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Ukraine’s Next Elections: Preparations, Politics, and Pitfalls — next KI Insights monthly briefing

Political competition in Ukraine is back with a vengeance. After a gradual thawing over the past 18 months, the events of the first two months of 2026 have confirmed that the relatively long-lasting freeze at the beginning of the full-scale invasion is over. Despite this resumption of political competition, elections seem perpetually three-six months ahead as peace negotiations prove unsuccessful. Join our Senior Political Analyst, Anatoliy Oktysiuk, and Director, Jakub Parusinski, as we discus

Gabrielius Landsbergis: Ukraine is Europe. Now Europe must be defiant like Ukraine

After years of bravery and sacrifice for freedom, democracy, and the European way of life, there can be no question that Ukraine is European. Raising this question is no longer a valid contribution to any debate on Ukraine's future, it is merely deliberate and hypocritical sabotage of millions of people's struggle to achieve what we in the rest of Europe take for granted. By any measure, Ukraine is the world's leading advocate for justice and lasting peace based on the European values that we,

a rally in support of Ukraine at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin, Germany, on Feb. 24, 2024.

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The Kyiv Independent delivers reliable news, context, and on-the-ground reporting from Ukraine. The largest country located entirely in Europe, Ukrainian territory covers 603,628 square kilometers (233,062 square miles), and is bordered by seven countries, namely Russia, Belarus, Poland, Slovakia, Hungary, Romania, and Moldova. Ukraine traces its history back to the medieval state of Kyivan Rus.

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