Russia's War on Ukraine
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 from our archive in addition to recent articles and assessments by ZOiS experts.
ZOiS Experts in the Media
24 May 2022
Gwendolyn Sasse comments on Deutschlandfunk Kultur on the prospects for a possible end to the war against Ukraine (German).
18 May 2022
Félix Krawatzek comments for Radio Canada on the decision of Sweden and Finland to join NATO (French).
17 May 2022
Regina Elsner is quoted in an article by Die Eule that looks at the Pope's position on the Russian Orthodox Church in the context of the Russia-Ukraine war (German).
17 May 2022
Gwendolyn Sasse is interviewed as an expert in the ZDF TV documentary "Putin – Der gefährliche Despot" (German).
11 May 2022
Gwendolyn Sasse is a guest on the political talkshow Markus Lanz to discuss Russia's war against Ukraine and Putins war communications and tactics (German).
11 May 2022
Regina Elsner comments in an interview with Deutsche Welle on the role of Patriarch Cyril in Russia's war against Ukraine (German).
10 May 2022
In an interview with alpha-demokratie, Regina Elsner sheds light on the relationship of the Russian Orthodox Church to the Putin regime (German).
9 May 2022
In a radio report by BR2's Radio Welt, Gwendolyn Sasse is interviewed about Russian state rhetoric on the occasion of Victory Day (German).
9 May 2022
In an interview with ARD's Morgenmagazin, Gwendolyn Sasse talks about the relevance of the 9 May celebrations in Russia and Ukraine (German).
8 May 2022
Sabine von Löwis talks to Radio France Internationale about Victor Gusan, the founder of the Transnistrian Sheriff Group (French).
8 May 2022
In an interview with Deutschlandfunk Kulturfragen, Gwendolyn Sasse talks about the commemoration of 8/9 May in Ukraine and Russia (German).
6 May 2022
Ecumenical Studies quotes Regina Elsner on the relationship of Pope Francis and Patriarch Cyril in the Russia-Ukraine war (Ukrainian).
6 May 2022
Regina Elsner is quoted by katholisch.de on Pope Francis' positioning vis-à-vis the Russian Orthodox Patriarch Cyril (German).
5 May 2022
The blog CORRECTIV - Research for Society quotes Tatiana Zhurzhenko in an article on the Russian narrative of Nazis in Ukraine (German).
4 May 2022
Domradio interviews Regina Elsner on the Pope's stance on the Russia-Ukraine war (German).
3 May 2022
On Pope Francis' will to meet Putin, Regina Elsner is interviewed on BR 24 (German).
30 April 2022
In an interview with RP Online, Regina Elsner explains why there are no major protests against the war in Russia (German).
25 April 2022
For CTV News, Félix Krawatzek comments on the attitudes of young people in Russia and Ukraine toward the war (English).
23 April 2022
Regina Elsner speaks to WDR on the responsibility of the churches in Russia's war against Ukraine (German).
22 April 2022
Beate Eschment explains on SRF how the Central Asian states relate to Russia's war against Ukraine (German).
22 April 2022
Bayrischer Rundfunk reports that Pope Francis will not travel to Ukraine for the time being, drawing on assessments by Regina Elsner (German).
20 April 2022
Deutschlandfunk quotes Regina Elsner on criticism of the Russian Orthodox Church's stance in the Russia-Ukraine war (German).
20 April 2022
The New York Times morning newsletter refers to this year's ZOiS poll in Donbass (German).
15 April 2022
tagesschau highlights the role of Russian Orthodox Patriarch Cyril in the war against Ukraine with quotes from Regina Elsner (German).
12 April 2022
BR 24 analyzes the positioning of Russian Orthodox Patriarch Cyril on the war against Ukraine, referring among other things to Regina Elsner's analyses (German).
11 April 2022
Die Eule refers to Regina Elsner's analyses on the Russian Orthodox Church in the war against Ukraine (German).
