While President Putin’s conditions for achieving peace with Ukraine stay unshakable amid further peace talks, civilians in occupied territories are fighting against Russification. Although rarely talked about in Western media, Ukrainians are engaging in various forms of resistance, both peaceful and violent.

Justice, the role of the EU, life under Russian occupation, and the centrality of people in Ukraine's reconstruction plans: we spoke with Oleksandra Matviichuk, human rights lawyer and director of the Center for Civil Liberties, an organization awarded the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize

After EU protests prompt a return to pre-war agricultural quotas on Ukrainian exports, agreement in principle is reached for a modernised multiannual trade, while Ukraine shifts toward higher value-added processing to boost competitiveness and mitigate quota impacts

Ukrainian refugees in Italy face mounting challenges as early solidarity fades. Language hurdles, job insecurity, and rising social tensions reveal the gap between initial support and long-term integration

The forced deportation of Ukrainian children remains a critical obstacle to peace talks, as Russia resists returning them. Despite progress in prisoner exchanges, Kyiv insists that no lasting agreement is possible without the children’s safe return

Living a life as a refugee, far from home, but constantly thinking about their country. There are those who think of returning, those who have already returned and have had to adapt to a country at war, those who perhaps will never return and will remain divided between two worlds