Bohdan Nahaylo
@bohdannahaylo.bsky.social
Chief Editor, Kyiv Post. Political analyst, journalist, author, historian, diplomat; formerly Head of Soviet Union unit at Amnesty International; Director of RFE/RL Ukrainian Service; UN official with UNHCR & DPA.
From bad to worse. After removing impressive Fedorov from managing Ukraine's defense sector, Zelensky appoints another close inner-circle figure, linked to Yermak, businessman Umerov, to head foreign intelligence during wartime. Shades of Whitkoff & Kushner approach? Not healthy!
Ukraine at 35: The Fedorov Affair and the Test of Ukraine’s Democratic Maturity - www.kyivpost.com/opinion/81548
Ukraine at 35: The Fedorov Affair and the Test of Ukraine’s Democratic Maturity
What a minister’s dismissal has revealed about the good, bad, and pending in Ukraine’s democracy.
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Lavrov’s Latest Interview: A Masterclass in Russian Desperate Self-Deceit - www.kyivpost.com/opinion/81408
Lavrov’s Latest Interview: A Masterclass in Russian Desperate Self-Deceit
When a foreign minister invokes divine intervention and distorts history to justify current policy, you are seeing a state that has run out of rational arguments and excuses.
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Fedorov is emerging as a challenger to Zelensky | Bohdan Nahaylo - www.kyivpost.com/post/80586
Reshuffle in Ukraine Exposes Divide Between Military Leadership and Defense Tech Advocates
he recent dismissal of Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov highlights a strategic disagreement over military modernization, sparking public protests and a broader government reshuffle.
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Ongoing Polish-Ukrainian Friction: A Perspective from Kyiv - www.kyivpost.com/opinion/80087
Polish-Ukrainian Memory Rift Deepens Amid EU Accession Stake
The current Polish-Ukrainian spat over historical issues continues to fester and needs to be handled responsibly, worthy of today's, not yesterday's, challenges.
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Resurgent Ukraine: Why Cautious Optimism is Warranted - www.kyivpost.com/opinion/79031 My thoughts from Kyiv on where we're at.
Resurgent Ukraine: Why Cautious Optimism is Warranted
Ukraine’s paradox: growing military strength is still tempered by diplomatic vulnerability.
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A Test of Wisdom: Polish-Ukrainian Relations at a Crossroads - www.kyivpost.com/opinion/78645
A Test of Wisdom: Polish-Ukrainian Relations at a Crossroads
Hopefully, Poland’s Prime Minister, Karol Nawrocki, will not become a new Viktor Orbán and the leader of a ‘coalition of the unwilling’ concerning Ukraine.
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Fresh Rubble in Kyiv Reminds Us What Russia Is Really Up To - www.kyivpost.com/opinion/78199
Fresh Rubble in Kyiv Reminds Us What Russia Is Really Up To
It is long past time to dispel illusions about what Russia truly seeks, to stop wavering, and to be resolute.
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Fresh Rubble in Kyiv Reminds Us What Russia Is Really Up To - www.kyivpost.com/opinion/78199
Fresh Rubble in Kyiv Reminds Us What Russia Is Really Up To
It is long past time to dispel illusions about what Russia truly seeks, to stop wavering, and to be resolute.
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Poland, Ukraine, Cannot Afford to Weaponize the Past - www.kyivpost.com/opinion/78128 My take on a sensitive topic.
A Dangerous Rift: How Old Grievances Threaten Poland-Ukraine Unity
Why historical disputes, with narratives presented in black and white terms, must not be allowed to fracture the Polish-Ukrainian alliance.
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www.kyivpost.com/videos/77519 My interview with Georgia's president.
President of Georgia on Protests, Security in the Black Sea Region, and the Country’s Prospects
Kyiv Post spoke exclusively with Georgian President Salome Zourabichvili on the sidelines of the Black Sea Security Forum 2026.
