<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"><channel><title>Ukraine on MENA Research Center</title><link>https://mena-studies.org/tags/ukraine/</link><description>Recent content in Ukraine on MENA Research Center</description><generator>Hugo</generator><language>en-GB</language><lastBuildDate>Sun, 26 Oct 2025 19:31:23 +0100</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://mena-studies.org/tags/ukraine/index.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title>Imperial Phantom Pains: Erdoğan, Putin and Their Fantasies</title><link>https://mena-studies.org/imperial-phantom-pains-erdogan-putin-and-their-fantasies/</link><pubDate>Sun, 14 Sep 2025 12:23:29 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://mena-studies.org/imperial-phantom-pains-erdogan-putin-and-their-fantasies/</guid><description>On an autumn evening in 2023, Recep Tayyip Erdoğan stood before his supporters and spoke of Gaza. 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Following the disastrous meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia now offers the…</description></item><item><title>Interview with Eugene Chausovsky, Senior Director at New Lines Institute</title><link>https://mena-studies.org/interview-with-eugene-chausovsky-senior-director-at-new-lines-institute/</link><pubDate>Sun, 30 Mar 2025 09:50:00 +0200</pubDate><guid>https://mena-studies.org/interview-with-eugene-chausovsky-senior-director-at-new-lines-institute/</guid><description>Join us for an in-depth discussion with Eugene Chausovsky, Senior Director at New Lines Institute, as we analyze the shifting global landscape. 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