Speakers
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State Minister of Georgia for Reconciliation and Civic Equality
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Foreign Policy Advisor, Office of the President of Slovakia
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Ambassador of the European Union to Ukraine
![Dmitry Suslov](https://lmc.icds.ee/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/Dmitry_Suslov-200x200.jpg?x83798)
Deputy Director, Center for Comprehensive European and International Studies, National Research University – High School of Economics, Russia
Moderator
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Distinguished Fellow at the Center for European Policy Analysis
- What are the objectives, means and messages of Russia’s Neighbourhood policy?
- Does President Vladimir Putin’s assertion of the unity of the Slavic Malorossija, Belorossija and Russian nations mark a new beginning?
- Could the battle for identity lead to a battle for independence, life and death? How does Ukraine view recent developments?
- Do the EU and US have the chance and the will to take the strategic initiative, or is the West doomed to simply react to Russia’s moves?
- What are the limits of Western involvement, and what might it deliver?