Valeriia works on the IFSH Arms Control and Emerging Technologies project.
She is also a Research Fellow at the Odesa Center for Nonproliferation.
In autumn 2019, she was appointed Visiting Fellow at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies in Monterey.
Valeriia is a Vice-President of the Black Sea Women in Nuclear Network, and she leads and moderates its webinar series Black Sea Experts NucTalks.
She is also a member of the ELN's Younger Generation Leadership Network.
Valeriia's research focuses on nonproliferation, disarmament, the nuclear programmes of Iran, Russia-Iran cooperation, and radiological security.
Her 2023 article in the Bulletin of Atomic Scientists, co-authored with Ali Alkis, deals with Russia’s long-term influence over Turkey’s nuclear energy programme.
Valeriia lectures regularly on nonproliferation, arms control, and the security implications of emerging technologies.
Russia’s War on Ukraine
Springer, 2023
Chapter on how the invasion influenced Iran’s nuclear posture.
Arms Control and Europe
Springer, 2022
Chapter analysing the Iranian nuclear programme's impact on European security.
