Ukrainian Dialogues, Copenhagen (2026)

16/08/2026

Marching as column No. 3 yesterday, at the very front of Copenhagen Pride, was another powerful sign of the remarkable solidarity Denmark continues to show with Ukraine - at the political level and across Danish society.

We are deeply grateful to the Copenhagen Pride team and organisers, and especially honoured that Morten Bødskov, Minister for Immigration and Integration, and Nicolai Wammen, Minister for Justice, joined the Ukrainian column. And thank you to the thousands of people along the streets who welcomed us with applause, cheers and support. 🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈

Most importantly, thank you to everyone who marched with us - Ukrainians, Danes and our incredible international supporters - you made it real! Special thanks to and for their many years of dedication and contribution to organising our Pride participation.

Our deepest gratitude also goes to Ukraine’s LGBTQIA+ community - for the inspiration and for showing us what the real fight for the right to be looks like. KyivPride KharkivPride Військові ЛГБТ+
Pride with Ukraine - until freedom wins! ❤️

07/08/2026

Pride with Ukraine! — Copenhagen Pride 2026 🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈

Once again, we invite you to march with Ukraine at Copenhagen Pride!
Together, we will represent Ukrainian LGBTQIA+ people living in Denmark and stand in solidarity with KyivPride, KharkivPride and LGBTQIA+ Ukrainians who continue fighting for freedom, equality and the right to be. Many LGBTQIA+ Ukrainians are serving as military personnel, medics, journalists and volunteers. Others continue supporting their communities and advocating for equal rights despite Russia’s war, repeated attacks and the daily pressure of living under air raids.

Everyone is welcome to join our column - LGBTQIA+ people, friends, families, volunteers and allies. Our walking column will proudly carry Ukrainian and rainbow flags, representing Ukrainian resilience, q***r visibility and the fight for freedom.

Registration is required for easier communication and practical coordination. The official parade begins at Frederiksberg Rådhus at 13:00 and finishes at Pride Square at Copenhagen City Hall.
We invite everyone joining us to make and bring your own posters: use simple cardboard (картонки!) and create your own message of solidarity, freedom, equality or support for Ukraine and the LGBTQIA+ community.

📆 Date: Saturday, 15 August 2026
🕐 Parade: 13:00–17:00
📍 Starting area: Frederiksberg Rådhus, Smallegade 1, 2000 Frederiksberg
📣 Our exact meeting point and arrival time will be shared with registered participants once confirmed.

Registration link 🔗 in BIO and in the pinned story! 📌

Organised by Ukrainian Dialogues in solidarity with KYIVPRIDE 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️🇺🇦 , ХарківПрайд | KharkivPride 🇺🇦 and Ukraine’s LGBTQIA+ communities.
Pride with Ukraine — until freedom wins!

07/08/2026

Pride with Ukraine! — Copenhagen Pride 2026 🇺🇦🏳️‍🌈

Once again, we invite you to march with Ukraine at Copenhagen Pride!
Together, we will represent Ukrainian LGBTQIA+ people living in Denmark and stand in solidarity with KyivPride, KharkivPride and LGBTQIA+ Ukrainians who continue fighting for freedom, equality and the right to be. Many LGBTQIA+ Ukrainians are serving as military personnel, medics, journalists and volunteers. Others continue supporting their communities and advocating for equal rights despite Russia’s war, repeated attacks and the daily pressure of living under air raids.

Everyone is welcome to join our column - LGBTQIA+ people, friends, families, volunteers and allies. Our walking column will proudly carry Ukrainian and rainbow flags, representing Ukrainian resilience, q***r visibility and the fight for freedom.

Registration is required for easier communication and practical coordination. The official parade begins at Frederiksberg Rådhus at 13:00 and finishes at Pride Square at Copenhagen City Hall.
We invite everyone joining us to make and bring your own posters: use simple cardboard (картонки!) and create your own message of solidarity, freedom, equality or support for Ukraine and the LGBTQIA+ community.

📆 Date: Saturday, 15 August 2026
🕐 Parade: 13:00–17:00
📍 Starting area: Frederiksberg Rådhus, Smallegade 1, 2000 Frederiksberg
📣 Our exact meeting point and arrival time will be shared with registered participants once confirmed.

