The Ukrainian segment of the Internet was flooded with memes about the distance between Putin and Iran's Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei at their meeting. How, in particular, did such a move with elements of alleged disrespect contribute to agreements on drones, the nuclear plant, and Syria? OPORA analysts discussed this with experts during the Friday "War Speeches" broadcast on July 22.

The changes in the media consumption of Ukrainians showed another interesting trend: in the answer to the question about what social networks respondents use to consume news, some respondents indicated the "Molnia". They might have been referring to the Viber channel with more than 4 million subscribers, as of June 2022, which makes it the largest news channel in messengers in Ukraine. We decided to understand how this channel has gained such a great popularity among Ukrainians and whether it...

This is evidenced by OPORA's sociological survey. Thus, 76.6% of citizens after February, 24, have obtained information directly from social networks — Facebook, Instagram, Telegram. YouTube, Twitter, TikTok, and Viber. However, the performance of these technology companies in war settings is far from prefect. Their content moderation rules sometimes limit the free exchange of information and contribute to the spread of russian disinformation. Since the beginning of the full-scale invasion...

Хто вийде переможцем у нерівній боротьбі за жителів захоплених Росією громад? Чи розрізняє українська держава окуповані території та громадян першої й другої хвиль окупації? І чи взагалі варто їх розрізняти? Усі ці питання — не тільки в компетенції наших героїчних ЗСУ, а й у вмотивованості посадовців, які мають вчасно і гнучко реагувати на проблеми жителів ТОТ і внутрішньо переміщених осіб (ВПО). А також держави, зобов’язаної виробити чітку стратегію взаємовідносин із людьми, що залишилися в ...

The investigative committee of the russian federation in the occupied territories of Ukraine is massively fabricating "evidence" of the Ukrainian military's guilt in the destruction, deaths, and other consequences of the war. This, in particular, becomes grounds for pseudo-trials against them. On the other hand, the systematic recording of russian war crimes on the territory of Ukraine by law enforcement agencies raises some doubts about its effectiveness. OPORA analysts and a guest talked a...

Minister of Justice Denys Malyuska claims that the Law on deoligarchization is achieving its goal, and such people in business are getting rid of political influence. People's deputy from the "European Solidarity" party Iryna Gerashchenko notes that this Law is rather a tool of the government to build an autocratic regime. And Oleksandr Marusiak, an expert at the Center for Political and Legal Reforms, believes that this Law will not solve the problems with the oligarchs and that this struggl...

During the second stage of the russian aggression, 33 journalists were killed, 15 media people went missing.

The organizational model for pensions and other social benefits for the people in the occupied territories, for forcibly displaced people in Ukraine and refugees abroad, was quickly rebuilt after the full-scale invasion of russia. But even though much has already been brought online, taken into account, and changed, there are still many challenges. Are the residents of newly and previously occupied territories under the same conditions in terms of social benefits? Can internally displaced per...