Olena Yermakova

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Head of Research at KI Insights

Olena Yermakova is the Head of Research at KI Insights. She is a Ph.D. candidate in political science at Jagiellonian University in Kraków. She has held several prestigious research fellowships, including a Marie Skłodowska-Curie fellowship in a UCL-led international research consortium and a visiting fellowship at IWM Vienna. Beyond academia, Olena has experience in inclusive peacemaking in Donbas with the Geneva-based HD Centre for Humanitarian Dialogue, in communications for a post-Maidan government, and has served two terms as a Board Member of the European Youth Parliament Ukraine. Olena holds degrees from the College of Europe and Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv.

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Scholz attends a Bundestag session, in Berlin, Germany, on Nov. 7, 2024.

Opinion

Opinion: Berlin's coalition drama puts Ukraine — and Europe — at risk

by Felix Blatt, Olena Yermakova November 22, 2024

Donald Trump’s re-election has sent political shockwaves across the Atlantic, pushing Germany — Ukraine’s second-largest donor — into a decisive moment. The election has intensified internal divides and sparked a reckoning over Germany’s role in European security. For years, German leaders deferred tough decisions on Ukraine, relying on U.

Opinion

Opinion: Navigating the ‘Zelensky Legitimacy Question’

by Jakub Parusinski, Olena Yermakova May 22, 2024

Volodymyr Zelensky’s five-year term as Ukraine’s president expired on May 20. For most Ukrainian citizens, including the country’s constitutionalists, the path forward is clear: Zelensky should continue as president until martial law in Ukraine ends and new elections can take place. But critics argue that Zelensky and

Olena Yermakova

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Opinion: Berlin's coalition drama puts Ukraine — and Europe — at risk

Opinion: Navigating the ‘Zelensky Legitimacy Question’

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