Ievgen Vorobiov argues that the divergence between domestic Ukrainian rhetoric and their negotiating stance may compromise the Ukrainian position in the Normandy format negotiations.
Anatoliy Grytsenko argues that the ‘Minsk format’ negotiations are moribund, and instead calls for an expanded ‘Normandy format’ inclusive of the USA and UK.
Steven Pifer, the former U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine, argues that sanctions may still bring the Russians to the negotiating table as the Russian economy starts to feel the pain.
Eoin McNamara, Associate Fellow at the Latvian Institute of International Affairs, argues that a balance is needed between pan-NATO commitments and cooperation between the Baltic states.
Beata Górka-Winter, of the Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM), outlines the progress in securing NATO’s eastern flank since the Wales Summit, and what is still needed.
Dr. Margarita Šešelgytė argues that combating hybrid warfare in Eastern Europe is not the responsibility of NATO, but rather of the entire Western democratic community.