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Special Representative Penny Pritzker Reflects on Ukraine's Economic Recovery

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Ahead of the two-year anniversary of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Penny Pritzker joins Ivo Daalder for a conversation on international support for Ukraine.

Penny Pritzker speaks onstage at the Chicago Council.

Viktor Yushchenko on Ukraine's Political Future

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Join Former President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko for a discussion of Ukraine’s political future amid Russia’s invasion of the country.

Viktor Yushchenko speaking in the Chicago Council Conference Center.

"Slava Ukraini" Film Screening

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Join the Council for a screening of Bernard-Henri Lévy’s  "Slava Ukraini," a war diary from the front lines of the Russia-Ukraine conflict.

Director Bernard-Henri Lévy walking with three soldiers.
Marc Roussel

Why Should We Care about Russia's War against Ukraine? 

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What does the war in Ukraine mean for the Chicago community? Council President Ivo Daalder joins local leaders from Rotary Magazine to discuss.

Silhouette of a soldier tipping their cap behind the yellow portion of a Ukrainian flag.
Reuters

The Future of Russia's War in Ukraine

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As Russia's war in Ukraine enters its second year, Jessica Tuchman Mathews moderates a discussion with Ivo Daalder and George Beebe on options for protecting Ukraine’s independence, ending Russian aggression, and keeping the US and Ukraine’s neighbors out of the war.

Speakers on Council stage

The War in Ukraine, a Town Hall Discussion

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Ivo Daalder and Sarah Gilbert join Council members for a town hall discussion on the latest out of Ukraine, what the future may hold for Russia and the West, and how the Council is engaging in this digital era.

a cannon fires with flames and soldiers stand in the foreground, bare trees in the background in Ukraine.
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Ukraine and the Future of Warfare

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A panel of military experts discusses what the war in Ukraine reveals about the future of armed conflict.

A Russian soldier launches a drone during a joint Serbian-Russian military training exercise "Slavic Brotherhood" in the town of Kovin, near Belgrade, Serbia November 7, 2016. REUTERS/Marko Djurica
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Fiona Hill on Russia, Ukraine, and the Outcome of the War

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Former National Security Council official Fiona Hill discusses the future of Russia’s war in Ukraine.

Fiona Hill is seen speaking into a mic at a hearing
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Lessons from the Edge: A Conversation with Marie Yovanovitch

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The Council is a Chicago Humanities Festival program partner for this event featuring former US Ambassador to Ukraine Marie Yovanovitch in conversation with Council President Ivo Daalder, former US Ambassador to NATO.

Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch giving an interview and talking into a microphone
U.S. Embassy Kyiv Ukraine

Bracing for Europe's Humanitarian Crisis

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Women, Equity, and Global Development Forum

Zeid Ra’ad Al Hussein, Ertharin Cousin, and David Miliband join Ivo Daalder to discuss the human rights threatened by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the scope of the looming humanitarian crisis.

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