Russia is inflicting a war on Ukraine: a war in which Ukraine cannot prevail alone. There is also the question of how future peace can be achieved and maintained. War-torn Ukraine is desperately seeking accession to both the EU and NATO, or at least a chance to begin the process. An embattled Kyiv is fighting on many fronts. It is fighting for its survival and at the same time having to prove to its partners that it can transform itself through numerous, measurable reforms that members of the Alliance or Union would find difficult to implement even in peacetime. In time, Ukraine will need reconstruction, and its impressively resilient society made even more resilient. Kyiv is being offered a raft of assistance mechanisms, support strategies, and financial and political support networks. Ukraine’s partners acknowledge that Kyiv is fighting this war as much for the values of the West as for its own survival. Therefore, what would a comprehensive strategy for a secure Ukraine require? What are the means needed by Ukraine and its partners to achieve the desired end – a stable and secure Ukraine? What must the EU and NATO do above and beyond current commitments? And if this support fails, what then?
Maria Mezentseva, Head of the Permanent Delegation of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine to the PACE
Dr Hanna Shelest, Director of Security Programmes at the Foreign Policy Council “Ukrainian Prism”
H.E. Martin Harris, Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Ukraine
Moderator: Robin Shepherd, Executive Director, GLOBSEC