AABS Board of Directors Condemns Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine; Hosts Panels Featuring Ukrainian Scholars
The Board of Directors of the Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies condemns Russia’s aggression against Ukraine and calls on President Putin to immediately withdraw all Russian forces from Ukraine.
Signed,
Board of Directors, The Association for the Advancement of Baltic Studies
February 25, 2022
Since the February 2022 invasion of Ukraine, AABS has hosted six panels featuring Ukrainian scholars and their research. Each was recorded and is available for viewing on our YouTube channel. Find all Ukraine-related content here.
- Ukraine: War, Solidarity, and European Security. A Roundtable Discussion (March 7, 2022)
- The Work Goes On: Ukrainian Scholars Speak on Security, Development, and Regional Cooperation (April 21. 2022)
- The Work Goes On: Ukrainian Scholars Speak on Society, Migration, and Memory (April 28, 2022)
- Imagining Postwar Ukraine and its Place in Europe (January 18, 2023)
- A Stronger Alliance: NATO and the War in Ukraine (May 11, 2023)
- Decolonizing Effects of the War in Ukraine: Baltic and Ukrainian Perspectives (October 4, 2023)
- Democracies During War: Ukraine and the Baltic States (February 12, 2024)
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