Ukraine

Ukrainian female scientists are building bridges to Germany and Europe, thereby fostering academic freedom in Ukraine more

Is the reparations loan really off the table? more

Max Planck experts outline legal avenues to overcome Hungary’s veto on EU sanctions more

New initiative: How to leverage the rich industrial heritage of Ukraine's pharmaceutical industry in partnership with the EU. more

At the end of June, the planned special tribunal for Ukraine cleared an important hurdle. International law expert Robert Stendel explains the background. more

In early March 2025, Nobel Prize-winning physicists Ferenc Krausz (2023) and Serge Haroche (2012) returned from an emotional and impactful visit to Ukraine. Their journey was part of Krausz’s ongoing commitment to support a country devastated by Russia’s war of aggression. In protest against the invasion, the Hungarian-born scientist resigned from the Russian Academy of Sciences in 2022, founded the aid organisation Science4People, and donated a portion of his Nobel Prize winnings to its mission. more

Since the beginning of the Russian offensive against Ukraine, the Max Planck Institute for Plasma Physics (IPP) has maintained close ties with colleagues at the Kharkiv Institute of Physics and Technology (KIPT), with particular support for the Uragan fusion experiment team, who continue their work with notable professionalism and perseverance despite extremely challenging conditions. more

From confiscating Russian assets to a Ukraine Claims Commission: Ideas for financial reconstruction more

The Max Planck Institute of Microstructure Physics and V.N. Karasin University cooperate in spintronics research more