EVENT: New Approach or Business As Usual? US-EU-Russia Relations After Putin’s Crackdown – March 4, 2013, in Washington, D.C.

Dirksen Senate Office Building file photo

Date: Thu, 14 Feb 2013
From: Freedom House <FHEvents@freedomhouse.org>
Subject: Upcoming Event- March 4 Forum: US-EU-Russia Relations After Putin’s Crackdown

You are cordially invited to attend a forum
hosted by the Foreign Policy Initiative, Freedom House, and the Institute of Modern Russia

New Approach or Business As Usual?
US-EU-Russia Relations After Putin’s Crackdown

Date: Monday, March 4
Time: 3:00-5:30PM
Location: Senate Dirksen Building, Room 106

WELCOME REMARKS AND INTRODUCTIONS:
3:00 ­ 3:15PM
Congressman James McGovern (D-MA), Co-Chairman of the Tom Lantos Human Rights Commission
Guy Verhofstadt, Leader of the ALDE Group in the European Parliament; former Prime Minister of Belgium

PANEL 1: PUTIN’S CRACKDOWN: A VIEW FROM MOSCOW
3:15 ­ 4:15PM
Panelists:
Ludmila Alekseeva, Chairperson of the Moscow Helsinki Group
Mikhail Kasyanov, Co-chairman of the Republican Party of Russia-People’s Freedom Party; former Prime Minister of Russia
Dmitri Gudkov, Member of the State Duma (Parliament) of the Russian Federation; one of 8 who voted against the ban on U.S. adoptions of Russian orphans
Moderator: David Kramer, Freedom House

PANEL 2: SHOULD THE WEST RESPOND – AND HOW?
4:15 ­ 5:15PM
Panelists:
Edward McMillan-Scott, Vice-President of the European Parliament
Kristiina Ojuland, Member of the European Parliament; former Foreign Minister of Estonia
Lilia Shevtsova, Senior Associate at the Carnegie Endowment
Moderator: Ellen Bork, Foreign Policy Initiative

CLOSING REMARKS:
5:15-5:30PM
Senator Roger Wicker(R-MS), Ranking member of the Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe (invited)
Pavel Khodorkovsky, President of the Institute of Modern Russia

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About the Foreign Policy Initiative

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About Freedom House

Freedom House is an independent watchdog organization dedicated to the expansion of freedom around the world. We believe that freedom is possible only in democratic political environments where governments are accountable to their own people; the rule of law prevails; and freedoms of expression, association, and belief, as well as respect for the rights of minorities and women, are guaranteed. Freedom ultimately depends on the actions of committed and courageous men and women.  We support non-violent civic initiatives in societies where freedom is denied or under threat and promote the right of all people to be free.Visit our website at www.freedomhouse.org for more information.

About the Institute of Modern Russia

The Institute of Modern Russia is an organization whose mission is to support democratic values and institutions in the Russian Federation by engaging with civil society, bolstering the rule of law, and strengthening political freedoms through grant-making and partnerships with other non-profit organizations, particularly in the United States. Visit our bilingual website at www.imrussia.org for more information.

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