The Ukrainian Week

20 February	Politics	New challenges and opportunities In 2020, for the first time in history, Kyiv will host the spring session of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly
2 January	Politics	Tacan Ildem: “We have enough ways and means to increase our partnership to strengthen the capacities of Ukraine” During the Third Lviv Security Forum, The Ukrainian Week met with Ambassador Tacan Ildem, NATO Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy, to discuss symbols and messages between the Alliance and Ukraine and perspectives on bilateral partnership
13 March, 2018		“Member-states that feel direct threat clash with those believing that things will get settled somehow” Head of Ukraine’s Mission to NATO on the prospects of NATO expansion, Ukraine’s plans on defense reform, and the impact of politics on security considerations within the Alliance
26 May, 2017		“Ukrainians have started to work more consistently on the issues that could lead them to NATO” Co-Head of Ukraine-NATO Interparliamentary Council on the current state of dialogue between the Alliance and Ukraine, the future of the Euro-Atlantic security system and the Russian propaganda
27 June, 2016		“We do not accept arguments of countries that try to raise the issue of lifting sanctions against Russia” Vice Premier for European and Euro-Atlantic Integration on her priorities and tools, details of Ukraine’s cooperation with NATO, and Ukraine’s overall position on the international arena