Program of the Political Chapter of the Ostrogski Forum 2026

DAY 1

18 September

09:30–10:00 — Registration

10:00–10:15 — Opening

10:15–11:45 — Panel Discussion 1. Bilateral Political Dialogue

11:45–12:00 — Coffee Break

12:00–13:30 — Panel Discussion 2. Regional Challenges: War, Security and a New Regional Order (EN)
Participants from Ukraine, Belarus, Georgia, Poland and Finland

13:30–14:30 — Lunch

14:30–15:30 — Panel Discussion 3. Politics Takes Up Arms: How the Influence of Security and Military Actors in Politics Is Changing During Wartime. Cases of Belarus and Ukraine

15:30–15:45 — Coffee Break

15:45–16:45 — Presentation of Research: “Index of Belarusian-Ukrainian Relations” and the Ukrainian Public Opinion Survey “Society and Public Opinion”, followed by a discussion

16:45–17:45 — Panel Discussion 4. Belarusians in Ukraine: Allies, Outsiders, or a Community Without a Defined Status?

19:00 — Reception, performance of Siargey Bashlykevich

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DAY 2

19 September

09:30–10:00 — Registration / Coffee

10:00–11:30 — Presentation of the Studies “Belarusian National Identity 2026” and “Strengthening Ukrainian National and Civic Identity 2025”, followed by a discussion

11:30–11:45 — Coffee Break

11:45–12:45 — Panel Discussion 5. Culture as Part of Regional Security: How Can Belarusian-Ukrainian Efforts to Counter the “Russian World” Be Strengthened?

12:45–14:00 — Lunch

14:00–15:00 — Panel Discussion 6. Belarus Against the War: How Can Its Voice Be Heard in Ukraine? The Media Dimension

15:00–15:15 — Coffee Break

15:15–16:15 — Presentation of the Study “Bloodlands: Can We Escape This Fate?”, followed by a discussion

16:15–17:30 — Panel Discussion 7. Belarusian Volunteers in Ukraine: From Participation in the War to Strategic Partnership