February 3, 2017

Ukraine to take center stage at security conference in D.C.

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NEW YORK – On February 15, a full-day conference will bring together over two dozen leading voices in national security, diplomacy and government affairs from the United States, Ukraine and Europe to discuss the damage done to European security and international law by Russia’s continued attacks on Ukraine, as well as what advancements have been made in the diplomatic, political, informational, economic and military spheres to protect Ukraine from future attacks.

The event, titled “Securing Ukraine’s Sovereignty: The Road Ahead,” will gather at the U.S. Library of Congress (101 Independence Ave. SE) and will feature four panel discussions, as well as addresses by numerous congressional and government officials. A highlight will be a presentation on pressing questions for the new administration regarding Ukrainian security.

The conference will be preceded by a special evening reception at the Embassy of Ukraine to the United States on February 14 with Foreign Affairs Minister Pavlo Klimkin of Ukraine in attendance.

Ukraine’s sovereignty and territorial integrity have been under near-constant assault from military, economic, cyber and information warfare – or hybrid war – by Vladimir Putin’s Russia since 2014. With a new administration looking to take a fresh approach to foreign policy, this conference is intended to provide much-needed context for decisions to be made in the coming years.

The conference’s co-sponsoring organizations are the American Foreign Policy Council, Ukrainian Congress Committee of America and Center for U.S.-Ukrainian Relations. For further information, readers may contact Tamara Gallo Olexy at [email protected] or 212-228-6840; or Walter Zaryckyj at [email protected] or 212-476-1221.

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