The Problems with Minsk and Corruption: How to Help Ukraine

Please join The McCain Institute, the Atlantic Council, Hudson Institute, and The American Interest for a discussion on how the West can help Ukraine overcome challenges from the Minsk agreement and corruption.

Welcome remarks by:
• Charles Davidson, publisher, The American Interest; executive director, Kleptocracy Initiative, Hudson Institute 
• Ambassador John Herbst, director, Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center, Atlantic Council

"Should We Bury the Minsk Agreement?"
3-4 p.m.

A debate with:
• David Kramer, senior director for Human Rights and Democracy, The McCain Institute for International Leadership
• Ambassador John Herbst, director, Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center, Atlantic Council

Moderated by:
Ambassador Kurt Volker, executive director, The McCain Institute for International Leadership 

"Fighting Corruption in Ukraine"
4-5 p.m.

A conversation with:
• Charles Davidson, publisher, The American Interest; executive director, Kleptocracy Initiative, Hudson Institute 
• Thomas Firestone, partner, Baker & McKenzie LLP 
• Hannah Thoburn, research fellow, Hudson Institute 
• Marius Laurinavičius, senior fellow-in-residence, Center for European Policy Analysis 

Moderated by:
Alina Polyakova, deputy director, Dinu Patriciu Eurasia Center, Atlantic Council

Besieged by the Kremlin’s occupation of Crimea and ongoing aggression in the East, Ukraine is simultaneously weakened by a failure of the ruling elite to tackle corruption. Western leaders have also fallen short in providing vital military, diplomatic, or economic support. Practical anti-corruption measures have yet to be leveraged against Ukrainian figures, while sanctions against the kleptocratic Putin regime and its cronies remain tied to the flawed Minsk agreement.

Attacked by Putin, let down by their own leaders, and shortchanged by the West, the Ukrainian people have nevertheless continued to fight for a free, sovereign and democratic future. On June 22, we will host an expert debate on how the West can help Ukrainians emerge from one of their darkest hours.

Liz Fontaine

The McCain Institute for International Leadership

liz.fontaine@asu.edu

https://www.mccaininstitute.org/