When and How the Russian War Against Ukraine Might End?
09.12.2024 - 11.12.2024
The year 2024 marks the tenth anniversary of the start of Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine – the biggest war in Europe since the Second World War. The fighting is taking place on Ukrainian territory, although, as the Kremlin and experts say, it is Russia’s war against the West, the European peace order, its rules and values. In its fight against the invaders, Ukraine relies on support and weapons from its partners in the EU, the US and other countries, many of which are going through their own internal election cycles.
This conference aims to bring together leading experts and analysts on Ukraine for a frank and professional discussion to summarize the interim results of the conflict and predict possible scenarios for the development and end of Russian aggression against Ukraine. We will address key questions such as What is the balance of power as Ukraine and Russia enter the new year? How will the outcome of the US presidential election affect the course of the war? How long will the Russian-Ukrainian war last and what are the possible scenarios for its end? What can Germany do to help end the war and establish a lasting peace? What is the role of Ukrainian civil society inside and outside Ukraine in bringing victory closer? How can fatigue and the loss of a sense of urgency be avoided in a war that has changed life in Europe forever?
This conference follows the Chatham House Rule. It is a joint project of the German-Ukraine Bureau (DUB) and the Protestant Academy Loccum. The working language will be English. German-English interpretation will be provided, on request.
Inna NELLES, Co-Founder, German-Ukrainian Bureau, Düsseldorf
Mattia NELLES, Co-Founder & Executive Director, German-Ukrainian Bureau, Düsseldorf
Thomas MÜLLER-FÄRBER, Protestant Academy Loccum
Volodymyr DUBOVYK, Senior Fellow, Program at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA), Washington D.C.
Melinda HARING, Senior Advisor at Razom for Ukraine and Nonresident Senior Fellow at the Eurasia Center of the Atlantic Council, Washington D.C.
Iulia-Sabina JOJA, Director, Black Sea Program, Middle East Institute, Washington D.C.
Moderation: tbc
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Rebecca HARMS, Vice Chair, European Centre for Press and Media Freedom and former Member of the European Parliament (2004-2019), Hannover
Vassili GOLOD, Journalist, Studio Director and Correspondent for ARD, Kyiv
Amanda PAUL, Senior Policy Analyst, European in the World Programme and leader of the “Ukraine’s European Future” project, European Policy Centre (EPC), Brussels
Moderation: Mattia NELLES, Co-Founder & Executive Director, German-Ukrainian Bureau, Düsseldorf
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Maria BERLINSKA, Military Expert, Former Director of the Aerial Reconnaissance Support Center and Head of Victory Drones, Kyiv
Nico LANGE, Senior Fellow, Munich Security Conference, Berlin
Ilja PONOMARENKO, Independent Ukrainian War Reporter and Author of “I Will Show You How It Was: The Story of Wartime” (Bloomsbury 2024) Kyiv
Victoria VDOVYCHENKO, Program Director for Security Studies at the Centre for Defence Strategies (CDS) and Joint Programme Leader at Cambridge University’s Center for Geopolitics, Kyiv/Cambridge
Moderation: Thomas MÜLLER-FÄRBER, Protestant Academy Loccum
Wilfried JILGE, Senior Adviser, Integrated Response Hub for Ukraine at the Stabilization Platform and Associate Fellow of the Center for Order and Governance in Eastern Europe, Russia, and Central Asia at the German Council on Foreign (DGAP), Berlin**
Valerii PEKAR, Co-Founder, „The New Country” Civic Platform, Kyiv
Anastasia RODI, Journalist, TAZ, Berlin
James SHERR, Senior Fellow of the Estonian Foreign Policy Institute at the International Centre for Defence & Security and Associate Fellow of the Russia and Eurasia Programme at Chatham House, Tallinn/London
Karolina WIGURA, Board Member, Kultura Liberalna Foundation, Warsaw
Moderation: Mattia NELLES, Co-Founder & Executive Director, German-Ukrainian Bureau, Düsseldorf
* invited
** preliminary confirmation
Yevhen HLIBOVYTSKY, Head of Frontier Institute and Lecturer at the Ukrainian Catholic University, Kyiv*
Tetiana SHEVCHUK, Anti-Corruption Action Centre and International Center for Ukrainian Victory, Kyiv
Olga TOKARIUK, Senior Analyst, Institute for Strategic Dialogue (ISD), London
Maria ZOLKINA, Research Fellow, Department of International Relations at the London School of Economics and head of Regional Security & Conflict Studies at Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation, Kyiv/London
Moderation: Inna NELLES, Co-Founder, German-Ukrainian Bureau, Düsseldorf
Kristian KLINCK, MdB (SPD), Member of the Defense Committee and the Foreign Affairs Committee, Berlin/Plön*
Tilman KUBAN, MdB (CDU), Member of the Committee on the Affairs of the European Union and Rapporteur for Ukraine, Deutscher Bundestag Berlin/Hannover
Ljudmyla MELNYK, Head of the Ukraine Programme, Institut für Europäische Politik (IEP), Berlin
Christian SCHWEPPE, Investigativjournalist und Autor des Buches „Zeiten ohne Wende“ (C.H. Beck 2024), Berlin
Robin WAGENER, Special Envoy for the Cooperation with the Civil Society within the Eastern Partnership at the German Foreign Office, Member of Parliament (Greens), Berlin/Bad Salzuflen
Moderation: Mattia NELLES, Co-Founder & Executive Director, German-Ukrainian Bureau, Düsseldorf
Julia CHENUSHA, CEO, Blau-Gelbes Kreuz e.V., Köln
Francois GRUNEWALD, Co-Founder, Group URD, Paris
Nataliya PRYHORNYTSKA, Allianz Ukrainischer Organisationen e.V., Berlin
Eva YAKUBOVSKA, Chief Project Manager and Board Member, Vitsche, Berlin
Moderation: Tetiana LOPASHCHUK, German-Ukrainian Bureau, Düsseldorf
Moderation: tbc
Moderation: Igor MITCHNIK, First Executive Director, Austausch e.V., Berlin
Moderation: Daria MALLING, Project Manager, LibMod (Zentrum Liberale Moderne), Berlin
Moderation: Mattia NELLES, Co-Founders & Executive Director, German-Ukrainian Bureau, Düsseldorf
Ilja PONOMARENKO, Independent Ukrainian War Reporter and Author of the Book “I Will Show You How It Was: The Story of Wartime” (Bloomsbury 2024) Kyiv
Moderation: Kateryna RIETZ-RAKUL, Head, Ukrainian Institute in Germany, Berlin
* invited
** preliminary confirmation
Rémi DUFLOT, Deputy Head, The Delegation of the European Union to Ukraine, Brussels/Kyiv
Olexiy HARAN, Research Director of the Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation and Professor of Comparative Politics at the National University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy, Kyiv
Brian WHITMORE, Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council and Assistant Professor of Practice, University of Texas-Arlington
Victoria VOYTSITSKA, International Center for Ukrainian Victory (ICUV) and former Member of the Ukrainian Parliament, Kyiv
Moderation: Thomas MÜLLER-FÄRBER, Protestant Academy Loccum
Inna NELLES, Co-Founder, German-Ukrainian Bureau, Düsseldorf
Mattia NELLES, Co-Founder & Executive Director, German-Ukrainian Bureau, Düsseldorf
Thomas MÜLLER-FÄRBER, Protestant Academy Loccum
* invited
** preliminary confirmation
Tagungsnummer
2475
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210€
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130€
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