A joint event co-organised by the Greens/EFA, the Atlantic Council –Eurasia Centre and ALDE .

You can access the video of the entire conference, here.

Background
For years, Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko has proposed a peacekeeping mission in eastern Ukraine as an important instrument to achieving a peace settlement. Last fall, Russian President Vladimir Putin also suggested a limited peacekeeping mission as one element towards a settlement. Are international peacekeepers or peace enforcers instrumental or even necessary for ending the war in Donbas?


INTRODUCTION:
Geysha Gonzalez (Associate Director, Eurasia Center, Atlantic Council)
Rebecca Harms (MEP, Greens/EFA)


PANEL 1: THE VIEW FROM UKRAINE

Speakers:
Maxim Eristavi (Research Fellow, Eurasia Center, Atlantic Council)
Aleksey Matsuka (Editor-in-Chief, News of Donbass)
Alex Ryabchyn (Member of Parliament, Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine)

Moderation: Geysha Gonzalez (Associate Director, Eurasia Center, Atlantic Council)


PANEL 2: CREATING A VIABLE PEACEKEEPING FORCE

Speakers:
Eugene Czolij (President, Ukrainian World Congress; Senior Partner, Lavery, de Billy, L.L.P.)
Alexander Hug (Principal Deputy Chief Monitor, Special Monitoring Mission to Ukraine,  Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe H.E.)
Hans-Dieter Lucas (Permanent Representative, Federal Republic of Germany, NATO)
Marie Mendras (Professor, Paris School of International Affairs, Sciences Po University)

Moderation: James Sherr (Associate Fellow, Russia and Eurasia Programme, Chatham House)


Conclusion: Petras Auštrevičius (MEP, ALDE)