In this episode of The Global Exchange, Colin Robertson discusses the recent developments in Ukraine with Ukrainian Ambassador Andriy Shevchenko, Lithuanian Ambassador Darius Skusevičius, and CGAI Fellow Andrew Rasiulis.
Participants Bio:
Andriy Shevchenko served as the Chief of the Party of the USAID-financed RADA Program prior to his diplomatic appointment to Canada. Mr. Shevchenko had accomplished an outstanding career in politics and media. He is also well known in Ukraine as a civil activist and a human rights defender. https://canada.mfa.gov.ua/en/governance/andriy-shevchenko
Darius Skusevičius is Lithuania's ambassador to Canada since 2019. https://ca.mfa.lt/ca/en/about-us/the-embassy/ambassador
Andrew Rasiulis is retired from the Public Service and is now a freelance consultant with Andrew Rasiulis Associates Inc. https://www.cgai.ca/andrew_rasiulis
Host bio:
Colin Robertson is a former diplomat, and Vice President of the Canadian Global Affairs Institute, https://www.cgai.ca/colin_robertson
Read Andrew Rasiulis’ Policy Perspective: https://www.cgai.ca/ukraine_at_europes_strategic_crossroads
The Long Telegram: https://digitalarchive.wilsoncenter.org/document/116178.pdf
What the guests are enjoying right now:
Jonathan Steinberg, Bismarck: A Life, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/10249013-bismarck
Gordon Mott, Lithuanian Lullaby, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/57217682-lithuanian-lullaby
Henry Kissinger, Diplomacy, https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/781183.Diplomacy
Recording Date: 26 April 2021.
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Produced by Charlotte Duval-Lantoine. Music credits to Drew Phillips.
