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Three years of full-scale war with Russia

How can France strengthen its support for Ukraine in the field of security and European integration?

2025 marks the third year of Russian full-scale war in Ukraine and of Ukraine becoming an EU candidate country. Despite heavy human toll and damage to its physical infrastructure and the economy, Ukraine continues its reform path towards European Union integration showing unmatched political will and societal resilience with awaited opening of chapter negotiations in May 2025. While the current political leadership of the United States adds instability to the future of security guarantees for Ukraine and European defence architecture, current international partners’ support for Ukraine and civil society initiatives make an essential contribution to Ukraine's comprehensive reforms on the way to EU membership and reconstruction. In this context, the Professional Government Association (PGA) of Ukraine and the French think tank Euro Creative find it crucial to continue mobilising public support for Ukraine in France and improve the quality of discussion on progress and prospects of stepping up the French support to Ukraine’s defence capabilities and European integration efforts. For France, supporting Ukraine represents both a duty and an opportunity to advance its strategic leadership for a more secure, stronger and prosperous Europe. For Ukraine, having predictability and clarity on the type and scope of French commitment is critical for its efforts in defending its statehood and protecting European democracies against Russia, as well as for progress on reforms for EU membership.

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Welcoming remarks

● H.E. Vadym Omelchenko, Ambassador of Ukraine to France

● Gabriel Attal, Head of the Parliamentary group of friendship between France and Ukraine

● Pierre Heilbronn, Special Envoy of the French President for the Reconstruction of Ukraine

● Olena Chepurna, Head of PGA

 

Panel 1: Ramping up military support for Ukraine and geopolitical perspectives of the future of Ukraine.

Moderator: Isabelle Lasserre, Journalist, War-reporter

Framing the discussion:

Yurii Buhai, Head of Analytics, Reforms Support Office of the Ministry of Defence of Ukraine (video)

Olesia Ogryzko, Director, Sahaidachnyi Security Center (video)

Yaroslav Azhnyuk, founder of drone production company “The Forth Law” (video)

 

● General Nicolas Richoux, 7th armoured brigade, ex-Defence Attaché French Embassy Berlin

● Gallagher Fenwick, Grand Reporter, former Head of English-speaking France24

● Arthur Keningsberg, President, Euro Creative

● Anastasia Shapochkina, President, Eastern Circles

 

Panel 2: Enhancing support for Ukraine's European integration in the context of reconstruction and building public administration capabilities

Moderator: Lyudmyla Tautiyeva, PGA Board Member, Public Policy Analyst, EFIS Centre

Framing discussion:

Serhiy Sukhomlyn, Head of State Agency for Reconstruction and Development of Infrastructure of Ukraine (video)

Oleh Syniehubov, Governor of Kharkiv Oblast (video)

Ivan Fedorov, Governor of Zaporizhzhia Oblast (video) Kostiantyn Lisnychyi, Strategic Advisor, UkraineInvest

 

● Cyrille Bellier, Head of Department Europe, Middle East, Asia, AfD

● Gregor Virant, Head of SIGMA Programme, OECD

● Bertrand Barrier, former Head of Franco-Ukrainian Chamber of Commerce in Ukraine 

 

Closing remarks

● Romain Le Quiniou, Managing Director, Euro Créative

● Hélène Banna, PGA Board Member

 

Participation by invitation only

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Kontakt

Anja Czymmeck

Anja Czymmeck

Leiterin des Auslandsbüros Frankreich

anja.czymmeck@kas.de +33 156 69 15 00

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