The Kyiv Independent's business editor Liliane Bivings, front-line reporter Francis Farrell, KI Insights director Jakub Parusinski and research editor Alex Fynn visited London to moderate panels at the Ukraine Freedom Summit.
The summit organized by the Borderlands Foundation brought together political, financial, and defense leaders to discuss Ukraine's urgent wartime needs and long-term recovery strategies. The Kyiv on joint defense production with Europe, battlefield innovations, and post-war recovery.
Guests of honor this year included Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, former U.S. national security advisor from 2017-2018, and Boris Johnson, former prime minister of the U.K. You can watch Johnson's remarks here.
In moments like these — when Ukraine is facing immense pressure on the front lines and the impact of Russia’s war is increasingly felt within Europe — it is more crucial than ever to create and reinforce connections between Europe and Ukraine, as well as with Ukraine’s experience of war.
"We try and do this every day with our work at the Kyiv Independent, but the value of in-person events like the Ukraine Freedom Summit in London cannot be overstated, Farrel said after the summit.
"Ukraine's defense is Europe's defense, and Ukraine's future is Europe's future, and the connections made at this event will help advance that clarity going forward," he said.
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