Agenda
For Our Freedom And Yours / Fighting for NATO
Annual Kyiv Security Forum
National Anthem of Ukraine, Performed by Taras Kompanichenko and “Khoreya Kozatska”
Moderator:
Myroslava BARCHUK, Journalist and TV anchor
Arseniy YATSENYUK, Founder and Chairman of the Kyiv Security Forum, Prime Minister of Ukraine in 2014-16
Condoleezza RICE, United States Secretary of State in 2005-09
Liberation and Recovery of Ukraine
The Kyiv Security Forum was established by the Arseniy Yatsenyuk Open Ukraine Foundation in 2007. Over the years, we have held 15 annual forums and hundreds of special meetings featuring many Ukrainian and international leaders, politicians, diplomats, experts, and journalists.
The Kyiv Security Forum has become Ukraine’s and regional leading platform for discussing issues of war and peace.
Despite the full-scale invasion of Russia, the KSF did not leave the capital for a single day and continued its work without any interruption
This year, within the framework of the Forum, we are launching a new high-level advisory group – the KSF Security Council. Its participants will include well-known international figures whose experience and knowledge will assist Ukraine in attaining victory over the Russian aggressor, guaranteeing our security and long-term peace, and contributing to national reconstruction.
The first panel of the Forum is devoted to the launch of the KSF Security Council, as well as to the discussion of such vital questions:
- How do you envisage the scenario of ending the war?
- How to advance Ukraine’s victory?
- What Ukraine’s victory will mean for the world?
Special Online Remarks
Dorin RECEAN, Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova
Boris JOHNSON, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom in 2019-22
Andrius KUBILIUS, Prime Minister of Lithuania in 1999-2000 & 2008-12, Member of the European Parliament
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Anthony ABBOTT, Prime Minister of Australia in 2013-15
Natalie JARESKO, Chairperson of the Aspen Institute Kyiv Supervisory Board, Minister of Finance of Ukraine in 2014-16
Taavi RÕIVAS, Prime Minister of Estonia in 2014-16
Arseniy YATSENYUK, Founder and Chairman of the Kyiv Security Forum, Prime Minister of Ukraine in 2014-16
Moderator:
Myroslava BARCHUK, Journalist and TV anchor
Amb. Victoria NULAND, United States Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs
Baiba BRAŽE, NATO Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy
Policy Paper of the Kyiv Security Forum
Since its establishment in 2007, the constant priority of the Kyiv Security Forum has been promoting and advancing Ukraine’s accession to NATO as an indispensable guarantee of national and pan-European security.
Before the NATO Summit in Vilnius on July 11-12, 2023, the KSF presents a comprehensive Policy Paper “Fighting for NATO” with recommendations for actions aimed at joining the Alliance.
Ukraine should become a member of NATO. No more delays or ambiguity – this is the essence of our document.
Danylo LUBKIVSKY, Director of the Kyiv Security Forum
Francis FUKUYAMA, Professor at Stanford University
In cooperation with “EuroAtlantic Course”
Fighting For NATO: No More Delays. Ukraine should become a NATO member
In the war against the Russian aggressor, Ukraine is heroically fighting for its freedom and for the freedom of the whole of Europe.
Ukraine is grateful to all its partners for their ironclad support, solidarity, and unity in this struggle.
The cornerstone of Ukraine’s victory should be the restoration of our territorial integrity and membership in NATO and the EU.
At this panel, politicians and diplomats will discuss the upcoming decisions of the NATO Summit in Vilnius and joint further actions.
Our main questions are:
- How do you envisage the scenario of ending the war?
- When will Ukraine enter through the NATO open doors?
- What do we expect from the NATO Summit in Vilnius?
