Jaroslava Barbieri
@jaroslavabarbieri.bsky.social
Research Fellow, Ukraine Forum, Russia and Eurasia Programme, ChathamHouse | University of Oxford alumna | Views my own
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🎙️Europe scrambles to avoid being sidelined on Ukraine | Independent Thinking podcast
@bronwenmaddox.bsky.social, Gregoire Roos, Natalie Sabanadze & @jaroslavabarbieri.bsky.social discuss Europe's options, as Russia & US seek to strike their own deal on Ukraine
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@bronwenmaddox.bsky.social, Gregoire Roos, Natalie Sabanadze & @jaroslavabarbieri.bsky.social discuss Europe's options, as Russia & US seek to strike their own deal on Ukraine
www.chathamhouse.org/2025/12/inde...
December 5, 2025 at 2:02 PM
🎙️Europe scrambles to avoid being sidelined on Ukraine | Independent Thinking podcast
@bronwenmaddox.bsky.social, Gregoire Roos, Natalie Sabanadze & @jaroslavabarbieri.bsky.social discuss Europe's options, as Russia & US seek to strike their own deal on Ukraine
www.chathamhouse.org/2025/12/inde...
@bronwenmaddox.bsky.social, Gregoire Roos, Natalie Sabanadze & @jaroslavabarbieri.bsky.social discuss Europe's options, as Russia & US seek to strike their own deal on Ukraine
www.chathamhouse.org/2025/12/inde...
Key points from my interview with @Times Radio ⬇️
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1/ The recent Witkoff/Kushner visit to Moscow unsurprisingly yielded no results, revealing Russia’s unchanged maximalist demands and standard negotiation tactics.
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1/ The recent Witkoff/Kushner visit to Moscow unsurprisingly yielded no results, revealing Russia’s unchanged maximalist demands and standard negotiation tactics.
Putin’s shortcut to victory stalls in US negotiations
YouTube video by Times Radio
https://youtu.be/QWMHXkS22nU?si…
December 4, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Key points from my interview with @Times Radio ⬇️
youtu.be/QWMHXkS22nU?...
1/ The recent Witkoff/Kushner visit to Moscow unsurprisingly yielded no results, revealing Russia’s unchanged maximalist demands and standard negotiation tactics.
youtu.be/QWMHXkS22nU?...
1/ The recent Witkoff/Kushner visit to Moscow unsurprisingly yielded no results, revealing Russia’s unchanged maximalist demands and standard negotiation tactics.
My comments for @thetelegraph.bsky.social on the timing and significance of the resignation of Andrii #Yermak, former Chief of Staff of Ukrainian President #Zelensky amid a domestic corruption scandal and renewed pressure over peace negotiations ⬇️
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November 29, 2025 at 10:49 AM
My comments for @thetelegraph.bsky.social on the timing and significance of the resignation of Andrii #Yermak, former Chief of Staff of Ukrainian President #Zelensky amid a domestic corruption scandal and renewed pressure over peace negotiations ⬇️
www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
Spoke live @deutschewellerss.newsmast.social.ap.brid.gy: The pressure has intensified with Trump setting a Thanksgiving deadline for🇺🇦 to accept a 28-point ‘peace deal’ hammered out by Witkoff & Dmitriev without Kyiv’s or Europe’s involvement, threatening to cut off US intelligence & weapons supply ⬇️
November 21, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Spoke live @deutschewellerss.newsmast.social.ap.brid.gy: The pressure has intensified with Trump setting a Thanksgiving deadline for🇺🇦 to accept a 28-point ‘peace deal’ hammered out by Witkoff & Dmitriev without Kyiv’s or Europe’s involvement, threatening to cut off US intelligence & weapons supply ⬇️
I spoke @skynewsrss.bsky.social Daily Podcast about how the perceived political vulnerability linked to the energy sector corruption scandal in 🇺🇦 is providing a window of opportunity to pressure Zelenskyy’s govt both domestically and internationally: youtu.be/c8NFCYyKQxI?...
My remarks at 11:43 ⬇️
My remarks at 11:43 ⬇️
Is Trump using Ukrainian corruption to force a peace deal?
