Anchoring Ukraine’s Postwar Recovery with a US-Ukraine Free Trade Agreement

This policy brief argues that a free trade agreement between the United States and Ukraine could play a central role in supporting Ukraine’s long-term postwar economic recovery and integration into the global economy. Lawrence and Telenyk contend that deeper trade ties would encourage investment, strengthen institutional reforms, expand export opportunities, and provide a credible framework for economic modernization. The brief analyzes the economic and geopolitical rationale for such an agreement and discusses how trade policy could complement broader reconstruction, security, and development efforts in postwar Ukraine.