The Crimea Platform as a Foreign Policy Tool: The Role of Third Parties

Panel discussions and a workshop with:

1:30–1:45 PM
Welcoming remarks:
H.E. Dr. Andrii Melnyk, Ambassador of Ukraine to Germany
Dr. Hanna Shelest, Editor-in-Chief, UA: Ukraine Analytica;Director of Security Programmes at the Foreign Policy Council “Ukrainian Prism”
Ambassador Rolf Nikel, Vice-President, DGAP

1:45–3:00 PM
Session I: The Crimea Platform as a Foreign Policy Tool. Mechanism of Implementation.
Henandiy Maksak, Executive Director, Foreign Policy Council “Ukrainian Prism”
Olga Skrypnik, Crimean Human Rights Group
Jean Pierre Froehly Head of Unit Ukraine, Moldova, Black Sea Cooperation, German Federal Foreign Office
Alim Aliev, Co-Founder of “Crimea SOS”; Deputy Director of the Ukrainian Institute

3:00–3:15 PM
Break

3:15–4:15 PM
Session II: Black and Azov Sea Security. Consequences of Crimea Annexation and Perspectives of the Non-Recognition Policy.

Dr. Gustav Gressel, Senior Policy Fellow, European Council on Foreign Relations
Alina Frolova, Deputy Head of the Board, Center for Defence Strategies
Dr. Bohdan Bernatskyi, Senior Lecturer at Kyiv-Mohyla Academy
Wilfried Jilge, Associate Fellow, DGAP/ZIF

Moderator: Dr. Stefan Meister, Head of the Program International Order and Democracy, DGAP

4:15 PM
Commentary
John Armstrong, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for Eastern Europe


Background
The Crimea Platform is a consultation and communication format set up by Ukraine’s president in August 2021 to structure all issues related to the peninsula. The aim of this format is to elaborate practical approaches to bringing attention to the situation in Crimea and discussing opportunities for its return to Ukraine.

The role of third parties – meaning external actors – is crucial for the future of the Crimea Platform. At present, we can observe the buildup of Russia’s military presence and the changing security situation in the region around the Black and Azov Seas. Sevastopol is a crucial starting point for Russia’s military activities.

During the sessions in this seminar, experts from Ukraine and Germany will discuss such issues as Black Sea security and the role of the Crimea Platform as a foreign policy tool. They will also assess the current situation in Crimea, including human rights violations and other challenges resulting from the annexation, the militarization of the region, and the impact of European sanctions as well as the EU’s non-recognition policy.

Organizers:
UA: Ukraine Analytica
Embassy of Ukraine in Germany
German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP)

With the financial support of:
The Black Sea Trust of the German Marshall Fund
Embassy of Ukraine in Germany

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