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Author: Lesia Bidochko

The hunt for peace: unsuccessful attempts to mediate Ukrainian-Russian peace from 2022 to 2026

Since the beginning of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, there have been numerous attempts to draft plans for halting hostilities and achieving a peaceful settlement. These range from negotiations between Ukrainian and Russian delegations in Belarus and Turkey in 2022 to meetings in the United Arab Emirates in 2026. Over these four years, several variants have been formulated for ending the war — from Ukrainian proposals to Russian ultimatums.

April 2, 2026 - Kostiantyn Zadyraka Lesia Bidochko

The art of no deal: Trump’s rhetoric on Russia’s war in Ukraine in 2025

In his book The Art of the Deal, Donald Trump shares the secrets of successful negotiations. In his view, negotiations require setting ambitious goals and persistently pushing one’s own terms. After a year of active rhetoric, Trump failed to halt the fighting in Ukraine. But he did significantly narrow the political distance between Washington and Moscow, turning the peace process into a series of personalized bargains and sustained pressure on Kyiv.

February 3, 2026 - Lesia Bidochko

Propaganda’s mixed response to Russia’s provocation against Poland

The incursion of Russian drones and missiles into Polish airspace echoes the “ikhtamnet” tactic, a sarcastic term for a Russian soldier or mercenary whose deployment abroad is denied by the Kremlin, a strategy long tested in Ukraine and now evident here. The Kremlin is testing NATO’s red lines, while its propaganda machine works to cover the tracks of a creeping war.

September 22, 2025 - Lesia Bidochko

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