Forum for Ukrainian Studies

01/19/2025

Frozen Russian assets are Europe’s trump card; Russia’s shadow fleet fuels war economy while dodging sanctions.

CIUS weekly report on media coverage of Ukrainian affairs. The most-read and relevant articles about Ukraine during 5–11 January 2025.

01/16/2025

In this report: the USA lacks a strategy of maximum pressure on Russia; Europe is still dependent on Russian energy.

CIUS weekly report on North American media coverage of Ukrainian affairs, 29 December 2024–4 January 2025. Only the most-read and relevant articles.

12/10/2024

In this report: five conditions that have changed globally; bad peace is more expensive; Trump’s peace deal between Russia and Ukraine is not viable; robust security guarantees key to successful peace talks with Putin.

CIUS weekly report on North American media coverage of Ukrainian affairs, 24–30 November 2024. Only the most-read and relevant articles.

11/25/2024

Europe can take over the role of the US in Ukraine.

CIUS weekly report on North American media coverage of Ukrainian affairs, 10–16 November 2024. Only the most-read and relevant articles.

11/06/2024

Last year, the Forum interviewed Mitchell Orenstein, and here is what he had to say about Trump and what his victory could mean for Ukraine.

"Time is probably on the side of Ukraine in this war, as long as it has solid backing from its Western partners."

10/31/2024

𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐇𝐢𝐫𝐨𝐚𝐤𝐢 𝐊𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐲𝐚'𝐬 𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 Forum for Ukrainian Studies:
"Donbas, like any other region of Ukraine, has its own specificity, it has always been Ukrainian ethnic territory and should not be demonized as Ukraine’s “Other.” Of course, we generally seek to listen to others in order to understand them. The problem is that neither listening nor understanding are simple or straightforward. The Donbas region (today’s Luhansk and Donetsk oblasts), an industrial center of coal mining and metallurgy, has a complex history that tends to baffle and challenge outside observers. The war Russia unleashed against Ukraine in 2014 makes Zhadan’s call for hearing the Donbas without prejudice all the more appropriate and timely."

"The recent Ukrainian literature on the Donbas demonstrates how important the Donbas remains to both Ukraine’s intellectual life and Ukraine’s existence as a sovereign state."

10/21/2024

Ukraine’s membership in NATO would be a guarantee of peace in Europe.

CIUS weekly report on North American media coverage of Ukrainian affairs, 6–12 October 2024. Only the most-read and relevant articles.

09/23/2024

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗨𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲: US restrictions on hitting Russia are hurting Ukraine; the Hundred Years’ War teaches us about the Ukrainian offensive on Kursk; Ukraine needs a new storyline.
𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗿: Kursk operation demonstrates Russia’s weakness; Putin signals willingness for talks, offers terms Ukraine deems unacceptable.

CIUS weekly report on North American media coverage of Ukrainian affairs, 1–7 September 2024. Only the most-read and relevant articles.

09/11/2024

The Kursk offensive impacted the course of the Russo-Ukrainian war, making Russia experience the war on its soil.

CIUS weekly report on North American media coverage of Ukrainian affairs, 25–31 August 2024. Only the most-read and relevant articles.

09/05/2024

Ukraine’s invasion of Kursk has destroyed Kremlin narratives and exposed Russia's “red lines” as bluffs.

CIUS weekly report on North American media coverage of Ukrainian affairs, 18–24 August 2024. Only the most-read and relevant articles.

08/30/2024

The world and Ukraine: Ukraine’s efforts solve global problems; Ukraine should build on the success of its invasion of ; operation is a turning point in the war.

CIUS weekly report on North American media coverage of Ukrainian affairs, 11–17 August 2024. Only the most-read and relevant articles.

08/20/2024

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐔𝐤𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞: how F-16s will affect the Russo-Ukrainian war; presidential election could bring relief to ; Ukraine can rightfully seize initiative in this war; Ukraine’s operation may accelerate war’s end.

CIUS weekly report on North American media coverage of Ukrainian affairs, 4–10 August 2024. Only the most-read and relevant articles.

07/31/2024

How to build a lasting peace in Ukraine; Canada can help mitigate Russia’s Baltic threat; EU is a bigger threat to Russia than NATO; Russians expect nothing from the Russo-Ukrainian war; Russia is running out of weapons.
Read the report: https://ukrainian-studies.ca/2024/07/29/eu-is-a-bigger-threat-to-russia-than-nato/

07/25/2024

"Due to the Vatican’s aforementioned spiritual aspirations, in addition to social and media pressures, the Pope wants to contribute to resolving the Russo-Ukrainian war. For this reason, he tries to maintain good relations with both Russia and Ukraine, although I do not know whether this is possible. You can see how after Pope Francis makes a statement supportive of Ukraine, he will follow it by saying something in praise of Russian culture, Dostoyevsky, or Orthodoxy. For example, a week after the Pope kissed a Ukrainian flag sent from the town of Bucha, he invited a Russian woman to hold a cross together with a Ukrainian woman during the Via Crucis [Way of the Cross] ceremony in Rome."

"So far, often Ukrainian Catholics have unquestionably been hurt by the Vatican’s approach to the conflict."

07/24/2024

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗨𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲: the best way for Ukraine to join NATO; NATO summit should create conditions for Ukraine’s victory; NATO needs Ukraine.

𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗿: Moscow has moved to a new war economy; Russia’s attack on Kyiv children’s hospital highlights Putin’s phony rhetoric.

CIUS weekly report on North American media coverage of Ukrainian affairs, 7–13 July 2024. Only the most-read and relevant articles.

07/04/2024

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗨𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲: a new Marshall Plan for Ukraine should be developed; Ukraine needs a “wet gap crossing” to NATO.

𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗿: сooperation between North Korea and Russia could threaten the world; Russia seeks to destroy the world order; Putin’s warmongering tarnishes Russia’s legacy.

CIUS weekly report on North American media coverage of Ukrainian affairs, 16–22 June 2024. Only the most-read and relevant articles.

06/19/2024

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐥𝐝 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐔𝐤𝐫𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐞: Ukraine is defeating Russia in Crimea; now is not the time for peace talks between Ukraine and Russia; USA should have a plan for Ukraine; Canada’s inaction on seized Russian assets hinders support for Ukraine.

𝐑𝐮𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐚 𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐫: South Africa is drifting in its attitude to Russia’s war against Ukraine.

CIUS weekly report on North American media coverage of Ukrainian affairs, 2–8 June 2024. Only the most-read and relevant articles.

06/11/2024

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗨𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲: Europe needs to rearm faster; Ukraine needs a military strategy to outlast Russia; Washington’s red lines may change; Canada supports Ukraine strikes inside Russia with West’s weapons;

𝗥𝘂𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗮 𝗮𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗿: Russia is flooding the West with disinformation; attacks on Russian liberals reveal Putin’s insecurity.

CIUS weekly report on North American media coverage of Ukrainian affairs, 26 May–1 June 2024. Only the most-read and relevant articles.