After more then four years of war against Ukraine we ask what international solidarity should look like, and what we can learn from Ukrainian resilience?
Kharkiv has been on the front line of Russia’s war against Ukraine for four years. The city has become a symbol of Ukrainian resilience. Bucha became the embodiment of Russian terror when, shortly after the invasion, more then 400 civilians were killed by Russian forces. Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema will speak with Kharkiv’s mayor, Ihor Terekhov and Bucha’s mayor Anatolii Fedoruk. Through what challenges have they led their cities? What should international solidarity look like? And what can we learn from Ukrainian resilience?
Former Dutch Minister of Defence and VVD parliamentary group leader Ruben Brekelmans speaks with Ukrainian assault forces commander Denys Yaroslavskyi. While Ukraine is fighting for European ideals, we ask whether the rest of Europe is equally prepared to stand up for them. How prepared are we to defend democratic values in times of war?
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With Linda Kinstler and Olaf Koens
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