Russia’s war in a global perspective
Date and time:
Friday 21 February, 2025
18:30 - 19:30
Location:
Streamed live and at RSA House
8 John Adam Street
London
WC2N 6EZ
On the eve of the third anniversary of Russia’s war in Ukraine, Dmytro Kuleba, Ukraine’s Minister of Foreign Affairs (2020–2024) and Senior Fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard Kennedy School, reflects on the war’s far-reaching consequences.
The youngest foreign affairs minister in Ukraine’s history, Dmytro Kuleba led his country’s foreign service through its most challenging times. He was instrumental in forging international alliances, securing military aid for Ukraine, ensuring the imposition of sanctions on Russia, advancing his country’s EU and NATO prospects, and strengthening ties with countries in Africa, Asia, and Latin America.
Drawing on his experiences as a diplomat and international statesman, Dmytro Kuleba will offer unique insights into current challenges to the democratic order globally, the stakes for the international community, and the indispensable role of international solidarity in shaping a resilient future. Join us to hear from one of today’s foremost voices in international affairs.
Chair: Clive Myrie, BBC journalist, presenter and author.
In partnership with the RSA.
Speaker
Dmytro Kuleba
Dr Dmytro Kuleba served as Ukraine’s Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2020–2024 — he was one of the most visible and efficient members of President Volodymyr Zelensky’s cabinet since the war started. Dmytro is internationally recognised as one of the most influential diplomats of his generation and a global champion for democracy, freedom, and resilience.
In December 2024, he was appointed as a Senior Fellow at the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs at Harvard Kennedy School. He also accepted an invitation to join the Institute of Political Studies at Sciences Po in Paris as an Associate Professor.
The youngest foreign affairs minister in Ukraine’s history, he led Ukraine’s foreign service through its most challenging times during Russian aggression. He played a key role in building alliances, securing arms, imposing sanctions, advancing Ukraine’s EU and NATO bids, and expanding ties with Africa, Asia, and Latin America. He has met with most major world leaders to further the need for Ukraine’s defence and the need for international support, both political and pragmatic.
Chair
Clive Myrie
Clive Myrie is a television news journalist, BBC World Affairs Correspondent, a Presenter on BBC News, and an author. He has reported from more than 80 countries, covering among other stories the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, President Obama’s election and Nelson Mandela’s funeral. Since joining the BBC in 1988, he has won awards in the UK, France and the United States, and was part of the team shortlisted for a BAFTA, for coverage of terrible floods in Mozambique in 2000.
