Ukrainian opposition leader Vitali Klitschko makes a powerful case for a European future for his country, and calls for meaningful political and economic reforms.
The ongoing turmoil in Ukraine is shifting European and American attitudes toward Moscow. The West is perceiving the Ukrainian crisis through the prism of Russia.
The protesters in Kiev have a real chance of ushering in a more democratic system. If taking sides with them means taking a stance against Russia’s Vladimir Putin, so be it.
The EU is structurally incapable of using forceful, uncompromising methods to get what it wants. Yet sometimes the ability to play political hardball is just what the EU needs.
Recent protests in the Ukrainian capital are the biggest since the Orange Revolution of 2004. There are signs that this time around, things might turn out differently.
Every week a selection of leading experts answer a new question from Judy Dempsey on the foreign and security policy challenges shaping Europe’s role in the world.
The EU needs to revise its approach toward Ukraine. That means involving civil society and a range of other actors if and when negotiations between Brussels and Kiev resume.
The EU’s most immediate task in Ukraine is to stop treating Viktor Yanukovych as a privileged partner. The EU must build on its values to become a serious geostrategic player.
Whatever happens at today’s Vilnius summit, EU Enlargement Commissioner Štefan Füle believes that the prospect of membership is the most transformative instrument the EU has.
Ukraine’s decision not to sign a landmark agreement with the EU does not signal defeat for the EU’s foreign policy. On the contrary, the bloc emerges stronger than before.