New Strategy Center participated on April 23 in the Delphi Economic Forum as a partner and organized the panel “The Black Sea and the Peace Process in Ukraine: Consequences for Regional and Global Stability.”
The discussions focused on the prospect of ending the war in Ukraine in 2026 and the conditions necessary for a lasting peace. It was emphasized that such a peace can only be achieved through continued support for Ukraine, maintaining economic pressure on Russia, and coherent international political coordination. In this context, it was highlighted that, strategically, the cost of war exceeds the cost of peace, and achieving this objective ultimately remains a matter of political will and the effective use of available instruments—from economic and secondary sanctions to security assistance.

A strong emphasis was placed on security guarantees for Ukraine and on deterring Russia, as well as on the importance of continued U.S. engagement on NATO’s Eastern Flank as a deterrence factor. The need to strengthen regional resilience and to accelerate the European Union accession process for Ukraine and the Republic of Moldova was also underlined.

The panel was moderated by George Scutaru, CEO of New Strategy Center, and the speakers included Natalia Gavrilița, former Prime Minister of the Republic of Moldova; Svitlana Kovalchuk, Executive Director of Yalta European Strategy, Ukraine; Ian Brzezinski, Senior Fellow at Atlantic Council, USA; and Fredrik Löjdquist, Director of the Stockholm Centre for Eastern European Studies, Sweden.