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Welcome to Ukraine’s Week Ahead, a weekly briefing by KI Insights on the key political, security, and diplomatic developments in Ukraine to watch in the coming days.
Each episode highlights upcoming events, policy decisions, and international developments shaping Ukraine and the Russia–Ukraine war.

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17–19 Feb. NAHB International Builders’ Show 2026
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19–20 Feb. Kyiv International Cyber Resilience Forum 2026
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“The main problem of the Ukrainian government was that they thought this war would end soon.” — Anatoliy Oktysiuk

As Ukraine approaches the fifth year of the full-scale war, KI Insights experts discuss Kyiv’s new wartime cabinet reshuffle — including Budanov’s move to lead the Office of the President and Fedorov’s appointment as defense minister.

We examine what the reshuffle signals about wartime governance, the strategic challenges Ukraine is facing (mobilization and rotation, corruption and institutional trust, defense tech and drone warfare, and the energy crisis), and why Syrskyi remains commander-in-chief.

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Welcome to Ukraine’s Week Ahead, a weekly briefing by KI Insights on the key political, security, and diplomatic developments in Ukraine to watch in the coming days.
Each episode highlights upcoming events, policy decisions, and international developments shaping Ukraine and the Russia–Ukraine war.

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Links to mentioned events: 
31 Jan. Field-Testing Day by EDTH Kyiv: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSdB3avO1r3-NKytuIDaDDcaW3Afx1opgKdFvEvhW4rDJMwfAA/viewform 

2–7 Feb. Ukrainian Week 2026 in Washington: https://uaweek.org/ 

4 Feb. U.S.-Ukraine Business Forum 2026: https://mailchi.mp/usubcmail/h97xi96oa2 

17–19 Feb. NAHB International Builders’ Show 2026: https://registration.experientevent.com/ShowNHB261/?_gl=1*1tf1iah*_gcl_au*MTIxMTMwODkzNy4xNzY3OTUzMjU4*_ga*MTA2NTMwNzI5Mi4xNzY3OTUzMjU5*_ga_HLKM3NY6B2*czE3Njc5NTMyNTgkbzEkZzAkdDE3Njc5NTMyNjAkajU4JGwwJGgw 

19–20 Feb. Kyiv International Cyber Resilience Forum 2026: https://cyberforumkyiv.org/en

What did 2025 change — and what might 2026 bring? Rob Lee joins KI Insights to break down Russia’s evolving tactics, the drone-driven battlefield, Ukraine’s manpower constraints, and the variables that could shape the year ahead — from the Donetsk front to foreign support.
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“Ukraine is an obstacle for Trump’s big game plan in Europe.”
—Anatoliy Oktysiuk
In this episode of Ukraine Insights, we explore how Trump’s second term is reshaping geopolitics, why Greenland has emerged as a new pressure point on Europe, and how the fracturing Euro-Atlantic alliance will affect Ukraine.
Join KI Insights Director Jakub Parusinski and Senior Political Analyst Anatoliy Oktysiuk as they unpack the biggest questions and risks facing Ukraine.
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