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KI Insights is the analytical unit backed by the Kyiv Independent, providing in-depth analysis of Ukraine’s politics, security, economy, and the Russia–Ukraine war from the perspective of on-the-ground researchers. Read our full analysis at https://insights.kyivindependent.com/

23h ago

Why the West Misread Putin for Decades—and What Russia’s Next Move Could Reveal Now

Russia’s relationship with its neighbours has evolved from uneasy dominance into open aggression—but was this outcome inevitable? Russia expert James Nixey(Acting Head of Research at SCEEUS and EPIK) explains what meeting Vladimir Putin revealed, why Western engagement failed, and how Moscow’s refusal to recognise its neighbours as sovereign states led to war. The episode also examines Ukrainian victory, Russia after Putin, relations with China and the long-term strategy Europe must adopt. 👉Check out our research and analytical services at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://insights.kyivindependent.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 👉Follow us on social media!⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter/X⁠:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/KI_Insight ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/ki-insights.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/kyivindependent-insights/about/?viewAsMember=true⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ #Russia #Ukraine #VladimirPutin #UkraineWar #Geopolitics #EuropeanSecurity #NATO #Kremlin #ForeignPolicy #KIInsights
Jul 23

Good Health in Wartime: WHO Official on Staying Healthy During War

Four years into the full-scale war, Ukraine's health system has cut the number of people needing emergency support from 12 million to 1.5 million. Yet challenges keep evolving: worker shortages, damaged facilities, and rising chronic disease among frontline residents. WHO Ukraine Representative Dr. Jarno Habicht explains how the country adapts every few months, what personal resilience looks like under war, and why response, recovery, and reform must run together to prepare for life after the war. *** 👉Check out our research and analytical services at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://insights.kyivindependent.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 👉Follow us on social media!⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter/X⁠:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/KI_Insight ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/ki-insights.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/kyivindependent-insights/about/?viewAsMember=true⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ #ukraine #russianukrainianwar #health #worldhealthorganization #humanitarianaid
Jul 16

Election Speculation Is Back in Ukraine: Why Now, and What Comes Next?

Ukraine’s next elections are already shaping political debate, despite there being no confirmed date. In this episode Alex Fynn and Jakub Parusinski examines whether elections could realistically happen soon, the challenges of organizing voting after years of war and displacement, and how potential candidates such as Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Valerii Zaluzhnyi and Kyrylo Budanov may position themselves. *** 👉Check out our research and analytical services at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://insights.kyivindependent.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 👉Follow us on social media!⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter/X⁠:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/KI_Insight ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/ki-insights.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/kyivindependent-insights/about/?viewAsMember=true⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ #Ukraine #Ukraineelections #Zelenskyy, #russiaukrainewar #UkraineInsights #presidentialelection
Jul 10

Key Ukraine Events (13-19 July): EU sanctions, Ukraine’s defence producers under investigation

Welcome to Ukraine’s Week Ahead, a weekly briefing by KI Insights on the key political, security, and diplomatic developments in Ukraine to watch in the coming days. Each episode highlights upcoming events, policy decisions, and international developments shaping Ukraine and the Russia–Ukraine war. #Ukraine #RussiaUkraineWar #UkraineAnalysis Upcoming events: 14 July. Webinar: How should Ukraine prepare for peace while fighting the war? Organized by Chatham House, the event will explore how Ukraine can safeguard democracy during the war and prepare for free and fair post-war elections. Register here. 16 July, online, in Ukrainian. The Centre for Economic Strategy will present its updated review of Ukraine's 2026 macroeconomic forecasts, featuring projections from government and independent experts. Register here. Follow us on social media! Twitter/X: https://x.com/KI_Insight Bluesky: https://bit.ly/BSKY-KII LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kyivindependent-insights/ Sign-up to the extended newsletter version of The Week Ahead: https://bit.ly/WeekAheadbyKII Check out our research and analytical services at https://insights.kyivindependent.com/
Jul 9

How Moscow Targets Europe Before Propaganda Begins

Russia’s war against Europe is not only military or informational. In this episode of Ukraine Insights, Dr. Elena Davlikanova explains how Moscow’s “mental warfare” aims to shape identity, values, fear, and political memory before people even make decisions. The episode explores why Europe remains vulnerable, how Ukraine challenges the myth of Russian invincibility, and why supporting Ukraine is also about defending Europe’s own future. *** 👉Check out our research and analytical services at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://insights.kyivindependent.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 👉Follow us on social media!⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter/X⁠:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/KI_Insight ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/ki-insights.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/kyivindependent-insights/about/?viewAsMember=true⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ #Ukraine #Russianpropaganda #Putin #russiaukrainewar #UkraineInsights #information warfare #propaganda
Jul 3