Register here: https://forms.gle/XbNn6ZvkrRwQATXk8

Organised by Ukrainian Dialogues in solidarity with KyivPride, KharkivPride and Ukraine’s LGBTQIA+ communities.
Pride with Ukraine — until freedom wins!

07/07/2026

Since the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine has received enormous support from European partners, trying to save lives, repair destroyed infrastructure, and restrain further Russian offensives, - the costs would not be needed without Russia’s war. But while European societies are investing billions to help Ukraine exhaust Russia, the latter continues to use European loopholes for its own export revenues.

Recent reporting by international media has raised concern about the Danish shipyard "Fayard" near Odense, which continues to service specialised Arc7 LNG (Liquefied Natural Gas) tankers from Russia’s Yamal LNG project — vessels used to transport gas from Russia through Arctic waters, according to Danwatch /DOI, United24 Media and Urgewald. Arc7 ice-class LNG tankers are highly specialised and essential for keeping Russia’s Arctic LNG exports moving.
And even though the issue has been raised by Danish politicians and at the EU level, with new sanctions added to the list, all of them literally "take" time from Ukrainians and "give" it to Russians, as the new EU restrictions to prohibit maintenance for LNG tankers operating with Russia will be implemented only in January 2027 - years after the problem was detected.
Urgewald says that up to six such vessels could still be serviced at Fayard before the new EU sanctions begin to apply in January 2027. One of them, the Arc7 LNG carrier “Rudolf Samoylovich”, reportedly arrived at the yard on 30 June.
Since 24 February 2022, each of the identified Russian LNG vessels has helped move an average of 5.3 million tonnes of Russian LNG, with an estimated market value of around 4 billion euros per vessel. Urgewald also notes that 15 of Fayard’s 17 Arc7 port calls took place after the beginning of Russia’s full-scale invasion, while the other European yard previously servicing this fleet has stopped such work.

Denmark has been among Ukraine’s strongest supporters with its 30th military support package, worth around 590 million euros (DKK 4.4 billion), announced on 30 June. According to the Danish Ministry of Defence, Denmark has provided around 10.3 billion euro (DKK 76.8 billion) in military support to Ukraine since 2022. That is why such a delay in legislation seems highly illogical and frustrating.

The aggressor's defeat requires consistency, responsibility, and action; therefore, any contradiction is hard to justify. Support for Ukraine cannot be fully effective while loopholes that continue to benefit Russia’s war economy remain even here, in Denmark.

14/06/2026

Due to the Russian war of aggression, thousands of Ukrainians have been affected by captivity: not only those behind bars, but their families, friends, and relatives. And women, among them, are especially vulnerable and less visible in captivity.

Discussion about them was at the heart of the panel that Ukrainian Dialogues co-organized at Folkemødet in partnership with POV International and WomenforUkraine. Our speakers from Ukraine brought first-hand experience: one documenting human rights violations in Russian captivity, the other representing families waiting for the release of their relatives. Joined by the Danish experts, they covered various angles of this problem.

Maria Klymyk from Медійна ініціатива за права людини (Media Initiative for Human Rights) highlighted that we still don't know what happened to many Ukrainians abducted or detained since 2014. Women in captivity face legal limbo, fabricated charges, sexual offense, psychological pressure, and threats against their families. Maria stressed that women released from captivity don't want pure revenge, for it brings nothing; instead, they demand justice for all of the war crimes committed.

Daria Halchenko, sister of a POW captured in Mariupol, spoke from lived experience: "I live in the information hell." Each morning for her begins with scanning chats, videos, and news for any trace of her brother. She had to orient herself to international law and become a voice for her brother and other detainees in russian captivity.

Thea Pedersen, Danish war correspondent and photographer, brought into focus the double burden carried by Ukrainian women: fighting for relatives in captivity while raising children largely alone, with few resources. They strive not to lose themselves in these battles.

Liv Maria Baastrup Detlif from Amnesty International Danmark confirmed that women in captivity are often mistreated, receive inadequate medical care, and face heightened risk of offense. She pointed out that Denmark's adoption of the universal jurisdiction principle is a concrete step that allows Danish courts to prosecute russian war crimes committed in another country.

A huge thank you to Søren Liborius for moderating with such care, rigor, and sensitivity, and to everyone who showed up and engaged with such a difficult but necessary topic.

