Ukraine's parliament is currently discussing easing wartime restrictions on domestic arms exports.

Opening Ukraine’s defence industry would permit further cooperation with the EU and allow the country’s economy to directly benefit from European rearmament, writes @melaniap.bsky.social in POLITICO.

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🎙️ The minerals deal is a "confidence building measure" between Ukraine and the US, showing that Ukraine - in contrast to Russia - can be a constructive partner for Trump, says Orysia Lutsevych on @chathamhouse.org's Independent Thinking podcast.

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"The United States has changed, and Europe must change as well"

Missed Ukraine Forum Head Orysia Lutsevych speaking on US-Russia rapprochement at @chathamhouse.org yesterday? Here are three key points from her remarks 🧵

Central Asian states "will seek to continue cooperation with Russia when it furthers their own interests, even as they pursue stronger relationships with Western partners."

Read more from Associate Fellow Annette Bohr on how Central Asian leaders are hedging between Russia and the West.

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The West needs to do more to ensure it can leverage a future transition of power in Belarus, argues @chathamhouse.bsky.social #BelarusInitiative director Ryhor Astapenia.

🎞️ Watch the event recording with Andrew Wilson, Alesia Rudnik and @jamesnixey.bsky.social:
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"It is a systematic campaign of religious repression and Russification." - Pastor Ihor Bandura on Russia's actions in the occupied Ukrainian territories.

🎞️Watch the whole event, also featuring @lucyaash.bsky.social, Metropolitan Yevstratiy & Orysia Lutsevych: www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/r...

Donald Trump’s suspension of US military aid to Ukraine underscores the urgent need for Europe to absorb the lessons from Ukraine’s war, writes @joycehakmeh.bsky.social.

It was a real highlight working on producing this expert video featuring recommendations on the policies European states need to adopt to defeat and deter Russia. Watch the whole video for impactful analysis and policy points from experts across Europe.

"Think about what lines you will cross and that you will not cross. They are not as obvious, perhaps, as a line on a map, or a line of trenches at the front. But we cannot pretend that they are not there. And if we cross them, we will no longer be ourselves."

Powerful words from Timothy Snyder.