Ruslan Bortnik

    Ruslan Bortnik is a political scientist and analyst, expert on geopolitics, democratization, and Ukrainian domestic politics. Currently, he is the Director of the Ukrainian Institute of Politics. Previously he  served as an official advisor to the Verkhovna Rada (the Ukrainian parliament) from 2003 to 2014, contributing to the drafting of over 250 bills. Ruslan also held prominent roles on various public councils in Ukraine, including those of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) and the Ministry of Defense (MOD).

    World Geostrategic Insights interview with Ruslan Bortnik  on the challenges in resolving the Russia-Ukraine conflict diplomatically, and  prospects for political leadership and reform in Ukraine’s postwar era.  Ruslan Bortnik is a political scientist and analyst, expert on geopolitics, democratization, and Ukrainian domestic politics.…