Patrick Pearsall Discusses Ukraine’s Reparations Strategy on Lawfare Podcast

In the Media  |  July 17, 2025

Lawfare Daily


Partner Patrick Pearsall recently joined Markiyan Kliuchkovskyi and hosts Mykhailo Soldatenko and Scott R. Anderson on the Lawfare Daily podcast to discuss their roles in shaping Ukraine’s reparations strategy. They explore the proposed reparations mechanism, the fate of frozen Russian assets, and how reparations could feature in future peace negotiations.

Reflecting on Ukraine’s early response, Patrick highlighted the courage it took to place trust in international law. “What I think is a real beautiful part of this narrative is a deep belief — in the infancy of this horrific, illegal invasion, this horrific aggression, this deep violation of the UN Charter — that international law has an answer, and I think that that belief wasn’t just shared among international lawyers … but really, at its core, in the Ukrainian government at the highest levels.”

Patrick is Global Co-Chair of the firm’s Geopolitical Strategy and International Law Practice Group.

Markiyan is Executive Director of the Register of Damage for Ukraine at the Council of Europe and a former legal advisor to the Office of the President of Ukraine.

Listen here, or wherever you get your podcasts: https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/lawfare-daily–reparations-for-russia’s-aggression-against-ukraine-with-markiyan-kliuchkovskyi-and-patrick-pearsall