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.

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• 12 March. Online event: How to make Ukrainian CRM projects bankable. This online event will include a panel of ministers, international financiers, and industrial leaders to discuss the steps needed to integrate Ukraine into the Western battery supply chain. Register here.

• 19 March. Online event: “Ukraine’s next elections: Preparations, Politics, and Pitfalls.” KI Insights monthly briefing, where Senior Political Analyst, Anatoliy Oktysiuk, and Director, Jakub Parusinski, will discuss Ukraine’s push for elections. Subscribers only. Register here.

• 16-20 March, Kyiv/Online. Hybrid event: Ukraine Fintech Week 2026. The Ukrainian Association of Fintech and Innovative Companies is organizing a series of events covering key areas of fintech market development. More details&tickets here.

• 19-20 March, Lviv. Offline event: Safe, Sustainable, and Swift Reconstruction of Ukraine. This conference aims to bring together scientists, policymakers, industry leaders, educators, and experts in construction and building materials to exchange knowledge, explore cutting-edge research, and collaborate on innovative solutions for Ukraine's reconstruction. Register here.

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In this episode of Ukraine Insights, we speak with Peter Pomerantsev about Russia’s information strategy in the war against Ukraine, the export of chaos as a geopolitical tool, and why the battle for truth today is no longer about facts alone, but about identity, emotion, and narrative.

The conversation moves beyond theory into practice: what actually works against disinformation? Can democratic societies defend themselves without sacrificing openness? And what does resilience look like in a permanently contested information space?

Produced by KI Insights, the analytical unit backed by the Kyiv Independent.

This episode was recorded in February 2026.

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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.

👉Upcoming events:

• 1-3 March, Lviv. Offline event: 2026 ANZ-Ukraine Forum. Organized by the Ukrainian community in New Zealand, Mahi For Ukraine, the forum will gather leaders and specialists in defense and military resilience, emergency and crisis response, humanitarian aid, and philanthropy. Register here: https://www.ukrainianworldcongress.org/applications-open-for-participation-in-the-2026-anz-ukraine-forum/
• 3-7 March, Las Vegas, USA. Offline event: CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2026. The largest and most influential trade show for construction machinery, equipment, and technologies in North America. More details here: https://chamber.ua/events/conexpo-con-agg-2026/
• 4 March, Luxembourg. Offline event: LUCC 4th Ukraine Resilience Business Forum. Since 2023, the Forum has become a flagship platform for dialogue between Luxembourg, Ukraine, and international partners. Register here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/lucc-4th-ukraine-resilience-business-forum-tickets-1510794881159?aff=oddtdtcreator

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"There is no other outcome than sovereign Ukraine within Europe, ideally within the EU and eventually in NATO." - President Pavel

Four years into the full-scale Russia–Ukraine war, are peace talks moving anywhere? In this episode of Ukraine Insights, Czech President Petr Pavel discusses negotiations with Russia, military support for Kyiv, Europe’s long-term security, and Ukraine’s path toward EU and NATO membership.

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Four years into the Russia-Ukraine war, is a ceasefire finally possible? In this episode of Ukraine Insights, Jakub Parusinski speaks with political analyst  Anatoliy Oktysiuk about battlefield realities, Russia’s weakening economy, U.S. pressure under Trump, and Ukraine’s political future. They examine Zelensky’s re-election prospects, the role of the Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in negotiations, and whether 2026 could become a turning point in the war.

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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.

👉Upcoming events: 

• 26 February, Kyiv. Offline event: Forbes Agro 2026. A conference for agribusiness professionals focused on increasing business capitalization and integration into EU markets. Buy tickets here
• 26 February. Online event: Presentation of an updated study on Ukrainian refugees. Organized by the Center for Economic Strategy. Register here
• 1-3 March, Lviv. Offline event: 2026 ANZ-Ukraine Forum. Organized by the Ukrainian community in New Zealand, Mahi For Ukraine, the forum will gather leaders and specialists in defense and military resilience, emergency and crisis response, humanitarian aid, and philanthropy. Register here

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Russia is advancing — but slowly. Negotiations continue — but without breakthrough. In this episode of Ukraine Insights, KI analyst Mykolaj Suchy speaks with Glib Voloskyi, analyst at the Initiatives Centre of Come Back Alive, to examine the battlefield realities shaping the Ukraine war in 2026.They discuss theories of victory, Ukraine’s strategy of attrition, mobilization challenges, economic pressure, and the conditions that could determine whether the Ukraine war ends in collapse, ceasefire, or strategic stabilization. What would success look like for Ukraine in 2026 — and what risks could reshape Europe’s security landscape?

Produced by KI Insights, the analytical unit backed by the Kyiv Independent.

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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.

Upcoming events: 

• 19 Feb. Ukraine Battlefield Update: Strategic, Operational, and Technological Evolutions: https://kyivindependent.com/ukraine-battlefield-update-strategic-operational-and-defense-technology-shifts-next-ki-insights-monthly-briefing/ 

• 17–19 Feb. NAHB International Builders’ Show 2026: https://registration.experientevent.com/ShowNHB261/?_gl=1*1tf1iah*_gcl_au*MTIxMTM wODkzNy4xNzY3OTUzMjU4*_ga*MTA2NTMwNzI5Mi4xNzY3OTUzMjU5*_ga_HLKM3NY6B2*czE3Njc5NTMyNTgkbzEkZzAkdDE3Njc5NTMyNjAkajU4JGwwJGgw

• 17-21 Feb. 18th International Conference on Advanced Trends in Radioelectronics, Telecommunications and Computer Engineering: https://tcset.ieee.org.ua/ 

• 19–20 Feb. Kyiv International Cyber Resilience Forum 2026: https://cyberforumkyiv.org/en 

• 26 Feb. Forbes Agro 2026: https://forbes.ua/events/forbes-agro-2026?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=pmax_event&utm_content=event_agro26&utm_term=&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23444823752&gbraid=0AAAAABt8f-bvi9FDfTOgdKettYm867t7v&gclid=CjwKCAiAv5bMBhAIEiwAqP9GuB6S7sv6dgAovBRiQpdmxQ56dPUnjDhtmc6kW0ItFdmWeanLiyCf7xoCcroQAvD_BwE 

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Are the 2026 Winter Olympics in Milan turning into a commercial for Russia’s war?

Hockey legend Dominik Hašek joins us to discuss the IOC’s double standards toward Ukrainian athletes, how sport is being used to normalize Russian aggression on the global stage, the wider implications of Vladyslav Heraskevych and other Ukrainian athletes being barred, and the role of Russian athletes in state propaganda.

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The Russia–Ukraine war has transformed Ukraine’s politics and its relationship with Russia. Meanwhile, Moscow is exporting its “political technology” to influence politics across Europe.

Prof. Andrew Wilson joins Olena Yermakova to discuss how Ukraine has evolved since 1991, the impact of the full-scale war, and why a peace deal with Vladimir Putin could prove dangerously unstable.

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