Jaroslava Barbieri
@jaroslavabarbieri.bsky.social
Research Fellow, Ukraine Forum, Russia and Eurasia Programme, ChathamHouse | University of Oxford alumna | Views my own
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 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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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
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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...
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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.
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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.
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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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.
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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...
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 ⬇️
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2:26:30-2:32:30
We discussed ⬇️
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
I was quoted by French media @liberation.fr in this piece on Friday’s #Trump-#Putin meeting: ‘Putin is trying to present himself as a bona fide negotiator—which he is not—and to curry favor with Trump by displaying false appreciation for the latter's peace mediation efforts’ 1/2
August 13, 2025 at 3:30 PM
I was quoted by French media @liberation.fr in this piece on Friday’s #Trump-#Putin meeting: ‘Putin is trying to present himself as a bona fide negotiator—which he is not—and to curry favor with Trump by displaying false appreciation for the latter's peace mediation efforts’ 1/2
I spoke to @reuters.com about:
✔️ What Trump & Putin want ahead of Friday’s meeting;
✔️ European leaders’ balancing act between supporting Trump’s lead (as they remain reliant on 🇺🇸) & ensuring 🇺🇦 & 🇪🇺 are not sidelined;
✔️ What the Ukrainian constitution & public opinion say about territorial concessions
✔️ What Trump & Putin want ahead of Friday’s meeting;
✔️ European leaders’ balancing act between supporting Trump’s lead (as they remain reliant on 🇺🇸) & ensuring 🇺🇦 & 🇪🇺 are not sidelined;
✔️ What the Ukrainian constitution & public opinion say about territorial concessions
August 13, 2025 at 1:18 PM
I spoke to @reuters.com about:
✔️ What Trump & Putin want ahead of Friday’s meeting;
✔️ European leaders’ balancing act between supporting Trump’s lead (as they remain reliant on 🇺🇸) & ensuring 🇺🇦 & 🇪🇺 are not sidelined;
✔️ What the Ukrainian constitution & public opinion say about territorial concessions
✔️ What Trump & Putin want ahead of Friday’s meeting;
✔️ European leaders’ balancing act between supporting Trump’s lead (as they remain reliant on 🇺🇸) & ensuring 🇺🇦 & 🇪🇺 are not sidelined;
✔️ What the Ukrainian constitution & public opinion say about territorial concessions
Amid speculations ahead of the Trump-Putin meeting in Alaska that Ukrainian territory seized by Russia could be ceded as part of a peace deal, I spoke to @thetelegraph.bsky.social about how Zelenskyy's position is constrained by 🇺🇦 Constitution and public opinion - www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
August 12, 2025 at 10:37 AM
Amid speculations ahead of the Trump-Putin meeting in Alaska that Ukrainian territory seized by Russia could be ceded as part of a peace deal, I spoke to @thetelegraph.bsky.social about how Zelenskyy's position is constrained by 🇺🇦 Constitution and public opinion - www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2...
I spoke live on DWNews about:
- What #Trump and #Putin are hoping to get in Alaska;
- How European leaders are navigating the tension between supporting Trump’s lead (while they remain dependent on the US security umbrella) and ensuring #Ukraine & #Europe are not being sidelined in the process
1/2
- What #Trump and #Putin are hoping to get in Alaska;
- How European leaders are navigating the tension between supporting Trump’s lead (while they remain dependent on the US security umbrella) and ensuring #Ukraine & #Europe are not being sidelined in the process
1/2
August 11, 2025 at 9:23 AM
I spoke live on @bloombergtv.bsky.social about the prospects of a Trump-Putin summit as #Trump’s deadline for #Putin arrives. Key points ⬇️
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August 8, 2025 at 10:46 AM
I spoke live on @bloombergtv.bsky.social about the prospects of a Trump-Putin summit as #Trump’s deadline for #Putin arrives. Key points ⬇️
www.youtube.com/live/iEpJwpr...
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I appeared on Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) to share some quick reactions on the prospects of a durable ceasefire following US envoy Steve Witkoff’s visit in Moscow as Trump’s patience with Russia seems to be wearing thin.
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August 7, 2025 at 2:52 PM
I appeared on Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) to share some quick reactions on the prospects of a durable ceasefire following US envoy Steve Witkoff’s visit in Moscow as Trump’s patience with Russia seems to be wearing thin.
