On 26 April 2026, the first international conference “Defunding, Disarming, and Isolating Russia’s War Machine: A Strategic Stocktake and Path Forward” took place in Kyiv. The event was organized by the B4Ukraine coalition, which brings together more than 100 organizations, including the Independent Anti-Corruption Commission.
The conference gathered Ukrainian and international policymakers, civil society leaders, investigators, and sanctions experts. NAKO was represented by Senior Researcher Viktoriia Vyshnivska, Analyst Marta Kharynovych, and Head of Communications Julia Biegletsova.
According to B4Ukraine, the conference marked a shift in the coalition’s focus — from monitoring and advocacy to more targeted actions aimed at increasing financial, legal, and political pressure on Russia. “Russia’s aggression is sustained by interconnected corporate, financial, technological, logistical, and legal ecosystems. B4Ukraine’s next challenge is to expose and disrupt these systems with greater precision, coordination, and impact,” coalition representatives emphasized.
NAKO Senior Researcher Viktoriia Vyshnivska spoke at the panel “What Next? Strategic Priorities to Further Undermine Russia’s War Effort” alongside:
- Bohdan Chumak, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine;
- Felix Hosse, Push To Leave;
- Oleh Savytskyi, Razom We Stand.
The discussion focused on which existing tools of pressure on Russia should be scaled up, where civil society efforts should be concentrated, and what new leverage points could further weaken Russia’s war machine.
In her remarks, Viktoriia Vyshnivska highlighted enforcement gaps in sanctions against Russia. According to her, one of the key vulnerabilities is the lack of control over dual-use goods once they leave the jurisdiction of producing countries. These products can be resold multiple times, and ultimately their end-users remain unknown.
“This is the main problem — the key leakage point we mostly work on in the field of microelectronics. But beyond microelectronics, this applies to all dual-use goods: by their nature, they move through such supply chains. We cannot always fully control every single item. However, we can ensure the highest possible level of control,” the NAKO representative said.