For the fourth year in a row, we have been attending the summit, where we discuss common challenges, share experiences, and explore new opportunities for joint advocacy with our partners from Ukraine and the NB8 countries.
Kyiv hosted a conference at the invitation of B4Ukraine, dedicated to isolating Russia’s war machine.
Forty years ago, radiation proved to the world that it does not check passports and recognizes no borders. It does not distinguish between humans, animals, or nature. It destroys all living things, leaving nothing behind. The Red Forest, dead birds, and abandoned pets in Pripyat became symbols of a catastrophe where every living soul suffered equally.
The war continues, Ukraine needs strong international support, protection of the skies, tougher sanctions, and holding the aggressor accountable.
The ICUV team attended one of the largest events in Europe dedicated to Ukraine, where they discussed new defense capabilities, the development of drone technologies, and the role of Ukrainian experience in strengthening European security.
The West’s delayed response led to the war that has been ongoing since 2014, and now we have to deal with its consequences.
On December 18, the European Council will take its final vote on the use of frozen Russian assets. This decision will determine whether Ukraine receives a reparations loan to secure funding for its defence for the next two years.
Russia fully understands that it is waging a war of attrition and is therefore throwing all its resources to derail this decision. Two years of stable funding would mean not only the ability to hold the line, but also the capacity for strategic planning for Ukraine’s Defence Forces. This is exactly the scenario that forces Moscow to desperately look for ways to prolong the war amid its so-called “slowing” economy, which is, in reality, a recession.
Only a strong Ukraine can bring lasting peace, while all of Russia’s “peace” statements, made amid daily shelling and the killing of civilians, are nothing more than a smokescreen.
Another important advocacy trip and intensive three days at the GLOBSEC 2025 forum.
