Andreas Umland

Stockholm Center for East European Studies, Swedish Institute of International Affairs

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Five Reasons Why the EU Should Grant Ukraine a Candidate Status

For Moscow, an unequivocal positive answer from Brussels to Kyiv, Tbilisi and Chisinau will be a significant signal...

9 June 2022, 16:00 — Andreas Umland

Long-reads and interviews

Finnish precedent: how Helsinki increases chances of getting compensation from Russia

The Finnish court's ruling will send a strong signal to companies engaged in arbitration disputes with Russia over compensation for damages caused by its aggression against Ukraine.

16 December 2024 — Ivan Horodysky, Sofia Kosarevych, For European Pravda

EU Advisory Mission: what has been done over 10 years in Ukraine

We have faced extraordinary challenges together in building the foundations for reform and adapting to the unprecedented wartime realities.

11 December 2024 — Rolf Holmboe, The Head of European Union Advisory Mission Ukraine

The real Zelenskyy, WhatsApp diplomacy and secrets of Ukrainian politics: memoirs of ex-EU ambassador

Details of interactions with President Zelenskyy and Andrii Yermak, Head of the President’s Office, insights into how reforms were pushed through, and the role of WhatsApp in Ukrainian politics...

11 December 2024 — Sergiy Sydorenko, European Pravda