Russia’s war against Ukraine has violated Ukraine’s sovereignty and undermined global peace and security norms. As it moves into its fourth month, the international community cannot become accustomed to what Ukrainian First Lady Olena Zelenska described as “Ukrainians’ grief.”  

Mourners at a memorial service for Roman Ratushnyi, a Ukrainian soldier who was killed June 9, 2022, during fighting in the Kharkiv region, in Kyiv, June 16, 2022. (Nicole Tung/The New York Times)
Mourners at a memorial service for Roman Ratushnyi, a Ukrainian soldier who was killed June 9, 2022, during fighting in the Kharkiv region, in Kyiv, June 16, 2022. (Nicole Tung/The New York Times)

On June 23, USIP hosted a Twitter Space discussion on the ongoing impact of the conflict on Ukrainians, the growing ramifications for the international system and what the international community can do to end such wars of aggression — not just in Ukraine, but worldwide.

Continue the conversation on Twitter using the #UkraineUSIP hashtag.

Speakers

Ambassador William Taylor
Vice President, Russia and Europe Center, U.S. Institute of Peace
@WilliamBTaylor8

Heather Ashby
Senior Program Officer, Russia and Europe, U.S. Institute of Peace
@DrHeatherAshby

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