Please join the Atlantic Council, The McCain Institute for International Leadership, Hudson Institute, and The American Interest on Wednesday, June 22, 2016, from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. at the Atlantic Council headquarters (1030 15th St NW, 12th Floor, West Tower Elevators), for a discussion on how the West can help Ukraine overcome challenges from the Minsk agreement and corruption. 
The Problems with Minsk and Corruption: How to Help Ukraine

Welcome remarks by:

Mr. 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?
3:00 – 4:00 p.m.

A debate with:

Mr. 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
4:00 – 5:00 p.m.

A conversation with:

Mr. Charles Davidson
  Publisher
The American Interest
Executive Director, Kleptocracy Initiative
Hudson Institute 

Mr. Thomas Firestone
Partner
Baker & McKenzie LLP

Ms. Hannah Thoburn
Research Fellow 
Hudson Institute 

Mr. Marius Laurinavičius 
Senior Fellow-in-Residence 
Center for European Policy Analysis 

Moderated by:

Dr. 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.

We hope you can join us for this important and timely discussion.

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Atlantic Council
1030 15th Street NW, 12th Floor (West Tower Elevator) 
Washington, DC

This event is open to press and on the record. 

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