraine’s legislation on minorities crosses important red lines for Ukraine. However, there is still time for improvement...

Deborah Fairlamb: Why Ukrainians are stronger than corruption

Symbols of Maidan

Ukrainska Pravda decided to call to mind the most vivid places, objects and slogans that were destined to become a symbolic map and chronology of the Revolution of Dignity.

"The world was not ready to support Ukraine": an interview with Ukraine's first foreign minister after Maidan

Andrii Deshchytsia: "The meeting with Lavrov took place – symbolically – in The Hague. He only agreed to speak one on one... I’ve never for one moment regretted calling Putin a dickhead."

Jakub Janovsky, ORYX: "If either side tomorrow got air superiority, the battlefield would look very different"

The story of a Ukrainian reconnaissance officer who crawled for three days and two nights

This is a story about invincibility. About a struggle against thirst, despair and deadly fatigue from which you eventually emerge victorious. It’s a love story too. Told in the special agent’s own words

Taras Topolia: The Rock Star Who Saves Lives At the Front, In Between Jams with Bono

Price of blockade: consequences of protest on Ukrainian-Polish border

Polish businesses are also suffering losses from the blockade of their border with Ukraine - and these losses may be proportionate to Ukraine’s.

EU candidate race: Can Ukraine catch up with Western Balkans? Analysing EU commission report

Ukraine’s speed does not give us much hope that accession negotiations will be completed within two years. Currently, Ukraine and Moldova are far behind all the other countries in EU negotiations.

Shashank Joshi, Defence Editor at The Economist: Bakhmut campaign cost Ukraine more than it gained

Michael Poperechnyuk of Nikopol: Ukrainian Kickboxer Turned Corruption Fighter

Vira Aheieva: "Great Russian culture" is a myth with big money behind it

Ukrainska Pravda spoke to literary critic Vira Aheieva to try to grasp the nature of Russian imperialism, the role Ukraine plays in it, how generations of Ukrainians grappled with it in the 19th and 20th centuries – and how we can avoid the mistakes they made.

Deputy PM in charge of EU: Ukraine is an Enlargement leader. We'll do the impossible during accession negotiations

Ukraine's progress towards EU membership cannot be evaluated based on how other countries are progressing. It has sometimes seemed as if the bar was continually being raised for us.

Yellow light for Ukraine: EU commission decision on when EU accession negotiations will begin

Ukraine thus faces a situation where it is presented with a requirement that is not based on European standards and was not part of previous requirements for acceding to the EU...

Ukrainian attack drones, projectiles and corruption loopholes in Ukroboronprom. Interview with CEO Herman Smetanin

What has changed in the work of the state-owned holding company since the new CEO came in, what are the priorities in the production of weapons and drones, and what is happening with the missile programme?

"His mother's screams could be heard half a mile away." Stories of people executed by Russian soldiers in Chernihiv Oblast

Who were the four men killed in the centre of Levkovychi? Here are their stories

American storm around Ukraine: options for future US assistance

The fate of US aid to Ukraine depends on whether the new Speaker of the House of Representatives can strike a balance between negotiating with the Democrats and appeasing the right-wing radicals.

Alina Poliakova: How Ukrainian Journalists Hold the Powerful to Account in Wartime

New conflict between Ukraine and Poland: why Polish truck drivers ready to block border

A new conflict is brewing between Ukraine and Poland. This time it is about freight transport. Is there any chance to resolve this dispute through compromise?

"We were born with a sense of freedom and justice": How four Ukrainian soldiers advocated for arms in the US

Four Ukrainian solders came to the US to conduct advocacy on the armed issue for Ukraine

Inside Ukraine's largest textile company, which was transported from Poland

In three decades, Oleksandr Sokolovskyi has gone from tailoring women's blouses to founding one of Ukraine's leading light industrial companies, although it has never become a big business.

Pekka Kallioniemi: "Elon Musk can be classified as a "vatnik"

Cambridge Professor Rory Finnin: Modern Ukraine cannot exist without Crimean Tatars

In an interview with UP, we talk about how literature and poetry influence geopolitics, why Ukrainian politicians need to study Crimean Tatar literature, and what will happen after the de-occupation of Crimea

Winter danger. How many missiles and Shahed attack UAVs has Russia amassed for airstrikes on Ukrainian cities in autumn and winter?

Ukrainska Pravda analysed how many missiles and Shaheds Russia might have amassed for the coming winter and what tools Ukraine has at its disposal to shoot them down effectively.

Reforming Europe for future enlargement: EU's changing approach to Ukraine's accession

Key European capitals have begun to hear Ukraine's arguments. Now, everything needs to be done to make this idea prevail in the EU.

US elections, Orbán, Fico: Zelenskyy's efforts to maintain the support of Ukraine's partners

Ukraine is entering a new phase of the war – and a new chapter in its relationships with its partners. This becomes obvious as soon as you turn on the US news

Political strategist Taras Byk: What Ukraine Can Teach Us About Democracy

What's going on with the Russian economy?

The Kyiv School of Economics has recently released a report on the state of Russia's economy as of October 2023. The report indicates that the Russians have adapted to life under sanctions and are managing to circumvent restrictions and even generate income amid high oil prices.

Government of revenge and friendship with Orbán: what to expect from Slovakia's new leadership

Key ministerial positions in the new government of Slovakia have been given to individuals known for their criticism of EU policies, including those concerning Ukraine.

More than anti-crisis measure: role of EU’s "solidarity lanes" for Ukraine

Initiated in 2022, the European Union project "Solidarity Lanes" has become a tool that ensures the real Ukraine's EU integration.

Coming home: why Ukrainian refugees are coming back from Germany

These stories tell of tough decisions, a yearning for home that’s stronger than fear, and the right to die in one’s own home – or find joy away from it

Bartender Turned Medic. Ashot Galstian’s War Zone Story

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