Editor’s Note: The Black Sea Security Forum in Odesa, initiated by a group of Ukrainian parliamentarians in 2024 under the leadership of Oleksii Goncharenko, has become the first and largest geopolitical event in southern Ukraine since the start of the Russian invasion in 2022. It brings together key figures from national governments, international institutions and the expert community. This year’s event, whose main sponsor was Lord Ashcroft, took place from 30 May 30 to June 1. Kyiv Post was a media partner. Moderated by Dr. Mykola Davydiuk, political expert and writer, Ukraine Ivanna Klympush-Tsinstadze, Member of the Parliament, Chair of the Parliamentary Committee on Integration of Ukraine to the EU, Ukraine Rémi Duflot, Chargé d’Affaires a.i. of the EU Delegation to Ukraine Marko Mihkelson, Member of the Parliament, Chair of the Foreign Affairs Committee, Estonia Michał Kamiński, Deputy Marshal of the Senate, Poland Ina Coseru, chair of Moldova’s Parliamentary Committee for Foreign Policy and European Integration. The video is reproduced with the permission of the organizers of the Black Sea Security Forum.