The fight for Ukraine’s future extends beyond the battlefield to its recovery and integration into the European Union. While security challenges remain, Ukraine’s reconstruction offers unprecedented growth opportunities for European businesses and a pathway to a stronger, more resilient Europe.
As Ukraine fights for its sovereignty in the face of Russia’s full-scale invasion, an equally critical battle is being waged for its recovery and European future.

But this recovery is not just about the reconstruction of infrastructure – it is about the transformation that extends beyond Ukraine. Ukraine’s EU path, energised since 2022, now has a renewed momentum for aligning with European standards, bringing a historic opportunity to both Ukraine and current EU members.
Roch Dunin-Wąsowicz
Marcin Król Fellow
Dr Roch Dunin-Wąsowicz is a Marcin Król Fellow at Visegrad Insight and an Associate Professor of Sociology, Politics and Public Policy at the UCL Social Research Institute, University College London. He has a track record of academic evidence-based research in the field of sociology with a focus on civil society, migration and European integration. In the past, he studied the social organisation and civic identity of Polish migrants in the UK post-2004, the political mobilisation of Ukrainian migrants in Poland after Euromaidan, the social repercussions of Brexit in the UK, and grassroots civic activism across Europe. Dr Dunin-Wąsowicz’s academic training is in political sociology. He graduated from the New School for Social Research in New York City and obtained his PhD from the London School of Economics and Political Science. His current research interests cover transnational entrepreneurs and businesses working towards civic end-goals in support of Ukraine, as well as how in the context of populism, social movements channel civic discontent, counter de-democratisation, and enhance democratic resilience in Europe.
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