10 April 2022
in the NRD podcast 'vertikal horizontal. Questions of Faith and Conscience' Regina Elsner comments on the role of the Russian Orthodox Church in the Russia-Ukraine war (German).
9 April 2022
Deutsche Welle quotes Gwendolyn Sasse on the pro-Russian protests in Germany (Russian).
7 April 2022
Based on assessments by Beate Eschment, Die Presse looks at the position of the Central Asian states on the Russia-Ukraine war (German).
7 April 2022
In the podcast of the Federal Agency for Civic Education "Aus Politik und Zeitgeschichte - Ende der Sowjetunion" Gwendolyn Sasse talks about the aftermath of the collapse of the Soviet Union (German).
3 April 2022
evangelisch.de quotes Regina Elsner with assessments on the role of the Moscow Patriarchate in the war against Ukraine (German).
31 March 2022
Regina Elsner is quoted in an article in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung on the situation of Russian Orthodox in Ukraine (German).
31 March 2022
On Markus Lanz's talk show, Gwendolyn Sasse discusses the topic of a possible energy embargo against Russia (German).
31 March 2022
Beate Eschment classifies for t-online the reactions of the Central Asian states, especially Kazakhstan, to the Ukraine war (German).
31 March 2022
For Judy Dempsey's Strategic Europe, Gwendolyn Sasse assesses the state of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine (German).
30 March 2022
In the france culture podcast Le Temps du débat, Irina Mützelburg explains European migration policy since the flight movement in 2015 (French).
30 March 2022
In SWR 2 Forum Regina Elsner discusses the attitude of Christian churches in the Russia-Ukraine war (German).
30 March 2022
In the ntv podcast Wieder was gelernt Sabine von Löwis looks at the implications of the Russia-Ukraine war for Georgia and Moldova (German).
30 March 2022
In the SRF Tagesgespräch Gwendolyn Sasse assesses the latest round of negotiations between Russia and Ukraine (German).
30 March 2022
The tagesschau interviews Gwendolyn Sasse on the alleged withdrawal of Russian troops near Kyiv (German).
30 March 2022
As a guest on Morgenmagazin, Gwendolyn Sasse comments on the peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine in Istanbul (German).
30 March 2022
The Tagesspiegel quotes Beate Eschment on the Central Asian reaction to Russia's war against Ukraine (German).
29 March 2022
On Deutschlandfunk Nova's Kurz und Heute, Gwendolyn Sasse explains the concept of neutrality in the negotiations between Russia and Ukraine (German).
29 March 2022
The Merkur quotes Gwendolyn Sasse with assessments of the peace negotiations between Russia and Ukraine (German).
29 March 2022
Gwendolyn Sasse explores the design of a possible peace treaty between Russia and Ukraine in an interview with tagesschau (German).
29 March 2022
In an interview with Deutschlandfunk, Gwendolyn Sasse comments on Russia's disinformation campaigns in Germany (German).
28 March 2022
Gwendolyn Sasse is quoted by the Tagesspiegel on Putin's political confidants (German).
27 March 2022
In the Religion in Praxis Conversation Series podcast, Regina Elsner looks at the political theology of Russia's war of aggression against Ukraine.
26 March 2022
The Independent examines Belarusians' attitudes to the Russia-Ukraine war, quoting Gwendolyn Sasse (English).
25 March 2022
On the blog Vielfalt leben Regina Elsner anaylsises the religious dimensions of the Russian war against Ukraine (German)
24 March 2022
Deutsche Welle quotes Tatiana Golova on Russian-speaking communities in Germany and the war in Ukraine (Russian).
24 March 2022
In a conversation on WDR 2, Gwendoyln Sasse looks at the history of Putin's foreign policy (German).
24 March 2022
Regina Elsner talks to WDR 3 Resonanzen about the Pope's ability to mediate in the Russia-Ukraine war (German).
