Can Europe become a security union? - with Borja Lasheras

April 15, 2026
A talk from frontline Kharkiv on Europe’s security, Ukraine’s role as a rising power, and why supporting Ukraine is vital for the continent.
  • Can Europe become a genuine security union?
  • Is it truly aware of the 21st-century geopolitical dangers that threaten its very existence?
  • How central is Ukraine to Europe’s self-defense, and does the continent understand—and adapt to—the changing nature of modern warfare?

Guest: Borja Lasheras, a Spanish book author and expert on Ukrainian and European security. Borja is an Associate Policy Fellow at the European Policy Institute in Kyiv (EPIK). Host: Volodymyr Yermolenko, a Ukrainian philosopher, chief editor of UkraineWorld, and president of PEN Ukraine.

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