The Department of War Studies invites you to a panel discussion with former senior Ukrainian diplomat Iuliia Osmolovska, now Director of GLOBSEC Kyiv. Building on her experience at the highest levels of Ukrainian government and foreign policy, Iuliia will discuss the complex challenges of pursuing meaningful negotiations with Russia in an effort to end the ongoing conflict.

With no sign of Russia’s aggression ceasing, and recent peace efforts by the Trump administration yielding little progress, this timely discussion will delve into Russia’s negotiation tactics, Ukraine’s diplomatic and military responses, and the critical role of European allies in supporting a sustainable peace.

This event offers a rare opportunity to hear first-hand the assessments and reflections of a seasoned former Ukrainian official with deep expertise in foreign affairs and security. Join us for an insightful analysis of how future negotiations with Russia might unfold – and what it will take to achieve a lasting resolution.

About the speaker

Iuliia Osmolovska is Director of the GLOBSEC Kyiv Office and a member of the Civil Council of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, with 15 years of diplomatic experience. Her focus is on EU integration and European security and negotiation behaviour. She has also worked for the Office of the President of Ukraine, as well as with the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine. Iuliia has been involved in negotiation consultancy and training, as well as extensively in the think-tank area, running the Eastern Europe Security Institute and Transatlantic Dialogue Center prior to GLOBSEC Office in Kyiv. She is also a member of the Advisory Board of the Institute of National Economy Development in Ukraine. At GLOBSEC she has led work on Security Scenarios on Russia’s War in Ukraine in editions of 2022/23, 2024/25 and 2025/26, publishing numerous policy papers and articles, including on Russian behaviour in negotiations.

Chair

Dr Domitilla Sagramoso is a Senior Lecturer in Security and Development at the Department of War Studies, King’s College London, and an expert on Russian foreign and security policy, with a particular focus on the post-Soviet space. Her research spans violent conflict, Islamist-jihadist movements in the North Caucasus, and Russia’s wars in Ukraine, the South Caucasus and the Middle East.

About the CSD Speaker Series

The Conflict, Security and Development (CSD) Speaker Series is an initiative from the Conflict, Security & Development Research Group in the Department of War Studies, King’s College London. It aims to bring together interested individuals with leading experts and influential thinkers in the fields of conflict, security, and development.