Back Schedule
| START TIME | LOCATION | SPEAKERS | TOPICS / DESCRIPTION |
|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 РM | KYIV | Vasyl Bodnar, Ukraine’s Ambassador Extraordinary, and Plenipotentiary to Türkiye (online) | Grain Deal – how does the mechanism work now? Topic of focus: – Türkiye and the Grain Deal – the current situation in ports and what are the ways to solve this problem? |
| 2:30 PM | KYIV | – Emine Dzhaparova, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine; – Alina Frolova, Deputy Minister of Defense of Ukraine (2019–2020), Deputy Chair of the Board of the Center for Defense Strategies; – Olha Skrypnyk, a Board Chairperson at the Crimean Human Rights Group; – Oleksandr Khara, diplomat, foreign and security policy expert at the Center for Defense Strategies. In-person attendance of all participants. | Panel discussion: “Results of the First Black Sea Security Conference of the International Crimea Platform” Topics of focus: – The importance of the Black Sea Region’s security for the security of Europe and the world; – The conference outcomes – concrete steps and vision of a new security configuration of forces in the Black Sea region, development of a comprehensive strategy for strengthening security; – Cooperation between Ukraine and all stakeholders to create a secure region; Why is it interesting? On April 12-13, Bucharest hosted the First Black Sea Security Conference, attended by experts and politicians from more than 50 countries. The event focused on developing a roadmap for protecting the Black Sea region from Russian aggression and its future after the return of Crimea and Ukraine’s victory. |
