12 Years of Russia’s War Against Ukraine: What Comes Next?

Описание: A Special Session on the Global Situation and the Prospects for Peace in Ukraine

The Kyiv Security Forum is convening a special session on the most urgent questions of war, peace, and international security.
Russia’s war against Ukraine began in 2014 with the illegal occupation of Crimea and parts of the Donetsk and Luhansk regions. By attacking Ukraine, Vladimir Putin launched not only a war against a sovereign state, but a challenge to the international order itself. Russia’s claim to global relevance has become inseparable from war - an implicit admission of the political, economic, and strategic failures of Putin’s regime at home.
Twelve years on, critical questions remain. Can Russia be deterred and compelled to retreat? Is a just and sustainable peace achievable in 2026 amid rising global uncertainty? Can Euro-Atlantic unity endure? And ultimately, will the rule of force prevail or a just international order based on law and responsibility?

Friday, 6 February 2026
15:00 Registration
15:30 – 15:35 Opening Remarks
Arseniy YATSENYUK
Chairman of the Kyiv Security Forum,
Prime Minister of Ukraine (2014–2016)

15:35 – 15:45 Special Briefing
Ruslan MYKULA
Roman POHORILYI
Co-founders of DeepStateUA

15:45 – 16:45 Discussion
General David PETRAEUS
Member of the KSF Security Council,
Commander of U.S. Central Command (2008–2010),
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency (2011–2012)
Natalka CMOC
Ambassador of Canada to Ukraine
Neil CROMPTON
Ambassador of the United Kingdom to Ukraine
Heiko THOMS
Ambassador of Germany to Ukraine
Gaël VEYSSIÈRE
Ambassador of the French Republic to Ukraine
Lars Olaf SOVNDAHL PETERSEN
Chargé D`Affaires a.i., Embassy of Denmark to Ukraine
Moderator
Danylo LUBKIVSKY
Director of the Kyiv Security Forum

16:45 – 18:00 Networking Refreshments