International Conference: “Ukraine and Us. Where do we go from here?”
The Center for Liberal Modernity cordially invites you to the international conference “Ukraine and Us. Where do we go from here?” in Berlin on 21 March 2025.
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Invitation to the International Conference
21 March, 13:00–18:00
Atrium Reinhardstraßenhöfe
Reinhardtstraße 14, 10117 Berlin
Given Washington’s erratic signalling in recent weeks, Europe must radically rethink its security architecture, with Ukraine playing a central role. The US can no longer be relied on. There is a real risk that the new administration may turn against both Ukraine and Europe. The fate of Ukraine and Europe now depends on the resolute action of the Europeans themselves.
Three years after Russia’s full-scale invasion, there is still no unified policy on the war in Ukraine: What are our objectives for the outcome of the war? What should be part of negotiations – and what should not? How can Europe become an independent actor vis-à-vis Moscow and Washington? And how can we put Ukraine in the strongest possible position for potential negotiations?
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12:30 – 13:00 | Registration
13:00 – 13:15 | Welcome & Opening Remarks
Marieluise Beck and Ralf Fücks, Center for Liberal Modernity
13:15 – 13:45 | Keynote
Andrius Kubilius, EU Commissioner for Defence and Space
13:45 – 15:15 | Panel 1
What Security Architecture Can Guarantee Peace in Europe and Ukraine?
Putin’s war aims extend far beyond Ukraine. Moscow seeks to restore its former sphere of influence in Central and Eastern Europe and to fundamentally reshape the European security order. Ukraine’s subjection is central to this plan. How can Europe prevent this from happening and, together with Ukraine, defend its own security?
- Andrius Kubilius, EU Commissioner for Defence and Space
- Dmytro Kuleba, former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine (2020–2024); Associate Professor at the Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA); Senior Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School
- H.E. Alda Vanaga, Ambassador of Latvia in Germany
- Marek Świerczyński, Head of Security and International Affairs Desk, Polityka Insight, Warsaw
- Marieluise Beck, Senior Fellow, Center for Liberal Modernity
Moderation: Ralf Fücks, Managing Director, Center for Liberal Modernity
15:15 – 16:00 | Coffee Break
16:00 – 17:30 | Panel 2
What Security Guarantees Does Ukraine Need?
A ceasefire without security guarantees does not ensure peace – it would merely provide Ukraine with a breather before the next attack. Even if negotiations were to succeed in 2025, the West must make it clear to Russia that any renewed aggression would end in defeat. To maintain credible deterrence, Europe must act as a united front – if necessary, even without U.S. support. What are the conditions for ending the war? How can Ukraine be stabilised and another Russian attack prevented?
- H.E. John Herbst, Senior Director of the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center, US Ambassador to Ukraine (2003–2006)
- Charlotta Rodhe, Deputy Director, Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies (SCEEUS)
- Solomiia Bobrovska, Member of the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine (Holos), Committee on National Security and Defence
- Flemming Splidsboel Hansen, Senior Researcher, Danish Institute for International Studies
- Sara Nanni, Member of the German Bundestag (Alliance 90/The Greens)
Moderation: Simon Schlegel, Ukraine Program Director, Center for Liberal Modernity
17:30 – 17:45 | Closing Remarks
17:45 | Reception
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