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OSW Commentary | | Wojciech Konończuk

Year three of the war Russias hopes for victory and a crisis in transatlantic relations

Despite advances by Russian forces, the third year of full-scale war has not seen a fundamental shift in the military situation. However, it has brought a significant political shift with Donald Trump assuming the US presidency on 20…
OSW Commentary | | Wojciech Konończuk

Year two of the war Russia goes on the offensive the West trapped in its strategic delusions

The second year of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has not brought any breakthrough, let alone a resolution to the conflict, and all indications are that none of this could have been avoided. After 24 months of facing Russia’s full-scale…
OSW Commentary | | Wojciech Konończuk

One year of war Russias imperial maximalism versus Ukraines resistance

A war that almost nobody expected has been ongoing for a year now. Although reports suggesting that Russia may be preparing for war had emerged at least several months prior to 24 February 2022, there was no consensus among politicians and…
OSW Commentary | | Szymon Kardaś, Wojciech Konończuk

Temporary stabilisation Russia-Ukraine gas transit deal

A five-year contract concerning Russian gas transit via Ukraine was signed after four days of negotiations on 30 December 2019. The previous contract expired on 1 January 2020. The EU-brokered talks between Moscow and Kyiv preceding the…
OSW Commentary | | Wojciech Konończuk

Gas revolution Prospects for increased gas production in Ukraine

For a number of months now the Ukrainian gas mining sector has been undergoing a major overhaul to improve the conditions in which it operates, with a view to significantly increasing production. The most important reforms include lowering…
OSW Commentary | | Wojciech Konończuk, Sławomir Matuszak

Dark clouds over the Ukrainian gas market reform

In September, three out of five members of the supervisory board of Naftogaz, Ukraine’s largest gas company, announced their resignation.
OSW Commentary | | Tadeusz A Olszański, Tadeusz Iwański, Wojciech Konończuk, Piotr Żochowski

The bumpy road Difficult reform process in Ukraine

Over the past few months Kyiv has initiated a few major changes, but the delays in the reform process are growing.
OSW Commentary | | Wojciech Konończuk

Reform 1 Why Ukraine has to reform its gas sector

The comprehensive reform of the gas sector is one of the most important and most difficult reforms Ukraine has to implement.
OSW Commentary | | Wojciech Konończuk

Oligarchs after the Maidan the old system in a new Ukraine

The still strong oligarchic system will be one of the impediments in the process of reforming the Ukrainian state.
OSW Commentary | | Wojciech Konończuk, Tadeusz A Olszański

What do the Maidan protests tell us about Ukraine Diagnosis and prospects for Ukrainian politics

The expectations of political and social change produced by the Maidan rallies among large parts of the Ukrainian public will not disappear.