On March 25, a public discussion titled “Rethinking Russia: How to Study an Existential Enemy” took place in Kyiv at the office of the Pylyp Orlyk Foundation. The event brought together diplomats, analysts, researchers, and students to discuss how Ukraine should develop its own expertise on Russia — beyond outdated approaches and the limitations of traditional Russian studies.

We invite students of Ukrainian higher education institutions who are interested in international politics, international law, diplomacy, and Ukraine’s role in the world to participate.

From March 20–22, the fourth meeting of the annual mentorship programme “Roots and Wings: History That Unites” was held in Prague.

On March 19, the Ukrainian Institute in Prague hosted a lecture by ethnologist Yaroslava Muzychenko titled \u201cEaster in Ukrainian Culture,\u201d co-organized with the Pylyp Orlyk Foundation.

Over three days, participants will work on themes of Ukrainian identity and culture through lectures, interactive activities and practical sessions. The meeting will combine discussions and small-group work so participants can apply the materials in their own teaching practice.

In Kyiv, a Memorandum of Cooperation between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine and the public organisation “Pylyp Orlyk Foundation” has been signed.

A discussion event on new approaches to analysing Russia

On March 16–17, 2026, Warsaw is hosting the II International Scientific-Practical Conference “Ukrainian Language as a Foreign Language in Poland”, dedicated to contemporary challenges in teaching Ukrainian outside Ukraine. The event is held with the support of the Embassy of Ukraine in the Republic of Poland and the Pylyp Orlyk Foundation.

On March 13, a Memorandum of Cooperation was signed in Kyiv between the Pylyp Orlyk Foundation and the Institute of International Relations of Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.