Online Address
Joelle GARRIAUD-MAYLAM, President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly
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Oleksiy DANILOV, Secretary of the National Security and Defense Council of Ukraine
Ivanna KLYMPUSH-TSINTSADZE, Vice Prime Minister for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration of Ukraine in 2016-19, Chair of the Verkhovna Rada Committee
Rasa JUKNEVIČIENĖ, Member of the European Parliament, Vice Chair of the Group of the European People’s Party in the European Parliament
Lt. Gen. Douglas LUTE, United States Permanent Representative to NATO in 2013-17
Online Interventions
Anna FOTYGA, Member of the European Parliament, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Poland in 2006-07
Nils SCHMID, Member of the German Bundestag, SPD Parliamentary Group’s spokesperson for foreign affairs
Michal SZCZERBA, Vice President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, Deputy Head of the Permanent Delegation of Poland to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly
Hans WALLMARK, Head of the Permanent Delegation of Sweden to the NATO Parliamentary Assembly, Chair of the Riksdag Committee on European Union Affairs
Moderator:
Myroslava BARCHUK, Journalist and TV anchor
Anthony ABBOTT, Prime Minister of Australia in 2013-15
In cooperation with The Atlantic Council
For Our Freedom And Yours: About Joint Victory, The Vision Of Peace, And Collective Defense
Unity is one of the main keys to our victory over the Russian aggressor. All efforts should be clearly aimed at strengthening unity within Ukraine, Europe, and between Europe and the United States.
The Kyiv Security Forum has invited leading American diplomats and experts. Together with our long-term partners, we will discuss the following topics:
- What does “as long as necessary” mean? For how long does the United States stand actually ready to support Ukraine and whether the attitude of Americans to such support is changing over time?
- How will the development of Russia’s war against Ukraine affect the elections of the United States President in 2024? What is there to expect?
- How strong is the unity between the United States and Europe in the face of the Russian threat and other global challenges?
- How do you envisage the scenario of ending the war?
Amb. John HERBST, Director of Eurasia Center, Atlantic Council, United States Ambassador to Ukraine in 2003-06
Amb. Paula DOBRIANSKY, Vice Chair, Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, United States Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs in 2001-09
Gen. Wesley CLARK, Supreme Allied Commander Europe of NATO in 1997-2000
Fabrice POTHIER, CEO at Rasmussen Global
Amb. Stephen SESTANOVICH, Professor at Columbia University, Ambassador-at-large at the U.S. State Department in 1997-2001
Amb. Marie YOVANOVITCH, United States Ambassador to Ukraine in 2016-19
Philip ZELIKOW, Professor at the University of Virginia, Counselor of the Department of State in 2005-07
Moderator:
Myroslava GONGADZE, Eastern Europe Chief at the Voice of America
In cooperation with the National Democratic Institute
Be Free. Thinking About Democracy And Victory
The victory of Ukraine means the preservation and development of our democratic standards and the protection of national and civil liberties.
Together with our partners from the National Democratic Institute, the Kyiv Security Forum invites politicians and public activists to answer the following questions:
- How to protect democracy from the war flames and the dangers of authoritarianism?
- How to ensure a balance between individual freedom and collective solidarity against the enemy under war conditions?
- How should the national political and civic life develop under war conditions and in the post-war time?
Online Address
Derek MITCHELL, President of the National Democratic Institute
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Petro POROSHENKO, President of Ukraine in 2014-19, Leader of the European Solidarity Party
Caroline BAYLON, Director of All-Party Parliamentary Group for Future Generations (United Kingdom)
Hanna HOPKO, Chair of the Board of the National Interest Advocacy Network “ANTS”
Oleksandr KORNIYENKO, First Deputy Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
Serhiy PRYTULA, Founder of the Serhiy Prytula Charitable Foundation
Moderator:
Marcin WALECKI, Senior Resident Country Director for the NDI in Ukraine
In cooperation with Ukrainian Women’s Congress
Be Strong. Overcoming The Trauma of War
Russia’s war against Ukraine is genocide. This war caused unimaginable grief, pain, and losses to Ukraine. It aims to destroy our nation and statehood.