12/06/2026

This week, Skripnik, Head of the Crimean Human Rights Group, published the summary of the growing persecution of women under Russian occupation. These recent updates from Olha are a reminder of why we at Ukrainian Dialogues have been consistently working to raise awareness about the realities of occupation, political imprisonment, and captivity in Denmark and across the Nordic region.

In May, we welcomed Olha Skrypnyk as a speaker at the Nordic Ukraine Advocacy Summit, co-organised by our team, where she spoke about repression and arrests in occupied Crimea.

And these days, together with WomenforUkraine, we are continuing this work in Bornholm at Folkemødet , Denmark's largest democracy and political festival, which brings together citizens, politicians, civil actors, and international guests. Daria and Maria from Ukraine - among Folkemodet speakers this year.
Halchenko, a civil society activist and sister of a Ukrainian POW captured during the siege of Mariupol, speaks about the families left behind - mothers, sisters, wives, and children whose lives become defined by years of uncertainty and waiting.
Klymyk from the Initiative for Human Rights shares her expertise in documenting war crimes, investigating places of detention, and working with testimonies from Ukrainian prisoners of war and their families.

According to the Кримська правозахисна група / Crimean Human Rights Group, the persecution of women in occupied territories has intensified dramatically since Russia's full-scale invasion. While before 2022 there were only around five female political prisoners in occupied Crimea, by early 2026 the number had risen to more than 80. Many of these women are mothers or sole caregivers for elderly relatives. Human rights monitors have documented widespread conflict-related sexual violence, including r**e, sexual torture, forced nudity, and other forms of abuse in detention facilities across occupied Ukrainian territories. Reports also indicate a disturbing trend of women being unlawfully detained and subjected to sexual exploitation by Russian forces. At the same time, Ukrainian authorities estimate that Russia is currently holding around 7,000 Ukrainian prisoners of war and between 10,000 and 20,000 civilian detainees and hostages. More than 95% of released Ukrainian POWs report torture or ill-treatment in captivity, highlighting the systematic nature of abuses committed in Russian detention facilities.

We are confident that such topics must be raised in any democratic community, as they not only support those in captivity but also sharpen our sense of justice and accountability for crimes against humanity.

25/05/2026

2-й Корпус НГУ «Хартія» був представлений у двох знакових заходах у Копенгагені.

Щорічна конференція Nordic Ukraine Advocacy Summit (NUAS) 2026, яка відбулася у парламенті Данії, зібрала 150 учасників з України, держав Скандинавії та Балтії — представників неурядового та державного сектору.

На панелі Nordic Response to Hybrid Threats представник «Хартії» поділився практичним досвідом у сфері когнітивної війни та протидії спробам ворога посіяти розкол між суспільством, владою й армією. Учасники форуму дізналися, як Сили безпеки й оборони України зміцнюють суспільну стійкість і критичне мислення як у військових, так і у цивільних.

На саміті Copenhagen Democracy Summit на запрошення Alliance of Democracies Foundation хартійці взяли участь у дискусії «Майбутнє європейської безпеки», присвяченій доктрині тотальної оборони: досвід Нордичних країн та українська реальність. Від 2014 року Україна де-факто реалізує цю доктрину в умовах реальної війни — і цей досвід є безцінним для побудови мостів між Україною та Європою.

Дякуємо організаторам за можливість представляти українську цивільно-військову перспективу на міжнародному рівні.

21/05/2026

Dialogue, knowledge exchange, stronger connections, and deeper understanding make our societies more resilient and better prepared to collaborate, even in times of crisis.

We hope the NUAS network will continue growing, creating meaningful impact in Ukraine and the Nordics for years to come.

by Yevhenii Klusovskyi

21/05/2026

Last week, Ukrainian Dialogues hosted the annual CSO Nordic Ukraine Advocacy Summit 2026 in Copenhagen. With the summit now concluded, we look back on its key moments.

Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has united civic activists and strengthened civil society networks across the Nordics, driving collective action to support Ukrainian resilience and regional democratic security. Today, as these organisations shape public discourse, advocate for democratic responses, deliver humanitarian assistance, and bring first-hand Ukrainian experience into international discussions, Nordic Ukraine Forum's has become an essential platform for their cooperation and long-term strategic planning.

