Economic security council of Ukraine

an independent organisation established in 2021 in Kyiv to counter external and internal threats to the national security of Ukraine and its partner countries

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Directions

Russian Military-Industrial Complex

Sanctions and export controls

Cyber Diplomacy and Tech Security

Investment Screening

Development of the defence industry

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Verkhovna Rada Registers Trusted Tech Caucus Draft Law Aligned with xGTT Principles

18 August 2026

Strategic Minerals Are One Of The Most Underestimated Pressure Points On The Russian War Economy

30 July 2026

Priorities for Further Sanctions Against Russia: ESCU Participated in a Meeting with David O’Sullivan

22 July 2026

Greenland moves to introduce foreign direct investment screening as a security instrument

19 March 2026

Media MentionsAllAll

EU should sanction russian Imports of key minerals — Bloomberg

12 August 2026

What Foreign Investment Screening in Ukraine Will Mean for Businesses

12 July 2026

Turkish company supplied sanctioned equipment to companies — The Kyiv Independent, IrpiMedia and OCCRP report

2 July 2026

URC 2026: What has changed in the discussion on Ukraine’s recovery

1 July 2026

The Optimal Model for Foreign Investment Screening

26 June 2026

Digital autarky is a dead end for Europe — Ilona Khmeleva

22 June 2026

Rethinking sanctions for European security: Brussels or the capitals?

11 June 2026

Western companies are still operating in the main Shahed production hub despite the EU sanctions deadline — Kyiv Independent

27 May 2026

ReportsAllAll

Sanctions & Export Control

Salt Of The Earth: How Russia Supplies Its Military-Industrial Complex with Strategic Minerals Amid War and Sanctions — ESCU Study

28 July 2026

Cyber

Operationalising Digital Sovereignty for Ukraine: Trusted Integration as the Path to Recovery, Security, and Global Digital Cooperation — ESCU Study

24 June 2026

Investment Screening

Foreign Investment Screening In Ukraine: What Business Needs To Know — ESCU Study

24 June 2026

Investment Screening

Protection Without Isolation: Investment Screening as a Pillar of Ukraine’s Economic Security — ESCU Study

15 June 2026

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Ilona Khmelova

Secretary of the Economic Security Council of Ukraine (ESCU)

Denys Hutyk

Executive Director of the Economic Security Council of Ukraine (ESCU)

Olena Yurchenko

Director of Analytics, Research, and Investigations at the Economic Security Council of Ukraine (ESCU)

Roman Steblivskyi

Director of Policy and Advocacy at the Economic Security Council of Ukraine (ESCU)

Sashko Adamliuk

Director of Communications at the Economic Security Council of Ukraine (ESCU)

Agiya Zagrebelska

Director of Partnerships and Cooperation at the Economic Security Council of Ukraine (ESCU)

Volodymyr Landa

Head of Investment Screening at the Economic Security Council of Ukraine (ESCU)

Oleksandra Azarkhina

Strategic Advisor at the Economic Security Council of Ukraine (ESCU)

Anastasiia Opria

Project Manager for Investment Screening at the Economic Security Council of Ukraine (ESCU)

Mia Vybranovska

Cyber Threat Expert at the Economic Security Council of Ukraine (ESCU)

Olena Zhul

Senior Analyst at the Economic Security Council of Ukraine (ESCU)

Bohdan Kovalenko

Senior Analyst at the Economic Security Council of Ukraine (ESCU)

Oleksii Borovikov

Senior Analyst at the Economic Security Council of Ukraine (ESCU)

Nadiia Reminets

Analyst at the Economic Security Council of Ukraine (ESCU)

Roman Rabieiev

Analyst at the Economic Security Council of Ukraine (ESCU)