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Kiel Security Conference

Lessons from Ukraine for the Baltic Sea region were the focus of a panel moderated by Thomas Birringer, Director of KAS Ukraine, at the Kiel Security Conference. This gathering of high-ranking military officials, security experts, and politicians is organized annually in Kiel by KAS and the IISS, and was initiated by the current German Foreign Minister, Johann Wadephul, who was also in attendance this year. Lesya Orobets, from the Ukrainian NGO 'Price of Freedom' and a former Member of Parliament, joined Niclas Herbst from the European Parliament, Vice Admiral Jeffrey Anderson, Commander of the US 6th Fleet, and other experts to discuss topics including naval drone warfare, combating the Russian shadow fleet, and Europe's defense capabilities in cooperation with Ukraine.
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Welcome speech by KAS Chairwoman Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer at the 5th Kiel Security Conference.
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Panel I: The Baltic and Black Seas — Different Challenges, Common Solutions
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Participants of the first panel discussion within the framework of the Security Conference in Kiel: Niclas Herbst, Member of the European Parliament, member of the Committee on Security and Defence, Chairman of the CDU/CSU Group; Vice Admiral Jeffrey T. Anderson, Commander of the United States 6th Fleet, U.S. Naval Forces Europe and Africa; H.E. Audra Plepytė, Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Lithuania; Lesya Orobets, Director of the NGO “Price of Freedom,” former Member of the Ukrainian Parliament; Prof. Mitat Çelikpala, Vice-Rector of Kadir Has University, Turkey; Moderated by Thomas Birringer, Head of the KAS Office in Ukraine.
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5th Kiel Security Conference

June 19, 2026

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