Two Years of War: Updates from Ukraine
February 24 marked the second anniversary of Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. Though Ukraine has won many battles, the war for Ukraine’s right to exist as an independent, democratic nation rages on at a very steep human cost.
To commemorate this important day for Ukraine and the world, the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law was honored to host a panel of high-profile Ukrainian leaders and CDDRL alumni currently based in Kyiv for a discussion of the impact of the war on daily life, the global democratic order, and Ukraine's future.
PANELISTS:
🔹 Oleksiy Honcharuk, Former Prime Minister of Ukraine and 2021 Bernard and Susan Liautaud Visiting Fellow at @FSIStanford
🔹 Serhiy Leshchenko, Advisor to President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's Chief of Staff and an alumnus of the 2013 cohort of CDDRL's Draper Hills Summer Fellows program (now the Fisher Family Summer Fellows Program)
🔹 Oleksandra Matviichuk, Founder of the Center for Civil Liberties (co-recipient of the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize) and an alumna of CDDRL's 2017-18 Ukrainian Emerging Leaders Program
🔹 Oleksandra Ustinova, People's Deputy of Ukraine and an alumna of CDDRL's 2018-19 Ukrainian Emerging Leaders Program
The panel was introduced by Kathryn Stoner, the Mosbacher Director of the Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law, and moderated by Michael McFaul, Director of FSI, the Ken Olivier and Angela Nomellini Professor of International Studies in the Department of Political Science, and a former U.S. ambassador to Russia.
*This recording has been lightly edited to remove Zoom lags present in the live presentation.