Over 1,500 days of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine – and despite Trump’s promise to
end the war in 24 hours, no end is in sight even after the Easter ceasefire. How likely is peace
at the negotiating table? What tactics do Russian diplomats use, and how should we interpret
them? And overall: How can the European Union, the United States and our civil society
better understand Russian behaviour to build a resilient post-war security architecture?
In her keynote, Iuliia Osmolovska deals with these questions, followed by a discussion with
Marharyta Blyzniuk about the European support for Ukraine – especially in the light of
Hungary’s parliament elections – and its implications for the Ukrainian civil society, viewed
personally by both speakers.
The event is part of the two-part series ‚Perspectives on Ukraine’, organised by the research
network of leading Central European universities CENTRAL, and its early-career programme,
the CENTRAL Leadership Programme. The second part, which will take place at Humboldt
University, will focus on aspects of civil society.