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Russia's War on Ukraine

01/03/2022

Three persons look at damage caused by the shelling of Kyiv. IMAGO / Ukrinform

The Russian invasion of Ukraine is a war of aggression that we condemn in the strongest possible terms. We are very worried about the people in Ukraine. With our research and expertise on Ukraine and the entire region of Eastern Europe, we at ZOiS will continue to contribute to the fact-based assessment of the situation. We also strive to maintain our contacts with researchers, journalists and artists who are in need, have had to flee, or come under political pressure, regardless of where they are located.

Our online dossier gathers relevant background information in addition to recent articles and assessments by ZOiS experts.

ZOiS Spotlight 8/2023

Ukrainian Activists in Germany: Feeling Positive Despite Daily Challenges

by Kostiantyn Fedorenko 19/04/2023

In Germany, Ukrainian residents as well as refugees have taken up social activism as a consequence of Russia’s full scale invasion. From their motivations to everyday challenges and life satisfaction, interviews with individuals from both groups give insight into activists’ experiences abroad.

ZOiS Report 1/2023

Education and Displacement: Ukrainian Families in Germany

by Irina Mützelburg Félix Krawatzek 30/03/2023

This report focuses on the question of education in the context of displacement, looking specifically at the conditions in the very first months after arrival. We draw on an original online survey conducted among displaced Ukrainian parents as well as numerous qualitative interviews.

ZOiS Spotlight 6/2023

China’s Peace Plan for Ukraine: Responsible Leadership?

by Valentin Krüsmann 22/03/2023

Chinese president Xi Jinping reportedly plans to speak with his Ukrainian counterpart later this month. But China’s positioning towards Russia shows that far from being an honest broker, it is using the war to present itself to the global South as a responsible leader while framing the US in the opposite terms.

ZOiS Spotlight 5/2023

The International Grain Trade and the War

by Linde Götz 09/03/2023

The Russian invasion of Ukraine has driven up grain prices, disrupted value chains and threatened grain supply of countries affected by hunger. There is a serious concern that Russia – the world’s largest wheat exporter – could exploit its power as a weapon of war. How are things looking in the global grain trade?

ZOiS Spotlight 4/2023

The Puzzle of Ukrainian Resilience: Hidden Factors and Potential Risks

by Yuliya Bidenko 22/02/2023

Ukrainian resistance on the battlefield is unthinkable without the resilience of Ukrainian citizens. This resilience rests on a bedrock of civil society engagement in the years since 2014, which spurred reforms and the wider societal changes that made such a coordinated response to the Russian invasion possible.

ZOiS Spotlight 2/2023

Ukraine: Humour as a Weapon of War

by Orest Semotiuk 25/01/2023

Since the start of Russia’s attack on Ukraine, memes and cartoons have become an integral part of the media discourse. Using humour and satire, they not only comment on the progress of the war but also convey values and ideological principles, making them a unique contemporary record of the unfolding events.

MORE ZOiS PUBLICATIONS

External publications by ZOiS experts in academic and other journals, edited volumes, and blogs.

Video: Ukraine Research Network@ZOiS

A workshop with members of the Behavioural Scientists for Ukraine network and the Ukraine Research Network@ZOiS (UNET) to gather feedback and ideas on how to translate hypothetical evacuation alerts into a more realistic setting to increase their potential to save lives.

Podcast: Roundtable Osteuropa 33/2022

Wir nehmen den Weihnachtspodcast zum Anlass, um uns denjenigen Kirchen zu widmen, die unmittelbar in Russlands Krieg gegen die Ukraine involviert sind: die Russisch Orthodoxe Kirche und die Orthodoxen Kirchen in der Ukraine.

Video: Panel Discussion

Recently, the German initiative #OutInChurch draw the public attention to the conflicts LGBTIQ*-people experience within their religious communities. After a brief introduction on the religious and human rights situation in Ukraine strategies to reconcile or ignore competing identies are discussed.

MORE PODCASTS AND EVENT RECORDINGS

Euromaidan - Chronik eines angekündigten Krieges

TV documentation by Arte with assessments by Gwendolyn Sasse (30/05/2023)

Prof. Sasse in Gifhorn: Es geht um die Zerstörung der Ukraine

Article with quotes by Gwendolyn Sasse (27/04/2023)

Erklär mir die Krim, Gwendolyn Sasse

Podcast with Gwendolyn Sasse (11/04/2023)

Die Krim: Anfang und Ende des Ukraine-Kriegs?

Assessments by Gwendolyn Sasse for BR24 (06/04/2023)

Studie zur Bildungssituation von geflüchteten ukrainischen Kindern

DieLinde article with assessments by Irina Mützelburg and Félix Krawatzek (04/04/2023)

„Frieden wollen alle“: Politikwissenschaftlerin Gwendolyn Sasse zum Ukrainekrieg

Interview with Gwendolyn Sasse for Hessische/Niedersächsische Allgemeine (24/03/2023)

Ukraine-Verteidigungsminister: Warum ist Resnikow noch im Amt?

Article with quotes by Yuliya Bidenko (07/03/2023)

Westliche Firmen umgehen Russland-Sanktionen

Interview with Beate Eschment for Schweizer Rundunk (28/02/2023)

Das Jahr ohne Frieden - Russlands Krieg gegen die Ukraine und seine Folgen

Gwendolyn Sasse participated in the podcast from "STUDIO14, der rbb Dachlounge" (24/02/2023)

How Russia's War In Ukraine Changed Europe

Article with assessments by Gwendolyn Sasse in the Huffington Post (24/02/2023)

„Ein Regimewechsel ist nicht das Kriegsziel“

Interview with Gwendolyn Sasse and Jörg Baberowski in the taz (24/02/2023)

Ein Jahr russischer Angriffskrieg gegen die Ukraine

3Sat reporting for kulturzeit with quotes by Gwendolyn Sasse (23/02/2023)

Retour sur 1 an de guerre en Ukraine

Interview wit Félix Krawatzek for Radio Canada (23/02/2023)

Ukraine in Our Future

Essay for The New York Review of Books by Timothy Garton Ash referencing Gwendolyn Sasse's book (23/02/2023)

MORE MEDIA CONTRIBUTIONS