“We need to insist that Russians deal with their history and that they move on from their colonial past.” Decolonising Mindsets for Security in Ukraine and Europe Forum at the Ukraine House in Denmark6.5.2024 12:25:40 CEST | Ukraine House in Denmark
Copenhagen, Denmark - On Friday, April 26th, Ukraine House in Denmark in partnership with the Danish Institute for International Studies and the Embassy of Ukraine in Denmark hosted a forum that brought together experts on disinformation and decolonisation from Denmark, Ukraine, Germany, Georgia, and the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria to delve into the critical issues surrounding Russian colonialism and its impact on international relations today. The forum was moderated by Niels Ivar Larsen of Information.dk. The event was opened by the Ambassador of Ukraine to Denmark, Andriy Yanevsky, and the chair of the Ukraine House in Denmark Nataliia Popovych. The first panel, featuring Maksym Eristavi, a journalist and writer, author of “Russian Colonialism 101”, Flemming Splidsboel Hansen, Senior researcher at Danish Institute of International Studies, Mette Skak, Associate professor at the Department of Political Science at Aarhus University, and Yevgeniy Golovchenko, Tenure Track Assistant Pr