17th Annual Kyiv Security Forum begins in Kyiv

17th Annual Kyiv Security Forum begins in Kyiv

Deputy State Secretary at the Ministry of Defence of Latvia, Major General Andis Dilans attends the 17th Annual Kyiv Security Forum, Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 8, 2025. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

17th Annual Kyiv Security Forum begins in Kyiv

17th Annual Kyiv Security Forum begins in Kyiv

Director of the Joint Planning and Command Staff at the Federal Ministry of Defence of Germany and head of the Special Staff for Ukraine Christian Freuding, Deputy State Secretary at the Ministry of Defence of Latvia, Major General Andis Dilans and Strategic Advisor to the Directorate of Strategic Planning and Policy of the General Staff of the Swedish Armed Forces, General Lars-Olof Corneliusson (L to R) attend the 17th Annual Kyiv Security Forum, Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 8, 2025. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

17th Annual Kyiv Security Forum begins in Kyiv

17th Annual Kyiv Security Forum begins in Kyiv

Chair of the NATO Military Committee (2021-2025), Admiral Rob Bauer, Chief Professional Conduct and Culture of the Canadian Armed Forces, Lieutenant-General Jacques Paul-Robert Prevost, Director of the Joint Planning and Command Staff at the Federal Ministry of Defence of Germany and head of the Special Staff for Ukraine Christian Freuding, Deputy State Secretary at the Ministry of Defence of Latvia, Major General Andis Dilans and Strategic Advisor to the Directorate of Strategic Planning and Policy of the General Staff of the Swedish Armed Forces, General Lars-Olof Corneliusson (L to R) attend the 17th Annual Kyiv Security Forum, Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 8, 2025. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)

17th Annual Kyiv Security Forum begins in Kyiv

17th Annual Kyiv Security Forum begins in Kyiv

Deputy State Secretary at the Ministry of Defence of Latvia, Major General Andis Dilans (L) and Strategic Advisor to the Directorate of Strategic Planning and Policy of the General Staff of the Swedish Armed Forces, General Lars-Olof Corneliusson attend the 17th Annual Kyiv Security Forum, Kyiv, Ukraine, on May 8, 2025. (Photo by Pavlo Bahmut/Ukrinform)