Odesa Black Sea Security Forum Highlights: The Russian Angle

Editor’s Note: 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.

Panel:

The Najdorf System: Russian Interests in the Black Sea

Moderated by H.E. John Herbst, Director of the Eurasian Center, Atlantic Council, 5th US Ambassador to Ukraine.

Speakers:

Petro Poroshenko, 5th President of Ukraine, People’s Deputy of Ukraine, leader of the European Solidarity party

Luke Coffey, Senior Fellow, Hudson Institute, United States

Emanuelis Zingeris, Member of the Parliament, Lithuania

Vadym Denysenko, political scientist, head of the analytical center “Business Capital”

Natalka Cmos, Canadian Ambassador to Ukraine.

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