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What we’re watching
- Oct. 15-17: President Volodymyr Zelensky makes a 3-day trip to Turkey, where a new military cooperation agreement will be signed. Defense World reports that Ukraine plans to buy 50 Turkish Bayraktar drones, set up an assembly line. Defense Watch reports: Turkey-Ukraine work on missile engine could open the door to tech transfer
- Oct. 15 at 12 p.m. Washington/7 p.m. Kyiv time: Renew Democracy Initiative hosts a webinar “How Does Democracy Die?” Register here.
- Oct. 15 at 6 p.m. Washington/Oct. 16 1 a.m. Kyiv time: Webinar “Ukrainian Dialogue: Zelensky’s first year leading up to America’s presidential election.” Ambassador of Ukraine to the U.S. Volodymyr Yelchenko, member of parliament Solomiia Bobrovsky, and Kyiv Post chief editor Brian Bonner. Register here.
- Oct. 16 at 9 p.m. Kyiv time. Official signing of the agreement with the Honorary Consul of Ukraine in Montreal, Eugene Czolij, hosted by the Ukrainian Canadian Congress, Embassy of Ukraine in Canada, Ukrainian World Congress and UCC Quebec Provincial Council. Join here with passcode: 452096.
- Oct. 17 at 3 p.m. Kyiv time: Ukrainian World Congress First Virtual Forum “United by Ukraine.” More information here. Media contact: olha.domanska@
ukrainianworldcongress.org
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