Iuliia Osmolovska & Marharyta Blyzniuk: Ukraine diplomacy

Par Gabriel Goldberg 30 April 2026 7 min read

Ambassador Robert Klinke introduces the panel at Andrássy Universität. Passing through Budapest this week for a few professional meetings, I took advantage of last night to attend a conference of rare strategic acuity. Within the prestigious walls of Andrássy Universität — the only fully German-speaking university outside the DACH region — was held an exchange entitled "Perspectives on Ukraine: Diplomatic Approaches for a Lasting Peace?" . Moderated by Ambassador Robert Klinke, the meeting brought together two top-tier experts: Iuliia Osmolovska , seasoned Ukrainian diplomat and director of the Kyiv office of the think tank GLOBSEC , and Marharyta Blyzniuk , researcher at the University of Warsaw specialising in Western support and civil society. Listening to such analysis from Budapest adds a particular resonance to the event. The Hungarian capital occupies a singular — and often dissonant — position within the European Union when it comes to the Ukrainian dossier. Holding such a clinical and factual discourse in this precise geographical context underlines the importance of keeping academic and diplomatic channels open, far from local political posturing. Far from conventional speeches, this evening offered a clinical dive into the reality of a conflict that is settling in for the long haul. While the prospective modelling presented by GLOBSEC remains confidential — at the explicit request of Iuliia Osmolovska, since their work is still being finalised — the analytical…