“Diplomacy of Resistance and Resilience: How to Preserve World Order?”

On April 17, the discussion “Diplomacy of Resistance and Resilience: How to Preserve World Order?” took place in the Diplomatic Academy in Kyiv. The event was organized by the Foreign Policy Council “Ukrainian Prism” and the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Ukraine. It included a presentation of the annual analytical study “Ukrainian Prism: Foreign Policy 2025”. This year is the 10th anniversary of the Scorecards, a regular assessment of the foreign policy of Ukraine.

In the welcoming speech on behalf of the Foreign Minister Andriy Sybiha, First Deputy Foreign Minister Serhiy Kyslytsia emphasized that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs pays great attention to cooperation with experts and expert diplomacy.

“Today the world order for decades to come is being established in Ukraine. Ukraine today defines a new security architecture in Europe. Together with allies and partners. With all people of good will,” the First Deputy Minister noted.

He also emphasized the key elements of a just peace for Ukraine: no compromises on Ukraine's sovereignty and territorial integrity, a strong Ukrainian army, the return of all Ukrainian prisoners of war and abducted children, bringing all Russian war criminals to justice, Ukraine's membership in the EU and NATO, as well as the protection of Ukrainians abroad and the creation of conditions for their return home.

Serhiy Kyslytsia recalled the symbolism of the date of April 17 in the history of Ukraine, in particular the adoption in 1991 of the Law of Ukraine on the Rehabilitation of Victims of Communist Repressions and the anniversary of the execution of the Crimean Tatar intelligentsia in 1938. Commenting on the challenges of modernity, he noted that the world order built after World War II did not protect Ukraine and was not ideal. At the same time, the current international turbulence provides a chance to rethink established approaches, but within the framework of clearly defined “red lines” regarding the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine.

During the panel discussion, the participants exchanged views on the strategy of Ukrainian diplomacy, discussed ways to strengthen the international coalition in support of Ukraine, the need to adapt international law and institutions to the modern realities of the Russian Federation’s aggressive war against Ukraine, as well as specific steps to achieve a comprehensive, just and sustainable peace for Ukraine.