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Two years after the start of Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine, the France-Ukraine 2024 Forum will welcome politicians, experts, academics and members of associations from both countries.
13:00-13:30: Registration and welcome coffee
13.30-13:40: Introductory remarks by the organizers
Tatiana Kastouéva-Jean, Director, Russia/Eurasia Center, Ifri, France
Alyona Getmanchuk, Director, New Europe Center, Ukraine
13:40-14:15: Welcome address by Thomas Gomart, Director of Ifri,
followed by keynote speeches of the Ministers
Dmytro Kuleba, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine (online)
Jean-Noël Barrot, Minister Delegate for Europe, Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France (online)
14:15-15:30: How can the “war of attrition” be won by Ukraine?
Moderator: Dimitri Minic, Researcher, Russia/Eurasia Center, Ifri
Panelists:
- Brice Roquefeuil, Director for Continental Europe, Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France
- Rostyslav Ogryzko, Director of Europe division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
- Pierre Haroche, French researcher on European security, Lecturer in International Relations & International Security, Queen Mary University of London.
- Mykhailo Gonchar, President, Centre for Global Studies “Strategy XXI”, Ukraine
- Olena Halushka, Member of the Board, Anticorruption Action Center (AntAC, Kyiv), co-founder of International Center for Ukraine Victory (ICUV)
15:30-16:00: Coffee break
16:00-17:15: Army, elites, society: can the “sacred union” be shattered?
Moderator: Tatiana Kastouéva-Jean, Head of the Russia/Eurasia Center, Ifri
Panelists:
- Olha Aivazovska, Head of the Board of the Civil Network OPORA NGO, Ukraine
- Ioulia Shukan, Lecturer in Slavic Studies, University of Paris Nanterre, Researcher, Institute for Political Social Science (ISP/CNRS)
- Hanna Hopko, Chair of the Board, ANTS NGO’s network, Ukraine
- Alexandra Goujon, Lecturer at the University of Burgundy and at Sciences Po-Paris
- Tetiana Ogarkova, Lecturer, Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Head of International Department, Ukraine Crisis Media Center (UCMC), author of the podcast “L'Ukraine face à la guerre”
17:15-18:30: Big Euroatlantic deal for Ukraine: perspectives for the EU and NATO accession
Moderator: Leo Litra, Senior Research Fellow, New Europe Center
Panelists:
- David Cvach, Direction of European Union, Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France
- Oleksandr Sushko, Executive Director, International Renaissance Foundation
- Benjamin Haddad, President of the France-Ukraine Friendship Group at the French National Assembly
- Iryna Solonenko, Senior Fellow, Center for Liberal Modernity (LibMod)
- Marie Dumoulin, Director, Wider Europe program, European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)
18:30-18:45: Closing remarks:
Vadym Omelchenko, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to France
Manuel Lafont Rapnouil, Head of Policy Planning, Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France
18:45-19:30: Cocktail at Ifri
The conference will be held in French and Ukrainian with simultaneous translation
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For this event, New Europe Center is supported by International Renaissance Foundation.
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