Atlantic Council :A Decade of Crimea's temporary Occupation _Türkiye's role in Supporting Ukraine -TYuesday February 27 saat 5.00 p.m. Türkiye Time

 

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Dear Invitee, Please join the Atlantic Council for a virtual event for a discussion on 10 years of resistance: Russia’s temporary occupation of Crimea and Türkiye's Role in Supporting Ukraine, on  Tuesday , February 27 at 9:00 a.m. US ET / 16:00 Ukraine time / 17:00 Türkiye time. February 26 marks the tenth anniversary of Russia’s temporary occupation of Crimea back in 2014, which has paved the way to a full-scale invasion of Ukraine eight years later, on February 24, 2022. Türkiye was among the first countries to support Ukraine’s territorial integrity and call for international action to restore Ukraine’s sovereignty over the peninsula. Since then, Ankara has increased political and military cooperation with Kyiv, co-sponsored UN resolutions condemning the occupation, backed Ukraine’s efforts (including the Crimea Platform) to de-occupy Crimea and maintained attention on the problems of the human rights violations and persecution of Crimean Tatars on the temporarily occupied peninsula. What is the role of Crimea in Ukrainian-Turkish relations now? How does the occupation of Crimea affect regional security? What impacts does it have on Türkiye from a geopolitical perspective? What are the prospects of de-occupation and what role can Türkiye play in it? What is Türkiye’s policy regarding the Crimean Tatars and what can be done to facilitate the release of illegally detained citizens of Ukraine in Russia and temporarily occupied territories? The panel seeks to address these questions and discuss Türkiye’s role in the region as Ukraine continues its efforts to de-occupy Crimea while fighting back against the unprovoked full-scale Russian aggression.

Speakers Emine Dzhaparova First Deputy Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ukraine, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine Alina Frolova Coordinator of the Security Track Expert Network, Crimea Platform; Deputy Chairman, Center for Defense Strategies Amb. Yağmur Ahmet Güldere Ukraine Coordinator, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye; Former Ambassador of the Republic of Türkiye to Ukraine Amb. John Herbst Senior Director, Eurasia Center, Atlantic Council Tamila Tasheva Permanent Representative of the President of Ukraine in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea Moderator Yevgeniya Gaber Nonresident Senior Fellow, Atlantic Council IN TURKEY Opening Remarks Defne Sadıklar Arslan Senior Director, Atlantic Council IN TURKEY & Turkey Programs Center, Atlantic Council

Event Details Date & Time:  Tuesday, February 27, 2024 9:00 – 10:15 a.m. ET / 4:00 – 5:15 p.m. Ukraine time / 5:00 – 6:15 p.m. Türkiye time Location: Zoom

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