Ukraine Today: Where is the country heading?

Each day brings new dramatic news about the Russian invasion of Ukraine and Ukrainian defense measures and counterattacks. Gathering expert panelists from both the University of Notre Dame and Ukraine, this flash panel hosted by the Nanovic Institute for European Studies will assess the situation in Ukraine from different perspectives.

In August 2024, Ukraine broke through Russian border defense and occupied Russian territory. F-16 fighter jets arrived in the country. Russian aggression seemed to increase with massive air strikes. On August 24, Ukraine’s president Zelensky signed a controversial law banning Russia-linked religious groups with the Ukrainian Orthodox Church as the main target – a move criticized by Pope Francis the following day.

There are also discussions of peace plans following a “Summit on Peace in Ukraine” in Switzerland in June. What is the situation in the country as of September 2024? What are the main developments over the summer of 2024? How can we assess the position Ukraine finds itself in? Where is the country heading? What are the expectations for fall and winter in Ukraine?

In this 60-minute flash panel, we want to shed light on these questions. Join us on Monday, September 16, 2024, from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. ET.

Speakers:
Volodymyr Turchynovskyy, Dean of the Social Sciences Faculty, Ukrainian Catholic University

Mary Ellen O’Connell, Robert & Marion Short Professor of Law, Professor of International Peace Studies—Kroc Institute, University of Notre Dame

Taras Zhovtenko, International Security/Defense Analyst, Ilko Kucheriv Democratic Initiatives Foundation, Associate Professor, Ukrainian Catholic University

Olha Vorozhbyt, Deputy Editor in Chief, Tyzhden.ua

Moderated by Clemens Sedmak, Director, Nanovic Institute for European Studies, Professor of Social Ethics, Keough School of Global Affairs, University of Notre Dame

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