Unbroken Ukraine. 365 days
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One year of war has not broken Ukraine and its people.?Unexpectedly, the country has withstood Russian aggression. Its cities are the object of strikes and carry the deep scars of the bombing. Some have been captured by the Russian armies and others have been liberated by the Ukrainian forces. The Ukrainian population is suffering the consequences of Russia’s unprovoked invasion. Millions of them have left Ukraine and searched for rescue in the EU or the neighbouring countries, others are internally displaced or enduring the consequences of the conflict at home. But despite the destruction and the suffering, Russia has not bent the will of Ukraine, which enjoys the complete political support of the EU and its member states.?
With this dossier, the Progressive Post wants to?mark this tragic first anniversary by looking above all at the Ukrainian people and at the way the country’s politics and society will be changed forever by this war. We also look at the reconstruction, which will need the EU’s support and that will take decades to be completed. Finally, we look at ourselves, the progressive family, and how this conflict has impacted European Social Democracy.?
The civilian population continues to bear the brunt of Russia’s unprovoked onslaught on Ukraine. Consequently, Russia’s possible defeat on the battlefield might still prove to be a Pyrrhic victory for Ukraine, which now faces the daunting prospect of having to cope with a ‘lost generation’ of its citizens.?Read more.
Article written by Andriy Korniychuk, member of the European Studies Unit, Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of Sciences
A long-awaited vacation, apartment renovation, research and new business development…?–?these were the ordinary plans of Ukrainians in 2022. Instead, many had to leave their 'normal' life, families, their homes.?You will have seen it on photos or in video streams: children's toys are pressed together with stones and metal, mixed with rests of food, cupboards and other debris. An immense force reduced the three-dimensional living space of millions of apartments into two dimensions. This has caused unspeakable pain for those who have witnessed it.?Read more.
Article written by Victoria Vdovychenko , Associate Professor, Borys Grinchenko Kyiv Metropolitan University , Adjunct Professor, University of Bologna, British Academy Fellow
’Unbroken’. This is the name mayor Andryi Sadovyi has chosen to give to the rehabilitation centre he intends to build in his city, Lviv, for all Ukrainians arriving there injured by the war. "Many of them have lost everything. Home. Family. Childhood. And yet remain… unbroken". On top of the admirable resistance it shows, this example also demonstrates the enormous role mayors, local and regional elected representatives have played in Ukraine to help their communities survive since the start of Putin’s brutal invasion.?Read more.
Article written by Vasco Alves Cordeiro, President of the European Committee of the Regions
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One year has passed since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine by the Russian Federation. On the morning of 24 February 2022, we woke up to a new reality that definitively ended the post-Cold War status quo. Russia, theoretically possessing the second most powerful army in the world, violated international law and began bombing military and civilian targets across Ukraine.?Read more.
Article written by Bartosz Rydlinski, Co-founder of Ignacy Daszynski Center, collaborator of Aleksander Kwasniewski’s Foundation “Amicus Europae"
UPCOMING EVENT
23 February 2023, 14:00-16:00, Online
Join us to mark the first anniversary of the Russian invasion. We will?pay tribute to the defenders of Ukrainian independence, and highlight the European efforts of solidarity and preparations for reconstruction. The event will also serve as an opportunity to take stock of FEPS work since February 2022 on the war and its various implications, and?of the?impact on European politics and security architecture. In addition,?the event?will?outline and promote forthcoming actions, particularly the FEPS-LPP book on the ongoing war in Ukraine.?
You can follow the event online and join the discussion on the present and future of Ukraine with?László Andor,?FEPS?Secretary General;?Uwe Optenh?gel, FEPS Vice-President; Stephen Bronner, Co-Director at the International Council for Diplomacy and Dialogue;?Yuliya Yurchenko, Senior?Lecturer and?Researcher in political economy (UK);?André Gerrits, Professor of?international?studies and?global?politics; and other?Foresight project?experts. Read more.
This dossier was published in the?Progressive Post.
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