Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom, Justice, Human Rights, and the Future of Europe: A Con­ver­sa­tion with Maksym Butkevych

We cor­di­ally invite you to an in-depth con­ver­sa­tion with Maksym But­ke­vych, one of Ukraine’s most pro­mi­nent human rights defen­ders, on justice, human rights, and the future of Ukraine and Europe.

Maksym But­ke­vych will share his expe­ri­ence of spen­ding more than two years in Russian cap­ti­vity, where he was sub­jec­ted to a fabri­ca­ted trial and unjust impri­son­ment. He will also provide insight into state­ments made by his Russian captors, who asser­ted that Russia’s aggres­sion would not stop with Ukraine but extend to other Euro­pean count­ries. This dis­cus­sion will also address the situa­tion of ille­gally detai­ned civi­li­ans and Ukrai­nian pri­soners of war, high­light­ing why their fate is not only a Ukrai­nian concern but a broader inter­na­tio­nal issue. Fur­ther­more, we will explore the current state of human rights in Ukraine. We will also discuss the book „Am rich­ti­gen Platz: Ein ukrai­ni­scher Frie­dens­ak­ti­vist im Krieg“ (2024, Anthea Verlag), which con­ta­ins texts by Maksym But­ke­vych. The book will be available for purchase at the event.

The dis­cus­sion will take place on Wed­nes­day, 5 March, from 18:00 to 19:30 at Berlin-Bran­den­burg Academy of Sci­en­ces and Huma­ni­ties (Leibniz-Saal), Mark­gra­fen­straße 38, 10117 Berlin. A recep­tion will follow.

The dis­cus­sion will be mode­ra­ted by Olek­san­dra Bienert (Head of the Board, Alli­ance of Ukrai­nian Orga­niza­ti­ons) and will be held in English.

Welcome speech: Prof Chris­toph Mark­schies, Berlin-Bran­den­burg Academy of Sci­en­ces and Humanities

Orga­ni­zers: Center for Liberal Moder­nity and Alli­ance of Ukrai­nian Orga­niza­ti­ons (Germany) in Coope­ra­tion with KIU Com­pe­tence Network Inter­di­sci­pli­nary Ukrai­nian Studies Frank­furt (Oder) – Berlin and Berlin-Bran­den­burg Academy of Sci­en­ces and Huma­ni­ties.