Oleksandra Matviichuk: “Russia is ready for a long drawn out war in Ukraine”
Oleksandra Matviichuk is a leading Ukrainian human rights lawyer and co-recipient of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize.
She spoke about the situation on the ground in Ukraine and whether should Ukraine be negotiating with Vladimir Putin.
Matviichuk was recently in Brussels to address the International Conference on Accountability and Justice for Ukraine. She was also the Guest of Honour at the RSF Press Freedom Prize 2023 and participated in the European Parliament’s High-Level Conference on Human rights.
When asked about press freedom in Russia and the war in Ukraine she replied that she “constantly follows the events inside Russia, reads qualitative research findings and has access to information from the field from Ukraine’s partners.”