Last week (February 6–12), Volodymyr Zelensky had a number of important international visits. He met the leaders of the UK, Belgium, France, and Germany, as well as the high officials of the European Commission and the European Council. During these meetings, the President called for the provision of combat aircraft and other weapons to Ukraine. In addition, he received guarantees from France, Germany and the EU that they will support Ukraine as long as it takes to win. At a meeting with Pre...

The Сivil network OPORA presented recommendations on the reintegration of Ukrainian refugees into the social and political life of Ukraine, in particular, for the first post-war elections, based on the study "Media Consumption and Public Activity of Ukrainian People in Poland". OPORA's representatives reported that it was the first survey among Ukrainians who found themselves abroad in search of refuge from russian aggression in Ukraine. In the future, the network plans to conduct a series of...

Olga Aivazovska, head of the board of the Civil Network OPORA spoke at the press briefing of the International Center for Ukrainian Victory.

Russia is waging an aggressive war against Ukraine, in violation of the rules of war. The enemy army is killing civilians, and obliterating entire cities with rocket and artillery strikes. Mariupol, Severodonetsk, Izyum and Soledar were almost completely destroyed by the invaders. The extent of the war crimes committed by Russians will be definitively understood only after the complete liberation of all the occupied territories. Currently, Ukrainian law enforcement officers are investigating ...

Last week (January 30 – February 5), President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, visited Kyiv. She highlighted the significant progress that Ukraine has made in implementing the recommendations required to open EU accession negotiations. In addition, the politician assured that Ukraine will become the EU⁠member. On February, 5, a new stage of EU sanctions against russia was launched. It is a ban on the imports of petroleum products, in addition to the December ban on the purch...

UK’s Minister for Security Tom Tugendhat with a delegation of British diplomats attended the Center for Assisting War Crimes Documentation in Warsaw, opened by the Civil Network OPORA.

The collection of preliminary interviews by lawyers and psychologists of the Center for the Documentation of War Crimes (hereinafter - the Center) began on September 12, 2022, and from that time until December 27, 656 preliminary interviews were collected. Witnesses and victims reported about 4487 war crimes. Interviews were collected directly at the Center premises (Marszalkowska 77/79) in Warsaw and during the visits of specialists (lawyers and psychologists) to the places of centralized re...

Last week (January 23–29) saw a distinctive turning point in strengthening Ukraine's defense capability. Our Armed Forces will receive German Leopard tanks and US Abrams tanks. Germany also allowed other countries to re-export tanks of their production. Over the past week, Ukraine has expanded the tank coalition to 12 countries, which can potentially provide more than 300 modern vehicles. At the same time, russia is planning a new wave of offensive in the coming months, mobilizing Ukrainian c...