Thanks to the heroism of the Ukrainians, Russia’s plans failed.
However, as a result of the Russian aggression, our people suffered great traumas, the consequences of which to be felt for decades.
The participants of the humanitarian panel will give their answers to the following questions:
- Do we realize the scale of pain and suffering that Russia has inflicted on Ukraine? How is it possible to size this tragedy: starting with lives lost and maimed all the way to displaced people, destroyed homes, and mine-polluted lands?
- How to restore people’s faith in life after the horrors on the front and trials of war? What does this war mean for our future?
- What should be the national policy to support the veterans, displaced persons, and all those who were directly affected by the war?
Online Address
Olena KONDRATIUK, Deputy Speaker of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine
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Denise BROWN, UN Resident Coordinator in Ukraine
Amb. Larisa GALADZA, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to Ukraine
Dmytro LUBINETS, Ukrainian Parliament Commissioner for Human Rights
Masi NAYYEM, Veteran and civil activist
Kseniia VOZNITSYNA, Director of the Veterans Rehabilitation Center “Lisova Polyana” of the Ministry of Health of Ukraine
Moderator:
Olena REMOVSKA, Journalist and TV Anchor at Suspilne TV
From Scandinavia to the Caucasus: Can We Built A Belt Of Security and Peace?
Russia’s war against Ukraine gave impetus to further NATO enlargement. Finland became a member of the Alliance. Sweden is following in its step.
Russia made an audacious attack on the system of collective security throughout the OSCE area. The Kremlin’s strategic plan has failed. Moscow’s insane aggression mobilized all democratic forces to defend civilized international norms, standards, and rules.
At this panel, we will discuss issues that are of strategic importance for the future of our region, Europe, and the world:
- How to achieve long-lasting peace in Europe?
- How do we see the new Euro-Atlantic security architecture?
- How to extend collective defense from the Baltic to the Caucasus, defending the East of Europe from current and future threats?
Online Remarks
Sviatlana TSIKHANOVSKA, Head of the United Transitional Cabinet of Belarus
Amb. Michael CARPENTER, United States Permanent Representative to the OSCE
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Mika AALTOLA, Director of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs
Teona AKUBARDIA, Deputy Head of Defense and Security Committee
Iulian CHIFU, State Counsellor of the Prime Minister of Romania for Foreign Relations, Security and Strategic Affairs
Charlotta RODHE, Acting Deputy Centre Director at the Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies
Constanze STELZENMÜLLER, Director of the Center on the United States and Europe at Brookings Institution
Moderator:
Mariana BUDJERYN, Senior Research Fellow Belfer Center at Harvard Kennedy School
Liability of Russia
On March 17, the judges of the International Criminal Court issued an arrest warrant for Vladimir Putin.
Bringing Putin and his regime of war criminals to justice is a fundamental element of the victory of international law over the crime of aggression against Ukraine. The inevitability of their punishment should serve as a warning to all audacious attempts against the international order in the future.
Still, of no less importance is the task of overcoming the deadly virus of imperialism, which is constantly reviving and regaining its strength in Russia. Is this possible? How is it possible to destroy this threat?
This panel will discuss the following questions:
- Is the world ready and able to ensure the inevitability of punishing Putin and his regime?
- Personal and collective involvement: what liability should Russia bear?
- What will our world be like after the war?