For Ukrainian Dialogues, hosting NUAS 2026 was both an honour and a responsibility. As a result, the Summit brought together in Copenhagen over 150 participants from Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Estonia, Ukraine, and reached far outside the meeting rooms, with 20 media publications across 6 countries and international platforms, including Politiken, the Council of Europe, УКРІНФОРМ, and the Ministry of Social Policy, Family and Unity of Ukraine / Міністерство соціальної політики, сім'ї та єдності України.

Important messages were shared by the speakers on May 10, when CSOs' representatives became the voices of the summit. Antonia Golis, Alyona Kashyna, Foss, Vitaliy Zabolotskyy — shared practical tools for cross-border regional initiatives. Yet we also understood that, while we are so similar, we need to put in much more effort to facilitate cooperation and explore new frameworks.

That is why communication with the Nordic Cooperation Secretariat was essential, and Kristina Hafoss’ participation in the Summit proved that we have much to learn from each other. Civil society organisations are part of the civic foundation that has long held Nordic trust together, and supporting their fortitude is also supporting society’s readiness to withstand crises.

And that is why it was crucial to address what stands behind CSOs’ dedication to supporting Ukraine: unjust aggression, the blind spots and weaknesses of international law, dependence on “great” democracies, and Ukraine’s will for freedom and dignity. These shaped the discussions on international accountability for war crimes and hybrid influence from anti-democratic regimes in the Nordic region.

In the panel with Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir, Grue Christensen, Schack and Skripnik, moderated by Wind, it became clear that more can — and must — be done to ensure accountability for Russian crimes in Ukraine. As Rasmus Grue Christensen from DIGNITY - Danish Institute Against Torture said, “Peace without justice is not peace. It is only the preparation for the next crime.” And as Matviichuk, Head of the Center for Civil Liberties, Nobel Peace Prize laureate and recent European Order of Merit laureate, reminded us in her special video message, “We must break the circle of impunity.”

In the panel with Michael Jarlner, Salo, Serritzlev underlined that “all actions have a cognitive effect. Whether it is physical sabotage, cyberattacks, or information threats, they serve the same objective: to disrupt and weaken our societies and our cohesion.”

In addition, the Summit coincided with the dates marking the end of World War II, making the parallels with today’s Russian occupation of Ukrainian lands even more visible. As Skripnik reminded us, “between three and five million people remain under occupation and suffer daily from massive human rights violations.”

For us outside Ukraine, this leaves a difficult task: to recognise these threats and respond with action, while continuing to value everyday life and support those who make that life possible, as Ukrainians do.

Therefore, we value and are grateful to our friends, Summit partners, and participants, who have proven that unity is not about sameness, but about a shared goal and constant dialogue. And this dialogue of understanding, where full inclusion leaves no “weak” link, is possible. NUAS 2026 showed once again that support for Ukraine has grown from reaction into a system, from solidarity into responsibility, and from separate efforts into shared cross-border infrastructure.

We are proud that Ukrainian Dialogues could help bring this platform to Copenhagen, and we hope that we were able to add something to its development from our whole hearts, as we are not just discussing tomorrow - we are shaping it.

Photos by Samorodov

15/05/2026

On May 10–11, the fourth Nordic Ukraine Advocacy Summit (NUAS) 2026 took place in Copenhagen, Denmark. The Summit brought together advocacy organizations from Ukraine, Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway, Latvia, Estonia, and Lithuania, united in their commitment to Ukraine's sovereignty and Nordic security integration.

The Summit was designed as a two-day format, moving from collaboration to coordination — strengthening a connected and mutually supportive advocacy community, while building trust within civic society in the region, fostering societal resilience and self-organized civil society initiatives.

Day 1 was held at the Ukraine Culture House and focused on collaboration and exchange. Representatives from civil society organisations across the Nordics, Baltics, and Ukraine connected, shared experiences, and developed practical ideas for joint cooperation through interactive team-building workshops. The day concluded with a networking dinner, creating space for informal dialogue and partnership-building.

