Panel discussion: Ukraine's Security Guarantees

Faced with wavering support from its western partners, Ukraine’s best bet to secure its future is itself. Kyiv is seeking financing and joint ventures with partners including weapons purchases and ramping up weapons production to arm itself to the teeth. Ukraine believe that building a well equipped military is the only guarantee against Russia’s ongoing invasion, as its allies waver on what to do.

Christopher Miller is the FT's chief Ukraine correspondent. He has lived in and reported from Ukraine since 2010, and is the author of "The War Came To Us: Life And Death In Ukraine", winner of the 2024 Witold Pilecki International Book Award. His reporting has focused on Ukrainian politics, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's relationship with Donald Trump, and various aspects of Russia's war against Ukraine. His work has exposed Russian war crimes and revealed the plight of people forced to live under brutal occupation.