Lessons of resilience – how Ukraine is fighting for Europe

After more then four years of war against Ukraine we ask what international solidarity should look like, and what we can learn from Ukrainian resilience?

Kharkiv has been on the front line of Russia’s war against Ukraine for four years. The city has become a symbol of Ukrainian resilience. Amsterdam mayor Femke Halsema will speak with Kharkiv’s mayor, Ihor Terekhov. Through what challenges has he led his city? What should international solidarity look like? And what can we learn from Ukrainian resilience?

That final question lies at the heart of this program. While Ukraine is fighting for European ideals, we ask whether the rest of Europe is equally prepared to stand up for them. How prepared are we to defend democratic values in times of war?