Mykhailo Soldatenko

Doctoral Candidate @Harvard_Law, Attorney in Ukraine and New York

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For @lawfare, I explain that armed neutrality or nonalignment can ensure Ukraine’s security outside NATO and foster progress in negotiations, but only with robust Western security obligations and Russia's abandonment of its expansive vision of Ukraine’s neutrality.

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On Lawfare Daily, @lapatina_ sat down with Eric Ciaramella and @MySoldatenko to discuss the latest meeting between Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelensky, armed neutrality for Ukraine, and how Ukraine can nudge the ongoing peace negotiations in its favor.

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.@MySoldatenko uses the recent U.S.-Qatar security guarantee to explore how a similar U.S.-Ukraine agreement could work and the constitutional questions raised by these types of commitments.

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Speaking with @SPlokhy about his great new book, "The Nuclear Age," which tells a history of nuclear proliferation and international efforts to tame it.
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On Lawfare Daily, @MySoldatenko spoke to Serhii Plokhii about his new book, "The Nuclear Age," that tells a history of nuclear proliferation and international efforts to tame it, preventive wars against nuclear aspirants, Ukraine's decision to give up nuclear weapons it inherited from the Soviet Union, and more.

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On Lawfare Daily, @MySoldatenko spoke to Serhii Plokhii about his new book, "The Nuclear Age," that tells a history of nuclear proliferation and international efforts to tame it, preventive wars against nuclear aspirants, Ukraine's decision to give up nuclear weapons it inherited from the Soviet Union, and more.

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On Lawfare Daily, @lapatina_ sat down with Minna Ålander and @MySoldatenko to discuss Russia’s recent air incursions into Poland and Estonia and whether NATO’s response to it has been proportional.

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On Lawfare Daily, @MySoldatenko sat down with @MichaelEOHanlon and @Andriypzag to discuss ways of defending Ukraine from present and future Russian attacks in the absence of NATO membership.

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It's the “Whole Etsy Store of Horrors” Edition!

On this week's Rational Security, @S_R_Anders, @AnnaBower, @cmirasola1, and @MySoldatenko talked about the Russia-Ukraine War negotiations, President Trump asserting federal control over the D.C. police department, and more.

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LIVE: Benjamin Wittes, @lapatina_, @MySoldatenko, and Eric Ciaramella are discussing President Trump's meetings with President Putin and President Zelenskyy and what they mean about the future of the Russia-Ukraine War on YouTube now. Join them: https://t.co/6xBxJJtPUA

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@scharap @scharap in 2022, you argued in favor of that, namely a Belgium-style neutrality guarantee. What changed? https://t.co/bGPxrgi3yJ

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Join us for a live @lawfare discussion about the Alaska summit and the Zelensky-Trump meeting.

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Today at 3pm ET, Benjamin Wittes, @lapatina_, and @MySoldatenko will discuss the Trump/Putin meeting in Alaska this past weekend, the White House meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders, and more live on YouTube.

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Ahead of Trump and Zelensky’s meeting later today, @MySoldatenko lays out a negotiation strategy that would increase the chances of an acceptable settlement and allow Ukraine to emerge from the war as an independent, secure and prosperous democracy.

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On Lawfare Daily, @MySoldatenko sat down with @oonahathaway to discuss how the current world events are harming the norm prohibiting the use of force in international relations, why that's troubling, and what to do about it.

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One of the key points of disagreements in the peace talks between Ukraine and Russia is whether Ukraine will maintain its aspirations for NATO membership. @MySoldatenko explores how armed neutrality or nonalignment could ensure Ukraine’s security outside NATO.

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For @lawfare, I explain that armed neutrality or nonalignment can ensure Ukraine’s security outside NATO and foster progress in negotiations, but only with robust Western security obligations and Russia's abandonment of its expansive vision of Ukraine’s neutrality.

Link below.

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On today's Lawfare Daily, @MySoldatenko and @S_R_Anders spoke to @MKliuch and @Pwpearsall about their role in proposing Ukraine's reparations strategy, how they pitched it to President Zelensky, the G-7, and the UN, and the relevance of the reparations to the Ukraine-Russia talks.

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@Dr_Marhold @lawfare Thanks a lot, @Dr_Marhold! I’m pleased that you liked it.

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My newest for @lawfare about the U.S.-Ukraine "Minerals Deal" and the Ukrainian leadership’s difficult tradeoffs in its effort to create commercial incentives for the United States to continue providing military assistance.

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Great chat with Eric Ciaramella (@CarnegieEndow) and @scharap (@RANDCorporation) about the key issues in the Ukraine-Russia negotiations and whether a settlement is possible.

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On Lawfare Daily, @MySoldatenko spoke to Eric Ciaramella, (@CarnegieEndow), and @scharap, (@RANDCorporation) about the key issues in the Ukraine-Russia talks, whether a negotiated settlement is possible, and what form a potential agreement may take.

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