Online Remarks
Oleksandra MATVIICHUK, Head of the Center for Civil Liberties, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate in 2022
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Amb. Anka FELDHUSEN, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Germany to Ukraine
James SHERR, Senior Fellow of the Estonian Foreign Policy Institute at the International Centre for Defence & Security
Nicolas TENZER, Chairman of the Center for Studies and Research on Political Decision (France), Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA)
Philip ZELIKOW, Professor at the University of Virginia, Counselor of the United States Department of State in 2005-07
Online Interventions
Omid NOURIPOUR, Member of the German Bundestag, Co-Chair of the Political party Alliance ‘90/The Greens
Amb. William TAYLOR, Vice President of the U.S. Institute of Peace, United States Ambassador to Ukraine in 2006-09
Moderator:
Mariana BUDJERYN, Senior Research Fellow Belfer Center at Harvard Kennedy School
In cooperation with The Foreign Policy Council Ukrainian Prism and Representation of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung in Ukraine
Wartime Diplomacy: Scorecards & Principles
The study, conducted by The Foreign Policy Council Ukrainian Prism together with the Representation of Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung in Ukraine, assesses the accomplishments of Ukraine’s war-time diplomacy and outlines the foreign policy priorities in 2023-24.
Mykola TOCHYTSKYI, Deputy Foreign Minister of Ukraine
Serhiy GERASYMCHUK, Deputy Executive Director, Director of the Regional Initiatives and Neighborhood Program at the Foreign Policy Council “Ukrainian Prism”
Gen. David PETRAEUS, Commander of U.S Central Command in 2008-10, Director of the United States Central Intellingence Agency in 2011-12
Moderator:
Myroslava GONGADZE, Eastern Europe Chief at the Voice of America
The War For and Against Ukraine: Conversation About Truth, Falsehood And Freedom of Speech
Russia’s war against Ukraine is taking place against the background of significant information clashes that affect the fate of all mankind.
The world faces fundamental challenges – from the Kremlin propaganda and information hybrid attacks to the new fight of ideologies and the emergence of a new unpredictable and uncontrollable force – artificial intelligence.
This panel will discus the following topics:
- Who is winning in Russia’s information war against Ukraine and the democratic world?
- What does Russia’s war tell the world about Ukraine?
- Is humanity ready for the challenges of the new information era?
Christopher MILLER, Correspondent, Financial Times
Vitaly PORTNIKOV, Journalist and Author
Amb. Stephen SESTANOVICH, Professor at the Columbia University, Ambassador-at-large at the United States Department of State in 1997-2001
Brian WHITMORE, Professor at the University of Texas-Arlington
Online Interventions
Andrew MARR, Journalist and TV Anchor (United Kingdom)
Yevhen FEDCHENKO, Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief, StopFake.org
Moderator:
Myroslava GONGADZE, Eastern Europe Chief at the Voice of America
George W. BUSH, 43rd President of the United States of America
The Victory of Ukraine and The New World Order
Many international leaders declare their intention to do everything possible to establish a just peace for Ukraine. The collective support of the West helped Ukraine defend itself against Russia’s unprovoked aggression.
China and other important global actors put forward their peace initiatives.
Russia’s war against Ukraine has an impact on the entire planet. The way the war ends will determine the future of global relations.
This panel will discuss the following questions:
- How do you envisage the scenario of ending the war?
- The West & the East: can we defend the fundamental international principles?
- How will a new world order look like after the war?
Amb. Paula DOBRIANSKY, Vice Chair, Scowcroft Center for Strategy and Security, United States Under Secretary of State for Global Affairs in 2001-09
Amb. Matti MAASIKAS, Head of the EU Delegation to Ukraine
Amb. Etienne de PONCINS, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of France to Ukraine
Dame Melinda SIMMONS, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United Kingdom to Ukraine
Online Interventions
Bobo LO, Independent expert on international relations, Nonresident Fellow at the Lowy Institute, Senior Fellow at the Center for European Ploicy Analysis (CEPA)
Amb. Michael MCFAUL, Director, Freeman Spogli Institute for International Studies at Stanford University, United States Ambassador to Russia in 2011-14
Dr. C. Raja MOHAN, Senior Fellow Asia Society Policy Institute in New Delhi
Amb. Kurt VOLKER, United States Special Representative for Ukraine Negotiations in 2017-19
Moderator:
Myroslava GONGADZE, Eastern Europe Chief at the Voice of America
