Eastern Circles

Shedding a new light on the region through the eyes of geoeconomics to help shape political and business decisions, and academic thought.

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Eurosatory side event & dinner on missiles and deftech cooperation

How to scale: French vs Ukrainian experience
Date: 18 June 2026
Time: 19:00–22:30
Place: Paris

📍Registration: https://t.co/kLRWmHuHiI

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Coming to Eurosatory? How about networking over drinks?

No long speeches will hold you from long-awaited drinks. Only a few welcoming keynotes from Ukrainian and French deftech actors on June 15.

Registration: https://t.co/bd7RPXhhJO

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During the recent Eastern Circles Book Club evening in Paris, moderated by Anastasiya Shapochkina, author @KenigsbArthur discussed his new book, L’Europe de l’Est n’existe pas, at Cité Universitaire: https://t.co/l1gIWhb5rn

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Was Ukraine’s 600 drones attack on Russia last weekend a watershed moment? What objectives did Ukrainian Armed Forces reach by targeting Moscow? How do the new economics of warfare work? And what is the main security guarantee for Ukraine?

https://t.co/Q8c17WNFlb

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Drone overmatch: reinventing the battlefield

On May 27, of the Ukrainian Da Vinci Wolves unit and the French Armed Forces will discuss how drones, robotics, and battlefield innovation are reshaping the wars of tomorrow.
📍 Paris
🕘 08:30–12:00

https://t.co/2BqIlWQN2U

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⚡️How do you stop 800 drones targeting your city?

In our latest episode of #WarTechTalk, «Dronefall: the practice of Ukrainian air defense,» we go behind the scenes of Dronefall, a #Ukrainian #counter-#drone #initiative: https://t.co/r0zzouwrFX

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⚡️Newsletter 34: our latest newsletter is out: “European loan and Middle East contracts. Autonomous drones: Interview with Swarmer CEO. Russian Internet:

https://t.co/IWFP6BEzv0

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⚡️ Invitation : Book club evening with Arthur Kenigsberg (@KenigsbArthur) – May 20, 2026

Details : https://t.co/sLv8NISRxe

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📩Invitation to Eastern Cirlces x HEXA event in Paris on Ukrainian Defence Innovation: Evolution, Trends & Next Steps:

https://t.co/G9F1EhiPPV

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Next week, Eastern Circles team is in Brussels, presenting our latest report at a conference organised by IRSEM Europe on April 9.

Register : https://t.co/0qIB97YStL

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🇫🇷Eastern Circles spent the last 3 days at the Paris Defense and Strategy Forum (#PDSF2026) , contributing to the geotech discussion at the core of the French defense.

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⚡️ Please find our latest newsletter on #Ukraine’s #DefTech #Unicorns and #Strategic #Solitude, Kyrylo Budanov - New Head of Administration, and #Russian #Oil: https://t.co/4EUCBzY65i

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🎙A new podcast episode on the rapid evolution of #AI and #drone #technology on the #battlefield, #IP rights #protection, and the trust dilemma between defense tech actors. Take a listen: https://t.co/BBOObVD7Rx

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⚡️ From 9 to 11 February in Vienna, Director of Eastern Circles Anastasiya Shapochkina spoke at the NucTalks seminar hosted by the Vienna Center for Disarmament and Non-Proliferation as part of the BSWN WINCA Technical Exchange.

[The Debate – France 24 @F24Debate]

Ukraine allies scramble on anniversary date: Is it Europe's war now? https://t.co/SctRjtCCkR

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⚡ On February 24, Eastern Circles participated in @F24Debate with @FrancoisF24, commemorating 4 years of the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine: “The End of 80 Years of Peace in Europe: Why? What is a State of Peace and a State of War?”

Full link: https://t.co/NTwAeyXLqD

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⚡ Europeans need to overcome a complex of weakness

@EasternCircles and @MdEuropeParis had an event with Ukrainian scholars: philosopher @yermolenko_v , and T. Ogarkova to present their new book – La vie à la lisière. Être ukrainien aujourd’hui

🔗: https://t.co/q4XigRwdNo

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⚡️Please find our latest #newsletter on Ukraine’s Defense Reset with #Mykhailo #Fedorov — Digital Transformation, the #Palantir Partnership, and the #Russian #Attrition Calculus

https://t.co/i9kFxWzoza

[Institut français des relations internationales @IFRI_]

[🔎Mustread] Mapping the MilTech War: Eight Lessons from Ukraine’s Battlefield.

This joint @IFRI_ - @EasternCircles report maps out the evolution of key technologies that have emerged or developed in the last 4 years of the war in Ukraine.

Co-authored by @ElieTenenbaum, Bohdan Kostiuk, Daryna-Maryna Patiuk, and Anastasya Shapochkina, this report is to be presented to the press tomorrow at 2:30 PM within the framework of the @MunSecConf. ⤵️
https://t.co/Ji3PmaC93Q

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@LeFigaroTV
@LePoint
RADIO FRANCE INTERNATIONAL (@RFI )
@LesEchos
@LeMonde_EN
@libe

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🌐 We are happy to invite all the journalists to the #press #briefing organised by @EasternCircles and @IFRI_ to present our latest report: “Mapping the MilTech War. 8 lessons from 🇺🇦 battlefield” during @MunSecConf !

🗓 14.02, 14:30-15:15, register: [email protected]