Kira Rudik

Dec 19, 2024 | thehill.com | Kira Rudik

Someday, historians will study us and our actions: Could we have prevented certain events, which decisions were fatal, and which turned the tide of the war and brought a just peace closer? We still don’t know what this era will be called in books, but we know that the eyes of the whole world are focused on Ukraine, mostly the eyes of the leaders of non-democratic countries. This is because they read signals and plan their potential actions based on the West’s response to Russian attacks.

Dec 3, 2024 | atlanticcouncil.org | Mykola Bielieskov |Peter Malcolm Dickinson |Kira Rudik

Donald Trump’s recent election victory is fueling international speculation over a possible deal to end the war in Ukraine. For now, much of the debate remains centered on what kinds of concessions Ukraine may be willing to make in order to secure a negotiated peace. However, the real question is whether Russian President Vladimir Putin has any interest at all in ending his invasion. The available evidence suggests that he does not.

Aug 24, 2024 | kyivpost.com | Kira Rudik

More than a year ago, at an open forum in Vilnius, Ukrainian activist Daria Kaleniukasked the US national security adviser Jake Sullivan what to say to her young son who was sleeping in the corridor due to constant Russian missile attacks. Should this boy already prepare for the fact that when he grows up, he will have to fight? Daria’s son was only two years old when Russia started a war against Ukraine in 2014, and in fact, he has not seen a true peace his entire life.

Jul 17, 2024 | aei.org | Dalibor Rohac |Giselle Donnelly |Iulia Joja |Kira Rudik

Though Ukraine’s ‘irreversible path’ towards NATO membership was announced at the NATO 75 conference, a lack of more concrete actions left supporters of Ukraine feeling disappointed. On this episode of The Eastern Front, Giselle, Dalibor, and Iulia welcome Kira Rudik, a Ukrainian member of parliament and leader of the Holos party to discuss the Ukrainian reaction to the NATO summit. What message was Russia sending with its bombing of the children’s hospital?

Jun 26, 2024 | express.co.uk | Kira Rudik

Ukraine faces the most difficult winter yet of Putin's war – now is the time to hit Russia Kira Rudik - Leader of Golos party (Image: Flickr) Pain points: Ukrainian energy versus Russian assets Over the past 27 months, Ukrainian cities have been filled with sounds that were once new to us and which, unfortunately, we have already gotten used to: the howling of an air-raid siren, the whistling of a cruise missile, the buzzing of a kamikaze drone and explosions — muffled if it is far away or...