Day 2 took place at the Danish Parliament (Folketinget) and focused on coordination and strategic dialogue. The program opened with remarks from the hosts and organisers, followed by three high-level panel discussions with international experts, representatives of civil society and policymakers, accompanied by Q&A sessions:
- Ensuring a Just Peace: This panel focused on Russian war crimes in occupied Ukrainian territories and the importance of accountability. Speakers discussed the deportation of Ukrainian children, the millions still living under occupation, and the extensive documentation of human rights abuses. They emphasized that while evidence of crimes is abundant, international responses and legal consequences remain too slow. The panel concluded that justice and accountability are essential foundations for lasting peace and must be pursued during the war, not only afterward.
- Nordic Response to Hybrid Threats: The second panel examined how Nordic countries and Ukraine can respond to hybrid threats such as disinformation, psychological warfare, and attacks on democratic cohesion. Participants stressed the need for stronger strategic communication, public resilience, media literacy, and proactive deterrence. Speakers highlighted how Russia uses information warfare to divide societies and undermine trust, while emphasizing that critical thinking, fact-checking, and societal unity are key defenses against these transnational threats.
- Nordic-Ukraine Civic Axis: The final panel explored long-term cooperation between Nordic and Ukrainian civil society organizations to strengthen resilience and democratic security. Speakers highlighted Ukraine’s effective and highly organized civil society during wartime, the value of partnerships instead of donor-recipient relationships, and the importance of cooperation among governments, businesses, militaries, and civic groups. The discussion emphasized shared democratic values, localization of humanitarian support, and the Nordic “total defense” model as inspirations for building durable regional resilience and trust.

Distinguished speakers at the Summit included, among others:
- Anne Valentina Berthelsen (DK), Member of the Danish Parliament, Socialist People's Party, the host
- keynote video address from Oleksandra Matviichuk (Ukraine), Head of the Center for Civil Liberties / Центр громадянських свобод, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate 2022
- Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir (IS), Special Envoy of the Council of Europe on Ukrainian children
- Olha Skrypnyk (UA), Head of the Board, Crimean Human Rights Group Кримська правозахисна група / Crimean Human Rights Group
- Rasmus Grue Christensen (DK), CEO, DIGNITY - Danish Institute Against Torture, Chair, Danish Human Rights Council
- Marc Schack (DK), Associate Professor of International Law and National Security, University of Copenhagen
- Magnus Hjort (SE), Director General, Swedish Psychological Defence Agency / Myndigheten för psykologiskt försvar
- Jeanette Serritzlev (DK), Military Analyst, Royal Danish Defence College
- Mikko Salo (FI), Founder, Faktabaari
- Volodymyr Dehtyarov (UA), Public Affairs Officer, 2nd Corps "Khartiia" Корпус «Хартія», National Guard of Ukraine
- Kristina Háfoss (FO), Secretary General, Nordisk Råd / Nordic Council
- Christian Friis Bach (DK), Former Member of Parliament, Former Executive Secretary, UNECE
- Jorun Sigrid Nossum (NO), Director, Norad, Nansen Support Programme for Ukraine
- Lo**ta Cigane (LV), Senior Adviser on EU Integration, EU Advisory Mission Ukraine
- Orest Bilous (UA), CEO, Boryviter Centre of Excellence / Боривітер
- Tymofiy Brik (UA), Rector, Kyiv School of Economics
- Marlene Wind (DK), Professor of European Politics, University of Copenhagen, as moderator
- Michael Jarlner (DK), International Commentator, Politiken, as moderator
- Alina Zubkovych (SE), Head, Nordic Ukraine Forum, as moderator

As the war in Ukraine continues, the Nordic-Baltic civil society stands resolute, united in purpose, and committed to ensuring that Ukraine's voice remains strong on the international stage. NUAS 2026 reinforced that support for Ukraine is not just a political stance, but a shared moral responsibility across borders.

The event was a result of a great collaboration between the founder of NUAS, Nordic Ukraine Forum, as well as hosting organisations Ukrainian Dialogues and AUD: Association af Ukrainere i Danmark / Асоціація Українців Данії, as well as the organisations that hosted NUAS previous years - Українська громада в Норвегії Den ukrainske forening i Norge, as well as to Ukrainalaisten yhdistys Suomessa ry / Асоціація українців у Фінляндії.

We would like to extend our gratitude to Konrad-Adenauer-Stiftung Nordics, Embassy of Latvia in Denmark, Nordic Council of Ministers, Knud Højgaards Fond for their financial support, and Rasmussen Global for collaboration.

Many thanks to all the organizations that participated in the Summit!

Photos: Alex Samorodov

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