Ukraine, Belarus and the Complex Geopolitics of Europe

Final Programme

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1030: Registration

1100: Welcome Brunch

Including an exhibition of books and project outputs from WUB-hub and our partners

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1135: "Family" Photo

Please gather promptly as directed by staff for a group photograph.

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1145: Welcome and Keynote Addresses

Welcome: Professor Elena Korosteleva & Dr Paul Hansbury, University of Warwick;

Professor Andrew Wilson, UCL; and Emily Ferris, RUSI

Franak Viachorka, Senior Adviser to Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya

Rasa Junkeviciene, Member of the European Parliament

Ambassador Valerii Zaluzhnyi, Embassy of Ukraine to the UK

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1245: Getting to Grips with Europe’s Complex Geopolitics

This panel will showcase research activities funded by WUB-Hub’s seed funding competition and Ukrainian projects supported by UCL SSEES.

Chair: Dr Paul Hansbury, University of Warwick

Dr Aliaksei Patonia, Oxford Energy Institute

Dr Justina Pinkeviciute, WICID, University of Warwick

Pavlo Rad and Dr Iaroslav Chornogor, Ukrainian Prism

Professor Rita Zablotska and Professor Oleksii Chugaiev, Taras Shevchenko National University

Sophia, Independent art curator and researcher (online)

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1400: Peace in Ukraine and the Wider Region

The US president’s approach to global politics and security marks a sharp break from past orthodoxy. European leaders have scrambled to respond and forge consensus and strategies in support of the rules-based order. Is an enduring peace imaginable for Ukraine in the current situation? What does it mean for the future security of Europe?

Chair: Professor Andrew Wilson, UCL SSEES

Oleh Dunda, MP, Ukrainian Rada

Callum Fraser, RUSI

Dr Asya Kudlenko, University of Warwick

Professor Kataryna Wolczuk, University of Birmingham

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1530: Coffee Break

1600: Belarus – A Thorn in the Flesh of Europe’s Security? 

As co-aggressor in Russia’s war against Ukraine, Lukashenka’s Belarus is viewed more than ever as a vassal state of Russia. Does Belarus have a significant role to play in European security or will it remain a persistent and under-addressed problem for the foreseeable future? Can Belarusians repair relations with Ukraine despite Lukashenka?

Chair: Dr Tatsiana Chuilitskaya, Vilnius University

Artyom Shraibman, Sense Analytics

Dr Anais Marin, Associate Fellow, Chatham House

Dr Victoria Leukavets, Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies

Franak Viachorka, Office of Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya

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