Key Ukraine Events (6-12 July): NATO summit, European Parliament plenary

Welcome to Ukraine’s Week Ahead, a weekly briefing by KI Insights on the key political, security, and diplomatic developments in Ukraine to watch in the coming days. Each episode highlights upcoming events, policy decisions, and international developments shaping Ukraine and the Russia–Ukraine war. #Ukraine #RussiaUkraineWar #UkraineAnalysis Upcoming events: 6-12 July, Berlin. Offline event: Berlin Defence Tech Week. The event will bring together European defence technology developers, investors, industry leaders, and policymakers to discuss innovations in autonomous systems, counter-drone technologies, and infrastructure protection. Read more here: https://eurodefense.tech/berlin-2026/ 7-8 July, Ankara. Offline event: Allies in Ankara. Official Event Hub for the 2026 NATO Summit, co-hosted by the Munich Security Conference and the SETA Foundation. Read more here: https://securityconference.org/en/events/allies-in-ankara-official-event-hub-2026-nato-summit/ Follow us on social media! Twitter/X: https://x.com/KI_Insight Bluesky: https://bit.ly/BSKY-KII LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/kyivindependent-insights/ Sign-up to the extended newsletter version of The Week Ahead: https://bit.ly/WeekAheadbyKII Check out our research and analytical services at https://insights.kyivindependent.com/
Jul 2

Who Will Pay to Rebuild Ukraine? Recovery, War & Political Tensions

Ukraine’s recovery is no longer just about rebuilding roads, cities, and infrastructure. After the Ukraine Recovery Conference, the bigger question is becoming harder to avoid: who will actually pay for Ukraine’s reconstruction — and what happens if the war lasts into 2027? In this episode of Ukraine Insights, Alex Fynn and Jakub Parusinski unpack the mood at URC, the fallout in Poland–Ukraine relations, the growing focus on defence and energy, and why Ukraine’s recovery financing is entering a much more uncertain phase. *** 👉Check out our research and analytical services at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://insights.kyivindependent.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 👉Follow us on social media!⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter/X⁠:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/KI_Insight ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠:⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/ki-insights.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/kyivindependent-insights/about/?viewAsMember=true⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ #Ukraine #UkraineRecovery #UkraineReconstruction #russiaukrainewar #UkraineInsights
Jun 25

Ukrainian Marine Veteran: The Drone Lessons Generals Ignored

What does the war in Ukraine really look like now — and why did drones become central to survival on the battlefield? What does the war in Ukraine really look like now — and why have drones become central to survival on the battlefield?In this episode of KI Insights, host Mykolaj Suchy speaks with Yevhenii Malik, a Ukrainian Marine veteran, Mariupol defender about how the battlefield has changed since Russia’s full-scale invasion. Drawing on his own military experience and recent conversations with soldiers near frontline areas, Malik explains why drones, Mavics, FPVs, UAVs and UGVs are not just “new technology,” but essential tools for reconnaissance, artillery, anti-tank strikes, engineering, mining operations and, above all, saving infantry lives. *** We’re launching Defence Analytics!KI Insights’ new in-depth defence analysis programme delivers deeper battlefield reporting, defence-tech insights, procurement signals, and assessments of Russian adaptation. 👉Learn more at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://insights.kyivindependent.com/defence-analytics⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ *** 👉Check out our research and analytical services at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://insights.kyivindependent.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 👉Follow us on social media!⁠⁠⁠⁠ Twitter/X⁠:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://twitter.com/KI_Insight⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Bluesky⁠⁠⁠⁠:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://bsky.app/profile/ki-insights.bsky.social⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ LinkedIn⁠⁠⁠: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/kyivindependent-insights/about/?viewAsMember=true⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ #RussiaUkraineWar #Defense #Drones #MilitaryDrones #DroneWarfare

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KI Insights is the analytical unit backed by the Kyiv Independent, providing in-depth analysis of Ukraine’s politics, security, economy, and the Russia–Ukraine war from the perspective of on-the-ground researchers. Read our full analysis at https://insights.kyivindependent.com/

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