23 March 2022
Regina Elsner comments in the Süddeutsche on the Pope's role in the Russia-Ukraine war (German).
23 March 2022
At the Deutsche Welle programme To the point discusses NATO's options for action in the Russia-Ukraine war (English).
21 March 2022
On Domradio, Regina Elsner gives her assessment of the conversation between Pope Francis and the Russian Orthodox Patriarch Cyril (German).
21 March 2022
In the Deutschlandfunk programme @mediasres, Gwendolyn Sasse comments on the planned merger of the Ukrainian TV channels (German).
18 March 2022
Gwendolyn Sasse analyses current developments in the Russia-Ukraine war in ARTE Journal (German).
17 March 2022
In the Augsburger Allgemeine, Regina Elsner is quoted on the attitude of Russian Orthodox priests to the war against Ukraine (German).
17 March 2022
In an interview with katholisch.de Regina Elsner comments on the conversation between Pope Francis and the Russian Orthodox Patriarch Cyril I. (German). (German).
17 March 2022
On Scotland Tonight, Gwendolyn Sasse discusses the negotiations between Russia and Ukraine with Olga Onuch (English).
17 March 2022
The Wall Street Journal analyses the concept of 'Russian World' and its role in the context of the war against Ukraine quoting Regina Elsner and other experts (English).
17 March 2022
Katholisch.de reports on the Russian Orthodox Church in Africa. With quotes by Regina Elsner (German).
16 March 2022
The tagesschau quotes Gwendolyn Sasse on the negotiations between Russia and Ukraine (German).
15 March 2022
In the ZDF Mittagmagazin Gwendolyn Sasse comments on the negotiations between Russia and Ukraine (German).
14 March 2022
For WDR 5 Politikum, Beate Eschment comments on the position of the Central Asian states in the Russia-Ukraine war (German).
14 March 2022
Atlante delle Guerre e die conflitti del mondo interviews Regina Elsner on the role of the Russian Orthodox Church in Russia's invasion of Ukraine (German).
13 March 2022
On a rbbKultur special Gwendolyn Sasse comments on the implications of Russia's invasion of Ukraine (German).
12 March 2022
Regina Elsner is a guest on the KATAPULT podcast and analyses the role of the Russian Orthodox Church in Russia's war against Ukraine (German).
12 March 2022
In an interview with rbb inforadio, Gwendolyn Sasse gives her assessment of the information situation and disinformation in Russia (German).
12 March 2022
On rbbKultur Gwendolyn Sasse comments on the consequences of the invasion of Ukraine (German).
11 March 2022
The Sueddeutsche examines the Russian-German scientific exchange against the background of the Russian attack on Ukraine with assessments by Christian Schaich (German).
10 March 2022
On Deutschlanfunk Kultur Regina Elsner talks about the support of the Orthodox Church in Russia for Putin's war of aggression (German).
10 March 2022
In an interview with SRF, Regina Elsner explains the relationship of the various Orthodox Churches against the background of the war in Ukraine (German).
10 March 2022
Gwendolyn Sasse comments on Volodymyr Selenskyj's public relations work during the war in the mittagsmagazin programme of the German public broadcaster Ersten (German).
10 March 2022
Der Spiegel quotes Gwendolyn Sasse on possible successors to Putin at the head of the Russian state (German).
10 March 2022
In an interview for Radio Canada, Félix Krawatzek talks about the possible consequences of increasing numbers of Ukrainian refugees in European countries (French).
9 March 2022
Gwendolyn Sasse analyses Volodymyr Selensky's role in Russia's current war against Ukraine in tagesthemen (German).
9 March 2022
In the Himmelklar podcast Regina Elsner talks about the church during the Russian attack on Ukraine (German).
9 March 2022
On katholisch.de Regina Elsner comments on the role of religion in the war in Ukraine (German).
8 March 2022
Trouw assesses the role of the Russian Orthodox Church during Russia's attack on Ukraine with expertise from Regina Elsner (Dutch).
