For European CIOs, CTOs, and chief data officers (CDOs), the war in Ukraine and the sanctions imposed on Russian and Belarusian actors mean that you need to reexamine your nearshore strategy and evolve your contingency plans. Recent estimates indicate that more than a thousand European firms employ 2 million-plus people in Ukraine. Our recent conversations with clients about their plans reveal two groups. The first group has concluded that the conflict won't impact their nearshore activities significantly. The second group has already started looking into their contracts and activating their business contingency plans, including asking their service providers to relocate projects from Ukraine to other European locations.