A year ago, our team launched an advocacy campaign for the transfer of F-16 fighter jets to Ukraine. Together with other Ukrainian civic activists, diplomats, and military, we advocated for F-16 at public events and behind closed doors at meetings with American, European, and world leaders.
The Polish premiere of the Ukrainian documentary “Strong as the Earth” took place in Kino Luna (Warsaw) – a cozy cinema famous for showing authors and festival films. It brought together supporters of Ukraine, polish civic activists, public figures, and politicians.
The event took place on April 21, in Kyiv, and brought together about 40 diplomats, Ukrainian MPs, civil society activists, analysts, international donor funds representatives, and journalists from Ukraine, Taiwan, Japan, the UK, the US, and European countries.
The Ukrainian Civil Society Hub hosted the first Brussels presentation of the documentary film “Strong as the Earth”. The premiere took place as part of an advocacy visit to Brussels by Ukrainian civil society activists and volunteers.
ICUV co-founders Hanna Hopko and Daria Kaleniuk made an advocacy visit to Stockholm, Sweden. They took part in the conference “Forum Ukraine: Building Resilience for the Future” organized by the Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency (MSB) with the Swedish Institute of International Affairs.
Ukrainian local communities have invaluable unique experiences in surviving, resisting, and recovering during the war. The International Center for Ukrainian Victory, together with the ANTS Network, has launched an initiative of advocacy visits of representatives of our communities to European countries to share these experiences and to establish strong partnerships at the community level.
The development of post-industrial economies, particularly green economies with a reducedм environmental impact, requires critical minerals, such as lithium, neon, and titanium. As a result, many democracies made themselves too dependent on authoritarian regimes, such as China and Russia. Ukraine has the potential to replace them in the market, at least partially.
Developing post-industrial economies, particularly green economies with a reduced environmental impact, require critical minerals, such as lithium, cobalt, nickel, and rare earth elements. The global market competes for access to these resources, with the U.S. leading the way in demand for them.
The discussion was held at Chatham House in London and gathered an online and offline audience of experts, representatives of civil society organizations, businesses, and parliamentarians who want to join or participate in Ukraine's recovery.