YouTube video by Sky News
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November 21, 2025 at 1:26 PM
I spoke @skynewsrss.bsky.social Daily Podcast about how the perceived political vulnerability linked to the energy sector corruption scandal in 🇺🇦 is providing a window of opportunity to pressure Zelenskyy’s govt both domestically and internationally: youtu.be/c8NFCYyKQxI?...
My remarks at 11:43 ⬇️
My remarks at 11:43 ⬇️
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🆕 What does Russia want in the Black Sea region? | 2 Dec, 1pm GMT
In this roundtable chaired by Hugo Dixon, Galip Dalay & Natalie Sabanadze will present findings from their recent @chathamhouse.org paper on Russia’s approach in the Black Sea & its implications.
www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/r...
In this roundtable chaired by Hugo Dixon, Galip Dalay & Natalie Sabanadze will present findings from their recent @chathamhouse.org paper on Russia’s approach in the Black Sea & its implications.
www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/r...
November 20, 2025 at 12:08 PM
🆕 What does Russia want in the Black Sea region? | 2 Dec, 1pm GMT
In this roundtable chaired by Hugo Dixon, Galip Dalay & Natalie Sabanadze will present findings from their recent @chathamhouse.org paper on Russia’s approach in the Black Sea & its implications.
www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/r...
In this roundtable chaired by Hugo Dixon, Galip Dalay & Natalie Sabanadze will present findings from their recent @chathamhouse.org paper on Russia’s approach in the Black Sea & its implications.
www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/r...
The kickback scandal involving key officials & the state nuclear company, Energoatom, threatens Ukraine's defence, int’l support & internal cohesion. Join our webinar to hear experts discuss the impact of corruption on Ukraine’s war effort & the necessary steps to safeguard its future. To register ⬇️
🆕 Webinar | “How corruption threatens Ukraine’s war effort — and what is the remedy?” | 27 Nov, 16:00 GMT
Join us as John Lough, Orysia Lutsevych, Liubov Tsybulska & Mykhailo Zhernakov unpack Ukraine's biggest corruption scandal since Zelenskyy took office.
www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/r...
Join us as John Lough, Orysia Lutsevych, Liubov Tsybulska & Mykhailo Zhernakov unpack Ukraine's biggest corruption scandal since Zelenskyy took office.
www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/r...
November 19, 2025 at 2:37 PM
The kickback scandal involving key officials & the state nuclear company, Energoatom, threatens Ukraine's defence, int’l support & internal cohesion. Join our webinar to hear experts discuss the impact of corruption on Ukraine’s war effort & the necessary steps to safeguard its future. To register ⬇️
I spoke live on @cnn.com about the major corruption scandal in the energy sector involving Ukrainian high-level officials and the president’s business associates as #Russia intensifies its campaign targeting critical Ukrainian energy infrastructure ahead of the winter season.
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November 15, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I spoke live on @cnn.com about the major corruption scandal in the energy sector involving Ukrainian high-level officials and the president’s business associates as #Russia intensifies its campaign targeting critical Ukrainian energy infrastructure ahead of the winter season.
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Really looking forward to joining this event! To register, click the link ⬇️
📣Conference | 11 Nov at @chathamhouse.org
Among speakers: @ldfreedman.bsky.social, @jaroslavabarbieri.bsky.social, @aivazovska.bsky.social, @andriypzag.bsky.social, @drjademcglynn.bsky.social & others.
🔗More details & to register interest: www.chathamhouse.org/events/all/r...
Among speakers: @ldfreedman.bsky.social, @jaroslavabarbieri.bsky.social, @aivazovska.bsky.social, @andriypzag.bsky.social, @drjademcglynn.bsky.social & others.
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October 14, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Really looking forward to joining this event! To register, click the link ⬇️
My comments for The i paper on the military and political impact of Ukraine's #drone strikes on Russia's oil refineries:
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◾#Ukraine's strategy: Oil and gas revenues are the primary source of funding for #Russia’s war effort. By targeting refineries and export terminals… ⤵️
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◾#Ukraine's strategy: Oil and gas revenues are the primary source of funding for #Russia’s war effort. By targeting refineries and export terminals… ⤵️
October 3, 2025 at 2:27 PM
My comments for The i paper on the military and political impact of Ukraine's #drone strikes on Russia's oil refineries:
inews.co.uk/news/how-ukr...
