Ukraine: War, peace, and EU enlargement | EuropeChats with Klara Lindström

Описание: This episode of EuropeChats is a discussion between Klara Lindström, Analyst at the Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies (SCEEUS), and TEPSA Executive Director Mariam Khotenashvili. The discussion focuses on Ukraine’s perspectives on the war, peace talks, and prospects for EU membership.

In particular, the conversation explored Ukrainian citizens’ perspectives on the war, the real-life consequences of recent attacks on Ukraine’s critical infrastructure, and the advantages of Ukraine’s membership to the EU. It also examined the European Commission’s proposal for a “reverse Enlargement plan” and the impact of a potential “Peace Plan” on Ukraine’s future.

Klara Lindström is Analyst at SCEEUS at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI) and Special Advisor, European Policy Institute in Kyiv (EPIK). She previously worked at East Capital Group, at the Swedish Armed Forces Headquarters, and the Swedish Ministry of Defence. She also served at the Embassy of Sweden in Moscow from 2018 to 2020 and worked as a military interpreter in Ukraine in 2021. Klara Lindström is an expert on Ukraine’s domestic politics and regularly travels to Ukraine, for around 2-3 weeks every other month.
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EuropeChats is TEPSA’s talk show dedicated to answering your questions about the European Union. If you ever wondered what competences the EU has, what effects its policies have on your day-to-day life, and why the EU is so important, then this show will give you all the answers you need! Every episode we will be answering your questions about Europe and the EU.

Mariam Khotenashvili is TEPSA’s Executive Director. Her background combines research coordination, policy advocacy, project management and academic work. Her fields of expertise include EU foreign and development policies and in particular the European Neighbourhood Policy. Mariam is your direct line into the European bubble.
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Further reading:
Klara Lindström and Nicole Jeffler (2025), “Dispelling Myths: The Social and Economic Implications of Ukraine’s Membership of the European Union”, SCEEUS Report, https://sceeus.se/en/publications/dis...
Klara Lindström (2025), “Local perspectives on Ukraine’s EU integration », SCEEUS Report, https://sceeus.se/en/publications/loc...
Anton Hrushetskyi (2026), “Public opinion in the context of Russia's attempts to plunge Ukraine into darkness and cold: results of a survey conducted on January”, Kyiv International Institute of Sociology (KIIS), https://www.kiis.com.ua/?lang=eng&cat...
SCEEUS website: https://sceeus.se/en/
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Filming: Barbara Vanotti, Baptiste Roman, Caterina Di Via
Editing: Barbara Vanotti & Baptiste Roman
Music: Worakls, 22 September 2014, Salzburg, Hungry music

This video is co-funded by the Citizens, Equality, Rights and Values programme of the European Union Co-funded by the European Union. Views and opinions expressed are however those of the author(s) only and do not necessarily reflect those of the European Union or European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA). Neither the European Union nor the granting authority can be held responsible for them.