[4] At the National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Olena Semenyaka was a postgraduate student with an emphasis on religious studies and philosophy.

It centered on the idea of creating a racially homogenous pan-European state that would begin in Ukraine, expand into Russia, and ultimately cover all of Europe.

[8] She is a significant voice in the Pan-European Reconquista movement, the Militant Zone and National Corps groups, and the infamous Azov Battalion in Ukraine.

In January 2019, an account under her management posted a message on social media about the development of a partnership of Croatian nationalist parties and the preparations being made by fans from Croatia and Ukraine for the next Intermarium conference.

[11] Reporters apparently got in touch with Olena, who verified that Joachim Furholm—a national socialist revolutionary from Norway—had attended a protest calling for the expeditious legalization of foreign volunteers.

Her affiliation with far-right groups runs counter to the objectives of the fellowship program and the Institute's ideals, which is why the IWM strongly disapproves of and distances itself from her remarks and actions.