Photo: Chris Lawson, Renew Democracy Initiative Ukraine leadership delegation, March 2026
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Uriel Epshtein is the CEO of the Renew Democracy Initiative, which publishes The Next Move.
I can’t tell you where I’m headed.
I’m writing this from the bus. After spending the past couple of days in Kyiv, Ukraine’s capital, we’re turning east. However, the name of the city we’re going to will have to remain secret, at least until we’ve left.
There have been inspiring blips of normalcy throughout the journey, but this country is still at war.
Our next few days will be particularly sensitive.
Allow me to explain.
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