After three years of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, CIVICUS discusses the civil society response with Mykhailo Savva, member of the Expert Council of Ukraine’s Center for Civil Liberties, a civil society organisation (CSO) dedicated to the protection and promotion of human rights.
Ukraine faces a deepening crisis in its media and humanitarian efforts, triggered by significant cuts in US support. CSOs are struggling as funding diminishes, putting vital services at risk. Several media outlets – heavily dependent on support from the US Agency for International Development, currently under attack by the Trump administration – are being forced to scale back their coverage, particularly of critical issues such as war crimes documentation. This has heightened concerns about the spread of Russian propaganda and disinformation, within Ukraine and beyond its borders.