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

Directions

Identification of vulnerabilities in Russia’s military-industrial complex

Identification of vulnerabilities in Russia’s military-industrial complex

Sanctions and export controls

Sanctions and export controls

Cyber Diplomacy and Tech Security

Cyber Diplomacy and Tech Security

Investment Screening

Investment Screening

Development of the defence industry

Development of the defence industry

NewsAll

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

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

19 March 2026
Defense technologies must never end up in an aggressor’s hands through a business sale  —  Volodymyr Landa

Defense technologies must never end up in an aggressor’s hands through a business sale  —  Volodymyr Landa

17 March 2026
Russia subordinates strategic sectors in order to influence a country’s political situation — this is called corrosive capital — Roman Steblivskyi

Russia subordinates strategic sectors in order to influence a country’s political situation — this is called corrosive capital — Roman Steblivskyi

12 March 2026
FirePoint, a seaport, and titanium assets — who should screen foreign direct investments? A column by Volodymyr Landa

FirePoint, a seaport, and titanium assets — who should screen foreign direct investments? A column by Volodymyr Landa

9 March 2026

ReportsAll

Spyware Bias: The Security Shortfall in Norms-Based Governance

Spyware Bias: The Security Shortfall in Norms-Based Governance

9 April 2026
Cyber Warfare: Sanctions and Responsibility

Cyber Warfare: Sanctions and Responsibility

27 November 2024
Economic Security Council of Ukraine Has Completed an Independent Financial Audit

Economic Security Council of Ukraine Has Completed an Independent Financial Audit

18 November 2024
Third-best option: ESCU’s new report on China’s role in Russian maintained access to critical industrial equipment.

Third-best option: ESCU’s new report on China’s role in Russian maintained access to critical industrial equipment.

12 August 2024

Team

Ilona Khmelova

Ilona Khmelova

Secretary of the Economic Security Council of Ukraine (ESCU)
Denys Hutyk

Denys Hutyk

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

Olena Yurchenko

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

Roman Steblivskyi

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

Sashko Adamliuk

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

Agiya Zagrebelska

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

Volodymyr Landa

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