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Mariia Zolkina

Head of Regional Security and Conflict Studies at the Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation, Research Fellow at the London School of Economics and Political Science

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The US–Ukraine critical minerals deal provides no security guarantees but helps normalize diplomatic dialogue between Kyiv and Washington – Maria Zolkina

Maria Zolkina commented on the new Ukrainian-American agreement on mining
2 May 2025

Moscow will put pressure on Trump to push Ukraine to compromise

Maria Zolkina summarized the first results of the conversation between Trump and Putin in an interview with the BBC.
19 March 2025

Risks of a truce: How Russia might exploit a pause in the war – Maria Zolkina's opinion

Maria Zolkina believes that Putin could "take hostage" the ceasefire proposal
14 March 2025

Russia ends years of political isolation sparked by full-scale invasion of Ukraine — Mariia Zolkina

Mariia Zolkina summed up the last few days of the meetings in Munich, Paris, and Riyadh, which was aimed at finding a solution to end the wa...
19 February 2025

Trump diverges from his earlier promises to make pressure on both sides | Mariia Zolkina

Mariia Zolkina for Al Jazeera English on Trump push for the start of negotiations
13 February 2025

Ukraine’s accession negotiations: political impact on EU assistance to Ukraine

Mariia Zolkina
3 May 2024

Mariia Zolkina- Using Negotiations to Pause, Regroup, Rearm and Attack Again is a Core Moscow Tactic

Maria Zolkina on using negotiations as a tactic to regroup and rearm the Russian army for a new attack against Ukraine
12 February 2024

EU’s aid for Ukraine and Zelensky’s intention to change military leadership - Mariia Zolkina in her interview for BBC

n her interview for BBC Mariia Zolkina unpacks details of the latest Ukraine-related developments
5 February 2024

Ukraine’s recommendations to Belgium’s Presidency of the Council of the EU: Political and Security Dimension

This brief presents Ukraine’s experts recommendations to priorities for Belgium’s rotating presidency, in particular in political and secu...
29 November 2023

Blinkin's visit confirmed that U.S. support will continue, and Ukraine will continue its efforts to de-occupy the regions – Maria Zolkina

Maria Zolkina commented on Anthony Blinken's visit to Kyiv and other events of the week on Monocle Radio
8 September 2023