The second anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine: How should the Czech Republic effectively support Ukraine now?

On February 24, 2024, two years will pass since Russian troops entered the territory of Ukraine. On this occasion, academics from the Expert Group for Ukraine (ESU), which was established at the Faculty of Social Sciences, Charles University, present their view of what the Czech Republic should do in the coming months to effectively help Ukraine and support its resistance against Russian aggression.

Experts from FSV UK agree above all on the need to intensify communication at the national and international level. Many of them believe that the Czech Republic should continue to try to keep the war in Ukraine as the main agenda of European politics.

Some of the academics also consider it an important challenge to be active in states that do not perceive Russian aggression as a key foreign policy issue and are rather inclined to believe Russian narratives.

At the national level, according to several of them, it is also important to draw attention to the fact that in the event of a worsening of the situation in Ukraine, a new and even larger wave of refugees will arrive. In this context, the Czech Republic should increase its support for Ukrainian migrants.

Read the entire article with more detailed statements by academics on the website dedicated to science and research at FSV UK.