An article by Alyona Getmanchuk, Director of the NEC, on assessment of Ukraine-US relations (July-September 2018) for the quarterly magazine ТRUMAN Index.

Although after the Russian aggression the South of Ukraine has reconsidered its attitude towards the West and Russia, it hasn’t entirely embraced the pro-European agenda, while its attitudes and perceptions often remain out of Kyiv’s sight and attention.

Ukrainians are generally convinced of the need for assistance from the EU and the US. Quite an insignificant number of citizens oppose receiving assistance from the Western governments.

The New Europe Center asked diplomats, military officers, lawyers, and scholars to assess the degree of risks and threats to Ukraine both in the event of denunciation of the Agreement on the Azov Sea, and in the case of its survival

What are the windows of opportunities for Ukraine in today’s project, and what should be the general approach of Ukraine to the Three Seas Initiative?

This latest quarter confirmed the pointless nature of the expectations that emerged half a year ago: the process of prisoner exchanges ground to a halt once more and the peacekeeping mission keeps being discussed but Russia has shown no willingness to compromise

Ukraine-EU relations remained very intense during the monitored period. Unlike the previous quarter, however, this time cooperation has been very focused and many times even technical, with less politics and public statements, and more concentration on practical processes.

Much more so than under Obama, there is a distinct impression that there are two American policies towards Ukraine: that of the US itself and that of the US President. It looks like the Ukrainian side needs to be prepared for a bit of a roller-coaster ride under a Trump presidency in relations with the US, as positive decisions and statements are replaced by negative ones.

Presentation of the opinion poll results on Ukrainians’ attitudes towards European integration

Kharkiv dimension of European integration