Odesa Black Sea Security Forum Highlights: The UK’s Angle

The Black Sea Security Forum in Odesa, initiated by a group of Ukrainian parliamentarians in 2024 under the leadership of Oleksii Goncharenko, has become the first and largest geopolitical event in southern Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion in 2022. It brings together key figures from national governments, international institutions and the expert community.

This year’s event, whose main sponsor was Lord Ashcroft, took place from 30 May 30 to June 1. Kyiv Post was a media partner.

This session on May 31, was moderated by Francis Dearnley, Executive Editor at The Telegraph, United Kingdom.

Speakers:

H.E. Vadym Prystaiko, Ambassador of Ukraine to the United Kingdom (2020- 2023), Minister of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine (2019-2020), Ukraine.

Rt Hon Tony Abbott, Prime Minister of Australia (2013-2015).

Dr Robert (Bob) Seely MBE, Head of Strategy, Trypillian; Member of Parliament of the United Kingdom, (2017-2024), author of “The New Total War: From Child Abduction to Cyber Attacks and Drones to Disinformation – Russia’s Conflict with Ukraine and the West,” United Kingdom.

Col. Richard Kemp CBE, United Kingdom.

The video is reproduced with the permission of the organizers of the Black Sea Security Forum.