On March 31, at 5:30 p.m. by Kyiv (10:30 a.m.- 11:30 a.m. (EST), 04:30 р.m. – 05:30 р.m. (CET)), the Reanimation Package of Reforms Coalition and the German Marshall Fund of the United States will organize the Transatlantic Task Force on Ukraine (TTFU) special briefing: «Standing with Ukraine: Ukraine’s Frontline Effort to Fight Putin and Accelerate Eurointegration».

The event will take place on the Zoom online platform.

A month into Putin’s brutal attack on Ukraine, there are voices on both sides of the Atlantic urging Washington, Brussels, Paris, Berlin, London, and close partners of Kyiv to immediately strengthen sanctions against Russia and enhance military support and hardware for Ukraine. President Zelensky in his recent speech at NATO asked the alliance to increase support and provide Ukraine with needed “planes, tanks, multiple rocket launch systems, anti-warship systems and air defense systems” to repel Russia’s brutal invasion and safeguard Ukrainians. On March 18, the European Commission approved an agreement on a “fast track” for Ukraine – an accelerated track for deeper integration and laying the groundwork for membership in the EU.  

What steps need to be taken in Brussels and Kyiv to advance Ukraine’s readiness for candidate status? What are Kyiv’s expectations regarding support from the EU member-states in the coming days on its membership path? What more can the Euro-Atlantic community and other partners do to enhance military and other additional support for Ukraine? 

These and other questions we will discuss during the TTFU special briefing.

Speaker:

• Olha Stefanishyna, Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine for European and Euro-Atlantic integration

Moderators: 

• Jonathan Katz, Senior Fellow and Director, Democracy Initiatives, German Marshall Fund of the United States & Co-Chair Transatlantic Task Force on Ukraine
• Bruno Lété, Senior fellow at The German Marshall Fund of the United States in Brussels

Registration via this link

Contact person: John Alexander, jalexander@gmfus.org 

The Transatlantic Task Force on Ukraine is supported by the Black Sea Trust for Regional Cooperation, A Project of the German Marshall Fund of the United States. This event  is also supported by the Ukraine Civil Society Sectoral Support Activity implemented by ISAR Ednannia in partnership with the Ukrainian Center of Independent Political Research (UCIPR) and Centre for Democracy and Rule of Law (CEDEM) thanks to the generous support of the American people through The United States Agency for International Development (USAID).