Echoes Briefings

Ukraine’s Energy Emergency: An Urgent Call from Ukraine’s Ambassador in France

On January 27, Vadym Omelchenko, Ukraine’s Ambassador to France convened an emergency online briefing for diplomats, political leaders, and civil society actors. The subject was not diplomacy or long term reconstruction, but whether the country can still keep electricity, heating, water and essential services running in the middle of winter. The message was clear. Ukraine’s energy system is approaching a point where it risks structural failure. This is no longer a question of managing damage,…

Ukraine’s Prisoners of War: A Battle for International Law, Justice and Dignity

On 13 October 2025, the Ukrainian Cultural Center in Paris hosted the conference Voices of Survival, organized by the Embassy of Ukraine in France, the Ombudsman of Ukraine and the Embassy of Norway. The event focused on one of the most urgent humanitarian dimensions of the war: the treatment of Ukrainian prisoners of war and civilian detainees held by the Russian Federation in violation of international law.