◾#Ukraine's strategy: Oil and gas revenues are the primary source of funding for #Russia’s war effort. By targeting refineries and export terminals… ⤵️
inews.co.uk/news/how-ukr...
◾#Ukraine's strategy: Oil and gas revenues are the primary source of funding for #Russia’s war effort. By targeting refineries and export terminals… ⤵️
My comments for @telegraphnews.bsky.social on how #Russia’s #hybrid tactics aim to destabilise European societies and test #NATO’s resolve ⬇️ 1/7
www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
September 26, 2025 at 2:43 PM
My comments for @telegraphnews.bsky.social on how #Russia’s #hybrid tactics aim to destabilise European societies and test #NATO’s resolve ⬇️ 1/7
www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
My comments for @reuters.com reacting to #Trump's seeming rhetorical shift in #Ukraine's favour:
“It's dawning on Trump, the fact that Putin has been stringing him along," Jaroslava Barbieri, a research fellow in Chatham House's Ukraine Forum, told Reuters. 1/2
“It's dawning on Trump, the fact that Putin has been stringing him along," Jaroslava Barbieri, a research fellow in Chatham House's Ukraine Forum, told Reuters. 1/2
September 24, 2025 at 3:48 PM
My comments for @reuters.com reacting to #Trump's seeming rhetorical shift in #Ukraine's favour:
“It's dawning on Trump, the fact that Putin has been stringing him along," Jaroslava Barbieri, a research fellow in Chatham House's Ukraine Forum, told Reuters. 1/2
“It's dawning on Trump, the fact that Putin has been stringing him along," Jaroslava Barbieri, a research fellow in Chatham House's Ukraine Forum, told Reuters. 1/2
On my way back from #Kyiv.
Tonight #Russia launched its largest air attack since Feb 2022, with 810 drones & 13 missiles. For the first time, Kyiv’s main govt building was hit. As of now, strikes in residential areas have resulted in at least 4 people dying, including an infant, & 44 being injured.
Tonight #Russia launched its largest air attack since Feb 2022, with 810 drones & 13 missiles. For the first time, Kyiv’s main govt building was hit. As of now, strikes in residential areas have resulted in at least 4 people dying, including an infant, & 44 being injured.
September 7, 2025 at 2:25 PM
My comments for @theipaper.com on #Russia’s advances in #Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region.
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1️⃣ This development has military-economic, political and social implications.
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1️⃣ This development has military-economic, political and social implications.
August 29, 2025 at 3:49 PM
My comments for @theipaper.com on #Russia’s advances in #Ukraine’s Dnipropetrovsk region.
inews.co.uk/news/world/h...
1️⃣ This development has military-economic, political and social implications.
inews.co.uk/news/world/h...
1️⃣ This development has military-economic, political and social implications.
Kyiv has allowed men aged 18 to 22 to cross the border freely despite martial law. Supporters believe this will help contain 🇺🇦’s demographic crisis. For critics, this poses a security risk as 🇺🇦could lose fresh recruits the army needs. I spoke #BBCNewshour 5:08-9:19 open.spotify.com/episode/5svp...
Ukraine: Russian strikes kill 15 people
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August 29, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Kyiv has allowed men aged 18 to 22 to cross the border freely despite martial law. Supporters believe this will help contain 🇺🇦’s demographic crisis. For critics, this poses a security risk as 🇺🇦could lose fresh recruits the army needs. I spoke #BBCNewshour 5:08-9:19 open.spotify.com/episode/5svp...
‘Trump’s Ukraine summit was a European damage control operation. It succeeded – for now’.
Read Orysia Lutsevych’s analysis on the dangers of Trump’s volte-face on the need for a ceasefire, Europe’s efforts to keep the US engaged, Putin’s calculus and the iron-clad security guarantees #Ukraine needs
Read Orysia Lutsevych’s analysis on the dangers of Trump’s volte-face on the need for a ceasefire, Europe’s efforts to keep the US engaged, Putin’s calculus and the iron-clad security guarantees #Ukraine needs
Positive indications on US security guarantees are welcome — but Donald Trump still believes in personal diplomacy with a Russian leader who has yet to even hint at concessions.
