On April 4, 2024, the New Europe Center together with the French Institute of International Relations (IFRI) will hold the III Ukraine-France Forum in Paris.
This year’s Forum will focus on three main issues:
- How the “War of attrition” can be won by Ukraine?
- Army, elites, society: can the “sacred union” be shattered?
- Big Euroatlantic deal for Ukraine: perspectives for the EU and NATO accession
The opening speech of the Forum will be held by Dmytro Kuleba, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, who also spoke at the first Ukrainian-French Forum in February 2022.
The main goal of the Ukrainian-French forums is to create a platform for the opinion exchange between government officials, parliamentarians and independent experts who deal with military, political, security, economic and energy problems common to Ukraine, France and Europe in general.
The broadcast will be carried out on the New Europe Center Facebook page in Ukrainian. The duration of the event is 14:30-19:45.
PROGRAM
Introductory remarks by the organizers (14:30–14:45):
- Tatiana Kastouéva-Jean, Director, Russia/Eurasia Center, Ifri, France
- Alyona Getmanchuk, Director, New Europe Center, Ukraine
Welcome address (14.45-15.15):
- Thomas Gomart, Director of Ifri, France
Keynote speeches
- Dmytro Kuleba, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine (online)
- Jean-Noël Barrot, Minister Delegate for Europe, Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs of France
Session 1. How the “War of attrition” can be won by Ukraine? (15:15–16:30):
Moderator: Dimitri Minic, researcher, Russia/Eurasia Center, Ifri
Panelists:
- Brice Roquefeuil, Director for Continental Europe, Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs of France
- Rostyslav Ogryzko, Director of Europe division, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
- Pierre Haroche, French researcher on European security, Lecturer in International Relations & International Security, Queen Mary University of London.
- Mykhailo Gonchar, President, Centre for Global Studies “Strategy XXI”, Ukraine
- Olena Halushka, Member of the Board, Anticorruption Action Center (AntAC, Kyiv), co-founder of International Center for Ukraine victory (ICUV)
Session 2. Army, elites, society: can the “sacred union” be shattered? (17:00–18:15):
Moderator: Tatiana Kastouéva-Jean, Head of the Russia/Eurasia center, Ifri
Panelists:
- Olha Aivazovska, Head of the Board of the Civil Network OPORA NGO, Ukraine
- Ioulia Shukan, Lecturer in Slavic Studies, University of Paris Nanterre, Researcher, Institute for Political Social Science (ISP/CNRS)
- Hanna Hopko, Chair of the Board, ANTS NGO’s network, Ukraine
- Alexandra Goujon, Lecturer at the University of Burgundy and at Sciences Po-Paris
- Tetiana Ogarkova, Lecturer, Kyiv-Mohyla Academy, Head of International Department, Ukraine Crisis Media Center (UCMC), author of the podcast “L’Ukraine face à la guerre”
Session 3. Big Euroatlantic deal for Ukraine: perspectives for the EU and NATO accession (18:15–19:30):
Moderator: Leo Litra, Senior Research Fellow, New Europe Center
Panelists:
- David Cvach, Direction of European Union, Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs of France
- Oleksandr Sushko, Executive Director, International Renaissance Foundation
- Benjamin Haddad, President of the France-Ukraine Friendship Group at the French National Assembly
- Iryna Solonenko, Senior Fellow, Center for Liberal Modernity (LibMod)
- Marie Dumoulin, Director, Wider Europe program, European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR)
Closing remarks (19:30–19:45):
- Vadym Omelchenko, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ukraine to France
- Manuel Lafont Rapnouil, Head of Policy Planning, Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs of France
For more information about previous Ukraine-France forums, please, visit the “New Europe” page by the following links: I Ukraine-France Forum (February 10, 2022) and II Ukraine-France Forum (March 10, 2023).
The forum is organized by the New Europe Center and the French Institute of International Relations (Ifri) with support the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
We express our gratitude to the International Renaissance Foundation for supporting the international advocacy efforts of the New Europe Center.
