Today marks the two-year anniversary of Russia’s all-out invasion of Ukraine. After a largely stalled counteroffensive, Ukraine’s military finds itself locked in a grinding faceoff with Russian forces, losing hard-won ground as the West debates whether to send additional aid.
Meanwhile, the battle to preserve and rebuild Ukrainian society goes on. Despite the critical shortage of people remaining in Ukraine, there is a massive mobilization of civil society groups. The International Renaissance Foundation, Open Society’s philanthropic arm in Ukraine, supports hundreds of these initiatives across the country and mobilizes support for Ukraine around the world.
We spoke with Oleksandr Sushko, executive director of the International Renaissance Foundation, about the state of civil society in his country and the challenges ahead on the second anniversary of the war.
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