Perspectives on Ukraine












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            The event is part of the two-part series "Perspectives on Ukraine", organised by the resea

            of leading Central European universities CENTRAL, and its early-career program, the CENTRA
            Program.


            Background of the preparation of the series
            In 2026, two alumni – 1 from the Humboldt University, one from Andrássy who became friends
            program, applied for the annual HU grant, offering a 2000 EUR Alumni grant for an event fo

            European current events and challenges.


            Outcome was a Budapest-Berlin 2 part event series on Ukraine in Senate Hall at the Humbold
            Mirror Hall at the Andrássy University.
            Part 1 / Perspectives on Ukraine: Diplomatic Approaches for Lasting Peace?Andrássy Univers

            29 April 2026 / 18:30-20:00
            Main ideas of the discussion:
            Over 1 500 days of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine – and despite Trump’s promise t

            24 hours, no end is in sight even after the Easter ceasefire. How likely is peace at the n
            What tactics do Russian diplomats use, and how should we interpret them? And overall: How 
            Union, the United States and our civil society better understand Russian behaviour to buil

            post-war security architecture?

            Key note by Iuliia Osmolovska, Head of GLOBSEC Kyiv Office. She is working for the Office 

            of Ukraine and assessing reforms in the field of international economic and European integ
            as with the Cabinet of Ministers of Ukraine, channeling the communication between the gove
            community/civil society with regard to reforms in Ukraine.


            Followed by a discussion with Marharyta Blyzniuk, CLP Alumni from the University of Warsaw
            was about the European support for Ukraine – especially in the light of Hungary’s parliame

            and its implications for the Ukrainian civil society, viewed personally by both speakers.

            Moderation by Joel Keller, CLP Alumni from the Andrássy University.

            Supported by the Ambassador Robert Klinke and the team at the Andrássy University Budapest
            Part 2 / Perspectives on Ukraine: Ukraine in the Fifth Year of the War - The Impact on a S
            Constant StressHumboldt University (Berlin) / 13 May 2026 / 17:00 - 19:00

            The second event focuses on aspects of civil society such as trauma, strategies against di
            exhaustion and the question of how societies remain capable of action under prolonged pres


            Speakers:
            S.E. Oleksii Makeiev                   Ukrainian Ambassador (or representative)

            Prof. Dr. Julia von Blumenthal         president of Humboldt University

            Prof. Dr. med. Olaf Schulte-Herbrüggen Guest Professor at the Faculty of Life Sciences,
                                                   Institute of Clinical Psychology at Humboldt-

                                                   University
            Karl-Georg Wellmann                    former member of parliament (CDU)

            Dr. Liudmyla Kvirenko                  Ukrainian NGO representative and expert on media an
                                                   desinformation campaingns

            Simon Schlegel                         think tank Libmod

            Prof. Dr. Heinrich Kreft               holds the Chair for Diplomacy at Andrássy Universit
                                                   Budapest and is the Director of its International

                                                   Relations and European Studies program

            Jan-Niklas Epler                       HU student and CLP Alumni