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Exclusive: Anne Applebaum Says Ukraine Is Becoming a Security Provider, Not Just a Security Consumer - www.kyivpost.com/post/77407
Anne Applebaum: Ukraine Is No Longer Just a Country the World Has to Help
Kyiv Post Chief Editor Bohdan Nahaylo obtained the following exclusive comment from Anne Applebaum shortly after her discussion with Kyrylo Budanov at the Security Architecture Forum in Kyiv
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Bravo King Charles III – A Majestic Address in the US Congress - www.kyivpost.com/opinion/75114
Opinion: Bravo King Charles III – A Majestic Address in the US Congress
How a real king defended democracy and Ukraine and reminded Americans of the lessons their present leadership wants to neglect.
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Hungary’s New Leadership – More Moral Blindness and Manipulation? - www.kyivpost.com/opinion/75225
Opinion: Hungary’s New Leadership – More Moral Blindness and Manipulation?
Will Budapest’s hypocrisy toward Ukraine and European values and solidarity be continued?
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Nicolas Tenzer: Ukraine Is Winning the War, The West Should Help - www.kyivpost.com/interviews/7...
Nicolas Tenzer: Ukraine Is Winning the War, The West Should Help
Exclusive Kyiv Post interview with prominent French intellectual and analyst, adviser and author Nicolas Tenzer – wherein he shared his contrary optimism for Ukraine’s future.
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How Zelensky is Outmaneuvering Trump's Patronizing Gambit - www.kyivpost.com/opinion/74005
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A New Mini-Yalta: Trump’s Dangerous Gambit in Eastern Europe - www.kyivpost.com/opinion/72782
Opinion: A New Mini-Yalta: Trump’s Dangerous Gambit in Eastern Europe
How the lessons of the past are being ignored by a smug US administration reluctant to consider the costs and implications of its follies.
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How Ukraine’s Interceptor Drones Could be a Trump Card in US Relationship - www.kyivpost.com/post/71760
How Ukraine’s Interceptor Drones Could be a Trump Card in US Relationship
Bohdan Nahaylo said that Ukraine’s expertise in low-cost interceptor drones could give Zelensky new diplomatic room to maneuver at a time when US commitment to its cause remains uncertain.
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Kharkiv, Ukraine. What an awful day for us again. Our children were murdered alongside their families. Every floor held a different life, a different story. Russia stole them all.
Distracting from Russia's war on Ukraine, Moscow's ally, Orban, provokes Zelensky into snapping back in undiplomatic language on the eve of the elections in Hungary. Let's not lose sight of what's at stake & the games being played. Stop Putin and his Hungarian ally/troublemaker!
Iran War: Questions and Challenges for Ukraine and Its Friends - www.kyivpost.com/opinion/71236
Opinion: Iran War: Questions and Challenges for Ukraine and Its Friends
What does the latest major conflict on the world stage mean for Ukraine, its struggle against Russian aggression, and its supporters?
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The US-Israeli Strike on Iran: A Game-Changer for Ukraine, or Just Another Distraction? - www.kyivpost.com/opinion/70953
Opinion: The US-Israeli Strike on Iran: A Game-Changer for Ukraine, or Just Another Distraction?
A preliminary reaction to Trump’s attack on Iran.
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How Former Colonies Along with the US Have Become Enablers of Russian Neo-Imperialism - www.kyivpost.com/opinion/70554
Opinion: How Former Colonies Along with the US Have Become Enablers of Russian Neo-Imperialism
Russia’s war on Ukraine has re-emphasized the cynical hold that moral relativism has taken and how the international order has been undermined from multiple directions.
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4 Years of Russia’s Full-Scale War Against Ukraine – Some Takeaways - www.kyivpost.com/opinion/70629
Opinion: 4 Years of Russia’s Full-Scale War Against Ukraine – Some Takeaways
Incredible to think that Putin has been allowed for so long to get away his barbaric imperialistic war against Ukraine and destruction of the international order.
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