The geostrategic potential of the Black Sea region has often been over­looked. Natalia Stercul analyses why this is changing in the face of the war, what economic perspec­tives are open to the EU and what part the Republic of Moldova plays in this.

While the Western countries have intro­duced unprece­dented sanctions against Russia’s energy sector, its nuclear industry, repre­sented by the state-owned nuclear energy monop­o­list Rosatom, remains an exception in the sanction policy of the EU and G7. Despite its role in seizing the occupied Zapor­izhzhia nuclear power plant and virtually black­mailing Europe, Rosatom seems to be protected from the sanctions, as many countries are still dependent on the Russian nuclear industry.

More than 120 experts from a dozen countries attended the fifth edition of our confer­ence “Russia and the West” on 20 April in Berlin. The partic­i­pants, including prominent Russian oppo­si­tion figures in exile, discussed future policy towards Moscow and post-Putin scenarios.

This policy brief gives an overview of the current state of the Ukrainian energy system and the chal­lenges that emerged because of the war, but also the chances for the sustain­able recon­struc­tion of the energy sector. In order to modernise the economy on a sustain­able basis Ukraine needs signif­i­cant private invest­ments. At the same time, the large-scale recon­struc­tion of the energy sector offers oppor­tu­ni­ties for German and EU companies to partic­i­pate in the “green” devel­op­ment of the Ukrainian economy.

The West must consis­tently punish sanction viola­tions, lower the price ceiling for Russian oil and make itself inde­pen­dent of the Russian nuclear industry — Sergiy Petukhov on the effect and future of sanctions against Russia.

During an online discus­sion, Polish expert Maria Domanska and Russian oppo­si­tion leader Vladimir Milov presented their policy papers about future scenarios for Russia. Here is what they had to say.

What future for Russia should we strive for? Our authors Vladimir Milov and Maria Domanska strongly argue that the West must not fear a collapse of the regime. Positive change in...

Russia Policies and Zeit­en­wende: The Change We Need

PUBLIC CALL Demon­stra­tion and rally on the anniver­sary of the Russian invasion