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Data from Na Svyazi shows that the shutdowns started in the period leading up to Victory Day celebrations & increased following Ukraine’s #SpiderWeb Operation in early June, in which Ukrainian drones attacked four strategic airbases deep within Russia 3/3
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August 7, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Data from Na Svyazi shows that the shutdowns started in the period leading up to Victory Day celebrations & increased following Ukraine’s #SpiderWeb Operation in early June, in which Ukrainian drones attacked four strategic airbases deep within Russia 3/3
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My comments @thetelegraph.bsky.social on the mobile internet shutdowns across #Russia. Russian authorities claim this is a necessary measure to counter #Ukraine’s drone attacks. In reality, it’s an opportunity to isolate and tighten control over the Ru population as the war against 🇺🇦 continues 1/3
August 7, 2025 at 2:33 PM
My comments @thetelegraph.bsky.social on the mobile internet shutdowns across #Russia. Russian authorities claim this is a necessary measure to counter #Ukraine’s drone attacks. In reality, it’s an opportunity to isolate and tighten control over the Ru population as the war against 🇺🇦 continues 1/3
I contributed with a chapter to this volume edited by @irgarner.bsky.social @taraskuzio.bsky.social
I examine the 'laws', measures targeting teachers & indoctrination/militarisation activites targeting children used to cement Russia's ideological control over occupied #Ukraine post-2022. Links ⬇️
I examine the 'laws', measures targeting teachers & indoctrination/militarisation activites targeting children used to cement Russia's ideological control over occupied #Ukraine post-2022. Links ⬇️
August 5, 2025 at 11:40 AM
I contributed with a chapter to this volume edited by @irgarner.bsky.social @taraskuzio.bsky.social
I examine the 'laws', measures targeting teachers & indoctrination/militarisation activites targeting children used to cement Russia's ideological control over occupied #Ukraine post-2022. Links ⬇️
I examine the 'laws', measures targeting teachers & indoctrination/militarisation activites targeting children used to cement Russia's ideological control over occupied #Ukraine post-2022. Links ⬇️
I spoke @itvnews.bsky.social about:
✔️The objectives of #Russia’s 31 July attack on Kyiv;
✔️The prospects of Trump’s seeming U-turn on Russia;
✔️Options to irreparably cripple Russia’s ability to fund its war machine;
✔️Putin’s unchanged playbook & maximalist objectives in 🇺🇦
youtu.be/A1UVi4N3zDQ?...
✔️The objectives of #Russia’s 31 July attack on Kyiv;
✔️The prospects of Trump’s seeming U-turn on Russia;
✔️Options to irreparably cripple Russia’s ability to fund its war machine;
✔️Putin’s unchanged playbook & maximalist objectives in 🇺🇦
youtu.be/A1UVi4N3zDQ?...
August 1, 2025 at 10:35 AM
I spoke @itvnews.bsky.social about:
✔️The objectives of #Russia’s 31 July attack on Kyiv;
✔️The prospects of Trump’s seeming U-turn on Russia;
✔️Options to irreparably cripple Russia’s ability to fund its war machine;
✔️Putin’s unchanged playbook & maximalist objectives in 🇺🇦
youtu.be/A1UVi4N3zDQ?...
✔️The objectives of #Russia’s 31 July attack on Kyiv;
✔️The prospects of Trump’s seeming U-turn on Russia;
✔️Options to irreparably cripple Russia’s ability to fund its war machine;
✔️Putin’s unchanged playbook & maximalist objectives in 🇺🇦
youtu.be/A1UVi4N3zDQ?...
My comment to #BBC on Russia’s claim that it has captured Chasiv Yar. If confirmed,* the seizure of Chasiv Yar, with its hilltop location, would pave the way for further Russian advances in the Donetsk region, which the Kremlin wants to occupy fully before the end of summer amid growing US pressure.
July 31, 2025 at 4:42 PM
My comment to #BBC on Russia’s claim that it has captured Chasiv Yar. If confirmed,* the seizure of Chasiv Yar, with its hilltop location, would pave the way for further Russian advances in the Donetsk region, which the Kremlin wants to occupy fully before the end of summer amid growing US pressure.