Minsk II and the Donbas Conflict: Six Years Later

March 15, 2021, 10:00-11:30am (RSVP requested)
Online

Join the Wilson Center's Kennan Institute for an online talk with Hanna Shelest, Brian Milakovsky and Mykhailo Minakov on Minsk II and the Donbas conflict.

This February marks six years since the Minsk II Protocol was agreed upon by the leaders of Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany in order to work toward ending the conflict in Ukraine’s Donbas region. Since then, the implementation of Minsk II by the OSCE-led Trilateral Contact Group has been difficult, with some moments of stabilization but an overall failure to move toward the conflict resolution phase. Additionally, recent ceasefire violations are evidence that the situation is worsening. In this panel, experts will discuss what is happening on the Donbas frontline today, assess the implementation of Minsk II and share major achievements and shortcomings on the development of the situation in the region.

RSVP is requested; information can be found at this link.

Speakers:

Hanna Shelest, director of security programmes, Foreign Policy Council “Ukrainian Prism”; editor-in-chief, UA: Ukraine Analytica

Brian Milakovsky, independent analyst

Mykhailo Minakov, senior advisor; editor-in-chief, Focus Ukraine Blog