
Mariia Zolkina
@mariia_zolkina
Head of Regional Security & Conflict Studies, @dem_initiatives. Associate Fellow at @lseideas. Expert on 🇷🇺war, reintegration & wartime diplomacy.From Donbas
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By canceling military aid to 🇺🇦 Trump doesn’t make peace any closer. It’s not even a blackmailing but rather conscious pressure on UA to capitulate to RU’s demands, after which Trump can “declare” “peace”. He can’t make a good deal now, and defines UA as “guilty” for this


If a ceasefire, then temporary and partial - how Ukraine is going to respond to US pressure within talks in Saudi Arabia. Here is the link to my interview for Al Jazeera English mediaview.aljazeera.com/video/XpWwOhBy…



So glad that regional security in Europe, NATO’s role particularly, is being seriously discussed by colleagues in Qatar. Really thoughtful discussion was organized by Global Institute for Strategic Research! Looking forward to new opportunities for mutual discussions!


US strikes on Iran have shown clearly, that Donald J. Trump is seeking for quick „loud” political dividends to his image of great leader of America „being made great again”. However, long term strategic repercussion are underestimated. And the most striking here is lack of any

Trump’s Quest for Glory Risks Igniting a Broader Regional Firestorm Donald Trump is chasing spectacle — in every sense of the word. He’s hungry for quick political wins that could cement his image as the “great” leader of a “great” America. But the tools he’s willing to use in






