The Centre for Liberal Modernity (LibMod), the Centre for Eastern Studies (OSW) and the Foun­da­tion for German-Polish Coop­er­a­tion are pleased to invite you to the public discus­sion “Poland and Germany: Goals and Policies towards Russia and Ukraine. What next?” that will take place on 20 November 2023, at 19:00 CET in Warsaw.

After nearly two years of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine we face the prospect of prolonged fighting as the Putin regime demon­strates resilience to political and economic shocks. The military esca­la­tion in the Middle East and other chal­lenges raise questions about the inter­na­tional order in coming years. How can we defend the sover­eignty and terri­to­rial integrity of Ukraine and perma­nently reduce Russia’s destruc­tive potential? How can we prevent the expansion of author­i­tarian tenden­cies in Europe? We will try to answer these and other questions and formulate policy recommendations.

Welcome: 

• Cornelius Ochmann, Director, Foun­da­tion for German-Polish Cooperation
• Wojciech Konończuk, Director, Centre for Eastern Studies, Warsaw

Panelists: 

• Viktor Elbling, German Ambas­sador to Poland
• Agnieszka Bryc, Nicolaus Coper­nicus Univer­sity, Toruń, Poland
• Małgorzata Kosiura-Kaźmierska, Head of the Eastern Depart­ment, Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs
• Ralf Fücks, Managing Director, Centre for Liberal Modernity, Berlin

Moderator: Cornelius Ochmann, Director, Foun­da­tion for German-Polish Cooperation

Languages: Polish and English

The discus­sion will be broadcast online on Zoom with simul­ta­neous trans­la­tion Polish/​English