Read Orysia Lutsevych's analysis of the Zelenskyy-Trump summit for @chathamhouse.org⤵️
Read Orysia Lutsevych's analysis of the Zelenskyy-Trump summit for @chathamhouse.org⤵️
Trump’s Ukraine summit was a European damage control operation. It succeeded – for now
More positive indications on US security guarantees are welcome. But the US president still believes in personal diplomacy with a Russian leader who has yet to even hint of concessions.
www.chathamhouse.org
August 20, 2025 at 7:40 AM
‘Trump’s Ukraine summit was a European damage control operation. It succeeded – for now’.
Read Orysia Lutsevych’s analysis on the dangers of Trump’s volte-face on the need for a ceasefire, Europe’s efforts to keep the US engaged, Putin’s calculus and the iron-clad security guarantees #Ukraine needs
Read Orysia Lutsevych’s analysis on the dangers of Trump’s volte-face on the need for a ceasefire, Europe’s efforts to keep the US engaged, Putin’s calculus and the iron-clad security guarantees #Ukraine needs
Following Trump’s volte-face on the issue of securing a ceasefire as a precondition for any meaningful peace negotiations, my comments @kyivindependent.com on the implications of accepting Russia’s proposal on the sequencing of a ceasefire vs. peace agreement.
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kyivindependent.com/trump-walks-...
August 20, 2025 at 7:11 AM
Following Trump’s volte-face on the issue of securing a ceasefire as a precondition for any meaningful peace negotiations, my comments @kyivindependent.com on the implications of accepting Russia’s proposal on the sequencing of a ceasefire vs. peace agreement.
kyivindependent.com/trump-walks-...
kyivindependent.com/trump-walks-...
Some quick thoughts from Orysia Lutsevych and myself @chrussiaeurasia.bsky.social for @reuters.com on Trump’s meeting with Zelenskyy and European leaders in Washington and the prospect of direct talks between #Ukraine and #Russia - www.reuters.com/world/europe...
August 19, 2025 at 1:20 PM
Some quick thoughts from Orysia Lutsevych and myself @chrussiaeurasia.bsky.social for @reuters.com on Trump’s meeting with Zelenskyy and European leaders in Washington and the prospect of direct talks between #Ukraine and #Russia - www.reuters.com/world/europe...
My interview with @france24.com on key takeaways from Trump’s meeting with Zelenskyy and European leaders in Washington
"There is movement, however, we are still very far from achieving durable & just peace in Ukraine. The dimension of justice as a key component for ensuring a durable peace in Ukraine is completely absent from these conversations"
Watch @jaroslavabarbieri.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=FppN...
Watch @jaroslavabarbieri.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=FppN...
August 19, 2025 at 11:25 AM
My interview with @france24.com on key takeaways from Trump’s meeting with Zelenskyy and European leaders in Washington
I spoke @cnbc.com about Trump’s meeting with Zelenskyy & European leaders in DC. Cautious optimism is justified given progress on security guarantees, but the devil is in the details. Expect the Kremlin to delay & derail any progress towards peace because its maximalist goals in 🇺🇦 have not changed ⬇️
August 19, 2025 at 11:24 AM
I spoke @cnbc.com about Trump’s meeting with Zelenskyy & European leaders in DC. Cautious optimism is justified given progress on security guarantees, but the devil is in the details. Expect the Kremlin to delay & derail any progress towards peace because its maximalist goals in 🇺🇦 have not changed ⬇️
I spoke live on @france24.com about Trump’s meeting with Zelenskyy and European leaders in Washington.
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Key points ⬇️
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Key points ⬇️
August 18, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I spoke live on @france24.com about Trump’s meeting with Zelenskyy and European leaders in Washington.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=FppN...
Key points ⬇️
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Key points ⬇️
This morning I spoke live on @skynewsrss.bsky.social about what to expect after the #Trump-#Putin summit in #Alaska and the anticipated meeting between #Zelenskyy and Trump on Monday.