7 March 2022
Beate Eschment comments on Kazakhstan's perspective on Russia's invasion of Ukraine in an interview with Reuters (German).
7 March 2022
On Bayrischer Rundfunk, Regina Elsner assesses the role of the churches in Russia's war in Ukraine (German).
7 March 2022
The Rheinische Post comments on the role of the Russian Orthodox Church in Russia's war in Ukraine with quotes by Regina Elsner (German).
6 March 2022
On Deutschlandfunk, Gwendolyn Sasse assesses the current war situation in Ukraine (Detusch).
4 March 2022
The Lausitzer Rundschau interviews Regina Elsner regarding the Russian Orthodox Church in the Russia-Ukraine war (German).
4 March 2022
On Deutschlandfunk's Kultur heute, Félix Krawatzek comments on the treatment of Russian artists (German).
4 March 2022
Trouw quotes Regina Elsner on the role of the Russian Orthodox Church in the Russian invasion of Ukraine (Dutch).
4 March 2022
In the Deutschlandfunk Kultur programme Wortwechsel, Gwendolyn Sasse discusses the "turn of the times" in the wake of Russia's war in Ukraine (German).
3 March 2022
In an Interview with SWR Aktuell, Gwendolyn Sasse talks about what Selenskyi means for Ukrainians during the war (German).
3 March 2022
In the SWR2 programme Forum, Gwendolyn Sasse discusses the war in Ukraine and possible courses of events with academics and journalists (German).
28 February 2022
In Brennpunkt, Gwendolyn Sasse analyses the domestic political situation in Russia in the context of the war against Ukraine (German).
28 February 2022
On rbb inforadio, Gwendolyn Sasse comments on the political implications of Russia's attack on Ukraine (German).
28 February 2022
On Deutschlandfunk, Regina Elsner talks about religion in Russia's war against Ukraine (German).
28 February 2022
On NDR Gwendolyn Sasse comments on the European Union's sanctions against Russia (German).
25 February 2022
ZDF looks at the background to the attack on Ukraine, drawing on Gwendolyn Sasse's expertise (German).
25 February 2022
On the talk show Markus Lanz, Gwendolyn Sasse discusses the implications of Russia's attack on Ukraine (German).
25 February 2022
On CBC's The Current, Félix Krawatzek comments on the Russia-Ukraine war.
25 February 2022
In Carnegie Europe's Strategic Europe Blog, Gwendolyn Sasse gives her assessment of the impact of the military attack on the post-war era.
25 February 2022
In the podcast of the magazine "Die Eule", Regina Elsner talks about the role of the Orthodox churches in the conflict between Russia and Ukraine (German).
25 Feburary 2022
Deutschlandfunk Kultur talks with Gwendolyn Sasse about the effect of sanctions on Russia in the context of the current war (German).
24 February 2022
For Radio Canada, Félix Krawatzek comments on the Russian military attacks on Ukraine (French).
24 February 2022
For Carnegie Europe, experts including Gwendolyn Sasse assess Belarus' role in the current conflict between Russia and Ukraine (English).
23 February 2022
Sabine von Löwis is quoted by mdr aktuell in an article on the history and economic importance of the Donbas (German).
23 February 2022
ntv looks back at the discussion round on Markus Lanz on 22 February and quotes Gwendolyn Sasse's assessments (German).
23 February 2022
Domradio interviews Regina Elsner on the Russian Orthodox Church and the faithful in the context of the Russia-Ukraine conflict (German).
22 February 2022
Gwendolyn Sasse discussed the consequences of the Russian aggression towards Ukraine with other guests on Markus Lanz's talk show (German).
22 February 2022
In a special programme on the Russia-Ukraine conflict, ARTE Journal interviews Félix Krawatzek on possible developments that could result from the Russian aggression towards Ukraine (German).
22 February 2022
On logo! Gwendolyn Sasse classifies the Russia-Ukraine conflict (German).