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2:26:30-2:32:30
We discussed ⬇️
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2:26:30-2:32:30
We discussed ⬇️
August 17, 2025 at 12:04 PM
This morning I spoke live on @skynewsrss.bsky.social about what to expect after the #Trump-#Putin summit in #Alaska and the anticipated meeting between #Zelenskyy and Trump on Monday.
www.youtube.com/live/sM9McT0...
2:26:30-2:32:30
We discussed ⬇️
www.youtube.com/live/sM9McT0...
2:26:30-2:32:30
We discussed ⬇️
I shared some of my reflections on the Trump-Putin meeting in Alaska @kyivindependent.com
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‘For many, the summit was a big disappointment & disgrace at once. Trump’s statement “there's no deal until there's a deal” underscored the lack of a formal breakthrough… ⬇️
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‘For many, the summit was a big disappointment & disgrace at once. Trump’s statement “there's no deal until there's a deal” underscored the lack of a formal breakthrough… ⬇️
Ukrainians fear Trump will shift responsibility for ending war onto Kyiv after failed talks with Putin
In Ukraine, the morning of Aug. 16 began in suspense. Soon after waking, many rushed to anxiously check the outcome of the Alaska summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart...
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August 16, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I shared some of my reflections on the Trump-Putin meeting in Alaska @kyivindependent.com
kyivindependent.com/russia-embol...
‘For many, the summit was a big disappointment & disgrace at once. Trump’s statement “there's no deal until there's a deal” underscored the lack of a formal breakthrough… ⬇️
kyivindependent.com/russia-embol...
‘For many, the summit was a big disappointment & disgrace at once. Trump’s statement “there's no deal until there's a deal” underscored the lack of a formal breakthrough… ⬇️
I spoke live on @skynewsrss.bsky.social about what to expect from the #Trump-#Putin meeting in #Alaska happening later today.
Given the mercurial and erratic nature of Trump’s position, #Ukraine and its European allies are preparing to react to all possible scenarios. A thread 🧵
Given the mercurial and erratic nature of Trump’s position, #Ukraine and its European allies are preparing to react to all possible scenarios. A thread 🧵
August 15, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I spoke live on @skynewsrss.bsky.social about what to expect from the #Trump-#Putin meeting in #Alaska happening later today.
Given the mercurial and erratic nature of Trump’s position, #Ukraine and its European allies are preparing to react to all possible scenarios. A thread 🧵
Given the mercurial and erratic nature of Trump’s position, #Ukraine and its European allies are preparing to react to all possible scenarios. A thread 🧵
I spoke live @cnn.com about the upcoming Alaska summit. Key points:
- Why the conditions set by 🇺🇦🇬🇧🇪🇺 vs 🇷🇺 are irreconcilable and the risks of Trump’s zigzagging approach
- 🇪🇺’s efforts to gain strategic independence
- Trump & Putin’s use of the summit to reset 🇺🇸-🇷🇺 relations
- How Trump misreads Putin
- Why the conditions set by 🇺🇦🇬🇧🇪🇺 vs 🇷🇺 are irreconcilable and the risks of Trump’s zigzagging approach
- 🇪🇺’s efforts to gain strategic independence
- Trump & Putin’s use of the summit to reset 🇺🇸-🇷🇺 relations
- How Trump misreads Putin
August 15, 2025 at 9:06 AM
I spoke live @cnn.com about the upcoming Alaska summit. Key points:
- Why the conditions set by 🇺🇦🇬🇧🇪🇺 vs 🇷🇺 are irreconcilable and the risks of Trump’s zigzagging approach
- 🇪🇺’s efforts to gain strategic independence
- Trump & Putin’s use of the summit to reset 🇺🇸-🇷🇺 relations
- How Trump misreads Putin
- Why the conditions set by 🇺🇦🇬🇧🇪🇺 vs 🇷🇺 are irreconcilable and the risks of Trump’s zigzagging approach
- 🇪🇺’s efforts to gain strategic independence
- Trump & Putin’s use of the summit to reset 🇺🇸-🇷🇺 relations
- How Trump misreads Putin